Ultimate Beading Bible brings together all the main crafts that use beads. Learn about all the basic tools and techniques and the variety of ready-made beads you can buy. See how to make your own beads from scratch, create unique jewelry, use beaded wirework on decorative items and cards, do bead looming and weaving, and add beads to knitting, crochet, and embroidery.

The 25 projects in this book include color with polymer clay, colored ceramics, patinas, resin, gemstones, seed beads, enamel, and more. All techniques are presented with step-by-step instructions and photographs

Thanks to the popularity of workshops and classes, metal jewelry making is no longer the exclusive realm of professional jewelry designers. Now, with a little patience and the right instruction, anyone can learn to create beautiful metal jewelry with metalsmithing techniques. Metalsmithing for Jewelry Makers is the ultimate reference for anyone interested in creating metal jewelry. Using clear, step-by-step instructions, interviews from experts in...

"Explore the many possibilities for jewelry pieces made from jump rings. This wide-ranging selection of projects includes bracelets, necklaces, earrings, and rings in a variety of chain mail weaves."--P. [4] of cover.

Jewelry makers in search of stitching projects love Kalmbach's Creative Beading series, back for 2017 with its 12th volume. Inside this high-quality hardcover book, beaders will find 75+ projects from the latest year of Bead & Button magazine. All the projects are designed by the magazine's contributors and editors, fully tested by the editors, and accompanied by step-by-step instructions, photos, and illustrations. The emphasis is on bead stitching,...