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Beaders are always looking for fast and fun earring projects, but they don't want to sacrifice style and pizazz. This stunning collection includes both! Beaders will find over 50 exciting projects featuring clean, crisp, and fresh looks, which add dramatic impact to any wardrobe. Bead stringers, wireworkers, and bead stitchers alike will be able to show off their talents with easy-to-follow directions, full-color photos, and detailed illustrations as their guide.

"44 designs using beads, wire, chain, and more"--Cover

"The material in this book has appeared previously in Bead & Button magazine."--Title page verso

Introduction; Tools & Materials; Tools; Chainnose pliers; Roundnose pliers; Wire cutters; Crimping pliers; Split-ring pliers; Beading needles; Hammer; Bench block; Anvil; Findings; Head pin; Jump ring; Crimp beads; Crimp bead covers; Earring findings; Wire; Stitching & Stringing Materials; Thread; Plied gel-spun polyethylene (GSP); Parallel filament GSP; Parallel filament nylon; Pre-conditioned parallel filament nylon; Plied nylon thread; Polyester thread; Flexible beading wire; Beads; Seed beads; Japanese cylinder beads; Hex-cut beads; Triangle beads; Cube beads; Buglebeads; Drops.

Fringe dropsMagatamas; Accent beads; Crystals; Gemstones; Fire-polished beads; Pearls; Techniques; Thread and Knots; Adding thread; Conditioning thread; Ending thread; Stop bead; Half-hitch knot; Overhand knot; Square knot; Surgeon's knot; Brick stitch; Increasing; Crossweave technique; Herringbone stitch; Flat; Tubular; Ladder stitch; Making a ladder; Crossweave method; Alternative method; Forming a ring; Peyote stitch; Flat even-count; Tubular; Circular; Right-angle weave; Flat strip; Adding rows; Whip stitch; Stringing & Wirework; Crimping; Opening and closing loops and jump rings.

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