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BOOK REVIEW: Beginner's Guide to Beadwork
I probably would have quit at the first sighting of that Iris. Thanks for
the review! -- Starlia Klopman www.klopmanstudios.com "Kathy N-V" wrote in message . giganews.com... BOOK REVIEW: Beginner's Guide to Beadwork By Madeleine Rollason Search Press I'm no beginnner to beadwork, but the photo on the front of this book was so attractive that I bought it. Stupid reason, but the picture sure didn't look like a beginner's project, and I was spending a gift certificate from my Dad and Stepmom. Well, it's really a good thing I'm not a beginner, and don't need this book to teach me straight out. You know those "learn to draw" books that tell you to break down your drawing to basic elements of three trianges and a square, and then "add details," with the result looking like a Da Vinci? This British book is a lot like that. The first steps of each section show the very basics of each kind of stitch, but the projects - whoo boy! The Peyote section, for example, shows how to make a very simple strip of even count one color peyote. The first project is equally simple, a strip of peyote with a fringe. Ditto with the variation on that project, a little ring. But turn the page, and there you have a pattern for a full sized tapestry of an Iris, 50 beads wide, and heaven only knows how many beads long. The book tries to cover all of the history of beadwork as well as six or seven stitches in 64 pages, and if you know what you're doing, there are some nice designs. Otherwise, this is way too ambitious a book for a beginner. A good read if you can get it from the library, but I wouldn't spend the cover price of $15.95 for it. |
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