
Seed Bead Fusion: 18 Projects to Stitch Wire and String
Author(s): Rachel Nelson-Smith (Author)
- Publisher: Interweave
- Publication Date: 20 Aug. 2009
- Language: English
- Print length: 144 pages
- ISBN-10: 159668156X
- ISBN-13: 9781596681569
Book Description
Seed Bead Fusion is all about:
Fusing materials, techniques, and inspiration that creates eye-catching seed-bead jewelry.
Mixing silver and copper wire, seed beads, Czech glass, and crystals for a unique melange of materials.
Combining wirework with seed beads, beadweaving with wire, stringing with beadweaving, and multiple beadweaving stitches in a single piece to create extraordinary sculptural seed-bead jewelry.
Finding design inspiration from a wide range of sources, including Indian Punjabi folk costumes and Native American beading.
Detailed step-by-step photography adds a workshop aspect to the book.
All of the basic beadweaving stitches, basic wirework, and stringing techniques are shown as illustrations in a getting-started section. The 18 projects are an inspired mixing of techniques in a single piece.
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About the Author
Rachel Nelson-Smith is a teacher and a jewelry designer whose work has been displayed at the Milpitas Museum, Santa Cruz Metro Center, and other locations in the California Bay Area. A number of her original projects have appeared in Bead & Button and Bead Style. She lives in Santa Cruz, California.
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