 | Passing the Flame: A Beadmaker's Guide to Detail and Design by Corina Tettinger
Buy used from: $86.14 Great for the beginner, intermediate and advanced beadmaker. Lots of design tips and gorgeous color photos.
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 | Beads of Glass by Cindy Jenkins
Buy new: $29.95 / Used from: $24.20 Wonderful book - focuses on the artists themselves, and their "trademark" designs. More for the advanced.
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 | More Than You Ever Wanted To Know About Glass Beadmaking by James Kervin
Buy used from: $38.49 A very detailed, useful book that focuses on equipment and safety. A MUST for every beginner - and a wonderful reference for the intermediate and advanced.
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 | Making Glass Beads (Beadwork Books) by Cindy Jenkins
Buy used from: $3.49 A decent book for the beginning beadmaker, but should be supplimented with another book on safety and equipement, because this book does not cover those topics as much as it covers beginning technique
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 | 1000 Glass Beads: Innovation & Imagination in Contemporary Glass Beadmaking (500 Series)
Buy new: $16.47 / Used from: $8.88 An insanely gorgeous book - full of full color pics of amazing glass eye candy.
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 | The Complete Book of Glass Beadmaking by Kimberley Adams
Buy new: $16.47 / Used from: $13.39 Highly anticipated, looks wonderful!!
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 | Torchworked Marbles, Vol. 1 - Beginning to Intermediate Techniques by Drew Fritts
Buy used from: $85.00 This book isn't just for marble makers - lots of great color mixing tips and good information for anyone who melts glass. Very highly recommended!!
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 | Contemporary Lampworking: A Practical Guide to Shaping Glass in the Flame (Volume 1 and 2) by Bandhu Scott Dunham
Buy new: $64.95 / Used from: $54.49 Geared more for those who work borosilicate glass. Lots of good info in both books. Lots of pictures!
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 | The Art & Soul of Glass Beads: 17 Bead Artists Share Their Inspiration & Methods by Susan Ray
Buy used from: $2.17 Haven't read this yet - looks interesting!
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 | The Beader's Guide to Color by Margie Deeb
Buy new: $14.93 / Used from: $4.94 A great color resource!
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| The wild and wonderful world of Sharon Peters and her silly sculptural shapes by James Kervin
Buy used from: $22.69 All of Jim Kervin's booklets are wonderful - some aren't available anymore. Each is a snapshot of a particular artist and their signature techniques. Long names, wonderful booklets!
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| The fanciful floral beads of Leah Fairbanks and her gardens of glass by James Kervin
Buy used from: $9.75 A Jim Kervin Booklet
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| Aquarium and Landscape Beads of Patti Walton and Her Intricate Marine
Buy used from: $11.90 A Jim Kervin Booklet
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| Brightly Colored Beads and Vessels of Heather Trimlett
Buy used from: $62.04 A Jim Kervin Booklet
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| The enamel and electroform decorated beads of Kate Fowle Meleney by James Kervin
Buy used from: $15.15 A Jim Kervin Booklet
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 | Flameworking: Creating Glass Beads, Sculptures & Functional Objects by Elizabeth Mears
Buy used from: $6.65 Ooooh, another book I have not seen in person. Looks interesting!! More for off-mandrel stuff, it appears.
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 | Dictionary of Glass: Materials and Techniques by Charles Bray
Buy new: $55.96 / Used from: $29.95 This book has great reviews, and looks to be a great resource for all things glass, including lampwork, fusing, blowing and stained glass.
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