Ebook: Beading Basics

Discover the basics of beading and beyond!If you've been tempted by the beauty of beaded jewelry and home decorating pieces, but second guessed your abilities to learn the skills needed to create such tantalizing works, fear no more! Beading Basics reveals all that's necessary for creating everything from a simple single-strand necklace to a more intricate netting stitch woven wind bottle covers. You'll discover:Essential information for choosing the right beads, supplies and tools, plus tips and techniques for working with wire, weaving on a loom and creating various woven chains. Easy-to-follo.;Cover; Copyright; Contents; Introduction; Chapter 1: Getting Started; Beads; Supplies and Tools; Chapter 2: Tips and Techniques; Threading Needles; Changing Threadsand Tying Knots; Breaking a Bead; Using a Stop Bead; Using Split Rings; Ending a Strand; Using Head Pins; Using Eye Pins; Using Wrapped Pins; Working with Memory Wire; Working with Wire; Weavingon a Loom; Creating Woven Chains; Daisy Chain; Ladder Stitch; Spiral Rope; Lacy Spiral; Potawatomi Weave; Using Weaving Stitches; Right-Angle Weave; Peyote Stitch (Gourd Stitch); Vertical Netting (Lattice Weave); Square Stitch.