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Bead Romantique: Elegant Beadweaving Designs

Bead Romantique: Elegant Beadweaving Designs

by Lisa Kan (Author)

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    Paperback 2008

    $5.47
Synopsis

Inspired by art history, artist Lisa Kan offers a truly unique jewelry collection with a romantic yet modern sensibility. Bead Romantique: Elegant Beadweaving Designs features fifteen step-by-step designs inspired by the Gothic, Renaissance, Victorian, and Art Nouveau eras reinterpreted in her distinctive contemporary style. Emphasizing a mix of vintage findings, beads, lampwork, buttons, and modern components, Lisa's jewelry brings a feminine mystique and sophistication to beadwork design.

Each project builds on simple elements to create sophisticated designs and incorporate off-loom seed bead weaving, stringing, and wirework. Projects include a scalloped chain necklace, pearl Ndebele earrings and bracelet set, mesh pearl bracelet, bohemian drop earrings, a Victorian diamond cuff, and more. Novice beaders can progress through projects and increase their skills and beading confidence while advanced beaders will find exciting new challenges. Included are Lisa's expert design and technique tips and tricks along with detailed instruction and illustrations for every project. Lisa also gives information on finding special vintage beads and components to give your jewelry that romantic quality plus ways to make modern components look vintage. Beaders will love seeing projects worked in a variety of colorways to provide ideas for endless customization.

Create elegant, feminine, and romantic heirloom-quality jewelry with Bead Romantique.

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More Information

Format: Paperback
 Pages: 144
 Publisher: Interweave Press
Published: 03 Apr 2008
ISBN 10: 1596680466
ISBN 13: 9781596680463

Media Reviews
Beadworkers Guild Journal:Lisa Kan's designs are inspired by Art History and, as the title of the book suggests, all have a romantic, but elegant feel to them. This book features fifteen step-by-step designs with Gothic, Renaissance, Victorian and Art Nouveau influences. Lisa manages to mix vintage findings with seed beads, lampwork, buttons and modern components. This book is ideal for any beadworker as it features all the traditional stitches. Each project builds on simple elements to create sophisticated designs. Projects include a scalloped chain necklace, pearl Ndebele earrings and bracelet set, mesh pearl bracelet and bohemian drop earrings. Beginners can progress through projects and increase their skills while more advanced beaders will find new challenges in the designs.
Author Bio
Lisa Kan is a lampwork bead artist and jewelry designer based in San Marino, California. She regularly sells her beads at all of the major bead shows and through her website lisakan.com. Her jewelry designs have been published in Beadwork, Stringing, Bead Unique, and Bead Style magazines, and her lampwork has been featured in 1000 Glass Beads, More Than You Ever Wanted to Know about Glass Beadmaking, and The Complete Book of Glass Beadmaking. She has also been a featured designer and written articles for softflexcompany.com.