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Seed Bead Fusion: 18 Projects to Stitch, Wire and String
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Price: $24.95
Item #:
09BD09
ISBN: 978-1-59668-156-9
144 pages, 200 photographs, 25 illustrations
Dimensions: 8 1/2 x 9
This fresh design approach to seed-bead jewelry will teach you how to fuse, merge, and mix materials and techniques, colors, inspiration, and design ideas for seed-bead jewelry with a contemporary edge.
Seed Bead Fusion is all about:
- Fusing materials, techniques, and inspiration that creates eye-catching seed-bead jewelry.
- Mixing silver and copper wire, seed beads, Czech glass, and crystals for a unique m??lange of materials.
- Combining wirework with seed beads, beadweaving with wire, stringing with beadweaving, and multiple beadweaving stitches in a single piece to create extraordinary sculptural seed-bead jewelry.
- Finding design inspiration from a wide range of sources, including Indian Punjabi folk costumes and Native American beading.
- Detailed step-by-step photography adds a workshop aspect to the book.
All of the basic beadweaving stitches, basic wirework, and stringing techniques are shown as illustrations in a getting-started section. The 18 projects are an inspired mixing of techniques in a single piece.
Introduction: Basics of Technique Fusing/Merging/Mixing
Gathering Materials
Know Your Stitches
Know Your Wire
Know Your Jewelry-making Basics
Chapter One: Beadweaving With Wire
Ootheca Cuff
Cancan Earrings
Pacific Waves Necklace
Bede Chorda Necklace
Lekku Necklace
Lincoln Street Bracelet
Chapter Two: Wire working with Seedbeads
Bhangra Fusion Bangle
Wire Chrysalis Bead
Perle Berceau Earrings
Marquis Component Necklace
Shiloh Necklace
Chapter Three: Combining Beadweaving Stitches
Oothecal Bede Necklace
H. Liliripes Cuff
O. Bersten Component Necklace or Bracelet
O. Mosaic Cuff
Sea Star Bangle
Mini O. Bracelet
O. Crown Cuff
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Learn the Art of Beading with Wire in Seed Bead Fusion.
Make Incredible Jewelry with Beadweaving and Wireworking Techniques.
Author and Jewelry Designer Rachel Nelson-Smith will show you step-by-step how to make 18 different projects with stitching, wire, string and seeds.
You'll learn wireworking, beadweaving and stitch combination techniques all shown in clear step-by-step photos accompanied with detailed instructions.
Projects in the book include:
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Ootheca Cuff
Combine right-angle weave, tubular peyote stitch, and a little basic wireworking to create this stunning cratered double-sided cuff.
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Cancan Earrings
Cover a round bead with peyote stitch, then embellish to create as sturdy a finish as a cancan dancer at the end of a long evening.
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Pacific Waves Necklace
An embellished quadruple helix rope with a tubular peyote stitched start becomes a wearable sea of beads.
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Bede Chorda Bracelet
Work netting over drapery cord, then add a layer of beaded embellishments to create this sumptuous rope necklace.
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Lekku Necklace
Embellish a three-drop netted base with increasing loop fringe to create a sinuous and textural beaded rope.
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Lincoln Street Bracelet
With its undulating edges and reverisble sides, this sweet bracelet will put your right-angle weave, tubular peyote stitch, and wireworking skills to task. It will definitely keep you on your toes!
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Bhangra Fusion Bangle
Explore the vibrant fusion of jewelry making and the colorful influence of Punjabi folk costume while you create a whorl of color and beauty with wire and beads.
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Wire Chrysalis Bead Necklace
Make a strong coiled base and embellish it with thin wire and beads. String the resulting fancy bead into a rich-looking necklace.
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Perle Berceau Earrings
Use simple wireworking techniques to create a dazzling pair of earrings that feature a large pearl cradled with wire and embellished with seed beads and crystals.
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Marquis Component Necklace
Copper marqui-shaped components are wrapped with beads, linked together with bold chain and accented by sparkling dangles for a fashion-forward and versatile necklace design.
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Shiloh Nacklace
Use thick wire to form a sturdy base component and thin wire and beads to embellish it. Make several and combine into a sparkling necklace that's certain to get people talking.
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About the author: Rachel Nelson-Smith is a teacher and jewelry designer whose work is filled with bold sculptural shapes and vibrant colors. Her work has been displayed at the Milpitas Museum, Santa Cruz Metro Center and other locations in the California Bay Area and beyond. Rachel lives and teaches in Santa Cruz, California.