Designing Jewelry With Semiprecious Beads

by Kim Gover

Learn to string beautiful jewelry using glass beads, pearls, and semiprecious stones with this all-in-one bead directory and design guide. Featuring more than 75 projects from a selection of international designers, this resource teaches crafters foolproof rules for successful designs including bracelets, necklaces, earrings, and brooches. Beginning with simple stringing examples that are cross-referenced to the relevant technique, each project includes beautiful photography, step-by-step instructions, a shopping list of all the main components, and a unique easy-to-follow stringing diagram, making this an ideal companion for the beginning designer, more seasoned beaders in need of a refresher, and veteran crafters.

Genres: Crafts, Nonfiction, Art, Reference, Jewellery Making

128 pages, Paperback

First published April 1, 2009

Reviews

[Wren Wilson · Rating 5 out of 5]

Easier to read and understand than a lot of similar books that you might find at your local library. Good diagrams. Tasteful designs.

[Greta · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book made me want to run out to the nearest bead shop and create some necklaces using the semi-precious stones highlighted in this book. It was a little light on instructions, however, as it assumed that the reader had at least a basic, and in some cases a more advanced, understanding of beading. So, if you're a beginner beader, use this for inspiration but get yourself another book about the basics.

[Marian · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book does presume a certain level of proficiency at stringing beads, That said, It had really gorgeous designs. Interesting color combination and I thought I knew it all about semi precious stones. This inspires me to take all the ones I rarely wear and re-mstring them with some different accent beads. particularly the odd pearls and boring old 6 and 8mm rounds. Jazz 'em up!

[Misty]

great designs overall. Looking forward to trying some out!

[Anne · Rating 3 out of 5]

Beautiful, inspiring projects, but severe lack of instructions.