Beading Books Reviews

"At the bead shows, the artists recommended this book for starting wire-working and it truly is what I was looking for. They told me to skip taking a class and just buy this book, alot less expensive"...(read full reviews)

"Im a beginner, and when i saw all the different types of beads, stones, and sizes, I was extremely overwhelmed. This book explains it all, including bead types, yarn to use, size charts, equipment,"...(read full reviews)

"The instructions in this book are easy to follow, and there are detailed step-by-step pictures.. The little critters are very cute, and you get a good amount of them to make."...(read full reviews)

"Karen DeSousa's books are the absolute best! The diagrams are large and concise, the instructions are clear and thorough, and the book opens with several pages of indispensible advice for the"...(read full reviews)

"This was my first beading book and is still my favorite. I am a novice beader and have made several projects from this book that made me feel ALL warm and fuzzy! The writing is excellent,"...(read full reviews)

"I don't really have many wire books, but this is one of my faves! It teaches you to make BEAUTIFUL chain link pieces in a step-by-step method! Wouldn't live without! Art Beads is the very best"...(read full reviews)

"ought this & love it! Follow Mr. Goertz's simple instructions & you cannot fail! Art Beads is the very best store I've EVER found! They have by far the most competitive silver & gold prices on"...(read full reviews)

"I had this book & lost it! It's a great little book, packed with USEFUL, classic, wire patterns! I just ordered a replacement from Art Beads! Art Beads is the very best store I've EVER"...(read full reviews)

"BEAUTIFUL PICTURES. I HAVE NOT GOTTEN A CHANCE TO USE IT YET BUT I WILL LET YOU KNOW AS SOON AS I DO."...(read full reviews)

"I am really glad that I bought this book. It is the best peyote stitch book you can learn the stitch from, at least in my opinion. I learned how to do even and odd count peyote stitch from looking at"...(read full reviews)

"This book has wonderful ideas, project and history! My second design had a slow beginning because I couldn't find the same color beads as they suggested. It turned out great because in my search I"...(read full reviews)

"Eight designs from this book inspired me to make over 50 pieces of my own design based on those I found in the book. Almost every project has a unique or surprising element. The directions are simple"...(read full reviews)

"At first, you may think you paid way too much money for four pages (and to think it is usually more at other web sites) ...until... you start trying to work with wire. After seven years of working"...(read full reviews)

"A good little book with examples of the different ways beads can be utilized besides as jewelry. It gave me a lot of ideas."...(read full reviews)

"This is a good book if you want to get started right away. It has projects and a lot of how to's. The only trouble I had with this book is that it is cluttered and somewhat hard to follow. It only"...(read full reviews)

"The book has some very good information. However, real pictures would make it much better."...(read full reviews)

"I was not impressed with this book. Great information, but I was unhappy with picture detail. I did not like it."...(read full reviews)