Complete Beading : Jewelry & Accessories

Rating:
Summary: Good stuff!
Review: This is generally a carefully laid-out book: vivid photos, clear descriptions and photos of techniques, good definitions of materials, types of beads, findings, etc., nice variety of projects implementing many different methods, styles, and skill levels. Includes wire work, looming, bead weaving, embroidery, with projects for each technique. The spiral binding is nice, as the book lays flat for easy referral while you work.

My only criticism is that some of the photo layouts could be better:
* None of the finished projects are shown on models, so it's hard to tell what the drape/dangle/twist of a particular technique will look like when worn.
* Some of the photos of finished projects only show part of the item, so even coupled with the detailed how-to photographs, you don't get a clear picture of what the end result looks like.