Here are some books that will help you learn how to make unique beaded jewelry. Beginners and more advanced crafters should find something to their liking!
1. Beading for the First Time
Arranged in a Q & A format, this handbook covers all the basics: different types of beads, tools, materials, techniques for 18 easy projects (each building on the one before), and 14 more challenging ones.
2. Treasury of Beaded Jewelry
This book claims to have something for everyone, projects beginners to advanced craftsers will enjoy. Provides patterns for necklaces, chokers, bracelets, earrings, belts, pouches and headbands.
3. Bead Girl
A pattern book that includes a bead kit. The translucent cover reveals 12 multicolored clear plastic pouches of beads and beading materials. Includes 25 projects including a 10-minute necklace, a crystal flower napkin ring, a twisted tiara, a power ponytail tie, split-second earrings, a starlight starbright ornament, and much more.
4. Jazzy Jewelry
Projects include fringed bobby pins, a seed-bead lattice ring, a lattice choker with dangles, hair sparklers, a butterfly hair dangler, crystal and pearl headbands, and more. There is also a section about power beads, including lists of colors and moods affected.
5. Bead Rings
Another fun jewelry making book that includes the beads! Make a variety of rings using the projects instructions and supplies included.
6. Creative Clay Jewelry
Learn how to create jewelry using polymer clay. The book includes 48 projects contributed by 26 designers. Make colorful earrings, necklaces, and more.
7. The Best Little Beading Book
This book is rich with thousands of illustrations, including step-by-step instructions for hundreds of projects, plus picture glossaries showing the differences between bead shapes & sizes, pliers, needles, stringing media, & more.
8. Jewelry Making & Beading For Dummies
Packed with detailed illustrations and photos throughout, including eight pages in full color, this easy-to-follow guide helps novices get up to speed on basic jewelry-making skills and includes lots of hands-on instruction for today's most popular jewelry craft, working with beads. It includes designs ranging from funky to elegant and step-by-step projects throughout.
