 | Beadwork Magazine Presents: The Beader's Companion by Judith Durant
Buy used from: $2.70 Excellent spiral bound small reference lets you quickly look up various stitches and stitch combinations. Great to keep in your tool kit.
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 | The Basics of Bead Stringing: A Complete Illustrated Approach for Beginner and Advanced Designers by Debbie Kanan
Buy used from: $1.84 The title says it- here are your basic instructions for stringing beads. How to string, what to use, how to finish, etc.
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 | Creative Bead Weaving: A Contemporary Guide To Classic Off-Loom Stitches by Carol Wilcox Wells
Buy used from: $10.42 A classic! This book is the cornerstone of any good beading library. Step by step instructions on various beadweaving techniques, plus impressive projects to try.
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 | Beading With Peyote Stitch: A Beadwork How-To Book by Jeannette Cook
Buy new: $14.93 / Used from: $5.00 Peyote stitch- you can make flat purses, bead pictures, tubualr necklaces, and much more. How to do the peyote stitch- basics, increases, decreases, patterns, plus projects.
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 | Beading with Brick Stitch (Beadwork How-To) by Diane Fitzgerald
Buy used from: $25.00 How to do the brick stitch- basics, increases, decreases, patterns, plus projects.
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 | Beading with Herringbone Stitch (Beadwork How-To series) by Vicki Star
Buy used from: $10.00 Herringbone stitch looks like woven cloth with a herringbone, or v-shaped, patterns to the beads. How to do the brick stitch- basics, increases, decreases, patterns, plus projects.
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 | Beading with Right Angle Weave (Beadwork How-To series) by Christine Prussing
Buy used from: $34.92 Right angle weave is the most versatile stitch. Use it to make necklace tubes, flat items, cover forms for sculptures. How to do it- basics, increases, decreases, patterns, plus projects.
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 | Netted Beadwork: A Beadwork How-To Book by Diane Fitzgerald
Buy new: $14.93 / Used from: $10.25 How do do netting with beads. Make spectacular necklace collars.
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 | Bead Crochet: A Beadwork How-To Book (Beadwork How-To series) by Bethany Barry
Buy used from: $7.64 How to crochet with beads. This is the most elegant stitch in beadweaving- make truly impressive neckalces.
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 | Bead Crochet Ropes by Judith Bertoglio-Giffin
Buy used from: $899.09 Amazing patterns. You'll want to make them all! Bead crochet at its best, with all instructions needed.
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 | Indian Bead-Weaving Patterns: Chain-Weaving Designs and Bead Loom Weaving-An Illustrated "How-To" Guide by Horace Goodhue
Buy new: $10.36 / Used from: $6.98 Every current beadwork author credits this book for its thorough coverage of the stitches that are the basis for all modern beadweaving. It's easy to follow and very useful.
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 | Beadwork Creates Beaded Beads: 30 Designs (Beadwork Creates series)
Buy new: $12.71 / Used from: $7.35 How to make beads out of beads. Gorgeous projects and easy techniques that you can use for countless designs.
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 | Creating Extraordinary Beads from Ordinary Material by Tina Casey
Buy used from: $10.95 Make your own beads from materials you already have- paper, clay, even fiber. A fun alternative or addition to glass beads.
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 | Findings & Finishings: A Beadwork How-To Book (Beadwork How-To series) by Sharon Bateman
Buy new: $14.93 / Used from: $8.74 How to finish a necklace or bracelet with style.
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 | Beaded Cords, Chains, Straps & Fringe: A <I>Beadwork Magazine</I> Project Book ("Beadwork" Project Book) by Jean Campbell
Buy new: $9.95 / Used from: $3.96 You'll refer to this book again and again. Simple but very useful patterns for necklaces, straps and fringe embellishments.
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 | All Wired Up: Wire Techniques for the Beadworker and Jewelry Maker (Beadwork How-To series) by Mark Lareau
Buy new: $14.93 / Used from: $12.75 Mark Lareau is a legend. Great instructions will get you started in using wire to make chains, wrapped beads, pendants, etc.
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 | Designer Beadwork: French Beaded Designs by Donna DeAngelis Dickt
Buy used from: $22.51 Gorgeous guide to creating realistic flowers from beads.
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 | Beads and Braids by Jacqui Carey
Buy used from: $86.14 Kumihimo- the art of weaving intricate cord patterns using weighted bobbins. This book tells you how to weave cords with beaded strings. Wow wow wow!
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 | Chinese Knots for Beaded Jewellery by Suzen Millodot
Buy new: $13.57 / Used from: $9.95 Easy to follow instructions for making impressive and elegant knots in satin or linen cord. String some beads with these knots in between, and you have a masterpiece.
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 | A Beader's Reference by Jane Davis
Buy used from: $0.89 Great source of design ideas. Patterns for peyote, brick and square stitch. You'll use this a lot.
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 | The Beader's Bible: Over 300 Great Charts For Beadweavers by Claire Crouchley
Buy used from: $6.50 Nice compilation of small beadwork patterns. Charted for peyote and brick, as well as square stitch and loom.
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 | The Beader's Guide to Color by Margie Deeb
Buy new: $14.93 / Used from: $7.00 Learn how to choose the right colors for your projects. Develop foolproof techniques to turn your craft into an art.
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 | 500 Beaded Objects: New Dimensions in Contemporary Beadwork
Buy new: $16.47 / Used from: $9.99 Wow! Creations from the top bead artists will really inspire you!
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