Customer Reviews

Bead Fantasies IV: The Ultimate Collection of Beautiful, Easy-to-Make Jewelry

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I own all the books in the Bead Fantasies collection. Each one gets better and this one is no exception. The technique used is beadweaving mainly with seed beads and crystals and semi-precious beads as accents. My favorite part of this book is the amount of pendants one can make. There are a ton of projects jammed into this book.

This series is not for the beginning beader, although it is great inspiration for color combinations and materials. The books are translated from Japaneese and have small diagrams with thread paths. Directions are not always clear. I will continue to buy new books in the series as they are released.

In Japan, this same book is called Noble Beads. This is a great book, just like the previous Bead Fantasies (I-III), the book is clearly illustrated with bead & thread paths. Beautiful photography of the finished projects. Very little $$ for the wonderful projects you will want to do over & over again. Appropriate for the intermediate beader - or for a begining beader who does not mind following threadpaths.

I began beading about six months ago and really needed a resource on how to make necklaces. I bought Bead Fantasies IV and it gave specific intructions on how to make the beautiful necklaces (and other jewelry). I would highly recommend it to novices and experienced beaders.

The fourth book in this series is my favorite so far. The jewelry keeps getting better and better. The color palettes too are absolutely Divine. I eagerly await the next book in the series.

I am very happy about ordering this book after reading the great reviews from other readers. I also ordered 2 additional books from Ms Takako and I am very pleased. I have seen and also bought a beaded ring kit from a bead store in NYC, but is was the first time I find out about the books in AMAZON.I still have to order the the last of her books and I can't wait to get it.I went to the bead store and got all colors and sizes of crystal beads for my new creations.

This book is great. The illustrations are beautiful and the instructions are easy to follow. I was inspired to create my own designes based on the photo illustrations. Buy it, you'll love it.

If this is the first of the series you've picked up, rush out and get the rest! You won't be disapointed!

If you are a diagram follower, this is a wonderful book. Not so good on the written instructions, but the diagrams hold their own. The biggest thing to remember is that, like most Japanese patterns, you need to use two needles to follow the action exactly.

My only complaint is that a lot of the projects rely on crystal settings...which can be hard to find, but with a little work, you can get around them.

This is by far the best jewellery book I have bought. The jewellery is lovely and is quite different to other American beading books I have bought. the main techniques used in this book are bead weaving, bead stringing and the right angle weave (what she calls 'figure eights' in the book.)However, most of the projects use 2 needles which beginers or people used to 1 needle methods might find confusing. i wouldnt recommend this book to complete beginners, but anyone with beading experience would be able to complete the projects in this book

I got this book last summer. Despite being the fourth of an outstanding series of beaded jewelry instruction and inspiration, it provides yet even more inspiring designs and instructions. This book, like its predecessors, is content rich and full of unique designs. I continue to get compliments on jewelry made from this book.

I received this book today & it's just what I expected. Beautiful pieces,great instructions & very nice pictures.I think I'll be buying all her books now.I strongly recommend this one.