A Beadwork Companion: A Step by Step Illustrated Workbook for Beading Projects

First Edition.1970

From the cover:

This exciting new book presents step by step instructions for making 11 beautiful beading craft projects from barrettes to fully beaded belts. Beading patterns are provided for each one and seven additional beading patterns are also included.

Written by successful author and noted craftsperson Jean Heinbuch, each project is fully illustrated by the author. Photos of each item and over 200 illustrations are included!

In 112 pages, the construction and beading of the following projects are described in ";How To Do It"; detail: Large Barrette, Heart-Shaped Barrette, Rosette Hair Ties, Ration Ticket Bag, Strike-A-Light Bag, Round Floral Belt Buckle, Neck Knife Sheath, Large Old Style Knife Sheath, Wrap Around Knife Sheath, Geometric Pattern Beaded Belt and Floral Beaded Belt.

The introductory section discusses Materials, Construction Stitches, Beading Techniques (Return Stitch, Gourd Stitch and Lazy Stitch) and Beaded Edges (Oblique, Loop, Lazy Stitch and Gourd Stitch).

The book contains projects for all levels of beaders, from beginning to advanced. Everyone who enjoys creating beautiful and useful craftwork will want to own this book and use it over and over again.