1000 Glass Beads

Author: Valerie Van Arsdale Shrader
Publisher: Sterling Publishing Company, Inc.
ISBN: 9781579904586
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 412

Book Description
They’re the very best in contemporary glass beadmaking, 1000 dazzling and unique examples by an international array of artists. This color survey has it all: the beads come single or in multiples, in jewelry or sculptural pieces, flameworked and kilnformed; and their diversity and beauty are amazing. Julia Skop’s intriguing Secret Surprise showcases clear glass beads with millefiori slices at the ends. Bruce St. John crafts his beads out of diachroic glass, then fuses and coldworks them at the lapidary well after completion. Nebula Black Necklace, from Rene Roberts, features an organic-looking focal bead adorned with fine metal leaf, glass shards, and a subtle dot decoration. An artist’s comment and detail image accompany many of the photos. A Selection of the Crafters Choice Book Club.

Making Glass Beads

Author: Cindy Jenkins
Publisher: Lark Books
ISBN: 9781579906337
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 150

Book Description
Table of Contents Making a Basic Bead Preparing Mandrels 27 Igniting the Torch 28 Forming a Bead 30 Extinguishing the Torch 34 Removing Your Bead from the Mandrel 34 Finishing Touches 36 Simple Variations Shaping Your Beads 38 Overwraps 43 Multicolored Beads 44 Spots, Dots & Eyes 45 Stripes & Trails 47 Pulling Stringer 49 Fun with Stringer 53 Raked Patterns 56 Taking the Next Step Mixing Colors 59 Ribbon Cane 60 Twisties 61 Making Your Own Filigrana & Cased Stringer 64 Combing, Feathering, Side-Shifting & Furrowing 68 Pinching, Poking, Snipping & Plunging 71 Adding Metals 74 Inclusions & Surface Treatments 77 Commercial Millefiori 78 Advanced Techniques Making Your Own Millefiori 82 Cased Beads 87 Dichroic Glass 90 Sculpted Beads 91 Hollow Beads 98 Buttons 99 Marbles 101 Core Vessels 102 Appendix A. Jewelry-Making Basics 105 Appendix B. The Nature of Glass 108 Appendix C. Troubleshooting 110 Contributing Artists 111 Acknowledgments 112 Index 112.

Glass Beads

Author: Dawn Dumont
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781771871266
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
"These stories interconnect the friendships of four First Nations people spanning over two decades against the cultural, political, and historical backdrop of the 1990s and early 2000s."--

The Complete Book of Glass Beadmaking

Author: Kimberley Adams
Publisher: Sterling Publishing Company, Inc.
ISBN: 9781579905729
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 184

Book Description
A guide to the popular craft offers beadmakers instructions for how to torch, wind, and cool beads; directions for creating various designs, including barrels, cones, and discs; and strategies for achieving a variety of colors and patterns.

The Venetian Glass Bead

Author: Kathy Fox
Publisher: Kalmbach Books
ISBN: 0871167743
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 113

Book Description
Millefiori, foil, Klimt, Miro – these are just a few of the colorful Venetian glass bead styles taking center stage in Kathy Fox’s illuminating book. Fully detailed and beautifully photographed, the step-by-step instructions for 24 modern jewelry projects using wire wrapping, bead crochet, knotting, stringing, and simple stitching will entice any reader into becoming a Venetian glass bead artist. She also shares the rich history and tradition behind this old-world art form, and provides useful tips for identifying authentic Venetian and Murano beads, guiding readers to informed buying decisions.

Green Glass Beads

Author: Jacqueline Wilson
Publisher: Pan Macmillan
ISBN: 1447213831
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 290

Book Description
'The joy for me is that this is my anthology, and I love every single poem in this book.' Jacqueline Wilson This is a gorgeous, stunningly produced collection of classic and modern poems that girls will turn to again and again throughout their lives. Jacqueline has taken great delight in selecting and arranging her favourite poems for this book, and you can hear her voice in the beautiful poems she has chosen, making it a truly personal collection. There are poems that will make you smile, laugh, frown and cry, and poems that will stay with you for the rest of your life.

Designing Jewelry with Glass Beads

Author: Stephanie Sersich
Publisher: Interweave
ISBN: 9781596680470
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
In this collection of inspiring pieces, aspiring jewelers and practicing designers alike will find accessible advice across a range of 20 glass bead projects. Explained in a conversational style and with step-by-step instructions, the guide--which includes projects such as necklaces, bracelets, pendants, and brooches--encourages crafters to use a mix of inexpensive, commercially available beads as well as one-of-a-kind, handmade glass beads. This comprehensive handbook also explains wirework, stringing, sewing, and a variety of knotting techniques, while throughout the book sidebars on the inspirations and creations of glass jewelry artists offer unique perspectives on creating artful glass jewelry.

Middle Eastern and Venetian Glass Beads

Author: Augusto Panini
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
Languages : en
Pages : 320

Book Description
"This volume allows us to share the many years of impassioned, fruitful research that have allowed the author to select a grouping of Middle Eastern and Venetian glass beads found in Western Africa. BJ This text provides an in-depth analysis of the elements that make up a plurality of bead types, allowing us to achieve a synthetic reading of their technical, historical and - where present - symbolic characteristics."--BOOK JACKET.

Beads of Glass

Author: Cindy Jenkins
Publisher: Hot Head Glass
ISBN: 9780971964303
Category : Glass artists
Languages : en
Pages : 152

Book Description
Features biographical sketches and the work of glass bead artists. Illustrates lampworking techniques.

Glass Bead Artistry

Author: Ondori Publishing Company Staff
Publisher: Japan Publications Trading
ISBN: 9780870408908
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 52

Book Description
Glass Bead Artistry is a Japan Publications publication.