| | |  | Bone Beads | Home » » » Getting Started Stringing Beads (Getting Started series) | | | | | | | Description: | | The art of crafting beautiful string and bead creations is explained in this step-by-step guide for novice beaders. Everything the beginner needs to know, including information on selecting the appropriate beads at the store and a complete guide to basic stringing materials are provided, along with pointers on securing beading wires with crimps, tying knots, and working with findings. Twenty-five quick and simple projects will help build foundational technical skills and result in exciting bead creations such as charm bracelets and chandelier earrings. This resource guide gives readers the skills to create their own pieces.
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• Dimensions: 8.3 in. h x 8.24 in. w x 0.48 in. d
• Weight: 1 ounces
• Made in US
| | | Product Details: | | | Author:
| Jean Campbell | | Hardcover:
| 96 pages | | Publisher:
| Interweave Press | | Publication Date:
| April 01, 2005 | | Language:
| English | | ISBN:
| 1931499799 | | Package Length:
| 8.1 inches | | Package Width:
| 8.0 inches | | Package Height:
| 0.6 inches | | Package Weight:
| 0.95 pounds | | Average Customer Rating:
|  based on 24 reviews |
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 Getting Started Stringing BeadsMay 23, 2010
This book starts with the basics, tells you what tools you will need, bead sizes and types, well, everything you will need to get started. I haven't had time to get started yet, but this book tells me what I will need.
Great Book for Beginners and Beyond..Jul 29, 2009
I have been stringing beads and creating jewelry for 5 years this would have been an ideal book for me in the beginning of that.. But even after I have "figured it out" this book has ideas, tips and charts, references that are helpful to a beginning beader and a seasoned one.
It has some bead size charts, types of stringing and other materials, design ideas, bead shapes, tools and techniques and some project ideas/instructions..
I mean for the price you are bound to get a few things that will really contribute to your hobby/art! I think it's a must for beginners but great for anyone into beading and making their own jewelry..
5 of 5 found the following review helpful:
 If you're interested in beading, this is a good place to startJul 07, 2009
Did you ever walk into a beading or craft store and marvel over all the beautiful and unique looking beads and necklace making materials but feel clueless about to where to start? You could do as I did the first time and just buy a few beads and things that look like they would work as closures and connectors and such. But I ended up buying the wrong things and more stuff than I really needed before I went back and bought this book. This book made the whole thing a lot easier.
This is a basic book on stringing beads and having them end up as a necklace, bracelet or earrings. It tells you exactly what you need and gives simple instructions for doing things like stringing beads, crimping, adding clasps, knotting and adding other findings. There are diagrams and pictures of all the tiny pieces and lots of photos of finished products. These serve as a good inspiration and good ideas for your own projects. It also tells and shows what tools you need to buy to help you put it all together.
This is the book that I should have read before I bought any beads, wires, tools or other findings. It narrows down what you actually need and gives good clear instructions about how to get started.
1 of 1 found the following review helpful:
Great Instructions For The BeginnerSep 06, 2008
This is a great book. I was totally new at stringing beads, and knowing which tools I needed to purchase to begin making my own jewelry. This book has wonderful illustrations to walk one through a project. I made my shopping list, and have made two 3-piece sets of jewelry using tips from this very informative book.
15 of 17 found the following review helpful:
 A simple book for bare-bones beginningsAug 11, 2008
On the surface of it, an ultra-simple, ultra-plain beading book sounds like a fine idea. After all, there's so much you can learn that it can be extremely daunting to the beginner. A simple introductory book is less threatening. And in large part, this works in Jean Campbell's Getting Started Stringing Beads. Unfortunately, beading is a complex hobby, and there's no good way to get around that, particularly if you want to cover all the bases. Going with simple inevitably means leaving things out that you really shouldn't. While the basic information and projects are certainly useful, I didn't end up feeling as though I'd gotten all that far into what I needed to know---and didn't feel ready to tackle the complex virtual aisles of an online beading catalog.
Best for dabblers or for people who get easily overwhelmed when learning a new craft---probably perfect for those folks.
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