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| Making Polymer Clay Beads: Step-by-Step Techniques for Creating Beautiful Ornamental Beads |
| A comprehensive introduction to the materials, tools, equipment, and techniques used to make unique beads with a variety of shapes, colors, and finishes. The straightforward instructions discuss topics that include conditioning raw clay and making simple shapes; producing more complex shapes, such as rounds, canes, and spirals; decorating the beads with foils, powders, and creating faux effects like ivory, bone, turquoise, marble, and silver. A gallery of beads by internationally renowned artists, hundreds of step-by-step photographs of new beads designed by the author, and a clay gauge that allows one to estimate how much clay is necessary to make a specific quantity of beads are included, making this a comprehensive guide that will provide inspiration, demonstrate the range of effects that can be achieved in polymer clay, and teach bead makers how to incorporate these beads into jewelry designs |
| There are basically four sections to this book, and each is concise and packed with useful information. The first section deals with the supplies, tools, and techniques that will be used. The second section contains directions to make a fabulous group of beads. The third section is called "Bring It Altogether" and that's exactly what it does. You'll learn how to put the beads together into bracelets, necklaces, etc. It covers findings and threads, attaching findings, and designing with beads. And last but not least is the fourth section - a gallery showing the work of some of the favorite artists.
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