Beading, one of the oldest forms of craft, is also a hot new trend and being used in new applications. Beadwork, which has typically been used in fashion, home decoration, and jewelry, is reaching for new horizons and showing up on quilts, journals, knits, crochet, and fiber arts of all kinds. In this book, author Patti Medaris Culea and beading experts Anne Hesse and Laura McCabe illustrate new ways of using various bead techniques to embellish the cloth doll. Sections include the basics of beadwork, beaded flowers for her hair, bead embroidered faces, starbursts (using crystals to enhance the figure), and wings and things (creating wings, crowns, and shoes with beads).
Discover the joys of beading with help from BeadStyle magazine
* Step-by-step instructions for stringing, wirework, more
* More than 30 stunning jewelry projects, perfect for beginners
Ready to learn to bead? BeadStyle magazine is ready to teach. Discover Beading showcases the best techniques for creating beaded jewelry through stringing, wirework, and more–and how to use these techniques to create artistically pleasing, attention-getting jewelry, perfect for wearing or giving. Instructions are accompanied by full-color photographs and directions for each step. More than 30 stunning projects from the pages of BeadStyle magazine make this book perfect for beginning beaders–and inspiring as beading confidence grows.