The Best Beadwork Crafts & Hobbies Books 2024

1. Creative Beading, Vol. 3

With over 80 beading projects, Creative Beading, Vol. 3, compiles favorite jewelry projects from a year of Bead&Button magazine. The book includes a thorough Basics section and a range of stringing, wirework, embroidery, and bead crochet pieces, plus the variety of fantastic stitching projects for which Bead&Button is known, all tested by the editors of Bead&Button.

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2. Hemp It Up with Beads! : Bags, Bracelets, Buddies, Crosses

Dozens of designs for making necklaces, bracelets, small bags, crosses and beaded "buddies"

Author: Delores FrantzSoft coverBook length: 19 pages

3. Complete Photo Guide: The Complete Photo Guide to Beading (Paperback)

With hundreds of color photos, this comprehensive, easy-to-follow reference fully explores the various types of beadwork, including beading on fabric, fringing, bead embroidery, and beaded jewelry. This comprehensive reference fully explores the various types of beadwork, including beading on fabric, fringing, bead weavings, bead embroidery, and beaded jewelry. With easy-to-follow organization, this guide provides step-by-step directions and 500 full color photos for clear understanding. Basic projects provide opportunities for crafters to try the techniques, and galleries of unique beaded designs and creations by various bead artists offer beautiful examples and inspiration. It's the only book you need to get started on beadwork. Begin your beading adventure today with The Complete Photo Guide to Beading!

This comprehensive reference fully explores the various types of beadwork, including beading on fabric, fringing, bead weavings, bead embroidery, and beaded jewelry. With easy-to-follow organization, this guide provides step-by-step directions and 500 full color photos for clear understanding. Basic projects provide opportunities for crafters to try the techniques, and galleries of unique beaded designs and creations by various bead artists offer beautiful examples and inspiration. It’s the only book you need to get started on beadwork. Begin your beading adventure today with The Complete Photo Guide to Beading!

4. Creative Kids Complete Photo Guide to Bead Crafts : Family Fun for Everyone *terrific Technique Instructions *playful Projects to Build Skills

Are you looking for the perfect bead-making guide to make amazing projects with children? Look no further! Creative Kids Complete Photo Guide to Bead Crafts starts with the absolute basics about bead crafting, beginning with bead types, then gradually introduces skills and techniques until kids are creating fantastic projects like bubble wands, bug sculptures, and belts! Amy Kopperude, author of Bead Bugs, will guide you and your children through projects. With over 300 photos and clear, concise instructions in language easily understood by grade-school kids, you're going to be creating crafty beaded projects with your child in no time! From zipper pulls and keychains to wind chimes and backpack clips, each project lists the skills that are needed, and projects are rated by difficulty, so kids can learn and grow as they develop dexterity and coordination. Your children will learn to craft beaded creations by making simple projects and building skills by practicing the essentials. Creative Kids Complete Photo Guide to Bead Crafts provides a sound foundation for a lifetime of creative enjoyment.

Are you looking for the perfect bead-making guide to make amazing projects with children? Look no further! Creative Kids Complete Photo Guide to Bead Crafts starts with the absolute basics about bead crafting, beginning with bead types, then gradually introduces skills and techniques until kids are creating fantastic projects like bubble wands, bug sculptures, and belts! Amy Kopperude, author of Bead Bugs, will guide you and your children through projects. With over 300 photos and clear, concise instructions in language easily understood by grade-school kids, you're going to be creating crafty beaded projects with your child in no time! From zipper pulls and keychains to wind chimes and backpack clips, each project lists the skills that are needed, and projects are rated by difficulty, so kids can learn and grow as they develop dexterity and coordination. Your children will learn to craft beaded creations by making simple projects and building skills by practicing the essentials. Creative Kids Complete Photo Guide to Bead Crafts provides a sound foundation for a lifetime of creative enjoyment.

5. Easy Beading

More than 140 of the best projects from "BeadStyle" magazine have been gathered into this handy, inspiring volume. From classic to wild, projects, including earrings, bracelets, belts, necklaces, even a watchband, are detailed with easy-to-following instructions. 1,000+ illustrations.

Easy Beading (Hardcover)

6. Easy Beading, Vol. 5 : Fast, Fashionable, Fun: The Best Projects from the Fifth Year of BeadStyle Magazine

"Easy Beading Vol. 5" contains more than 80 projects, 1,000 color photos, and a thorough, illustrated beader's glossary and basics section. This year the projects are longer than in previous volumes, allowing the reader to experiment. The book is divided into six core chapters, each focusing on different materials: crystals, pearls, mixed, metal and chain, glass, and gemstones. These projects teach readers a variety of beginner techniques, design ideas, shortcuts, and tips they can use right away.

Easy Beading, Vol. 5: Fast, Fashionable, Fun: The Best Projects from the Fifth Year of BeadStyle Magazine (Hardcover)

7. Beyond Beading Basics (Paperback)

Take the next step in your beading journey! Carole Rodgers, author of "Beading Basics," returns with more beautiful projects for readers who want to move beyond simple stringing. "Beyond Beading Basics" contains 24 projects that teach and incorporate techniques new to the beginning beader, such as increasing and decreasing stitches, doing three-dimensional beading and working with multiple hole-beads. Jewelry created with unusual materials such as fishing bobbers, brass washers and snap rings encourage you to explore and experiment. Detailed diagrams illustrate the steps for each project. "Beyond Beading Basics" presents: 24 beading projects, from dazzling jewelry sets to a beaded card case and embroidered shirt step-by-step instructions accompanied by diagrams and photos a handy review of basic tools and techniques Expand your beading skills with beautiful creations from "Beyond Beading Basics."

Beyond Beading Basics (Paperback)

8. Simple Glass Beading [Paperback - Used]

CONDITION - USED - Pages can include limited notes and highlighting, and the copy can include "From the library of" labels or previous owner inscriptions. Accessories such as CD, codes, toys, may not be included. Discover the shimmering colour and vibrancy of seed beads, and create 18 beautiful projects using a range of beading techniques. Seed beads come in a range of shapes, colours and finishes, Cylinders, bugles and sequins can be a rainbow of colours, as well as metallic or colour lined. They can be used sparingly for a subtle effect, or grouped for impact. A talented craft writer 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 has colour, step-by-step photography, and diagrams provide extra guidance. Tips and variations offer further help and ideas. Finally, beautiful colour photography of the finished items, will instill both inspiration and confidence.

Simple Glass Beading, Used [Paperback]

9. Learn to Bead Earrings, Used [Paperback]

Learn to Bead Earrings features fun and sophisticated earring designs that will add that special touch to any wardrobe. These all-occasion designs include posts, hoops and short and long dangles. Many of the designs are quick and easy, while others are more advanced--but the extra time and effort will be worth your while With gorgeous photos to inspire you and step-by-step instructions, you'll discover the joy of beading earrings in no time.

Learn to Bead Earrings, Used [Paperback]

10. Bead: Handmade Style (Handmade Style (Thunder Bay Press)) [Paperback - Used]

CONDITION - USED - Pages can include limited notes and highlighting, and the copy can include "From the library of" labels or previous owner inscriptions. Accessories such as CD, codes, toys, may not be included. Sparkling like precious jewels, beads bring brilliance and beauty to the objects they adorn. Learn how to transform ordinary household items into stunning heirloom treasures using richly colored beads, twinkling crystals, and other glittering gems. - Bead will dazzle you with 23 fresh, contemporary beading projects designed by Elizabeth Bower, an exhibiting jeweler based in Sydney. - This gorgeous how-to book provides all you need to know to create glamorous jewelry, gifts, and home d cor. - Create inexpensive and striking designer items like an elegant silk cushion embellished with a sprinkling of half-pearls, or delicate shoulder-grazing chandelier earrings. - New to beadwork? Don't worry -- Bead includes a special section dedicated to basic beading techniques, and each project features step-by-step photographs and clearly explained instructions. - Elegant, artistic photos and fashionable spreads are featured, sure to appeal to today's modern crafters.

Bead, Used [Paperback]