Mastering Peyote Stitch: 15 Inspiring Projects - Softcover

Barta, Melinda

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1596686332 ISBN 13: 9781596686335

Publisher: Interweave, 2012

Synopsis

With interest in beadweaving on the rise, Mastering Peyote provides a much-needed look into the most integral technique―peyote stitch. With 15 styles in all, beading geniuses will finally have an accessible, easy-to-understand guide to one of the fundamentals of beadweaving, brought to you courtesy of Beadwork Editor Melinda Barta.

In the “Peyote Basics” chapter, you will learn the basics of creating flat peyote bands, then advance to circular and tubular variations, eventually learning to fashion dimensional jewelry pieces. Once you've mastered the basics, Melinda dives into designing dimensional jewelry pieces. Additional chapters cover combining peyote with other popular beadweaving techniques (right-angle weave, herringbone, and bead embroidery) and creating unique edgings and embellishments for finished pieces. Melinda, together withBeadwork's Designers of the Year, including Jean Campbell, Lisa Kan, Carole Ohl, Melanie Potter, Jean Power, Cynthia Rutledge, and Sherry Serafini, demonstrates a range of styles in 15 beautiful jewelry projects.

About this title

About the Author

Melinda Barta is editor of Beadwork magazine. In her Beadwork column, Custom Cool, she teaches beaders of all skill levels how to create custom components using beadweaving stitches. Melinda is the author of the best-selling books Custom Cool Jewelry (Interweave, 2008) and Hip to Stitch (Interweave, 2005) and coauthor of Mixed Metals (Interweave, 2009).

Edition details

• Publisher: Interweave
• Publication date: 2012
• ISBN 10: 1596686332
• ISBN 13: 9781596686335
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 160