A beginner's step-by-step guide to the knotting techniques needed to create professional-looking jewelery.
A beginner's step-by-step guide to the knotting techniques needed to create professional-looking jewelery.
Get all knotted up! This fun guide has all the information you need to make your own jewelry using knotting techniques. You ll learn how to evaluate, select, and care for pearls and gemstones; how to select findings and tools; the pros and cons of different stringing materials; and much more. Clear step-by-step, fully illustrated instructions show you exactly how to knot between beads and attach various types of clasps and finishes. You ll soon be crafting beautiful, ready-to-wear pieces.
Carson Eddy is the owner of The Boston Bead Company, with stores in Cambridge and Salem, Massachusetts. The Boston Bead Company offers an extensive calendar of classes and in-store demonstrations and maintains an online resource center, beadOpedia.Co-author Rachael Evans has been a bead buyer, manager, and jewelry designer at The Boston Bead Company over the course of 12 years.Co-author Kate Feld has worked as store manager and is currently the staff designer of The Boston Bead Company.
EXACTLY WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW Create hand-knotted jewelry that shows off the beauty of pearls and gemstones while keeping them securely in place. With guidance from longtime bead professionals Carson Eddy, Rachael Evans, and Kate Feld, you'll select the appropriate cord for each project along with the necessary clasps, rings, and tools. Easy-to-follow illustrated instructions teach the knotting techniques that transform your designs into one-of-a-kind bracelets and necklaces.
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