A World of Beads: How to make your own unique jewelry
Barbara Case
Detailed instructions, full color photos
128 pages
$24.95 at TSI/Washington

Advanced Beadwork
Ruth F. Poris
1989, Golden Hands Press
Design, loom weaving, off-loom weaving, metal work and more.
148 pages 8 color plates $12.95 at Fire Mountain Gems/Oregon

All About Beads: A Guide to Beads & Bead Jewelry Making
Maureen Murray 1995
Batsford Pub., London
History, folklore, information on materials and techniques, hundreds of photographs and many ideas.
144 pages $29.95

The Basics of Bead Stringing
Edited by Mel Anderson
This easy-to-follow guide leads from simple to more complex projects, explaining all you need to know about tools, materials, and methods as you progress. Drawings illustrate techniques for each bead-stringing task as well as for repair, restringing, and redrilling. An excellent resource for all levels of beaders-beginners, those who do repair work, and those who create their own designs. Revised edition.-BeadZip/Virginia
Illustrated, color plates 56 pages

The Basics of Bead Stringing
Dave Champion
c1985 2nd print. (rev.)
Borjay, Santa Monica, CA
48 pages illustrated
Basics of all materials used, design styles, knotting, multi strand techniques.

The Basics of Bead Stringing
Edited by: Genevieve Bourget
c 1998 (rev.)
Borjay Press, Santa Monica, CA
64 pages illustrated with drawings and color photos
This easy-to-follow guide details the basics of beading, including: an outline of materials used, design styles, knotting, and multi-strand techniques. An excellent resource for all levels of beaders-beginners. $6.95

Bead Work
Sara Withers 1995 48 pages
Full color step by step, photo by photo instructions for 17 projects total. The first two are earrings basics. Techniques covered include multi-strand necklaces, loomed bracelets. Price unknown.

Beaded Barrettes and Bracelets
Jane Sherwood
Sherwood Designs
Directions for 6 bracelets and 8 barrettes. $4.95

Beaded Dream Catchers
Mary R. Musgrove
4 pages $3.95

Beaded Jewelry Made Simple
Mary B. Hetz
7 pages $4.95

Beaded Necklaces
Jane Sherwood
9 styles of necklaces with earrings
10 pages $5.95

Beaded Phoenix
Rosanne Andreas
P.O. Box 1053
Warwick, NY 10990
Wholesale Inquiries welcomed at Helby Imports:Helby@idt.net
1-888-684-7248
Bead and String reference chart poster & booklet set
andreas@beadedphoenix.com
http://www.beadedphoenix.com

Beading Frenzy
Hot Off the Press
Starters booklet. Projects.
Illustrated. Color photos 16 pages $6.99

Beading Necklace with Ani Afshar:
a Step-by-step Guide to Creating Beautiful Beaded Jewelry
Ani Afshar 1995
Schiffer Publishing
Step by step color photos on how to make two styles of necklaces. $12.95

Beading with Seed Beads, Gem Stones and Cabochons
Sadie Starr 1993
Shooting Starr Gallery Publications
Seed bead jewelry
200+ pages Color plates, b/w photos
Very well written, lots of large b/w photo showing steps on how to make different projects. Lots of charts. Even a guide on how to price your finished works. $24.95

Beads: Easy to Make Projects to Give and Treasure
Jo Moody 1995
Keepsake Crafts (Sunset)
62 pages, colored and illustrated. $9.99

Beads: Make Your Own Unique Jewellery
Stefany Tomalin 1988
Sterling Publishing Co
Design, beadmaking, repair, many projects.
128 pages Color $15

Beads, The Art of Stringing
Genie Ragan
Basis terminology, tools and techniques and trade secrets.
b/w 58 pages $3.95

Beads and Cabochons: How to Create Fashion Earrings and Jewelry
Patricia Layman
Incorporate synthetic or genuine cabochons with seed beads.
Illustrated, step by step in struction for projects
color plates 82 pgs. $9.95

Beads and Threads: A New Technique for Fiber Jewelry
Diane Fitzgerald and Helen Banes
1993 Flower Valley Press
Fiber Jewelry 144 pages Color
Wonderful book on the how-to's of this new technique by the authors. Lots of color photos of finished products (including student's work). $24.95 at BeadZip/Virginia

Beadwork. Jules & Kaethe Kliot 1984 56 pages.
Re-publication of Priscilla Bead Work Book (which is fabulous)
by Belle Robinson (1912). A must for beaded handbag and vintage beadwork enthusiasts--Ornamental Resources $7.50

Beadwork Basics
Ann Benson 1994
Sterling Pub. Co. NY 128 pages Color 29 projects with instructions for many basic beading techniques. $19.95 ($27.95 Can)

A Beadwork Companion
Jean Heinbuch
Bead Embroidery on fabric or leather. Contains 11 beadcraft projects for beaders from beginning to advanced. Illustrated Color plates b/w photos, diagrams; illustrations; pattern charts
106 pages $10.95

Beady Eyed Women's Guide to Exquisite Beadwork: A Netting Primer
Vicki Star 1994
Netting techniques
Available from: Jeanette Cook P.O. Box 60691 San Diego, CA 92166
24 pages $16.95 ppd.

Beautiful Beads
Alexandra Kidd
50 bead projects, how-to's and step by step instructions. Full color, water color illustrations 128 pages $20

The Best Little Beading Book
Wendy Simpson Conner
Thousands of tips for both beginners and pros
264 pages total (almost all B/W photos)
24 pages are have color photos $28.95

Create Your Own Fashion Jewelry
Mariana Wilson 1985
Mele Ana, Inc. Studio City, CA
64 pages illustrated $6.95

Dazzle: Creating Artistic Jewelry and Distinctive Accessories
Linda Fry Kenzie 1995
Chilton Book Co. Radnor PA 800-274-7066
114 pages
Color photos and illustrations
$19.95

Easy-Bead Basics
Fashion Effects Designs
Jewelry and home decor with beads.
10 pages $5.00

Elizabeth Ward's Step by Step Guide to Professional Bead Stringing
Elizabeth Ward $24 pages $6.75

Embellishments
Jane Sherwood
8 pages
$4.95

Ethnic Beading for Today
Jane Sherwood
Patterns and instructions featuring Native American and Huichol beaded jewelry. 15 different designs.
14 pgs $4.95 at TSI/Washington

Flash Jewelry Making and Repair Techniques
Therese Spears
20 pages $3.95

Glass Bead Artistry 1992
Ondorisha Publishers
Glass seed beadwork on wire
48 pages color photos $12

Guide to Beadwork
Desiree Vinson
A comprehensive source of beading information, this book includes chapters on supplies and techniques of various fringes and stitches. All techniques are clearly illustrated
75 pages In Touch Publishing $14.95

Hairwrapping Techniques
Darlene Roether 1995
96 pages;
25 b/w drawings
Shows step-by-step technique and designs
$9.95

How to do Beadwork
Mary White (1869-1952) [1972]
Dover Publications, NY
Reprint from 1904 ed.
106 illustrations 142 pages $4.95

Jewelry and Accessories: beautiful designs to make and wear
Juliet Bawden
1995 North Light Books
128 pages, paperback, color photos and diagrams $16.99

Learn to Make Bead Jewelry in Just One Day
American School of Needlework (?)
46 pages $7.99

Make Your Own Beads and Jewelry
Karen Stolzenberg 1993
Publications International
Mixed Jewelry 64 pages color
price unknown

A Manual of Bead Techniques
Preston Miller 32 pages $3.50

More Beautiful Purses.
Evelyn Hartig 1995
Gallery Graphics Press, Carmel CA
576 pages some color illustrations
Like an encyclopedia about beaded purses. You will be enthralled by the 570 color pictures! It is obvious to see how this book took years to resarch and produce and it is well worth the price.
--Beads And Beyond Newsletter. $125.00

The New Beadwork
Kathlyn Moss and Alice Scherer 1992
Harry N. Abrams Publishing
Beadwork Include illustrated instructionson some of the basic stitches. 112 pages Color photos $24.95

The Pearl and Bead Boutique Book
Virginia Nathanson c1972
Hearthside Press, Great Neck, NY
190 pages illustrated B/w and color photos price unknown

Pearl and Bead Stringing with Henrietta
by Henrietta Virchik
Everyone who knows anyone knows Henrietta... her video by the same name inspired the book that teaches numerous stringing methods.--LJ's books/vidos catalog
89 pages color photos diagrams, illustrations $9.95

Pearls: Earrings and Necklaces
Jane Sherwood
Designs and instructions for jewelry using glass pearls.
8 pgs. $4.95

Picot Lace
(Subtitle: a new light on tatting, a new twist on beading) Sandy Forrington c1993 (1994 printing)
Picot Press P.O. Box 2298 Ft. Bragg, CA 95437
160pp $24.95ppd.

Simple Handmade Jewelry
Christophorus Verlag
Translated by Jessica Lysaght.1993
Search Press Distributed by:
Arthur Schwartz and Co. 1-800-345-6665
80 pgs $17.50

Simply Beads by Betty Weber and Anne Duncan. 1971
25 pages, 2 color plates
An introduction to beading from North and Central America, Africa, and the Middle East. Projects include Chevron chain, Indian Flower necklace, African Mandala--Ornamental Resources $6

Step-by-Step Bead Stringing
Ruth F. Poris c1984
Golden Hands Press
Various tools, techniques on stringing beads
100+ illustrations 44 pages $5.95 at TSI/Washington

Step-by-step Beadcraft
Judith Glassman [1974]
Golden Press, New York 64 pages illustrated
price unknown

Tambour Beading with a Ring Frame
Maisie Jarrett
Kangaroo Press 1994 72 pages
color photos with full size b/w patterns $11.95

Things I Can Make with Beads
Sabine Lohf 1990
[Translation of Ich mach was mit Schachteln.]
unpaged, 1 volume color illustration Illustrations and text guide readers in crafting projects such as bead games, toy animals, musical instruments, key rings, and gardens. $6.95

Thong Beading
Sherri Sanchez and Carole Tripp
Stringing beads and charms on leather thongs and finish the ends to fashion necklaces, bracelets, and earrings 19 pages $5.95

Those Bad Bad Beads
Virginia Blakelock 1990
Indispensable source for any serious seed bead stringer --Fire Mountain Gems 105 pages b/w illustrated $15

Traditional Beadwork: 20 Glorious projects for beading on canvas
Eliza McClelland 1994
Anaya Publisher Ltd, London
Color photos and colored charts for beading on canvas with a how-to section. 112 pages $30

Two-Hour Beaded Projects
Ann Benson 1995 (August)
Sterling Pub. New York
Price unknown