Seed Beading Books

Seed beading books can be a fabulous resource to help you overcome any concerns you might have about working with these extremely tiny beads. Although there are a number of websites with tips and sample projects available as free downloads, nothing beats having a printed reference next to your work area. In addition, the quality of photographs in most seed beading books is vastly superior to what you'll find online. Just flipping through the pages of one of the titles featured in this slideshow is guaranteed to inspire your creativity!

Getting Started with Seed Beads provides a wonderful introduction to working with these jewelry making supplies. It has tips on shopping for the best beads for your project, as well as creative ideas like embellishing a men's paisley tie with beads and making beaded flower hair scrunchies.

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Chain necklaces are a very popular project for beginning beaders. Seed Bead Chains takes you through 11 different projects, including a lovely daisy pattern that can be customized to make jewelry to match any outfit in your closet.

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Seed Bead Savvy is a collection of reprinted projects from Bead & Button Magazine. If you don't have time to flip through a collection of back issues of the magazine, this is a great way to keep projects of interest in one convenient location.

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Seed Bead Fusion gives intermediate to advanced beaders plenty of ideas for new projects to explore.

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Your Seed Bead Style: Accents, Embellishments, and Adornments challenges you to take your projects to the next level by combining seed beads with unexpected materials like crystals, gemstones, pearls, and fibers. This is one of those seed beading books that's sure to leave you feeling creatively inspired!

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The Beading Answer Book covers more than just seed beads, but its tiny format and simple answers to common questions make it a must-have for any beader interested in mastering the craft.

For more simple jewelry making ideas, please review the LoveToKnow Crafts slideshow Making Bead Bracelet Patterns.

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