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Everything you need to know about beading to get started: what to buy, what the jargon means, and what you can make with all those fabulous beads. Learn beginning to intermediate stringing, wire-working, and seed-bead techniques, with projects geared towards giving you a little taste of everything so you can choose the techniques you enjoy the most.
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Inspired by the square-stitched circles in the Seeds department of the June/July 2006 issue of Beadwork, designer Jamie Hogsett stitched this sparkly bracelet. Crystals add the perfect amount of shine to the muted palette of seed beads. |
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Rebecca created this beautiful aqua bracelet of pearls and crystals for her sister Rachael's wedding. This multi-strand piece works up very quickly-Rebecca created this "something new" bracelet the morning of the wedding! |
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Like an English rose garden, this bracelet blooms with color and texture. The primary technique usedbranch fringeis simple; the creativity lies in layering and mixing a riot of glass, polymer, and plastic flowers and leaves. |
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This easy beaded watch showcases blue and white Kazuri beads. (Kazuri beads are hand painted ceramic beads from Africa.) If you would prefer to create a bracelet instead of a watch, simply replace the watch face with another ceramic bead. This project originally appeared in the 2007 issue of Creative Jewelry. |
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The designer adds a clever custom touch to her bracelet by wrapping a jump ring with copper wire. |
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A good friend asked Shelley to make him a bracelet. She knew right away she would use copper cubes and brass tubes to give it a masculine look. After she had finished, she decided it was too pretty to be a mans bracelet only, so she made one for herself but slightly smaller. This square stitch bracelet project is from Beadwork magazine. |
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These elegant, needle tatted accessories will make any bride feel even more special. Needle tatting is a gentle art that can be traced as far back as the 1850s. Some believe that tatting developed from netting and decorative ropework created by sailors and fishermen. Project instructions include a one-page guide on how to do double stitch, rings, and chains. This project is from PieceWork magazine. |
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The western-style Lazy-B Ranch bracelet includes rugged opal nuggets, ladder-stitched beaded beads made of smoky quartz rondelles, and a silver buckle clasp. This project was created by the editor of Beading Daily for the December 2007/January 2008 Beadwork challenge. |
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This wire and crystal bracelet takes advantage of some beautiful curved sterling tube beads. Using fine wire as double eye pins through each link gives you a perfect spot for your crystal dangles. The elegant finished bracelet belies the simple technique! This project is from the editors of Step by Step Wire Jewelry. |













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