Shaped Beadwork & Beyond: Dimensional Jewelry in Peyote Stitch (Lark Jewelry & Beading Bead Inspirations) - Softcover

Diane Fitzgerald

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9781454703617: Shaped Beadwork & Beyond: Dimensional Jewelry in Peyote Stitch (Lark Jewelry & Beading Bead Inspirations)

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ISBN 10: 145470361X ISBN 13: 9781454703617

Publisher: Lark, 2013

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Diane Fitzgerald is the world's biggest and best-loved name in beading and now she's back with a new book that will 'shape' your jewellery-making for years to come! Focusing on geometric figures formed into three-dimensional beaded pieces, this gorgeous follow-up to her bestselling Diane Fitzgerald's Shaped Beadwork builds on Diane's earlier ideas with 40 stunning projects. In each chapter, Diane explores a different shape, from starry necklaces and heart pins to a Pirate Eyes Bracelet, and she goes in exciting new directions with imaginative and beautifully complex designs that play with patterns, crystals and more.

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"Diane Fitzgerald's "Shaped Beadwork & Beyond" far exceeded my expectations. It's a comprehensive guide to creating designs with triangles, teardrops, beaded beads, bezels, and pointed ovals with a strong emphasis on peyote stitch using Japanese cylinder beads. Nearly fifty different designs are presented with clear, start-to-finish instructions and diagrams...The challenge will be deciding which one will be first." --Leslie Frazier, "Beadwork" magazine 2012 Designer of the Year "As a bead teacher I believe the best way to empower a student is with a focus on recognizing the structure of technique before diving into a finished piece. Diane is a master at this. She starts her new book, "Shaped Beadwork & Beyond," with a solid, thorough section of 3-D foundation shapes and their construction for all the projects that follow. It is a natural progression from here through the spectacular designs in this extensive treasury-and that is how it must be described-of some of the most exquisite explorations seen today in dimensional beadwork. The clarity of the illustrations and lush photography are as engaging as they are informative. Inspiring is not effusive enough of a word!...Learning to move from flat beaded planes into architectural realms and crown them with color, pattern, and detail makes "Shaped Beadwork & Beyond" a must-have for anyone passionate about and committed to their personal growth as a seed bead artist." --Leslie Rogalski, former editor of "Step by Step Beads" and BeadingDaily.com "Diane Fitzgerald's "Shaped Beadwork & Beyond" far exceeded my expectations. It's a comprehensive guide to creating designs with triangles, teardrops, beaded beads, bezels, and pointed ovals with a strong emphasis on peyote stitch using Japanese cylinder beads. Nearly fifty different designs are presented with clear, start-to-finish instructions and diagrams...The challenge will be deciding which one will be first." --Leslie Frazier, "Beadwork" magazine 2012 Designer of the Year "Diane Fitzgerald's "Shaped Beadwork & Beyond" is a must have. What a lovely book full of ideas that have my mind spinning with inspiration. The instructions are so clear and well written. I love the variations she gives and I am sure many of us beaders will pick up this book again and again, not only for the projects given but for sure for the techniques so well explained." --Huib Petersen, bead artist and educator "This is the book all beaders have looked forward to. I

About the Author:

Diane Fitzgerald is the most popular and famous beadwork designer in history and she has an international following. Her 12 books include two for Lark Jewelry & Beading, Diane Fitzgerald's Shaped Beadwork and Diane Fitzgerald's Favorite Beading Projects. Diane teaches classes across the United States and internationally. She has travelled to South Africa to study Zulu and Xhosa beadwork and to the Czech Republic, Germany and other areas to learn about the glass bead industry. Learn more about her at dianefitzgerald.com.

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