Beads and Threads
by Diane Fitzgerald and Helen Banes
“The directions are clear and well illustrated; the techniques are easy to do.”
“What beautiful, unique neckpieces you can make following the instructions in this book! Wearable art in the most exciting sense. The materials and tools needed are inexpensive and readily available, the work portable, and the results striking. When you wear the neckpieces you make, they elicit admiration and praise.
The book opens with an exciting gallery of the work done by Helen Banes, all illustrated. This is followed by a large gallery of the beautiful work done by some of her students. Once your appetite is whetted by what you have seen, then Diane Fitzgerald explains how the neckpieces are made and presents you with 19 projects for making your own. Each project is shown with a full page color photograph of the completed piece and a diagram for making it.
The directions are clear and well illustrated; the techniques are easy to do. Important ideas for designing your own neckpieces are given as well as how to find or make the perfect beads for your creation.
Bead collectors will appreciate the variety of beads and amulets used by the artists to enhance their designs. Information about the ethnic origins and symbolic meaning of those beads and amulets add to their enjoyment.”
Reviewer’s Fav:
- Gallery Piece: Urim and Thummin, Page 7
- Project: Cloud Collar for Jadine, Pages 110-11
InstaReview
- Beads and Threads by Diane Fitzgerald and Helen Banes
- Paper Bound – 8.5” x 11”
- 144 pages, full color
- 19 projects
- Published by: Flower Valley Press
 ISBN: 0-9620543-6-4- $37.95
- 1993
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