Series: Create With Me | Publication Date: June 28, 2006
Bestselling author Ann Benson (Beading for the first time®, Beadpoint, Beadwork Basics, Beadweaving, The New Beadweaving, and Two-Hour Beaded Projects) is sending out a personal invitation. Join her for the hottest new thing in crafting: a cool mixture of crochet and beadwork. With her guiding you every step of the way, the dozens of necklaces, earrings, and bracelets are all marvelously easy to make.
This review is from: Create with the Designers: Beaded Crochet with Ann Benson (Create With Me) (Hardcover)
I was amazed to find that this is NOT A BOOK. There should have been a clear explaination that this is a beginning bead crochet instructional DVD. I am an advanced bead crocheter and was expecting to find new and different patterns in this "book". (Benson's first book is great - I loved it). The CD/ROM doesn't really work very well(perhaps it's my computer - but I doubt it). The DVD doesn't navigate well at all (I got stuck often and had to load and unload the DVD to switch chapters. (I wanted investigate other sections of the DVD to see if there was anything of interest to me anywhere. - No Luck !!!) The crochet instructions are good for a beginner. Since these beginner instructions and introduction to supplies are the bulk of the DVD - It was a total waste for me. I preorderd this item and nowhere did I get an explaination of it's true content. Hopefully Ms. Benson will come out with a new TRUE BOOK with new designs and patterns.
Sorry, Just call me Disappointed in Arizona
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This review is from: Create with the Designers: Beaded Crochet with Ann Benson (Create With Me) (Hardcover)
Like the other reviewers, I was astounded when the CD/DVD arrived. It is not very well done - you cannot easily move from chapter to chapter and I am not sure that I want to anyway. It does not contain the basic information I wanted - I feel cheated.
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This review is from: Create with the Designers: Beaded Crochet with Ann Benson (Create With Me) (Hardcover)
I thought this was a "real" book and not a DVD/CD Rom. I have problems with playing it. It stops repeatedly and it is hard to navigate from one chapter to another. It is even harder to jump chapters. Though it was probably my lap top.
As for the "Bonus" materials/patterns, there are no instructions on the CD Rom. I couldn't even find the additional patterns as promised much less see photos of them. They just seemed like basic "How to" crochet photos.
I'm just very disappointed in this "product" from Ann Benson.
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