[Jewelry making - Article 00832] - Re: [Orchid] Bead Design Books

[Betty Leeper]

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    Greg, as an avid bead stringer and bead weaver, I can tell you that
    most of the books out there that are aimed toward "newbies" do not
    give exact instructions. They all assume that the reader already
    knows the basics of the basics. This is not always true. These books
    will have gorgeous photos and minimal (if any) instructions. That
    said, I would like to recommend a beginner's book that is truly aimed
    toward beginners. This is a self-published work that (IMHO) is well
    written and has lots of projects included. The title is "Beading With
    Ruby - A beginner's guide to creating beautiful beaded jewelry" by
    Sandi (Ruby) Fischer. The book is available as a CD only, or book and
    CD together on her website:  www.rubysbeadwork.com. I am a very
    satisfied customer and recommend her book to anyone who will listen. 

    As far as tools are concerned, for bead weaving, not many are
    needed. A good pair of flush cutters, round nose pliers, flat nose
    pliers and chain nose pliers should be more than enough. Oh, and a
    couple pairs of hemostats would be great too. Beading needles are
    fairly long and have small eyes. We also use either beeswax or a
    product called "Thread Heaven" (I prefer beeswax). Threads available
    are many and varied, but almost all of us use Nymo D, so you couldn't
    go wrong with that. 

    As far as the beads themselves are concerned, the best source that
    I've found yet is Fire Mountain Gems IF you plan to buy in any
    quantity. Their assortable policy really helps bring the price down
    when buying beads, especially the Delicas. If you're not familiar
    with Delicas, these are the ones that are shaped so uniformly that
    working with them and the lesser expensive Czech beads, is the
    difference between night & day. So perhaps a gift certificate to FMG
    might be a possibility? 

I hope I've given you a few ideas.
Betty

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