Product Description

Using simple techniques, Helen Birmingham shows you how to create fabulous jewellery that you will love making, and adore wearing!Her unique, eye-catching designs, coupled with her fantastic use of bright, jewel-like colours, makes this book a treasure trove of ideas and inspiration that you will want to plunge into again and again.There are twenty designs for necklaces, bracelets, earrings and hair decorations in this book, together with an alternative version of each one that can be made using the same method.All are based on simply rolling pieces of felt and binding them with beads, but they have an air of sophistication and style that makes them suitable to wear for any occasion.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #15979 in Books
• Published on: 2008-02-15
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 48 pages

Review
Here is another title in Search Press new series, Twenty To Make. These books feature twenty ideas (plus variations) for crafters in a number of popular crafts, so far mostly jewellery making. Here is a book showing a whole new way of making your own beads using an easily available and versatile material - felt. Wow! I love making jewellery, and am always keen to see a new method, especially if it involves few materials and gives me a chance to use up odd bits and pieces. Felt is easily obtainable, and once you have mastered the simple way of making the beads (note: this is not about felt making, but making beads out of pre-made felt) you are away on a journey through color and texture, adding a few beads left over from other projects and pretty threads to make some wonderful wardrobe-extending pieces. The designs have names inspired by sweets, desserts and pop and are in a range of glorious colors. As well as necklaces and chokers, there are also instructions for making earrings, bangles, hair barrettes and headbands for weddings or any other occasion. Alternate ways of extending this new idea presented themselves to me as I rooted through my bead stash, as they will to you. Easy to make, fun to do and wholly addictive - my favorite in this series to date. --Rachel Hyde, MyShelf.com

One of a series of '20 to Make' books. This is a fun book guaranteed to inspire beaders and embroiderers alike. Particularly good for those with a large stash of beads to be used up, and also for those who find small beads difficult to see and use. The basic idea is to roll felt around a stick and then embellish it. Given instructions to start - the possibilities are endless. The beads are light and easy to wear and it is possible to match almost any colour scheme. --Bead Society of Great Britain, Autumn 08

About the Author
Helen Birmingham studied Fine Art at Kingston Polytechnic and later gained a PGCE. For a number of years she was Head of Art at a secondary school in Kent, and later opened her own craft shop where she ran classes in a wide range of crafts. Helen now works from home in her own studio producing a range of mixed media works of art.

Customer Reviews

Beaded Felt Jewellery
Not bad - but quite basic. It's not as exciting as I hoped it would be. All the beads are a variation on one technique.

Very interesting
I purchased this book so that I could use it with children. It has proved addictive as I keep on making beads in different colours to match different outfits. The items are all unique then. I thoroughly recommend this book for anyone who likes to make things that are a bit different.

Beaded Felt Jewellery (Twenty to Make)
Excellent little book. Clear instructions and lots of inspiring illustrations. I would recommend this to anyone wanting to get started with textile jewellery - the results will not disappoint.