Simple Beginnings: Beading: A Step-by-Step Guide for Creating Your Own Custom Jewelry

by Suzann Sladcik Wilson

Overview

Starting at the very beginning of the beading process, Simple Beginnings: Beading teaches you everything you need to know to become an accomplished beading artist. It leads you step-by-step through the basic tools, materials and techniques for creating unique bracelets, necklaces, watches, earrings and more. Learn the shapes, sizes, grades and materials of beads. Go inside the beader's toolbox to discover must-have tools and how to care for them. Become familiar with soldering, stringing materials, findings, and clasps. Get advice on organizing your workspace and displaying your creations. Detailed instructions and inspiring color photographs show how to successfully make wearable works of art. A wide range of projects is offered for all skill levels-beginners, intermediate beaders and advanced craft enthusiasts-so you will always have a new challenge on hand as your confidence increases.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781607651147
Publisher:	Design Originals
Publication date:	08/01/2014
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	250
Sales rank:	731,484
File size:	35 MB
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About the Author

Suzann Sladcik Wilson is the founder and CEO of Beadphoria, and a professional designer member of the Association for Creative Industries (Craft and Hobby Association). Suzann teaches jewelry making classes and has been published in Bead Style, Simply Beads magazine, Bead Trends, epatterns.com, and the books Four Seasons of Beading and Earrings, Earrings, Earrings!.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 - Where to Begin (Includes the benefits of beading - relaxing, creative, money saving, connections with a community of other beaders . What stores to shop at and what to look for when you are there.) Why Beading? What to look for? Where to shop? Chapter 2 Inside The Beader's Toolbox - (Listing of basic tools with full descriptions and their uses. Then a listing of tools that would be useful when wanting to go to the next level of beading. How to best store and take care of your tools.) Must Haves Above and Beyond Caring for your tools Chapter 2 For the Love of Beads!- (Description of stones, gems, pearls and various other materials to make beads. How beads are measured and their shapes such as bicones, round, potato, and others. Various techniques on how to best store and organize your beads.) Types of Beads Shapes of Beads Sizes of beads Bead Grading Organizing your beads Chapter 4 Putting it all Together - Stringing Materials, Findings, and Clasps (Introduction of beading wire, their thicknesses, and different types. Discussion of findings for earrings and other jewelry making endeavors. Listing of different clasps and which ones are best to use in different designs.) Stringing Materials Findings Clasps Chapter 5 Making your Wearable Works of Art (Full step-by-step instructions with photographs on how to successfully make your own jewelry.) Earrings Bracelets&Watches Necklaces - Single and Multi-Strand Chapter 6 Projects and Inspiration - Beginners* Asian Splendor Earrings Jeans Jacket Bracelet Flirty Fifties Necklace Chapter 7 Project and Inspiration - Medium* High Flying Earrings Two Timing Bracelet It's Only Rock and Roll Necklace Chapter 8 Projects and Inspiration - Advanced* Chandelier Shimmer Earrings Night on the Town Watch Sea of Pearls Necklace Chapter 9 Displaying your Creations Resources Glossary

Editorial Reviews

Bead store owner and jewelry-making teacher Wilson introduces the fundamentals of creating beaded jewelry in this slim yet information-filled volume. She focuses on familiarizing novices with the tools and equipment used in jewelry making, then follows up with simple projects that can be made with basic equipment and supplies available at most craft stores. VERDICT Experienced beaders may not learn anything new here, but beginners will find a solid introduction as well as straightforward, confidence-building projects.

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