by RachelNelson-Smith (Author)
This fresh design approach to seed bead jewelry teaches readers how to fuse, merge, and mix materials, techniques, colors, inspiration, and design ideas for seed bead jewelry with a contemporary edge. This book features 18 exciting projects presented with detailed step-by-step photography, color variations and enhanced with practical illustrations.Rachel Nelson-Smith's Seed Bead Fusion is all about the inventive fusion of materials, techniques, and inspiration which creates eye-catching seed bead jewelry. Mix silver and copper wire, seed beads, Czech glass, and crystals for a unique melange of materials. Combine wirework with seed beads, beadweaving with wire, stringing with beadweaving, and multiple beadweaving stitches in a single piece to create extraordinary sculptural seed bead jewelry. Find design inspiration from a wide range of sources including Indian Punjabi folk costumes to Native American beading.All of the basic beadweaving stitches, basic wirework and stringing techniques are shown as illustrations in a getting started section. Detailed step-by-step photography enhance the 18 projects to add a workshop aspect to the book and guide readers through Rachel's inspired mixing of techniques in a single piece.
Format: Paperback
Pages: 144
Publisher: Interweave
Published: 01 Sep 2009
ISBN 10: 159668156X
ISBN 13: 9781596681569
Dec 09
Seed beads (aka rocailles) are my own favorite beads because they are so versatile, and so easy to obtain as opposed to many of the lovely materials used in jewelry making manuals. They come in every color, many different finishes and a variety of sizes. Here is a bookful of designs on how to use them to their maximum potential to make some great fashion jewelry.
Every project comes with its own fascinating story (one was even inspired by Star Wars) and a set of very useful Rachel's Tips to make for easier working. The basics of off-loom and wire work are included at the back, but all the pieces have their own well illustrated photographic staged instructions to help you along. These off-loom stitches certainly get put through their paces in here, as there are some wonderful pieces including rope necklaces, cuffs inspired by insect egg cases, bracelets, chokers and more. Some of them are worked with wire, others combine the stitches for a stunningly different look. If you are a rocaille fan who has been looking for a slightly more advanced and avant garde book than the usual then this ought to appeal. As long as you have done the basics the clear instructions ought to make working these pieces as simple as if you had bought a kit. I think it will take me some time to work through this one - I don't say that very often!
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