Bead Crochet Jewelry: Tools, Tips, and 15 Beautiful Projects [Paperback]

Linda Lehman (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: May 1, 2004

Dedicated to the craft of bead crochet, this book follows a thorough discussion of the yarns, hooks, and beads used to make jewelry. Many helpful pointers instruct how to start bead crocheting, correct mistakes, and create jewelry. In addition, a fifteen-project tutorial takes the reader from easy to increasingly difficult projects, incorporating different patterns and design techniques. The novice bead crocheter will emerge a master at this craft. Advanced bead crocheters will find new interesting ideas.

Product Details

• Paperback: 48 pages
• Publisher: Schiffer Publishing (May 1, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0764320238
• ISBN-13: 978-0764320231
• Product Dimensions: 10.8 x 8.3 x 0.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (19 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #332,835 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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72 of 72 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars complete instructions, great designs, January 16, 2005

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E Rice (western ny state) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Bead Crochet Jewelry: Tools, Tips, and 15 Beautiful Projects (Paperback)

i bought this book at one of the author's classes (the black and white lariat on the cover) at last year's bead and button show. the class was fabulous, ms. lehman is an excellent teacher.

her teaching ability shines in the book. all the information you need for bead crochet is here, plus some fantastic designs. the technique of tubular bead crochet is thoroughly covered, with suggestions for avoiding repetitive motion problems. if you make the projects in order, you will have mastered tublar bead crochet.

as an instruction manual, this book is much, much better than the interweave press bead crochet book. it assumes a basic knowledge of crochet and some knowledge of beads, but that's all it assumes. instructions are complete and there are photos to help illustrate the instructions. there are even instructions on how to recognize and correct mistakes. and, maybe the best feature of this book, the author explains her way of changing yarn in the middle of a project--which makes stringing mistakes annoyances instead of disasters.

the beads used in the projects are identified as completely as possible (miyuki numbers, for instance), which is helpful if the beader wants to substitute her own color(s) or reproduce the example exactly. finally, there is a convenient resource guide for all the items used in the projects, including lmapwork beads by independent glass artists.

50 of 50 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Probably the Best Bead Crochet Book, February 1, 2005

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Happeeface "Happee" (Maryland) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Bead Crochet Jewelry: Tools, Tips, and 15 Beautiful Projects (Paperback)

The former reviewer said it all! There's not much I can add except to say that when I was teaching myself to bead crochet several months ago I bought every bead crochet book I could find. They all added to my eventual success, but this book helped the most because of the many details it covers and because the projects are so lovely and inspiring. The hope that I could eventually make any of them kept me going when I despaired of ever getting beyond a starting chain.

I also very much like that the brand, color #, and size of each bead and finding is given. That is a huge help! Also given are resources for the beads and findings.

If you can get just one book, get this one.

32 of 32 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A thorough & detailed bead crochet how-to, August 24, 2005

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argylsok (Barrie, Ontario Canada) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Bead Crochet Jewelry: Tools, Tips, and 15 Beautiful Projects (Paperback)

Linda Lehman gives her reader a thorough, detailed description of how-to bead crochet, with interesting and detailed tips.

I was particularly impressed by her overview of natural fibres such as cottons and silks, with an analysis of various brands.

Beads and their various brands are likewise discussed and evaluated -- something I find useful, as a generic request for seed beads, for instance, can result in beads of different sizes.

As well, Lehman mentions the use of wrist or arm supports for those earnest crafters who are at risk of repetitive stress injuries. As I say, Lehman is *thorough*!

I give this book a rating of 4 instead of 5, because I am a visual learner, and I would prefer to have had more photographs of the actual process of bead crochet. However, if you already know how to crochet, you should be fine with this book.

The projects are appealing, and they are graduated in levels of difficulty. So you can work your way through the book and learn something new with each project.

All in all, this is a book I would recommend to anyone with a basic knowledge of crochet. With that fundamental knowledge already under your belt, you can learn how to bead crochet from this book.