Mastering Beadwork: A Comprehensive Guide to Off-loom Techniques

Features

• Cover Type: Spiral Bound with 240 pages
• Published by: Interweave Press; Spi edition August 1, 2007
• Written in: English
• ISBN 10 Number: 159668013X
• ISBN 13 Number: 978-1596680135
• Book Dimensions: 9.2 x 7.6 x 0.9 inches
• Weighs: 1.8 pounds

Product Review
"This guide provides beginners with a solid foundation while showing the advanced how to modify and refine technique."  —Monsters and Critics.com



"A wonderful resource for beginners to experienced beaders."  —Upper Midwest Bead Society Newsletter



"One of the most comprehensive books this reviewer has ever read. . . . The projects are fun, trendy, and fresh."  —Craftrends magazine



"Gorgeous, well explained, and in bright popping colors. It's an absolutely inspiring book."  —BellaOnline Guide to Beadwork

"There is much to like in Carol Cypher’s new book."  —Shuttle, Spindle & Dyepot



"Thorough and gorgeously constructed . . . a fine reference."  —Simply Beads

Product Description
Based on years of teaching experience, this informative handbook presents easy-to-understand instructions with sidebars to help students master beading techniques. Each of the 13 beading techniques are first explained in detail, then further explored with projects to enhance the beader's skills and confidence. The 63 projects included—ranging from bracelets, necklaces, rings, and earrings to findings, closures, beaded beads, and other beaded objects—teach a single project or technique arranged to build skill. Appealing to beaders of every level, this classroom-in-a-book will supplement the information acquired in beading classes, expand confidence in beading techniques, and infuse work with inspiration.

Reader Reviews
I had high hopes for this book. As another review said, it would be great to have all the off-loom techniques in one place. They are, I guess. I found the book sorely lacking in diagrams (an absolute necessity for off-loom beading), and what few diagrams there are, are small and hard to see. To make matters worse, the written instructions are brief and often confusing (and in one case, I think, wrong). Frequently the projects introduce new methods which are not diagrammed or explained in the introductory material, and in fact, sometimes are hardly diagrammed or explained at all. This could have been the definitive book on off-loom beading techniques, but it lacks so much that it is just another pretty book. Comment | | (Report this)