Beadwork magazine

This months features are:
'Beadwork Master Class: Geometry + Beads = Infinity Designs by Phyllis Dintenfass
Discover how to combine geometric forms and seed beads and learn how to construct reversible three-dimensional, peyote-stitched triangles

India's Bead Riches: A Traveler's Encounters with Modern-Day Beadmakers
Travel through three of India’s most notable bead-producing cities to explore the centuries-old tradition of glass bead production

Tiles & Tribulations: One Beader's Journal
An artist’s journey through the yearlong process of designing and realizing a valance of colorful glass tiles and seed beads

Fast and Fabulous: Projects for the Holidays
These four glamorous, easy-to-make jewelry pieces are perfect for your next holiday party'

Some of this months projects:
'Egyptian Collar by Shelley Nybakke
Use right-angle weave to create a bold necklace reminiscent of the adornments of ancient Egyptian royalty

Holiday Carol Ornament by Robin Cowart
Netting and loop fringe can be used to encircle any ornament elegantly

Evening Iridescence by Lisa Kan
Seed beads and keishi pearls richly embellish a base of chevron chain and right-angle weave

Ring Around the Rosie by Laura McCabe
Peyote-stitched rings and intricate netted flowers connect to form a golden bracelet with a hint of sparkle

Little Black Dress Earrings by Marcia DeCoster
Diamonds of ladder stitch and right-angle weave crown briolettes accented with glamorous crystals

Elizabethan Necklace by Lori Stroner SHOWN ON THE COVER
From a combination of triangle weave and stringing emerges an extraordinary necklace that evokes the extravagant Elizabethan era.'

Regular magazine features include Bead Biz, Fast & Fabulous, Bead Makers and Techniques. New regulars are Custom Cool and Scarlett's Style.

Postage is £0.80 to the UK, £2.15 to Europe and £3.50 outside Europe.

This months features are:
'Beadwork Master Class: Beading Antiquity by Maggie Meister
Delve into the beauty of the ancient world by recreating a Byzantine treasure with seed beads.

Forging a Steampunk Fantasy: An Adventure in Beads, History, and Steamy Style by Melanie Brooks Lukacs
Explore a story-rich trend that translates into jewelry with both Victorian and futuristic ingredients.'

This months projects:
'Flirty Framboise by Melinda Barta: Combine a lush assortment of pearls, tubular-peyote ruffled caps, a matching seed-bead bail, peyote spacers—and a charming necklace emerges
Olive Rose Necklace by Lynn Davy: Use netting and peyote stitch to create a delicate rose suspended from a chain of right-angle weave
Pomegranate Necklace by Barbara Ellis: Dancing peyote-stitched globes strung from a herringbone-stitched rope evoke the moods of fall
Crystal Brilliance by Daeng Weaver: Ladder stitch, herringbone stitch, and peyote stitch unite to fashion a regal necklace with an embellished crystal pendant
Color-Play Necklace by Barbara Claytor: Simply knot a strip of right-angle-weave variation to produce a cascade of color
Wire Romance by Melody MacDuffee: Dramatic dangles topped with intricate wireworked flowers—easy to make, stunning to wear!
Nautical Star by Scarlett Lanson: Zip together twelve cylinder-bead triangles with peyote stitch to fashion a delicate evening bag
Fall Trellis by Christie Dunn: Peyote-stitch a lovely bracelet of wandering beaded flowers in free-form style
Earth and Sky by Jamie Hogsett: Chrysoprase drops dangle from cool and airy peyote bails for an elegant pair of earrings. Excerpted from the new book Create Jewelry: Stones
Dazzling Drapes by Julie Walker: A potpourri of seed-bead sizes and tiny chain create an eclectic square-stitched necklace
Sky-High Ring by Janet Kay Skeen: Use flat and circular peyote stitch to build a towering ring with whimsy and bold color
Spectral Stones by Teri Bienvenue: String and knot a richly colored multistrand necklace of glass, stone, and pearls
Roller-Girl Bracelet by Linda Gettings: Stitch your way to a burst of rainbow color using circular peyote and square stitches
Royal Amethyst Earrings by Cecilia Guastaferro: Wander back in time using right-angle weave to bead stunning Victorianesque ear dangles.'

Regular magazine features include Bead Biz, Fast & Fabulous, Bead Makers and Techniques.

Postage is £0.80 to the UK, £2.15 to Europe and £3.50 outside Europe.

This month's feature is 'Beadwork Master Class: Beading Challenged with Dustin Wedekind - exploring the versitility of square stitch.

This months varied projects include stitched olive earrings, strung necklaces, embroidered and brick-stitched bracelet, right angle weave embellished with peyote necklace, free-form brick stitch necklace, stitched Autumn necklace, wirework and chain-mail bracelet.

Regular magazine features include Bead Biz, Fast & Fabulous, Bead Makers and Techniques.

Postage is £0.80 to the UK, £2.15 to Europe and £3.50 outside Europe.

This month's feature is: 'Transforming the Ordinary with Beads', the Art of Paula Rasmus DeDe.

18 projects this month use many bead weaving stitches (peyote, herringbone, netting, brick stitch,) as well as wirework and stringing. There are designs for necklaces, bracelets, a card case, a candy cane, a cuff, pendant, and earrings.

Regular magazine features include Bead Biz, Fast & Fabulous, Bead Makers and Techniques.

Postage is £0.80 to the UK, £2.15 to Europe and £3.50 outside Europe.

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INCLUDES A FREE COPY OF BEADWORK JUNE/JULY 2007.
This month's features are Born to Bead - three generations of beadworkers; Mixing it up - five collage style projects by the Beadwork Editors in Who Owns the Stitches - Ethics and Beadland.
Projects this month use many bead weaving stitches (right angle weave, peyote - flat, free-form and tubular, herringbone, netting, brick stitch and fringing) as well as bead embroidery (on the cover), wirework and stringing. There are designs for necklaces, bracelets, pendant, brooch and earrings.
The masterclass is by some of the most outstanding artists and instructors in the beadwork community who share a technique refinement or a project aimed to advance the work of intermediate to advanced beaders. This month's class, with Laura McCabe is 'Designing without Limits: Three 'Muses' to spark your creativity'. Laura suggests sources of inspiration and shows how to use these as she developed a pendant design. It includes the instructions for an exclusive Passionflower pendant.
Regular magazine features include Bead Biz, Fast & Fabulous, Bead Makers and Techniques.

Beacause of the free magazine postage is slightly more for this issue at £1.00 to the UK, £3.10 to Europe and £5.70 outside Europe.

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This month's feature take a look in the factories at Japan's largest seed bead manufacturers - Toho and Miyuki.
Projects this month use many bead weaving stitches (right angle weave, both single and two needle, peyote, herringbone, netting, Dutch spiral, tubular brick stitch and fringing) as well as wirework and stringing. There are designs for necklaces, bracelets, pendant, and earrings.
The masterclass is by some of the most outstanding artists and instructors in the beadwork community who share a technique refinement or a project aimed to advance the work of intermediate to advanced beaders. This month's class, with Marcia DeCoster is 'Small is beautiful - the joy of beading components'. Marcia shows how much of her work is based on small components, which are quick to bead & combined to create a whole. She then teaches you how to make earrings based on the Terracia Bracelet medallion in the June/July 2007 issue.
Regular magazine features include Bead Biz, Fast & Fabulous, Bead Makers and Techniques.

Postage is £0.80 to the UK, £2.15 to Europe and £3.50 outside Europe.

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This month's features are 'Beaded Dragons on His Shoulder' - a look at Graeme Morris's Whimsies by Diane Fitzgerald and The Beaded Bag - a gallery of 35 wining entries from this years show.
Projects this month use many bead weaving stitches (right angle weave, circular peyote, tubular herringbone, spiral rope, peyote and herringbone, tubular peyote, ladder and brick stitch) as well as wirework and stringing. There are necklaces, bracelets, earrings and a covered jar lid.
The masterclass is by some of the most outstanding artists and instructors in the beadwork community who will share a technique refinement or a project aimed to advance the work of intermediate to advanced beaders. This month's class, with Melanie Potter is on how to design a clasp. She then teaches you how to make her signature beaded 'Candy Wrapper Clasp', a 3-D clasp cover that doubles as a focal element.
Regular magazine features include Bead Biz, Fast & Fabulous, Bead Makers and Techniques.


Postage is £0.80 to the UK, £2.15 to Europe and £3.50 outside Europe.

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