Beading For The First Time (Crafts & Home Reference)

You've noticed them at stores, practically begging you to take handfuls home: shiny, round seed beads; tubular bugles; or fancy-shaped drops, ovals, and flowers. You've never worked with them? Go right ahead—because this For the First Time(tm) handbook contains all the bead basics you'll need. Arranged in a question-and-answer format, it covers different types of beads, tools and materials, techniques for 18 easy projects (each building on the one before), and an additional 14 with a little more challenge. Try gluing, stringing on wire and on jewelry components, incorporating knotting, using pressure crimps, stitching, and more, to make ornaments, napkin rings, pins, pendants, collar adornments, beaded needlepoint, barrettes, bookmarks, a wrapped candleholder, and other great items! 8 1/2 X 10. 112 color pagesAuthor Biography: Amherst, MA