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Basic Techniques and Instructions: Beaded Jewellery

Here you will find downloadable PDF documents to help you with basic techniques/instructions for bead jewellery making, including tiara making, covered by books from Rainbow Disks. Scroll down to find the information that interests you, then download the file by clicking on the link.

Bead Jewellery Basics by Barbara Case

Beads, Materials & Tools
Beads; Findings; Threads and Wires; Tools and Other Equipment

Basic Beaded Jewellery Techniques
NECKLACE THREADING
Method 1: Nylon-coated Wire with Crimp Beads
Method 2: Nylon-coated Wire with Gimp and Crimp Beads
Method 3: Nylon-coated Wire with Crimp Beads and Clamshell Calottes

BEADING THREADS
Method 4: Gimp with Beading Thread
Method 5: Using Beading Thread with Clamshell Calottes
Method 6: Thong or Cord with Box Calottes and Jump Rings

BASIC EARRING MAKING
Method 7: Headpins
Method 8: Nylon-coated Wire 10

Download this PDF document, a free extract from Making More Beaded Jewellery by Barbara Case

Tiara Techniques by Jema Hewitt

Branch Component Instructions. This is one of the essential techniques for creating a cluster of beads and wire to incorporate into a tiara.

Robin’s Wrap This is one of the nicest ways of neatening a tiara band, taught to me by Robin of the Bead Shop, Nottingham.

Download this PDF document, a free extract from Tiaras and Bridal Jewellery by Jema Hewitt

Latest News

Two of our ebooks are in The Sewing Directory's Top Ten Sewing Books of 2011! At No.4 is One Simple Stitch by Helen M Stevens. At No.6 is Little Welsh Quilts by Mary Jenkins. Well done Helen and Mary. For more information go to: www.thesewingdirectory.co.uk/top-10-sewing-books-of-2011/

Now available: Jane Greenoff's latest ebook: Hardanger for the Horrified - Hardanger Embroidery made easy.

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Reviews

Excellent reviews of Hardanger for the Horrified by Jane Greenoff are now coming in:
'This book is ideal for beginners; the video clips really help to show you what you should be doing it's the next best thing to having someone in the room teaching you.'- The Sewing Directory
This is a wonderful CD - I have printed out a project and with the very easy to follow instructions I have completed successfully my first Hardanger piece! The videos are very easy to follow and make it crystal clear on exactly what to do. A fantastic way to learn this technique. I hope there will be many more books like this for stitching! P.S. Minimal computer skills are required!!!! - CT Swinton on Amazon.co.uk

There is a great new review of LIttle Welsh Quilts on The Sewing Directory:

'This [One Simple Stitch] is a great advance in embroidery technique books with the video instruction, it is much easier to follow and understand than any book I have read' - Karen Platt's Book Reviews

One Simple Stitch by Helen M Stevens has a great review in The Sewing Directory website: http://www.thesewingdirectory.co.uk/may-book-reviews/ : 'In this great e-book from Rainbow Disks Helen teaches a whole new approach to embroidery. She simplifies embroidery to such an extent that everyone will want to try.'

See the 3-page article in Patchwork & Quilting magazine, December issue, all about Vivienne Wells and Rainbow Disks! Click here to read the article. You can also see the full article on our Facebook page.

3D Cross Stitch Cards author Meg Evershed is called 'the queen of constructional cross stitch' in New Stitches review, their Issue 213.

Scrap Quilts for Babies and Toddlers has a great review in the Autumn issue of The Quilter, which also has a 2-page extract from Creative Fabric Techniques. See our Facebook page.

3D Cross Stitch Cards has a fab review on The Sewing Directory .

See the great review of Creative Fabric Techniques on Craftsville.

And the article about Rainbow Disks, with a review of Scrap Quilts for Babies and Toddlers on the Sewing Directory website: http://www.thesewingdirectory.co.uk/rainbow-disks/

Also, go to our Facebook page to see the review of Scrap Quilts for Babies and Toddlers, in Popular Patchwork.

Scrap Quilts for Babies and Toddlers by Katharine Guerrier - available now

3D Cross Stitch Cards by Meg Evershed - enhanced ebook with video clips of the author demonstrating techniques - available now