Fifty unique patterns for creating jewelry in the beautiful technique of loom beading! Acclaimed author Ann Benson brings her time-tested perspective to design and practice, with special attention to finishing methods to help you create beautiful and unusual bracelets and necklaces on your loom. Learn about sizing, materials, getting the most of out your patterns, equipment and so much more. Whether you're a novice or an accomplished beader, this book will enhance your skills and give you many hours of beading pleasure.

Captures the many ways this traditional craft has risen to new creative heights. See how to set up a loom, follow graphed patterns, create edgings and fringes and even build a simple loom from scratch.

Guide to Beading with a Loom is a comprehensive introduction to this popular beading technique. This book includes all the information needed for beginners including information about looms, supplies and techniques and is packed with photos and illustrations to provide maximum understanding. The twenty projects will build and advance your skills and knowledge. Plus there are numerous project variations to stimulate your own creativity. Advanced beaders familiar with loom beading will also find wonderful techniques and information on non-traditional techniques including many projects. This is a resource book every beader needs in their library.

Discover a new world of creative possibilities with on-loom bead weaving! It’s fun and easy to make elegant loom jewelry in unique, fascinating designs. Beautiful Bead Weaving shows you how to use either the Clover standard bead weaving loom or the new credit card-sized Mini Loom to create stunning necklaces, bracelets, pins, earrings, and more. You’ll be amazed by how much you can accomplish with just needles, thread, beads, and a simple loom. Learn how to set up and warp your loom, and get started fast with basic bead weaving techniques. Nineteen step-by-step projects are provided for weaving intricate beaded creations, complete with clear bead placement charts and dazzling color photographs of finished pieces.

Focusing specifically on loom bead weaving, this book provides extensive information on building a loom, loomwork techniques, and design techniques. Beginning with a brief history of Native American and African beadwork, it also explores European bead manufacturing. Special attention is paid to Native American beadwork, including wampum and glass beads and box, bow, heddle, and Apache looms. Step-by-step instructions and illustrations are provided for the entire weaving process, including loom construction, warping, basic weaving, weaving triangles, finishing, and correcting mistakes. A section on contemporary loomwork includes 40 unique works--ranging in size from a tiny amulet bag to a wall hanging of the Boston skyline that contains 190,800 beads--by 20 different artists.

An encyclopedia of beaded bracelet patterns for your small loom. Weaving beaded bracelets on a small bead loom is easy, and with the 500 patterns in this book you can make all kinds of creative designs! From bold graphic prints to animals and flowers to retro or southwestern designs, there are plenty of patterns to suit your style. Each pattern shows how many and what color beads are needed and the placement of every bead so it's easy to complete any bracelet you choose. Make them to keep and to give away. Switch up the bead colors--so many options will keep you coming back for more!

Modern looms make it easy to create beautiful and elegant beaded jewelry on a loom. Bead Weaving on a Loom shows you how to use needles, thread, and beads to create your own expensive-looking jewelry in beautiful textural patterns. Eleven step-by-step projects are provided for weaving intricate beaded creations, including bracelets, necklaces, earrings and more.