Art of Seed Beading

by Elizabeth Gourley, Jane Davis, Ellen Talbott

After breezing through a history and overview of equipment, the authors emphasize the how-to in such elaborate processes as tubular beaded crochet. Every one of the more than 25 projects focuses on a specific tool or technique, complete with color graphs, a list of materials, size and measurements, a color photo, and diagrams. ...Directions...are presented with plenty of details.” — Booklist.

Genres: Crafts, Reference, Beading, Nonfiction

128 pages, Paperback

First published June 1, 1999

Reviews

[Jackie Berke · Rating 1 out of 5]

Not a good beginners book

[Laurie · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a beautiful book full of patterns using 'Seed Beads'. Seed Beads are very tiny little beads that are very hard to see, much less finding the hole to string them!
This book has a variety of beautiful projects made using only seed beads. Some of the patterns are very intricate. There are some that are actual pictures of things, such as flowers, and one really impressive item of an elephant!
I have made a few of these projects in this book, and the directions are very nicely written, easy to understand and precise. These patterns are very time-consuming as they are done using sees beads, as I mentioned above are very, very tiny. It takes time and patience to complete these projects because of that. Don't expect to just 'whip together' any project in this book. You may also need to invest in a pair of magnifiers, regardless of your age!
This is a book you will never want to part with as the patterns are so beautiful. You will want to pull this book down every now and then and make up some more of the projects for yourself, or even as wonderful gifts for a special person.
I give this book a 4-star.

[Catherine Woodman · Rating 3 out of 5]

Not the best resource, especially if you haven;t done much with beading