Decorative Beaded Purses (Beadwork Books) [Paperback]

Enid Taylor (Author), Helen Taylor (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: June 30, 2000 | Series: Beadwork Books

An instruction manual for projects to make decorative beaded purses, along with earrings, hair slides and other accessories using the techniques. The designs employ brick stitch, peyote stitch, square stitch and netting, combined with a variety of fringes and chains.

Editorial Reviews

From Booklist

Fashionistas will oh-so-quickly grab onto the techniques and projects detailed by Briton Taylor. Not only are beaded purses quite the carry-all in this millennial year, they also are designed to capture the attention of antiquers devoted to yesteryear's bags. Here, Taylor streamlines the educational process, substituting excellent charts, graphs, illustrations, and photographs for words. In many cases, the step-by-step instructions are superfluous once techniques are mastered. Twenty-three threaded designs to carry and seven variations--earrings, scissors case, and thimbleand scarf holders--will empower even those without the eye for a needle to stitch merrily away; it's truly any novice's choice of elegant beadwares, from the emulation of a peacock tail to a gold-on-gold tote. Barbara Jacobs
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Product Details

• Paperback: 144 pages
• Publisher: Sterling (June 30, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 186108143X
• ISBN-13: 978-1861081438
• Product Dimensions: 9.7 x 7.3 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 13.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (14 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #417,595 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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19 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Source of Ideas, July 2, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Decorative Beaded Purses (Beadwork Books) (Paperback)

This is a very beautiful book of techniques and ideas on creating small beaded bags out of seed beads using brick, peyote and straight stitch and embellished with bugle and decorative beads. The book is clearly written with illustrations of all the simple techniques involved and filled with full-color, clear photos of beautiful completed works. In all, a lovely book that should be in every seed beader's library as a source of inspiration.

14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good beginner amulet bag book, October 19, 2002

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This review is from: Decorative Beaded Purses (Beadwork Books) (Paperback)

I wanted to make amulet bags, and as a beginning beader, decided to jump right in and try. The directions are very easy to follow and include little purses using a variety of stitches: peyote, square, brick, and netting. They suggest colors but the user can really use whichever colors they like with the patterns. I do wish more of the patterns had the little flap closings for the purses, since most are designed to be open on top, but I think the author's reason may have been to keep it simple for beginners. I'd also like to ad that the book is in full color with nice glossy paper and photos. I appreciate this since some of the other books I have seen are very low quality with a steep price. If you're new to beaded amulet purses or other small purses I think you will find this book useful....I have!

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Easy, beginner's book!, September 4, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: Decorative Beaded Purses (Beadwork Books) (Paperback)

I disagree with the review that these projects are not for beginners. I bought this book wanting to make a larger evening bag for my wedding, and was so pleased with the results! I had never beaded in this way before, and found the diagrams and accompanying text easy to follow. I have since tried all the stitches in the book and made amulet purses for my attendants. Her instructions make it quite easy to adapt the projects for individual taste, which was good as I did not care for the sample colors and patterns. Great beginner's book!