Simple Glass Seed Beading - Bead Stitches, Tassels and Fringes, Wire Work, Bead Embroidery, Bead Loom Weaving (Paperback)

Readers will discover the glorious color and vibrancy of beads to create 18 beautiful projects using a range of beading techniques. Beads come in a range of shapes, colors and finishes. Cylinders, bugles and sequins can be a rainbow of colors, as well as metallic or color lined. They can be used sparingly for a subtle effect, or grouped for impact. Talented craft writer Dorothy Wood shows how simple, everyday items such as bags, purses, boxes, picture frames, cushions and scarves can be made or transformed with beading, using loom weaving, fringing and tassels, or modern mixes of beads with wire and mesh. Each easy-to-follow, technique-led project is filled with colorful, step-by-step photography, along with diagrams to provide extra guidance. Tips and variations offer further help and ideas. Finally, lovely color photography of the finished items will instill both inspiration and confidence.