Seed Bead Fusion: 18 Projects to Stitch, Wire, and String
Learn how to fuse, merge, and mix materials, techniques, colors, inspiration, and design ideas for seed bead jewelry with a contemporary edge.
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 melange 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
'The jewelryearrings, necklaces, and bracelets of all sortscomes close to museum-quality manufacture, with three-dimensional effects adding to true statements of adornment.'--Booklist
Item #: 09BD09
ISBN: 978-1-59668-156-9
144 pages, 200 photographs, 25 illustrations
Dimensions: 8 1/2 x 9
I love this book. The different ways she has incorporated wire with seed beads is inspirational.
I have made 4 of the projects from the book. Friends always remark on the finished bracelets.
seed bead fusion 18 projects to stitch wire and string
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this is a fun book. i love the sculptural pieces such as pacific waves. there are also many projects a novice beader can accomplish without too much difficulity. the variety of techniques is also a nice surprise for any beader who would like to try something new and only have to invest in 1 book. this book reminds me of many of the japanese books i have with great illiustrative photos on each step of the project. i also like the use of color. there ae so many bright colorful pieces that will keep me busy over the dreary winter months.
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