Classic Beadweaving: New Needle Techniques & Original Designs Paperback – May 1, 2004

This is also a beginners book. i like it because it teaches you to process this products. and allows you to learn about bead embroidery. Unlike the other books like Sherry Serafini which is very intense this gives you a quick call on how to make somting so beautiful with their designs where as you can make it your own design too. Love the way it shows you that you can make anything but just remember...When making a product from any book you buy on amazon or anywhere else its the designers designs and its copywrited by law so you can not make this butterfly in yellow and pink and say its yours just because you filled it up with seed beads, that is not truthful also you can be sued if you do this. I have written many books on bead embroidery and I have seen many others take MY DESIGNS and state it is THEIRs which its not and they are being sued because of this.To help you continue to do a good job change the form make it yours. you know now how the process works,... make your own designs but use this to guide you, and soon you will make these lovely products.Also a word...... do not undersell yourself, if it takes you 1500 hours to do... sell the product for 1800.00 a piece ,pay yourself no less than 20.00 an hour to make these, cause its your time that is valuable not the price.

Obtained from library 1st. An interesting variation on beadweaving. Good photos and beautiful patterns, though more on hair pins/clips. Worth the $. Retailer met expectations, book arrived in good condition and packaged well.

This book is more than I expected and I can hardly wait to try the patterns. It gives so much information that I can now adapt any graphic and create a similar art piece. I would recommend it any time to any one who loves to see the beauty beading creates.

This book has such beautiful things to bead. I can't wait to make the butterfly brooch. Very pleased with this book....

The instructions and photos are clear. I have always wanted to know more about some of the beadweaving and this looks like the book to get the instructions.

Enjoying it immensely!

Very little of this book actually has anything to do with bead weaving and what little does uses some very peculiar (to me) methods.If you are looking for weaves using traditional stitches such as peyote, brick, square, etc this is definitely not the book for you. The only weaving method demonstrated in this book, and only used for a minority of projects shown, involves stringing a series of beads and then sort of couching them back into each other.The majority of projects in this book involve stitching beads directly to a card. Pretty enough but decidedly not "weaving". If one is interested in this sort of bead embroidery and only wants projects this book works well enough. If one is looking for an explanation of methods and things to consider when designing one's own piece there is little, if anything offered up front. Yes, it's a very simple technique, but there's always room for design advice to encourage people to experiment on their own.Cons:* Misleading title* Does not describe common bead weaving techniques* No design advice or instructionPros:* Good if you want very simple bead craft projects

Book was in excellent condition. Great book for beading several types of items. Like all Ann Benson books and items for purchase on her website, the patterns have clear instructions. Patterns can be modified to fit items other than just the types shown. I have had one checked out from a local library for 3 months. I am glad to have my own copy in great condition.