Item Name:
Making Beautiful Bead Jewelry
SKU:
BK14
Description:
Making Beautiful Bead Jewelry is a soft cover instructional book written by Mickey Baskett. This book focuses on designing and assembling contemporary jewelry pieces using beads and natural hemp. It covers knotting, weaving, and braiding techniques and includes an assortment of styles ranging from classy to funky. The book contains over 56 projects and is intended as a hands-on project guide for artists who want to turn lampworked beads and other beads into finished wearable jewelry such as necklaces, chokers, bracelets, anklets, earrings, watches, key rings, and eyeglass holders.
How it is used:
- Use the project instructions to plan bead and hemp jewelry designs that complement lampworked beads
- Follow the knotting, weaving, and braiding techniques to assemble finished necklaces, bracelets, and other wearable pieces
- Use the style examples to explore different design directions, from clean and classic layouts to more experimental and funky arrangements
- Build quick, repeatable jewelry patterns for shows, galleries, and online sales using the book as a bench reference
- Adapt the techniques for different bead sizes and hole diameters to fit handmade glass beads and commercial findings
Dimensions:
- 8" x 10"
- 95 pages
- Soft cover
