Wild Jewellery: Materials, Techniques, Inspiration
Wild Jewellery: Materials, Techniques, Inspiration unlocks the secrets of creating breathtaking contemporary jewellery from materials found in the wild. From twigs and stones to unexpected natural treasures, this book shows you how to transform ordinary objects into wearable works of art.
Filled with expert guidance on sourcing and selecting materials, plus full-colour, step-by-step instructions, it covers techniques like crocheting found objects, working with silver wire, and setting pieces in polymer clay or epoxy resin. Each method is versatile, allowing you to craft hundreds of unique designs—rings, bracelets, brooches, necklaces, tiaras, and more.
Whether you’re creating resin-inlaid twig beads, wire-wrapped stone settings, or inventive ring shanks, Wild Jewellery inspires originality and striking results, offering endless possibilities for the adventurous jewellery designer.
Little Book of Beaded Crusts and Tassels
Little Book of Beaded Crusts and Tassels is your go-to guide for creating stunning beaded decorations with ease and flair. Forget tedious bead counting or messy glue—this book shows you simple, effective techniques to craft dazzling beaded surfaces and intricate, eye-catching tassels.
Packed with vibrant colour photographs, clear instructional illustrations, and easy-to-follow text, it takes you step by step through a variety of bead crusting methods. Whether you’re a beginner or a seasoned crafter, you’ll be inspired to create beautiful, decorative pieces that are quick, fun, and guaranteed to impress.
Jewellery-Making Basics
Jewellery Making Basics is your gateway to creating stunning, handcrafted jewellery from scratch! Packed with clear step-by-step photos, clever diagrams, and hands-on projects, it teaches you essential techniques like sawing, soldering, filing, and stone setting—even if you’ve never picked up a tool before. Craft beautiful rings, bracelets, earrings, and pendants as you learn, while gaining tips on designing your own dazzling, one-of-a-kind pieces. Fun, practical, and inspiring, this is the ultimate guide for beginners and creative makers ready to bring their jewellery dreams to life.
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Exotic Beads: 45 Distinctive Beaded Jewellery Designs
Exotic Beads delivers 45 exciting beading projects from around the world. Create stunningly unique necklaces, chokers, earrings and bracelets to treat yourself and others. Projects range from simple ideas for beginners, to intricate and inspirational designs for more experienced bead workers. Clearly annotated colour photographs detail techniques and steps to bring your striking creations to life. Harness your imagination and craft timeless gifts and treasures that are uniquely yours. Get beading!
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Decorative Beading: Lampshades, Tassels, Scarves, Brooches and More Delightful Projects to Make
Decorative Beading is your ultimate guide to dazzling, beaded creations! From sparkling lampshades and chic bags to elegant combs, bookmarks, and scarves, this book teaches both beginners and seasoned crafters how to turn beads into stunning, intricate designs. Packed with step-by-step projects and techniques like beaded fringing, it’s the perfect handbook to unleash your creativity and make everyday items shimmer with style.
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Beadopedia: The Only Beading Reference You’ll Ever Need
Beadopedia is a concise yet comprehensive guide to all things related to the craft of beading. Covering the basics, intermediate, and more advanced beading techniques, Beadopedia will give you the know-how you need to create jewelry and accessories you’ll love to make and wear. With step-by-step instructions and clear images it will help you easily pick up new techniques, or master any that you’re less confident at. Beadopedia is comprised of the latest and most popular beading techniques out there, including macrame, soutache, wire crochet, and many simpler techniques, like how to tie a double knot on elastic.
Making your own jewellery and accessories can seem a bit daunting when you first start out, with such a vast array of beads, findings, tools, and beading-related terminology. This compendium will simplify all of this, with clear instructions and useful descriptions, to use as an invaluable reference as you work through your beading designs.
There is something here for everyone, from projects to attempt when you are just starting out, to ones for those who have already done a bit of beadwork and want to give something new a try, while learning new techniques. The 25 inspiring and fresh design projects, from beginners to advanced, are presented with clear step-by-step instructions, accompanied by close-up photos. By working your way through the techniques and projects in Beadopedia, you will be well on your way to creating your own beautiful jewellery. It will provide you with the knowledge and confidence you’ll need to experiment with new ideas and will be useful to refer back to as you work on new designs.
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Beading: Learn it. Love it.
Bead it. Learn it. Love it. brings the beading class straight to your home! Perfect for beginners and improvers alike, this hands-on guide is packed with hundreds of detailed photos, insider tips from guest designers, quick-start projects, and clever “Beader’s Clinics” to solve all your tricky beading dilemmas. Learn the skills, master the techniques, and fall in love with creating beautiful, unique beadwork—all at your own pace.
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Beading Basics: All You Need to Know to Create Beautiful Beaded Accessories
Beading Basics: All You Need to Know to Create Beautiful Beaded Accessories is your fast track to creating stunning, beaded jewellery and accessories! With clear step-by-step instructions, vibrant colour photos, and projects perfect for beginners or seasoned crafters, this book turns beads into dazzling treasures and unforgettable gifts—making every creation a showstopper.
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350 Jewellery Making Tips, Techniques & Trade Secrets
350 Jewellery Making tips, Techniques & Trade Secrets packs in the combined wisdom of two writer-educators who are consummate problem solvers when it comes to jewellery making. Together they show the reader how to fix common problems, try out new creative techniques, get more skilled at familiar methods, improvise tools and discover ways to save money, such as recycling gold and other precious metal scraps. From beading to setting a stone, understanding annealing to soldering your own silver chain, you can riffle through the book, experimenting with new innovations to create your unique jewellery designs. Packed with over 200 expert fixes, insider tips, and tricks of the trade, content is arranged by topic to enable any jewellery maker to achieve a striking and professional look to their earrings, necklaces, rings, and more. A must have for anyone who makes their own jewellery, whether at beginner or intermediate level.
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75 Chinese, Celtic & Ornamental Knots for Jewellery
75 Chinese, Celtic & Ornamental Knots for Jewellery is the essential guide for novice and experienced jewellery makers. Learn to tie decorative knots from across the world with this stylish directory. Follow clear diagrams with step-by-step instructions to create 75 exciting and distinctive jewellery knots. A grading system allows beginners to get started straight away while experienced jewelists can delve into a variety of complex and intricate designs. 10 projects will inspire readers to create beautiful and original ornamental knots that can combine with beads for a modern look, or consist entirely of knots for a traditional style. With detailed material lists and photography of finished items, this book is the complete guide to jewellery knots. Also, containing a comprehensive techniques section, 75 Chinese, Celtic and Ornamental Knots for Jewellery shows how to use jump rings and seal cords correctly. This practical know how will be invaluable as readers progress to designing and creating their own knotted jewellery.
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