Beaded Adornment: Six Beadwork Techniques to Create 23 Necklace and Earring Sets

By Jeanette Shanigan

Book Overview

A collection of 23 necklace and earring projects, created from six beadwork techniques. There is an overview of the necessities required to do beadwork, then the photographed instructions cover... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 087341585X
• ISBN13: 9780873415859
• Release Date: January 2003
• Publisher: Krause Pubns Inc
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 1.12 lbs.
• Dimensions: 11.0" x 0.3" x 8.5"

Customer Reviews

Turning seed beads into jewelry art

This is a jewelry making book for those who love to work with seed beads. Each chapter teaches a beading method and then follows with several projects utilizing that method. The first method is the Back Stitch Technique in which beads are sewn onto a surface into a design, or sewn around the edge of a cabochon (a stone that is rounded and polished on one side, and flat on the other). These designs are then made into necklaces, earrings and pins. Using the Netting Technique, Brick Stitch, and Peyote Stitch, beads are sewn together with needle and thread into lacy designs, or to encase a cabochon, or fringed pouch amulets, or fringed tube-style necklaces. Last is a chapter on using a loom to weave beads into amulets and earrings. Everything in this book is beautiful and classy, but will appeal to a certain taste. To me they suggest a Native American look. I envision seeing such pieces sold in boutiques at fairly high prices, being that they require closely detailed work and a lot of time.The instructions are clearly explained and illustrated, and are necessarily very detailed. One needs to be prepared to take the time to follow them closely. However, there is an assumption that you already are familiar with regular jewelry finishing techniques, such as how to end with crimps and clasps. The typical instructions for finishing only say something like: "String a crimping bead....close the crimping bead with crimping pliers and trim off the excess tiger tail" or "use round-nose pliers to make a loop in the head pin. Attach ear wires." I think this is an excellent book for those with patience and a taste for this kind of look.

A beading banquet.

I'm on my third copy of this book. I've worn one out, loaned one to my daughter and, in order to keep one in hand, am ordering a back-up copy. Basic techniques, simple projects, excellent illustrations and step-by-step instructions in netting, peyote, loom and split loom, and techniques for beading around and incorporating cabouchons into the work are all here. Best of all, every project leads into innovation and creativity for the reader. For me, he simple peyote project has evolved into true life colored butterflies in beads. I heartily recommend this book to beginners and those who know the basics but want to jump ahead into creating their own designs.

A great book

As a former student of Mrs. Shanigan's (she teaches a jewelry class at the high school), I found this book very well demonstrated, and easy to follow. A must have!

Simple to Complicated

This book is one I've had a few years and anytime I forget a how to of beadwork I look for this book. The diagrams make reviewing a method easy and the designs are inspirational!

Beaded Adornment is a must have.

Jeanette Shanigan has carefully laid out over 20 projects designed to expose those interested in beadwork to a myriad of styles and levels of beadwork craft. The photography is wonderful both for the artfully designed layout of the completed project as well as the close-up detail. Jeanette's experience clearly shows through in the beadwork displayed throughout the book.