Quick & Easy Beaded Jewelry

Making stylish beaded jewelry is fun, fast, and easy! Beaders, crafters, needleartists, and jewelry makers of all skill levels now have a resource for making elegant, beautiful, matching sets of jewelry quickly and easily. Basic beading techniques such as stranding, peyote stitching, and netting are taught. Then detailed directions and lavish photography guide readers through 30 projects for creating necklaces, bracelets, earrings, and rings.

Chapter One

6

(13)

Introduction

7

(1)

Tools

7

(3)

Thread and Wires

10

(1)

Findings

11

(5)

Beads

16

(3)

Chapter Two

19

(12)

Jewelry Standards

20

(1)

Techniques

21

(1)

Attaching Clasps Using:

Thread

21

(1)

Crimp beads and Tiger Tail

21

(1)

Bead Tips

22

(1)

Cones and Eye Pins

22

(1)

Cord Tips

23

(1)

Using a Head Pin or an Eye Pin

23

(1)

Making a Jump Ring

24

(1)

How to Open and Close a Jump Ring

24

(1)

Tying Knots

24

(1)

Tying a Stop Bead

25

(1)

Making Stitches, Netting, and Angle Weave:

Ladder Stitch

25

(1)

Chevron Chain

25

(1)

Daisy Chain

26

(1)

Vertical Netting

27

(1)

Square Stitch

28

(1)

Right Angle Weave

29

(1)

Making Even-Count Flat and Tubular Peyote

29

(2)

Chapter Three

31

(24)

Bead Stranding Projects:

Metal Flower Anklet and Earrings

31

(3)

Lemon Necklace and Bracelet

34

(2)

Black and Silver Necklace and Earrings

36

(2)

Tooth Necklace and Earrings

38

(2)

Pink Stretchy Bracelets and Earrings

40

(2)

Grapes Necklace and Earrings

42

(4)

Three-Strand Flower Necklace and Earrings

46

(2)

Seven-Strand Twist Necklace and Eyeglass Chain

48

(2)

Three-Strand Braided Necklace and Headband

50

(3)

Seven-Strand Braided Bracelet and Barrette

53

(2)

Chapter Four

55

(8)

Knotted Projects:

Knotted Pumpkin Necklace and Bracelet

56

(2)

Blue Ribbon Crystal Heart Choker and Bracelet

58

(2)

Knotted Pearl Necklace and Anklet

60

(3)

Chapter Five

63

(47)

Bead Weaving Projects:

Green Ladder Stitch Bracelet and Ring

64

(2)

Purple and Black Ladder Stitch Necklace and Earrings

66

(3)

Blue and Green Chevron Necklace

69

(3)

Purple Chevron Choker and Earrings

72

(3)

Topaz and Lavender Daisy Chain Necklace and Bracelet

75

(3)

Black and Turquoise Triangle Daisy Chain Necklace and Earrings

78

(4)

Blue, White, and Purple Netted Choker and Earrings

82

(3)

Vertical Net Necklace and Headband

85

(5)

Peyote Stitch Bracelet and Barrette

90

(3)

Tubular Peyote Sunset Bracelet and Earrings

93

(3)

Square Stitch Scarab Choker and Belt

96

(4)

Square Stitch Flower Broach and Earrings

100

(3)

Crystal Right Angle Weave Pink and Purple Bracelet and Earrings

103

(3)

Blue and Roses Right Angle Weave Dog Collar and Ring

106

(4)

Chapter Six

110

Wirework Projects:

Memory Wire Choker and Ring

111

Wirework Rosebud Bracelet and Anklet

113

Rhinestone Necklace and Earrings

115

Carnelian Daisy and Chain Necklace and Earrings

118

Red Glass Beads and Wire Necklace and Earrings

121

Jump Ring Netted Necklace and Bracelet

124

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