Product Description

Master beader Diane Fitzgerald teaches her award-winning techniques for creating gorgeous geometric jewelery. More than twenty truly stunning projects, all using peyote stitch, come in a variety of flat and dimensional shapes, from triangles, teardrops and pentagons to tetrahedrons, cubes and diamonds. Projects include: jeweled necklace; Tuareg pendant; and, Berber earrings and sealed locket. Sleek, contemporary and breathtaking, these bead woven pieces are perfect for the intermediate crafter - but with such clear and detailed instructions, even beginners will be able to give them a try!

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #12159 in Books
• Published on: 2009-05-07
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Hardcover
• 120 pages

About the Author
Diane Fitzgerald is a bead jewellery designer who teaches classes throughout the world. She is a featured artist in Lark Books' Masters: Beadweaving 9781600590399, has authored ten books and written numerous magazine articles. Diane is the 2008 recipient of the Bead & Button Show Excellence in Bead Artistry Award and was voted one of the top five beading teachers by readers of Beadwork magazine.

Customer Reviews

Absolutely fantastic!
I enjoyed Diana's last book (Zulu beadwork)so decided to order a copy of Shaped Beadwork from Amazon.com as Amazon.co.uk didn't seem to have any! I was totally amazed at the amount of work Diana put into this book. It's not only fantastic, but also quite unique! The diagrams are clear, the basic geometric shapes are truly fun to stitch, I have already made myself a pair of triangular earrings and they were easy to create! I hadn't used this technique before. Peyote wasn't one of my favourite stitches but I think it might turn into it!

Well worth the wait....
I too waited months for Amazon to fill this order, before I found it available in other buying options. Glad I didn't give up!
I usually only have the confidence to follow what someone else has designed. This is the first time I've opened a book and felt immediately that it was a starting point for designing my own work. The illustrations and text are very clear, and the book is organised so that you can progress through it if you choose, or dip in and out.
If you enjoy peyote, you will enjoy this book.

Still a really good book despite teh typos
I would disagree with the poor review because of the typos - there are some excellent shapes in here that make really different and unusual things that I havent seen elsewhere. Yes I agree that typos are annoying, but go to Diane's site to get the corrections - and get the book and drool. I had to wait for mine, but definately worth it and I keep it by the bed just to dip into. Friends of mine have gone bonkers making all the shapes and they do come out well.