Getting Started Stringing Beads

2 1/2 years ago when I first started beading and making jewelry, this book would have been a Godsend... Thank you Jean Campbell

Let me give you the basics...7 sections not including the introduction. 1. The Bead shopping experience, 2. The basics from start to finish, 3. A Bunch of Beads, 4. Your Focal Bead, 5 Earrings, 6. Some Design Ideas, and lastly, 7. Tips.


Graphic representation: lots of them--pictorial (from a camera) and graphical (drawn) and they were big enough to show the details. I especially liked this one...




Ok now on to content...just by the organization of the chapters, this book answers a beginner's (and some not so beginner) questions. I can't tell you how many times since I've become a "beader" that I've seen folks walk into a shop and not have a clue....chapter 1 talks to you of how bead stores are generally laid out, and how you should shop...the baggies for the individual pieces, the pen and tally sheet and so on. Did you know that a hank was a gathering of 12 strands...I didn't until I read this book. And this little cheat sheet wasn't so bad either...







One of the questions I often asked when I started was about design...as a matter of fact, I still ask those questions...and the answer usually is it's all about your artistic inner vision. While that is true, it's not the 100%. Chapter 3 gives some additional tips and hints to think about...all helpful.

I'd be remiss if I didn't mention the last chapter. It provides tips on...shopping, setting up your work area, while working on your piece, on wire work and on maintenance. Check it out!

Happy Beading!!