CONSTRUCTION

Books on Beadwork

Dancing Light by Susan Cooper. A collection of amulet bag patterns in peyote stitch.

A nice way to start learning how to follow simple peyote patterns and from there continue on to creating your own designs.

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Beaded Colorways: Freeform Beadweaving Projects and Palettes by Beverly Gilbert Guidance in chosing colours for bead soups and from there to applying these colours to a piece of jewelry.

The book also includes custom colour wheels so you can pull together your own palette.

And there is a Kindle version:

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Creative Bead Weaving: A Contemporary Guide To Classic Off-Loom Stitches by Carol Wilcox Wells. A lovely book filled with clear diagrams and instructions. And gorgeous projects.

Have a look at my verison of the the Double Mandala earrings.

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Laura McCabe's Embellished Beadweaving: Jewelry Lavished with Fringe, Fronds, Lacework & More (Beadweaving Master Class Series)

A seriously yummy book with incredible projects. These Masterclass books published by Lark are beautifully designed and put together.

I made a pair of earrings from one of Laura's patterns - Teal Herringbone Cluster Earrings.

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Peyote Path Meets a Brick Wall by Marilyn Earhart

An exciting resource for bringing Brick and Peyote stitches together to create 10 distinct bracelets. This book introduces the beginner to two of the most used off-loom stitches, yet affords the more experienced beader engaging and complex patterns.

Rose Rushbrooke
Artist