With this gloriously photographed and illustrated manual at hand, beaders can create awe-inspiring jewelry. It's the only current, comprehensive guide to working with cabochons--a flat piece of rock or mineral--and it covers all the basics, along with a range of new creative techniques and hot trends. Find out which tools and materials to use, which beads work best, and how to wrap them round the stones. Craft turned, pointed, twisted, brick stitch, ruffled, or scalloped edges, or add decorative fringe. For something dramatic, combine more than one cabochon in a single piece. Or, instead of natural stone, use dichroic glass or other found objects. Make a glittering brooch, funky bracelets, a wearable art necklace, and other showstoppers.
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Praise for Jamie Cloud Eakin's "Beading with Cabochons" "The designs are all beautiful and have a dramatic neo-Victorian look. Highly recommended." - Library Journal ""Beading With Cabochons" by Jamie Cloud Eakin is the first book (on bead embroidery) I read, and it's my favorite guide to beading around flat-backed stones for several reasons. One, she takes you through every step of the beading process, from gluing down the stone to attaching the backing, in detail. Even nervous newcomers will feel confident. Two, she covers a number of edging and attachment techniques to take a reader from beginner to intermediate. And three, she goes beyond the projects in her book and discusses designing your own -- essential for the bead embroidery artist! Note: Her technique for creating beaded bezels is different from the other technique I've seen, which is to create bezels out of circular peyote stitch. You may find it worthwhile to learn both ways!" - Saturday Sequins blog, March 2012
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Most books on beading involve stringing techniques and some sewing/bead embroidery, but this book is different, in that it extends jewellery making to the use of cabochons without setting them in a metal surround. There's no need to get complex metal working equipment, you just mount your cabs onto backing and sew them in place with seed beads as anchors.
She starts off simply, teaching you the stitches and finishes, gives instructions on finding and attachments in case you don't do other beading work, and then opens up the field with some stunning pictures, giving lots of ideas about how to use a beaded cab as part of an earring, necklace,brooch or bracelet. There are also some specific instructed projects if you want to practice before taking flight. I have to say this technique can really raise home made jewellery to new, designer heights, producing some real artpiece jewellery!
She starts off simply, teaching you the stitches and finishes, gives instructions on finding and attachments in case you don't do other beading work, and then opens up the field with some stunning pictures, giving lots of ideas about how to use a beaded cab as part of an earring, necklace,brooch or bracelet. There are also some specific instructed projects if you want to practice before taking flight. I have to say this technique can really raise home made jewellery to new, designer heights, producing some real artpiece jewellery!
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
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this is the best book ive bought this year i keep going back to it time and time again its the book ive wanted to find for a long time the instructions are so clear and easy to understand and i was very excited about getting this book and two months on i still am
8 of 9 people found the following review helpful
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Beading with Cabochons is something I have wanted to do for a long time, then I saw this book, bought it, and made some stunning pieces following the instructions in the book. So simple to follow, and wish I had tried it before, the variations are endless - no two need be the same. Try it and see!
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Beading with Cabs
For a complete beginner learning the techniques of beading with cabachons, this is a must have book. Easy to understand, good diagrams, alternative ideas. Excellent. Read more
Published 10 days ago by Monty7
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Everything to know about cabochons.
This is just a simply beautiful book and instructions are really clear and easy to follow. I have used this book to refer to endlessly. A very welcome bead book in my collection.
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This book is really excellent. If you want to try your hand at bead embroidery I think this is the definitive work on the subject. Read more
Published on 11 Dec 2010 by pattyann
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great buy for exploring new designs with cabochons
This a great book for anyone who likes to make jewellery with cabochons. It is not best for a complete beginner, as some of the projects are quite detailed. Read more
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