Teach Yourself VISUALLY Beadwork: Learning Off-Loom Beading Techniques One Stitch at a Time (Teach Yourself VISUALLY Consumer) [Paperback]

Chris Franchetti Michaels (Author)

Book Description

Series: Teach Yourself VISUALLY Consumer | Publication Date: August 31, 2009

A step-by-step visual guide to off-loom bead weaving

This photo-intensive guide is a comprehensive resource for creating off-loom beadwork, from simple stitches that any beginner can do to more advanced techniques that you can work up to as you build your skills. Every page includes detailed color photos and diagrams that make it easy to follow along. You'll learn how to weave the peyote, ladder, brick, square, right angle weave, and herringbone stitches, as well as make beaded netting and create beaded clasps and other decorative details. Plus, you'll get patterns to make modern, stylish pieces, from necklaces, bracelets, and earrings to napkin rings.

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From the Back Cover

This photo-intensive guide walks you through all the steps to creating intricately woven, one-of-a-kind, and colorful beadwork. You'll learn all of the most popular bead-weaving stitches, from peyote stitch and beaded netting to right-angle weave and her

Concise two-page lessons show you all the steps to a skill and are ideal for quick review

• Each skill or technique is defined and described
• Detailed color photos demonstrate each step
• Step-by-step instructions accompany each photo
• Helpful tips provide additional guidance

About the Author

Chris Franchetti Michaels is a writer and jewelry artisan specializing in beaded designs, wirework, and metal fabrication. She is the author of Teach Yourself VISUALLY Jewelry Making & Beading, Beading VISUAL Quick Tips, and Wire Jewelry VISUAL Quick Tips. Chris has appeared on several episodes of DIY Network's "Jewelry Making," and her designs have been featured in popular books.

Product Details

• Paperback: 256 pages
• Publisher: Visual; 1 edition (August 31, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0470454660
• ISBN-13: 978-0470454664
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 8 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #155,909 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Chris Franchetti Michaels is an independent jewelry designer and author of several craft books, including the bestseller Teach Yourself Visually Jewelry Making & Beading. Her next book, More Teach Yourself Visually Jewelry Making, will help readers take their creativity to the next level with popular new techniques including cold connections, resin work, and leather craft. Chris is also the Guide to Beadwork on About.com (beadwork.about.com). Visit her personal jewelry making blog at www.beadjewelry.net.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

34 of 34 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Jewel of a Book, January 31, 2010

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MC (Houston, TX USA) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Teach Yourself VISUALLY Beadwork: Learning Off-Loom Beading Techniques One Stitch at a Time (Teach Yourself VISUALLY Consumer) (Paperback)

I am new to beading. I first purchased "Seed Bead Stitching, Creative Variations on Traditional Techniques" by Beth Stone Seed Bead Stitching: Creative Variations on Traditional Techniques, which is full of lovely projects and has very clear instructions. I absolutely love her book; but it made me realize that before I tackled the projects on her book (which at the time seemed daunting to me due to my lack of knowledge), I needed some basic instruction on beadwork. I am so thrilled that, after much searching, I purchased "Teach Yourself Visually, Beadwork". This book is very clear; not only does it offer step-by-step instructions on the basics with numerous color photographs and graphs which are very clear, but goes further into finishing techniques and beginner and intermediate projects. I am happy to report that after reading the first three chapters of this book, I just finished one of Beth Stone's projects--and even modified it a little to fit my taste!

I highly recommend this book. I know that I will not only finish reading the book (and practicing the stitches), but I will keep it in my library and will go back to it often for consultation. The book is divided by Chapters, which take you from the basic materials needed for beadwork to beginner and intermediate projects to practice what you learned. I found Chapter 2 particularly helpful and clear and have gone back to it frequently and have successfully applied the instructions. I recommend that you "Look Inside the Book" and check out the table of contents. It will give you an excellent idea of the clarity and scope of what this book has to offer. Great book.

MC

32 of 32 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Good Book For Beginners and some Intermediate beaders, October 10, 2009

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pwindinspirations "Ruby Hanson" (Colo. Rockies, United States) - See all my reviews

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Much Nicer than the little spiral bound book which is Strictly FOR someone who knows nothing about beading. If you are a Visual learner then this book is for you.
Beautiful pictures, easy to follow directions for Peyote Stitches (more than one)Net Beading,Herringbone, Ladder and Brick Stitch, Square Stitch, Spiral rope, Right Angle Weave. It lists the beginning bead work as well as the more advanced beading for the intermediate.
Details on everything you need for each project as well as some better than most pictures of beads and some tricks beaders will find useful.

17 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent on the basics, October 20, 2009

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Teresa Rivers "avid reader" (South USA) - See all my reviews
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This book is excellent for the beginner and for your library when wanting to learn a new stitch. It also has a lot of tips woven in that I've not seen anywhere else and they are very helpful. Buy the book.