Creative Beading Vol. 5

Creative Beading Vol. 5 is a yearbook of fantastic jewelry projects from Bead&Button magazine. Each of the book’s three sections contains a wealth of editor-tested projects grouped by stitch or technique. Includes a range of stringing, wirework, chain mail, and bead crochet projects in addition to the fantastic stitching for which Bead&Button magazine is known.

•75 projects to inspire beaders

•Lots of stitching, plus wirework, chain mail, bead embroidery, bead crochet, and stringing projects

•Basics, Tools, and Materials sections make getting organized easy

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Author: From Bead&Button magazine
Softcover; 8 1/4 x 10 3/4; 256 pages; 764 color photos; ISBN: 9780871162922

From the editors of Bead&Button magazine.

Introduction 8
Tools & materials 9
Baics 12

Stitching 20
Dimensional diamonds 22
Stitch diamond shapes into a peyote pattern to create a textured cuff
Wave ring 24
Use totally tubular peyote stitch to whip up a handful of rings
River of light 26
Link crystal stones to make a bracelet that flows gracefully around your wrist
Wildflower vine 29
Create a bell-shaped wildflower using sculptural peyote
Royal jewels 34
Recreate the look of jewelry worn by Russian tsarinas
Marquise de lis 38
So simple sophisticated, you’ll want to make one in every color
Pools of light 42
Make a splash with sparkling rivoli ponds surrounded by droplets of beaded fringe
Peyote paradise 46
Flat, circular, and increasing peyote stitch create a flourish of beadwork
Zig zag bangle 51
Turn a craft store find into a beaded bangle
Scalloped lace 54
Modify right-angle weave so that it gracefully curves
Heavy metal 56
Create substantial links with metal seed beads, then connect them with jump rings
Broad band 58
Communicate your style loud and clear with metallic seed beads and crystals
Victorian sparkle 61
Surround a large crystal stone with layers of seed beads, bicones, and briolettes
Diagonal view 64
Offset four-bead clusters shift the color repeats
Cables bracelet 66
Adapt herringbone stitch with a classic fiber technique for an undulating bracelet
Link to creativity 68
Clever links connect your favorite colors
Dragon alert! 70
Two dragon heads meet nose-to-nose in a fanciful choker
What’s the buzz? 74
Work St. Petersburg chain forward and backward for a zigzag effect that can be playful or sophisticated
Regal reiteration 78
Make this stately collar of fanning pearl dangles, and you’ll soon know St. Petersburg chain backward and forward
Web of silver 82
Highlight a favorite focal bead and colorful captured gemstones
Golden formula 84
Tubular netting surrounds a strand of oversized beads in this bodacious bangle
Creative networking 88
Use netting as a base, and nestle rondelles in an abundance of seed bead loops
Through & through 91
Layers of interlocked scallops create a beautiful collar
Row by row 94
String crystal with a quick and easy - yet stunning - technique
Fascinating fasteners 96
Make otherwise inconspicuous buttons the focus on your design
Treasure box 98
Weave together a bounty of crystals
Blooming beaded beads 100
Create sparking focal beads with little floral accents
Lunar illusion 102
Create a constellation of crystals around a solar system of cabochons
Vintage blooms 106
Imitate the look of Miriam Haskell jewelry with bead-embroidered lace
Button fan 110
Use a button as a cabochon and stitch bead embroidery to mimic the fan-shaped desgins on its surface
Fleur de Paris 115
Fashion a feminine flower with a little French flair
Bold buttons 118
Beaded buttons make perfect mini canvases for experimenting with color, design, and texture
Triple time 120
Create three identical beaded ring components to make a necklace that combines stitching with a bit of wirework
Plaited spiral 123
A double-spiral rope gives a graduated necklace the look of intertwined strands
Hexagonal pillow earrings 126
Dangle traditional Chinese pillows from a pair of handmade earring findings
Ice blossoms 129
Adorn yourself with this feminine necklace
Flowering fringe 132
String a full but delicate garland for your wrist
Barred bracelet 134
Vertical embellishments are easy to achieve when you combine bead stringing and stitching techniques
Piecework 136
Curvaceous components create a geometric cuff
Eye of the twister 139
The rivoli in the center of an embellished peyote bezel serves double-duty as a clasp and a focal point
Hibiscus twist 142
Interchangeable flower pendants give you plenty of options
Harmonious array 146
Spirals, links, and loops unite for an elegant showpiece necklace
Pearl orbit 150
Combine tubular peyote stitch and tubular herringbone for an opulent wrist adornment
Royal ring 154
Give a round crystal stone the royal treatment
Red herring flower 157
Button up a cute little necklace
Byzantine translation 162
Stitch a beaded version of Byszantine chain maille
Fanciful romance 166
Turn up the heat with fire-polished beads, and fan the flames of fantasy
Time for teapots 169
Set a miniature beaded teapot on a shelf of wear it as a pendant
Catch a star 174
Rounds of netting capture sparkling crystals and create versatile components
Hojas inspiration 178
Repeat a stylized leaf motif to make a pretty pendant

Wirework 180
Raining petals 182
Beaded dangles evoke the gentle drop of petals from a blossoming tree
Dangle delight 184
Crystals and freshwater pearls form sparkling spikes around semiprecious briolettes
Bloomin’ flower ring 186
Cheerful glass flowers make a lively accessory
Queen’s ring 188
Seed beads and bicone and chaton-mounted crystals add a hint of color to a ring of coiled wire
Lovely lines 190
The natural curve of wire lends itself to these stylized leaves
Get in the groove 192
Wire welcomes beads with an open embrace
Chained melody 194
Create harmonious balance with linked loops and assorted chain
Sew wired 198
Use twisted wire to sew five antique shell buttons into a necklace
Flight of the butterfly 200
Combine gemstones, pearls, and several types of wire for a pendant as eye-catching as its inspiration
Rosy posy pendant 204
Use a round loom to bring a wire flower into bloom
Modest exhibition
Use a minimalist approach to feature a brilliant gem in a graceful wire setting
Grand Victoria Christmas trees
Warm up with a pair of holiday earrings that hearkens back to the good ol’ days
Copper cascade 212
Interlocking wire-wrapped components and accent beads flow into each other like a stepped waterfall
Perfect pairing 215
Full Persian chain maille section frame lampworked focal beads
Color division 217
Make the move from flat to tubular chain maille with one additional step
Crystal constellations 220
Join jump rings for a galaxy formed by your imagination
Dotty dangles 222
Petite buttons dance on easy layered earrings

Other techniques 224
Winter medley 226
Embellish a crocheted rope with several fringe techniques
Let’s twist again 230
Add texture and dimension with a visible thread base
Balancing act 232
Clean lines showcase intricate art-glass beads
Beaded purse revival 235
Learn the bead knitting technique of plaited knitting
Knots of fun 240
Try your hand at five different Chinese-style knots
Simple exchange 243
Discover how easy it is to make an eight-strand braid of beads
Loops & lace 246
Learn traditional tatting for a sparkling necklace that brings together the best of fiber and beads
Frost relief 249
Acid-etch a glass bead to create a luminous glow

Contributors 252
Index 255