Not Your Mama's Beading : The Cool and Creative Way to String 'Em Along

by Shoup, Kate

• ISBN13: 9780471973805
• ISBN10: 0471973807
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2006-09-19
• Publisher: Wiley

Summary

This beading book offers projects that are chic, unique, and absolutely wearable. With more than thirty super-cool designs, it covers essential tools and materials, must-know beading techniques, and ideas for personalizing every project. You'll whip up designs with pizzazz to adorn your apartment, your friends, or yourself! With a sassy attitude, hip projects, and color photos, this will bring out your inner diva.

Author Biography

Kate Shoup Welsh, devoted blinger and beader, has written or co-written several books including The Agassi Story, and is currently penning Not Your Mama's Stitching. She has also co-written a screenplay and worked as a sports editor.

Table of Contents

Introduction

Brushing Up on Beading

Beads in Our Time

The Fashion-Conscious Neanderthal

Glass Warfare

Venice II Society

Out of Africa

East of Beadin'

New World Beader

You're So Money, Baby

We Got Spirits, Yes We Do!

Lighten Up, It's Just Fashion

And the Bead Goes On

Next!

The Good Buy Girl

We Got the Bead: Types of Beads

Beauty Comes in All Shapes and Sizes

Materials Girl

Survival Tools

Next!

Bead It

The Anal-Retentive Beader: Preparing Your Environment

String 'Em Along: Basic Bead Stringing

The Stitchuation Room: Basic Beading Stitches

Wire Wire, Pants on Fire: Beading with Wire

Next!

Projects

Necklace Drivers

Ribbon Campaign

Financial Freedom

Showcase Showdown

Charm School

Baby You're a Star

Cuff Stuff

Doing Time

Security Anklet

No Way Crochet

Doin' the Button

Tough Cuff

The Short and Winding Rope

Spiked Punch

With This Ring (and These Earrings), I Thee Thread

Hoop Therapy

Girl with a Curl Earring

Swinging from the Chandeliers

Bling a Ding Ring

Nesting Instinct

Bead the Ball

Catch Your Own Bouquet

Ornamentation Nation

Hair Tactics

Wifebeader

Zip It

Cuff Drops

Handbagger Helper

Call Me!

Girls Gone Bridaled

Gifts and Flair for Your Pied a Terre

Know Your Place

Tipple Rings

Hit the Bottle

Serviette Yourself

Tacky Tacky

Glass Ceiling Fan Pull

The Collar Purple

Gentle Beader

Additional Information

The Resourceful Beader

Best Laid Plans

Cheat Sheet

I Wish I Could Kit You

Designer Bios

Index

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