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S.M.: I love this book! From beginning to end, this book explains everything you need to know about how to make beaded jewelry. Not only does it explain the various tools that are available, but it also shows how to use each tool and when. For each technique, it provides a project to try, noting how many beads of each color are needed (but also makes it very easy to substitute your own favorite colors). Learn how to make necklaces, bracelets, earrings, etc. I highly recommend it if you’re brand new to beading or even if you have some experience with beading, this book will enhance your knowledge.

United States on Oct 12, 2023

Jenny Chiang: 200 Beading Tips, Techniques & Trade Secrets and 350 Beading Tips, Techniques and Trade Secrets (Updated Edition). These 2 books almost same. Just get the updated edition will do. The book is interesting with good tips and techniques and informative.

Singapore on Aug 27, 2023

FLSTCKT: This book includes the materials that you need for each kind of beading project. It is easy to read and understand. Perfect for a novice and outlines what you need and what you don't need. Excellent descriptions of all pliers and wire working tools. Perfect book for anyone who does bead work or is thinking of starting.

United States on Sep 12, 2022

celticlass: Fabulous book for beginners and the more experienced. Explanation are clear and concise. Improved my beading skills after only a couple of pages. Well worth the money and the only book needed if just starting out. Highly recommended.

Spain on Jan 19, 2022

Amazon Customer: I chose this book as a gift for my granddaughter who is new to jewellery making. The book looked like it had clear informative directions with plenty of pictures to actually show what is to be done.

Canada on Dec 14, 2021

Amazon Customer: Like this book for introductory jewelry making techniques and ideas

Canada on Jan 28, 2021

Evie: This beading book is a wonderful book for beginners as well as those who are more advanced. The photos are extremely helpful as well as the descriptive and well written instructions.

Canada on Aug 12, 2020

The Professor: I am a beginning beader so I have a million questions. I purchased (3) books that different reviews suggested would answer my questions. I could have just purchased 200 Beading Tips, Techniques & Trade Secrets by Jean Power. This book starts out answering the base questions and has pictures to help you understand the concept. She shows the tools you need and has some wonderful tips that made me think - "I'd never have thought of that" several times each section. It has a wonderful Glossary and a very helpful Index. I doubt that I will get around to reading the other two books because I just don't think I'll end up with any unanswered questions. What are natural beads? How do you make a good knot? What tools do I need; what do they look like: how do I use these tools. Using thread, wire, cord or ribbon it shows you the tools, knots, and just about all you need to know to make beautiful jewelry. I'm glad I have it and doubt that I will ever feel that I don't need it any more.

United States on May 05, 2017

J. Stroh: Whether you are a novice jewelry maker, seasoned or intermediate, this book is for you. It has so many illustrations and written instructions for just about everything you could possibly want to know about jewelry making plus a few things you probably didn't know about.

The photographs are bright and vivid and show detail which I am so grateful for! Step by step photos with instructions are so very helpful. The instructions are not hard to follow and make it seem so easy to do and best of all it is! It even has photos of the different kinds of tools that are available and how to use them and what they are for. Every thing you need to know and things that you should know are in this book.

I have been making jewelry for a while and even though I thought I knew a lot, this book taught me a few things or two. The only thing I would change about this book is that I would make it in hardcover. Will I be recommending this book to others? Absolutely as it is a "must have" for your craft or jewelry making library!

United States on Dec 28, 2012

Tracy: I bought this book because I was curious about bead-weaving. I had never stitched a bead before. Since reading this book and working the various stitches it's taught me, I am now hooked on bead weaving. Right Angle Weave, Peyote, dutch spiral, even the seemingly difficult St. Petersburg chain and Herringbone, I can do them all and love beading them! This book is perfect for any beginner who wants to learn how to make seed bead jewelry but always thought it was too complex. I purchased this book not knowing a thing and shortly after learning the various stitches and beading 'language' I find myself mixing stitches for unique pieces and even selling a necklace! It is my 'go to' book if I forgot how to do something and the diagrams could not be more comprehensive. Many books just show shaded diagrams and I found them hard to follow. This book takes you step by step and includes photos of a person holding the beads with thread in hand, so you can compare what your doing to what it 'should' look like. There are also correction photos: 'does your work look like this?' is written next to a photo which often times I would answer 'yes..' They then tell you exactly what was done wrong and...

United States on Nov 21, 2011