Beginner's Guide to Beadwork [Paperback]

Madeleine Rollason (Author)

Book Description

Series: Beginner's Guide to | Publication Date: February 1, 2004

Stringing, stitching, netting, weaving and fringing are all covered and as each technique is explored, you will learn how to make earrings, necklaces, bracelets, bags, purses, wallhangings and more. Skills are cleverly built up through a sequence of practical, inspiring projects which are designed to increase confidence and to be enjoyed. Once you have worked through the basics, this informative and delightful book will enable you to create your own beautiful designs and it will not only appeal to beginners, but to anyone interested in beads and beadwork.

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About the Author

Madeleine Rollason designs and produces beading kits and is the author of Beginner's Guide to Beadwork. Her work has been featured on television and in the magazine Crafts Beautiful, and she runs regular workshops.

Product Details

• Paperback: 64 pages
• Publisher: Search Press (February 1, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1903975395
• ISBN-13: 978-1903975398
• Product Dimensions: 10.2 x 8 x 0.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,181,428 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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23 of 24 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Beginner's Guide to Beadwork, July 22, 2004

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besotted bibliophile "besotted bibliophile" (So. California) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Beginner's Guide to Beadwork (Paperback)

As the title suggests this book is geared to the beginner. And, the photographs of the beadwork are absolutely stunning! Many photograhs are used to illustrate the techniques and projects which are more helpful than the usual diagrams used in many books on the subject. Techniques include: bead stringing, netting, peyote, brick, right-angle weave, and herringbone stitches. Although the projects given are simple for the beginner, the author also gives more advanced variations for some of the projects(such as the bracelet shown on the cover). Overall, this is a good, basic book for learning beadweaving, but, given it's price, would also serve as a useful addition to the advanced beader's library.

12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Looking for basics only, May 31, 2005

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Machushka (Canada) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Beginner's Guide to Beadwork (Paperback)

Short and straight to the point... tells about types of beads, stiching, right-angle weave and gives very simple projects. It's only a warm up. For somebody who has never done any beadwork, this is an excellent intro.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great book for beginners, inspiring for more advanced beaders., July 9, 2008

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Shala Kerrigan (Anchorage) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Beginner's Guide to Beadwork (Paperback)

Madeleine Rollason has done a gorgeous job with this book.
There are a lot of great books for beginning beaders, with different sorts of projects. This one is fantastic, it's got a lot of different projects, all very clearly photographed and illustrated and well explained. It covers all the basic stitches and has projects to go with them that aren't intimidating and turn out gorgeous. One of them, the peyote stitched choker done in flat peyote with fringe is one I'm planning on doing. It's simple enough to be done quickly, and has enough area and flexibility for design I can make it something that's uniquely mine. For me, that's the best sort of project, something I can develop my own ideas from, and this book is full of the techniques you'll need to do just that.
It's 64 pages, all in color, and it's a great book for a beginner.