Ready for a new adventure? Get started beading!

Why not give stringing, basic beadweaving, and easy wirework a try? Making your own beautiful jewelry is easier than you may have thought. A few basic tools and the techniques in this book will help you turn colorful beads into earrings, bracelets, and necklaces you'll be proud to wear or make as gifts.

The editors of Bead & Button magazine have made beading basics easy for you with this collection of the best instructions for beginners published over ten years-more than 50 great-looking jewelry items. Each section of Best Of Bead & Button: Get Starting Beading begins with the easiest approach, then explains one new technique at a time with clear instructions, step-by-step photographs, and illustrations.

In these pages you'll learn:

• Bead-Stringing basics
• Fail-Safe, professional-looking wrapped loops
• Coiling and other wirework techniques