Beaded Macrame Jewelry: Stylish Designs, Exciting New Materials [Paperback]

Sherri Haab (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: August 1, 2006

Macramé. Just the word summons up images of hideous 1960s atrocities designed to hang plants. But what was good about macramé in the 1960s is still what’s good about macramé: It’s easy, it’s fun, everybody can do it. And now everybody can get great results, making gorgeous jewelry that’s sure to astonish anyone born before the Reagan era. Best-selling author Sherri Haab takes a completely fresh look at the craft, using fine cords and shimmering beads that are popular with today’s beadwork and jewelry designers. Clear illustrations show how to do 14 simple knotting techniques. Then it’s time to try 22 projects for bracelets, earrings, rings, necklaces, even a belt, a purse, and an iPod pouch--each one stylish, colorful, and easy to create. Beaded Macramé Jewelry is macramé for today!

Editorial Reviews

About the Author

Sherri Haab is the author of the best-seller The Art of Metal Clay and an award-winning author, illustrator, and product designer of how-to books for kids. Her best-known titles are The Incredible Clay Book and Nail Art; both have sold more than one million copies. Her other books include Clay So Cute!, The Hip Handbag Book, Designer Style Jewelry, Dangles and Bangles, and The Art of Resin Jewelry. She lives near Provo, Utah.

Product Details

• Paperback: 96 pages
• Publisher: Potter Craft (August 1, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0823029522
• ISBN-13: 978-0823029525
• Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 0.3 x 10.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #68,084 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Sherri Haab is a best selling craft author with over 20 published books to her credit, with several titles selling over a million copies. She is a certified metal clay instructor, leading numerous PMC craft and jewelry making workshops nationwide. She also develops new craft products including her patented "Image Transfer Solution". Sherri has recently released 2 DVD's (Metal Clay and Resin) and has appeared on several television programs (HGTV, DIY and PBS). She lives with her family in Utah.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

20 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars New Macramé styles: Great retro stuff, October 29, 2006

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M. ORIAS "puccagirl73" (San Jose, CA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Beaded Macrame Jewelry: Stylish Designs, Exciting New Materials (Paperback)

I love this book; the instructions are was easy to follow, though you have to have some experience knotting friendship bracelets. The illustrations are also great and the earrings I made from the easiest instruction turned out great. If you are looking for something new to try in jewelry making this is the book to pick up.

17 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Macrame updated, July 27, 2008

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Mary Harding "maryhardingjewelry" (Upstate New York) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Beaded Macrame Jewelry: Stylish Designs, Exciting New Materials (Paperback)

Sherri Haab's new book Beaded Macrame Jewelry: Stylish Designs, Exciting New Materials interested me from the start since I used to make a lot of jewelry using macrame. In fact, that is how I got started making ceramic beads. I couldn't find commercial beads large enough to fit the hemp cord I was using then. Well now things have changed a lot. There are many wonderful handmade beads on the market that have large holes and wonderful new cords and material to use with them. This book is focused on using many of the new large holed handmade beads. Although lampwork beads are usually featured, the new ceramic beads you can find on Etsy and Just Beads on the Internet would work equally as well. And you know I am biased on the subject of ceramic beads. The book shows you the basic Macrame knots in clear large illustrations and then goes on to introduce you to a number of attractive projects. I have been having a lot of fun with the Japanese Cord Bracelet. I was attracted to this project because I had some of this wonderful Japanese Noro cording on hand in several different colors. By the way this stuff is gorgeous. This technique is easily adapted to make a necklace as well.
There is another reason I love this book and that is the directions for making a very simple sliding closure that makes it possible to adjust the size of any bracelet or necklace. She gives you two versions of this very handy adjustable ending.
There are many attractive projects in the book which feature new cording and materials for macrame ranging from leather cord bracelets, macrame rings and earrings, to complex necklaces and even a purse using yarn and ribbon.
For a person familiar with macrame this book is a great update and for a beginner what a great introduction to macrame.

10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Any crafts library will welcome the different approach., March 12, 2007

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You may think of hippie or old-fashioned styles when you think 'macrame' but Sherri Haab demonstrates a vast difference with her modernized Beaded Macrame Jewelry, which goes beyond the usual hemp and wooden beads of the past to display macrame's contemporary possibilities. From bead-enhanced belts to intricate necklaces with plenty of detail, BEADED MACRAME JEWELRY shows you don't have to regulate macrame to the 1960s: any crafts library will welcome the different approach.

Diane C. Donovan
California Bookwatch