Dimensional Bead Embroidery: A Reference Guide to Techniques

by Jamie Cloud Eakin

Overview

From popular author Jamie Cloud Eakin comes a fantastic all-around bead-embroidery guidebook. Modeled on Eakin's acclaimed Beading with Cabochons, Dimensional Bead Embroidery shows beaders how to use old stitches in new ways and lays out boundary-breaking techniques for embroidering beads onto a base fabric with beaded bezels. Focusing especially on cabochons and large, eye-catching focal beads, the book covers decorative stitches such as fringes, picots, and rope edging. Nine illustrated projects include bracelets, necklaces, earrings, a brooch, and a purse.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781600597961
Publisher:	Lark Crafts
Publication date:	10/04/2011
Pages:	160
Sales rank:	1,096,562
Product dimensions:	8.60(w) x 10.10(h) x 0.40(d)

About the Author

Jamie Cloud Eakin has been a professional bead artist for two decades. She has taught at the Bead&Button Show and sells her work in galleries across North America. She is the author of the best-selling Beading with Cabochons and Bugle Bead Bonanza, and her work has been featured in many magazines and books, including Beading with World Beads and The Beader's Color Palette. Jamie was born in Illinois and now resides in Modesto, California.
 

 

Editorial Reviews

Praise for the hardcover edition of Dimensional Bead Embroidery:

“. . . a valuable instructional tool for bead-embroidery fans of all skill levels. . . . a book you will refer to over and over again.” —Bead&Button
 
“Provides a wealth of knowledge.“ —Beadwork
 
“. . . with Jamie Cloud Eakin's expert guidance you'll be adding fuel to the beading fire in no time. . . . This book is just awesome!”—Bead Design Studio

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