Beaded Jewelry Skills Tools and Materials for Making Handcrafted Jewelry. A Storey BASICS Title

Beaded Jewelry : Skills, Tools, and Materials for Making Handcrafted Jewelry. A Storey BASICS Title
ISBN: 9781612124865
Publication Date: 10 February 2015

This concise guide has all the information you need to successfully make your own jewelry using knotting techniques. Clear, step-by-step, fully illustrated instructions show you exactly how to knot between beads and attached various types of clasps and finishes. The book also explains how to evaluate, select, and care for pearls and gemstones; how to select findings and tools; the pros and cons of silk versus nylon stringing material; and more.

About the Author

Carson Eddy is the owner of The Boston Bead Company, with stores in Cambridge and Salem, Massachusetts. Co-authors Rachael Evans and Kate Feld have both worked for the company. Evans has been a bead buyer, manager, and jewelry designer over the course of 12 years, and Feld has worked as store manager and is currently the staff designer. The Boston Bead Company offers an extensive calendar of classes and in-store demonstrations and maintains an online resource center, beadOpedia.