Fiber Bead Jewelry Beautiful Designs To Make Wear 1st Edition Helen Banes With Sally Banes by Helen Banes With Sally Banes 9780806960821, 9781402700736, 0806960825, 1402700733 instant download after payment.

Weave a fabulous array of coloured fibre and beads into timeless necklaces inspired by the richness of the past

Techniques are innovative yet simple to learn • A minimum of supplies is required • Personalise your creations to suit your style and taste

Lush full-colour photographs depict the necklacesShapes that tease the eye, textures that tempt one to touch, vibrant colours from the entire spectrum: this beautiful, dynamic, and intricate jewellery often echoes traditional designs from Africa to the Americas. Give your creative vision a workout with these innovative techniques for needlewoven necklaces, bracelets, earrings, and more. Choose from a feast of styles - a Mandarin pouch, Peruvian-based Orejon Man necklace, Navajo spirit pattern, and other amazing original pieces.

Reviews

'Very original...Banes draws on her lifelong interest in found objects and ethnic ornaments... [There are] photos of many of her...necklaces, with diagrammed patterns...unique approach to jewelry design.' - Library Journal

The results are spectacular...the necklaces become true works of art, not just macramé look-alikes.' - Booklist

Readers Amazon:

'What a cornucopia of delights!' 

'Beautiful Designs to Make & Wear' 

'Great Inspiration and Pattern Collection! This is a great book for those interested in macrame and complementary techniques, chock full of patterns and tips, as well as a lot of pictures of inspirational pieces--definitely geared for an advanced macrame artist or someone who has some weaving and knotting experience!' 

First Paperback Edition, 100 of 128 pages