About this item
[This] beautiful book turns craft into wearable art. Using black-and-white diagrams to clarify procedures, [Benson] introduces two types of beadwork: needle weaving, in which beads are threaded together; and card stitching, in which beads are sewn directly onto a backing of lightweight cardboard or construction paper....More than 40 gorgeous projects. A splendid book." - Booklist."A visual feast." - Shuttle, Spindle & Dyepot. Ann Benson, one of America's foremost bead artisans, offers an array of eye-catching projects for beaded jewelry and accessories, all created from the surprisingly simple technique of beadweaving and showcased in gorgeous full-page photographs. The patterns and instructions for 50 of her most spectacular pieces use two basic methods: needleweaving, a style similar to crocheting, and bead card stitching, in which beads are sewn directly onto a patterned card.
About the Author
Ann Benson is the author of four Random House/Delacorte Press historical novels: "The Plague Tales, "The Burning Road", "The Physician's Tale" (The Plague Trilogy) , and "Thief of Souls," as well as her fifth novel "Ambrosia," set in post-9/11 New York. Ms. Benson is the also author of multiple books on beading and needle arts, and the designer of hundreds of beading and needle art designs. She has developed and now manufactures a simple beading loom for small jewelry that requires no warp finishing. As the producer/writer/videographer/animator/narrator of dozens of instructional YouTube videos for beading, embroidery, weaving and more, Ann is renowned for the clarity and precision of her teaching. She is widely recognized as the world's leading expert on beaded crochet.Ann is happily married to retired Detective Gary Frost. She is the proud mother of two exceptional grown women, and the doting grandmother of Jack, Ella, Elizabeth, Dezarae, Erika, Maddie and Autumn. Mommy of Charlotte, Chihuahua with attitude. She resides in Port Orange, Florida, and South Dennis, Massachusetts.Ms. Benson is a closet singer, and is always writing something . . .For more information on Ann's books, and a list of links to all of the free instructional materials she has made available, please visit annbenson.com.
