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Author: Karen Leonardo
Publisher: Krause Publications
Category: Book

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Avg. Customer Rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars

15 reviews
Sales Rank: 151629

Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 144
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.3
Dimensions (in): 10.8 x 8.1 x 0.6

ISBN: 0896895491
Dewey Decimal Number: 745.582
EAN: 9780896895492

Publication Date: November 28, 2007
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Editorial Reviews:

Product Description
Beaded jewelry is big news with Hollywood starlets and fashionistas including Jennifer Lopez and Mick Jagger's daughter, Jade, who both endorse a line of beaded jewelry.

This book easily explains and demonstrates the techniques behind the ancient and exquisite craft of lampwork beading, using step-by-step instructions for making 16 different lampwork beads, which are incorporated into 16 jewelry designs. From creating beads, to shaping glass and mixing colors, this book outlines basic techniques through more than 200 color photos and illustrations. You'll quickly excel from beginner to advanced beader, with the potential for developing an exciting hobby or profitable side business.

Customer Reviews: Read 10 more reviews...

5 out of 5 stars

Lovely Marriage of Creation and Design of Glass Beads October 5, 2008
I'm a glass beadmaker which means I use a torch to melt glass. I tend to call my glass, "flamework glass" but historically, melting glass with a torch has been called lampwork. Although modern lampwork artists sometimes prefer to describe what they do as "flamework glass" author Karen Leonardo calls it "lampwork" - it's all the same techniques and set up.

The book opens with setting up your studio. Kudos to Ms. Leonardo for writing the best set up chapter of any book I've seen on lampworking. Critical for any new flameworker is the set up of the torch. Leonardo includes pictures of how to safely connect the torch and propane tank. Once you've set up your torch you're ready to make your first bead in Chapter 2. Again, Leonardo has written a good chapter with fine basic steps. Various techniques from beginner to intermediate are included in Chapter 3. A sheep bead, a boro bead and the ever popular double helix reactive glass in fire and ice flow tab bead. The book transitions to making jewelry with the glass beads you've created in Chapters 2 and 3. First though, Chapter 4 introduces jewelry basics. Chapter 5 includes jewelry projects using the glass beads you've made in previous chapters. I like the Santorini Fossils Necklace using wire. The Deep Woods Wirewok Pin was nice too. I wonder if the silk cord in the Pond and Sea Necklace really holds the weight of the silver beads.

All in all, Karen Leonardo has written a lovely book marrying how to make glass beads with how to use glass beads in jewelry.

5 out of 5 stars

Excellent August 14, 2008
This book is excellent. I am a beginner at lampworking and this book has showed me different ways of making beads and the instructions are excellent. I would recommend this book to anyone interested in learning how to do lampworking.

5 out of 5 stars

A great launching place for bead and jewelry designers! March 19, 2008
Karen has written a wonderful book that walks you through several jewelry projects via easy to understand directions with excellent photos. This book is unique in that it shows the reader how to make a lampwork bead -- step by step -- and then walks the reader through how to create a necklace or bracelet that is the perfect showcase for the bead. I think this book is an excellent addition to any jewelry designer and/or lampworker's library. The ideas contained within it have so many applications! It's a terrific book!

2 out of 5 stars

there are far better books on the market February 24, 2008
the techniques shown in this book are elementary and few in number-- this book may be of interest to the beginner, but has nothing to offer the more experienced lampworker--save yourself the cost of having to return this book--

4 out of 5 stars

more than the title promises February 18, 2008
I bought the book because I wanted to make glass beads for jewelry.
The chapters about making beads are very informing and original as well.
I am glad I bought the book.
How ever I was very surprised that part of the book is about actually making the jewelry, not about making the beads. I don't need a book about that topic so I was sory the space was not filled with bead making.

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