Table of Contents
Foreword 6
Materials & Techniques 8
Materials 10
Equipment and Workspace 12
Conditioning 16
Baking 17
Making Logs, Snakes, Strings, and Sheets 18
Color Mixing 20
Blending-the Skinner Technique 22
Combing, Feathering, and Swirling 24
Cutting and Slicing 28
Caning and Stacking 30
Molding 36
Bead Shapes 38
Drilling, Sanding, Polishing, and Varnishing 48
Extrusions 50
Foils, Powders, and Glitters 52
Appliqué 54
Texturing 55
Inlay 56
Rorschach 58
Transfers 60
Rubber Stamping 61
Mokume Gane 62
Mokume Gane Using Translucent Clay 64
Mica Shift Effect 66
Faux Techniques 68
Wood 70
Veined Marble 72
Ivory and Bone 74
Leather 76
Amber 78
Coral 80
Bronze 82
Abalone 84
Jade 86
Mother-of-Pearl 88
Silver 90
Malachite 92
Turquoise 94
Lapis Lazuli 96
Onyx 98
Agate 100
Bringing It All Together 102
Findings and Threads 104
Attaching Findings 108
Designing with Beads 110
The Gallery 114
Index 126
Credits 128
