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5.0 out of 5 stars
A must have for all seed beaders!!, February 24, 2010
This review is from: Beaded Allure: Beadweaving Patterns for 25 Romantic Projects (Paperback)
If you love beads and beadweaving, this book is a must have.
I received the book yesterday and I could not put it down. I have read it from cover to cover and cannot wait to start. It is not very often that a book grabs my attention as this one has.
It is perfect for all levels of beaders...some of the projects are easy enough for a beginner...rated one star, and yet there are plenty of projects to build upon as your skill levels increase two star and three star for advanced.
The stitches used in this book are not stitches you'll see in most beading books. There are a lot of netting variations (new to me) and peyote. The photos and step by step directions are great.
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18 of 20 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Romantic and Elegant, April 2, 2010
This review is from: Beaded Allure: Beadweaving Patterns for 25 Romantic Projects (Paperback)
This book is for seed beaders who love romantic, elegant, feminine styles.
The introduction introduces you to the tools and stitches you'll be using including how to make pretty little picots, a wonderful explanation of a circle stitch technique, diagonal peyote and tubular brick as well as the more common stitches. After that, you get into the projects.
The projects are mouthwatering if you love romantic jewelry like I do. They have easily gotten components such as rivolis and seed beads. The first project is a fringed netted princess length collar that's fairly simple to make, after that, the projects get more complicated, intricate and gorgeous. The Dew Drop Bracelet is a pretty little heirloom lace netted bracelet with a ruffled dimensional flower as the centerpiece and in the center of that, a sparkly rivoli. The Reversible Pendant Lariat features a long net beaded rope finished off with a pair of rivolis on each end that are bezeled so whichever side shows they look wonderful.
Scallops, flowers and netting techniques done with a lot of sparkle are the focus of this book.
If it seems like 25 projects aren't that many, it's a nice sized book because the projects are explained and photographed in exquisite detail with new techniques taking pages to explain so it's almost like being taught in person. New seed beaders may find some of it difficult, but they will be able to learn the techniques from this book. People who have been doing it for years will find projects they will love in here and be inspired to mix and match components and techniques to create their own masterpieces.
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17 of 20 people found the following review helpful:
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Can't wait to get started, April 1, 2010
This review is from: Beaded Allure: Beadweaving Patterns for 25 Romantic Projects (Paperback)
I never write reviews - but I'm always looking at others reviews, especially about the beading books.
I just received this book and I can't wait to start on the necklace on the cover.
I enjoy beadweaving, having just finished a beaded bezel on a rivoli.
I bought this book a few reasons:
1) I love a beading challenge. These pieces are intricate and involved. But the components repeat - so it doesnt look impossible.
2) I like the look of old victorian-like jewelry. These pieces all have a traditional (not stuffy) timeless look.
3) Kelly or the publisher was nice enough to grant permission to reproduce these pieces. Being a beading enthusiast who makes jewelry to sell at craft fairs, I was sold.
4) All of these patterns look unique. You just won't find these works of art in a store.
gotta go order seed beads...
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