The Bead Directory: The Complete Guide to Choosing And Using More Than 600 Beautiful Beads - Softcover

Mann, Elise

 
9781596680029: The Bead Directory: The Complete Guide to Choosing And Using More Than 600 Beautiful Beads

Synopsis

Beaders and other artisans will have everything at their fingertips with this comprehensive resource on more than 600 individual beads. Rather than a historical reference to collectibles, this guide features beads to buy and work with now. Chapters are separated by bead material, including glass, wood, semiprecious stone, and ceramic beads. Each bead is pictured from several angles, and descriptions include dimensions, material, color range, usage, special care, size of hole, weight, suitable stringing materials, relative cost, and suggested beads from elsewhere in the book with which to mix and match. There is also an extensive supplier list with the inside scoop on where to buy beads in stores and online, making this reference a constant companion for designers looking to add to their bead bag of tricks.

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About the Authors

Elise Mann specializes in beadwork and bead making and is the newsletter editor for the Bead Society of Great Britain.


Elise Mann specializes in beadwork and bead making and is the newsletter editor for the Bead Society of Great Britain.


Elise Mann specializes in beadwork and bead making and is the newsletter editor for the Bead Society of Great Britain.

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Other Popular Editions of the Same Title

9780731812899: The Bead Directory: The Complete Guide to Choosing and using More Than 600 Beautiful beads, from Cut-Glass tardrops to Wooden Spheres and Ceramic Cubes

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ISBN 10:  0731812891 ISBN 13:  9780731812899
Publisher: Simon & Schuster, 2006
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