BOOKS A-B
New books added April, 2011
 Absolute Beginners Guide: Stitching Beaded Jewelry (Lesley Weiss) |
Everything you need to know to get started. 27 projects |
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 ADORN THYSELF (Suzanne Cooper) |
64 patterns in peyote or brick stitch. Necklaces, amulet purses, bracelets, & earrings. |
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 ADVANCED (Pine Needle) PATTERN BOOK (Jeannie McFarland) |
More coiling techniques and many patterns. |
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 African Basketry (Paulus Gerdes) |
A Gallery of Twill-Plaited Designs
This is a reference book NOT a pattern book. |
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 ALL NEW MICRO MACRAME (It's not 1970 Anymore!) Kris Buchanan |
8 all new original projects - beginning to intermediate step by step - jewelry |
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 2ND ALL NEW MICRO MACRAME (It's Back With a Vengeance) Kris Buchanan |
8 new original projects - intermediate step by step instructions - jewerly |
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 "3RD ALL NEW MICRO MACRAME (Kris Buchanan) |
More tips and techniques for knotting with beads. |
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4TH ALL NEW MICRO MACRAME |
8 all new original projects for making knotted jewelry |
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 American Indian Baskets I: 1500 Artist Biographies (Gregory Schaff) |
First in a series of 3. Many interviews with Indian Basketmakers & Lots of photos! hard cover |
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 AMULET OBSESSION (Barbara Elbe) |
Picturesque beaded purse patterns. |
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 Antler Art (Betsey Sloan) |
20 projects - both basketry and gourds - for beginner to advanced. Gallery |
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 APPALACHIAN WHITE OAK BASKETMAKING (Law & Taylor) |
The definitive book on oak basketmaking. Identifies the best basketmakers and discusses their tools, materials, and techniques. (no patterns) |
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 ART AND ELEGANCE OF BEADWEAVNG (Carol Wilcox Wells) |
"New Jewelry Designs with Classic Stitches". |
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 BACK TO BEADIN' (Barbara Elbe) |
Elegant amulet purses & jewelry using delica and seed beads. |
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 BALEEN BASKETRY OF THE NORTH AMERICAN ESKIMO (Molly Lee) |
Covers history, characteristics, construction. |
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 BAMBOO BASKET ART OF HIGASHI TAKESONOSAI (Lloyd Cotsen & Robert T. Coffland) |
Traces career of Japanese basket artist. Mostly pictures. |
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 BAMBOO IN JAPAN (Nancy Moore Bess) |
"...shows bamboo's applications in the garden & home.... in an endless array of crafts from elaborate baskets to kites & dolls." - hard cover |
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 Basic Basket Making Debra Hammond & Linda Franz |
"All the Skills and Tools You Need to Get Started" Great step-by-step guide to making baskets. Lots of photos. Sections on Tools & Materials, Basic Techniques, and How to Dye Reed. 3 Patterns |
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 BASIC GUIDE TO SELLING ARTS & CRAFTS (James Dillehay) |
Recommended on HGTV's "Carol Duvall Show" - over 150 topics on craft business discontinued - only 1 left |
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 BASKET BEGINNINGS (Grace Kabel) |
Learn all the basics by following 9 easy patterns including: Pineapple, Beginning Round & Square, Bread, Dinner Roll, Japanese Weave, Simplicity, Outdoor Paper Napkin, and Apple Drying. |
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 BASKET BITS (Magazine) |
Publication for basketmakers. Current issue. For back issues, please see Sale Page for availability and price. Usually a pattern.
The latest issue we have is: #70 February, 2011. This is the latest issue to be published. |
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 Basket Inspiration for Makers & Collectors (Billie Ruth Suddith) |
Includes basic techniques, section on dyeing, embellishing, many color photos for inspiration. |
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 BASKETMAKER'S CHRISTMAS, A (Jim Bennett) |
Storytelling that captures the spirit of the Holiday Season. (no patterns) |
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 BASKETMAKER'S ODYSSEY: OVER, UNDER, AROUND, & THROUGH, A (Lyn Syler & Carolyn Kemp) |
"24 Great Basket Patterns from Easy Beginner to More Challenging Advanced." |
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 The Basketmak'r Deborah Blair |
CD Reprint of the original book. 14 patterns including some using wire and ceramic / pottery handles & curls. |
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 The Basketmak'r Book Two Deborah Blair |
CD Reprint of the original book. 12 patterns including some using wire handles & curls. |
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 The Basketmak'r Book Three Deborah Blair |
CD Reprint of the original book. 10 patterns including some using wire handles & curls. |
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 BASKETMAKING WITH KIDS (Vicky Teich) |
Collection of 12 patterns suitable to teach children. Blessings, Candy Swirl, CD, Christine's Scrap, Doorknob, Easter, Hanging Heart, Kitty, Library Size Penobscot Style Tote, Matchstick Rim, Meredith's Treasure, and Teen Tote Baskets. |
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 BASKETRY GRAPHICS (Margaret Davidson) |
A snip-art book with over 50 line drawings of baskets, techniques, and materials. (no patterns) |
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 BASKETRY OF THE LUZON CORDILLERA, PHILIPPINES (UCLA Fowler Museum) |
Catalog of baskets from the Luzon Cordillera - Central Mountain range, Also covers history & basketry traditions of the area. Many pictures. (no patterns) |
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 BASKETS (Nancy Schiffer) |
Beautiful book full of color and black and white photos. Hundreds of new and old baskets. |
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 BASKETS AND BASKETMAKERS IN SOUTHERN APPALACHIA (John Rice Irwin) |
Very interesting personal account of the mountain people and their baskets. Includes interviews with some of the old-time basketmakers and many photographs. (no patterns) |
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 BASKETS, BASKETS, BASKETS I (Donna Rohkohl) |
Step-by-step instructions for 8 round and market type baskets. (round & flat reed) |
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 BASKETS, BASKETS, BASKETS II (Donna Rohkohl) |
Step-by-step instructions for 10 baskets. Includes: Child's Garden, Wall Pouch, Indian Storage, Tote, Indian Corn Washing, and Herb Drying Baskets. (flat reed) |
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 BASKETS, BASKETS, BASKETS, III (Donna Rohkohl) |
10 " old - fashioned" looking basket designs. Includes: Square and Rectangular Storage with lids, Gathering, Lidded Bonnet, Twill Weave Tote, Seagrass Sewing, and Field. |
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 BASKETS, BASKETS, BASKETS IV (Donna Rohkohl) |
Instructions for 3 bassinets and 3 cradles. (round reed) |
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 BASKETS - TRADITIONS AND BEYOND (Lier, Peters, Wallace) |
Table top book of over 180 full color photos of baskets made by some of today's leading basketry artists. - hard cover |
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 BASKET TALES OF THE GRANDMOTHERS (William & Sarah Turnbaugh) |
Collection of stories, commentaries, & illustrations documenting the heritage of Native North American basketry. |
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 BASKET WEAVE |
1990 Dairy Barn Exhibit catalog. |
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 Beaded Home, The Katherine Duncan Aimone |
Decorate, illuminate, celebrate, and inspire with glimmering beaded creations for your home. |
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 BEADED JEWELRY WITH FOUND OBJECTS (Carole Rodgers) |
"Incorporate Anything from Buttons to Shells" - more than 30 innovative ideas for necklaces, bracelets, earrings, and brooches. |
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Beaded Macrame Jewelry Sherri Haab |
Stylish Designs, Exciting New Materials |
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 Beaded Ornaments for the Holidays & Beyond Beadstyle Magazine |
Many, many projects for folks of all skill levels. |
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 BEADER'S COMPANION (Judith Durant & Jean Campbell) |
Handy manual filled with definitions & illustrations of techniques, beads, and tools. Provides basic step-by-step information on everything you need to know for a lifetime of happy, successful beadwork. |
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 BEADING FOR THE SOUL |
Inspired designs from 23 contemporary artists. |
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 BEADING IN THE NATIVE AMERICAN TRADITION (David Dean) |
History & projects. |
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 BEADING ON FABRIC (Larkin Jean VanHorn) |
How to add bead embellishment to your quilts, wearable art, or woven and felted textiles. |
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 Beading on a Loom Don Pierce |
Beadwork How-to Book. Historical Background, Tools & Techniques, Designing & Advanced Techniques, Gallery |
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 BEADING: THE WEEKEND CRAFTER (Paige Blomgren) |
From necklaces to napkin rings, 20 easy & creative projects to make in a weekend. |
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 BEADS AND THREADS (Diane Fitzgerald and Helen Banes) |
"New Technique for Fiber Jewelry." Woven necklaces using waxed linen as the warp thread. |
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 BEADWORK (Magazine) |
Sorry, currently only back issues available.
Publication for beaders. Current issue. Some back issues. For back issues, please phone or e-mail for availability and price. |
Call for back issues available.
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 BEADWOVEN JEWELRY (Bead & Button Magazine) |
Includes more than 25 of the magazine's best beadwoven projects. |
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 BEAUTIFUL BEADED BAGS (Dorothy Wood) |
Over 25 dazzling bags and accessories. Techniques range from bead embroidery, netting, and fringing to tassel-making, and even knitting with beads. |
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Beautiful Gifts Scarlet Taylor |
Knit With Beads series
Easy Techniques. 18 Unique Designs: |
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 Beautiful Wire Jewelry for Beaders Irina Miech |
21 creative wirework projects for all levels. |
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 Beautiful Wire Jewelry for Beaders 2 Irina Miech |
Wire, beads, metal, & more! 22 projects. | |
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Beginner's Guide to Bead Netting (Madeleine Rollason) |
Colorful and inspiring book, showing how to produce beautiful and imaginative designs using bead netting. All stitches and basic techniques are explained. 8 easy to follow projects for purses, jewelry, and other items. |
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 BEYOND THE BASICS - GOURD ART (David MacFarlane) |
Hard Cover
More than 20 artists reveal their methods, present examples of their work, and offer a series of original projects that you can create. |
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 Big Book of Beading Patterns Publishers of Bead & Button Magazine |
100 patterns for: peyote stitch, right angle weave, square stitch, brick stitch, herringbone, and loomwork designs. |
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Black Ash Baskets Jonathan Kline |
Tips, Tools, and Techniques for Learning the Craft. 6 projects. Includes: history, tools, finding & preparing black ash, preparing materials for rims & handles, basketmaking basics, carving & attaching rims & handles. |
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 BOOK OF BAMBOO (David Farrelly) |
Comprehensive guide to this remarkable plant, its uses, and its history. (no patterns) |
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Bora Paulus Gerdes |
These are the color images for the Bora book. 34 pages.
Sorry the book, Bora, is gone. Many of the photos would work for folks who are able to work twill designs from pictures. |
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 BY NATIVE HANDS |
Woven treasures from the Lauren Rogers Museum of Art |
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