An instruction manual for projects to make decorative beaded purses, along with earrings, hair slides and other accessories using the techniques. The designs employ brick stitch, peyote stitch, square stitch and netting, combined with a variety of fringes and chains.
Beaded Macrame Jewelry: Stylish Designs, Exciting New Materials
Macrame. Just the word summons up images of hideous 1960s atrocities designed to hang plants. But what was good about macrame in the 1960s is still what’s good about macrame: It’s easy, it’s fun, everybody can do it. And now everybody can get great results, making gorgeous jewelry that’s sure to astonish anyone born before the Reagan era.
Knit with Beads: Beautiful GiftsThe eighteen inspired projects in this new book include great bags, hats, and socks, plus fun gifts like the Cozy Neckwarmer, knitted with plush multicolored slubbed wool and oversized glass seed beads, the Let It Snow Christmas Stocking, featuring a sweet snowman and beaded snowflakes, and the adorable Puppy Love Sweater, a hoodie with sequined edging.
Earings, wind-chimes, a butterfly stationery box and a cherub picture frame are among these 200 beaded projects, each of which can be completed in two hours. The book describes the different types of beads and their best uses, along with all the techniques needed.
