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25 Dazzling Handcrafted ProjectsLearn how to create wearable works of art! Beaded Bracelets will show you how to make 25 original woven beaded bracelets that are contemporary and sure to make a statement.Every bracelet design is unique and has been created by author Claudine McCormack Jalajas to help you master the four main basic beadweaving stitches: peyote, crossweave, right angle weave, and herringbone. Each design comes with a complete and detailed material list, and clear step-by-step instructions and illustrations. And all the projects will show you how beads are gently woven together to create bracelets that are lacy, chunky, sleek, fringed, delicate, and most of all beautiful. Also included are tips for purchasing the right tools and beads and resources that will guide your buying decisions.



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Claudine McCormack Jalajas

Claudine McCormack Jalajas is the author of bestselling Beaded Bracelets released in August 2014 by Running Press. She is an expert writer in the field of technical writing and learning. For eighteen years she has been involved in proprietary computer software documentation and training for many Fortune 500 companies across the United States. She excels in helping people understand how to perform complex tasks and she is able to use this expertise to make jewelry-making simple. Her enthusiasm for bead stitching is obvious through her constant development of jewelry (she confesses bracelets are her favorite) . Never tiring of creating and designing, she shares her knowledge with others. She teaches jewelry-making and ETSY primer classes in many libraries throughout Suffolk County on Long Island. Her classes are popular and often have waiting lists. She sells her jewelry, patterns, and bead kits on her ETSY (http://www.etsy.com/shop/BelleJewelryDesign) site and at various artisan shows throughout the year. She also sells patterns in her Craftsy (http://www.craftsy.com/user/367549/pattern-store) pattern store and she blogs about her jewelry-making at bellejewelrydesigns.blogspot.com.



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