My World of Beads: Mastering Beadwork Volume 2: Your Ultimate Guide to Techniques for Bead-Weaving and Making Jewellery (Beadflowers Beading Patterns by Katie Dean)

My World of Beads: Mastering Beadwork, Volume 2, is dedicated to teaching you the major bead-weaving and jewellery-making techniques. This is designed as an essential reference book to help you learn how to make jewellery and ornaments with beads. Or, if you already have some basic experience of key techniques, this will act as an encyclopaedia, giving you a quick and easy way to refresh your memory and polish your beading skills.The book features over 50 articles and thread path guides originally published on the My World of Beads website, set up by Katie Dean. The aim of this website was to provide beaders around the world with the key information Katie wished she had been able to access when she first began beading. So, in these pages you will learn how to work in all variations of Peyote Stitch, Brick Stitch, Herringbone, Right Angle Weave, Cubic Right Angle Weave, Square Stitch, basic stringing and jewellery-making and more!Each article offers detailed step-by-step guides, including diagrams to illustrate thread paths. Katie also shares her top tips for mastering each technique, including tips for getting good tension, using the best beads and thread. Learn how to read beading patterns and follow pattern charts. Altogether, this volume gives you an amazing foundation for creating with beads. You can take the information in here and use it to begin creating your own designs and projects right away. Or, if you are struggling with a beading tutorial, use this as a reference to help you master the basic thread paths and techniques. This beautiful guide will get you unstuck in no time and support you in understanding everything you need to master bead-weaving and jewellery-making.Katie Dean followed a career in the beading industry for over 12 years. During that time, she designed and published over 500 patterns, more than 10 books, and taught numerous beading classes, both in-person and online. She also worked as editor of Bead and Jewellery Magazine for 3 years, ran her own business, Beadflowers, and appeared on the Craft Channel and Jewellery Maker TV. She reached the finals and won multiple international beading competitions, participated several times in Battle of the Beadsmith, and had her designs published in just about every major beading magazine across the world (back when beading magazines existed!). The information and projects shared in this book series, Beadflowers Beading Patterns, represent the legacy of Katie's beading experience and designs. May they support you in growing your skills and bring you much joy as you explore the wonderful world of beading! Read more