Beadpoint: Beautiful Bead Stitching on Canvas

by Ann Benson

“[A] sumptuous book of canvas beadwork... Challenging projects for pillows, purses, and wall hangings are real standouts.”— Bead & Button

The technique of stitching beads onto canvas, so popular during the Victorian era, is undergoing a revival today, and these 25 projects have a wonderfully rich and lustrous look. With the same familiar sewing methods and fabric backing used in regular needlepoint, embroiderers can create a new world of bright colors and shimmering textures. Simple needleworking charts get you started on any of the original and versatile there’s the coolly glowing Blue Moon Mirror, a bright springlike Bird with Berries Ornament, a patriotic Flag Heart Pin, an opalescent Pearl Plant Picture, an exotic Persian Rug Purse, and 20 others.

Genres: Crafts

128 pages, Paperback

First published May 28, 2003

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Reviews

[Kate]

This book contains some gorgeous patterns for working with beads as well as some easy to understand instructions to follow.

[S]

746.5 BEN