Table of Contents

Foreword

MATERIALS & TECHNIQUES
Materials
Equipment and Workspace
Conditioning
Baking
Making Logs, Snakes, Strings, and Sheets
Color Mixing
Blending – the Skinner Technique
Combing, Feathering, and Swirling
Cutting and Slicing
Caning and Stacking
Molding
Bead Shapes
Drilling, Sanding, Polishing, and Varnishing
Extrusions
Foils, Powders, and Glitters
Appliqué
Texturing
Inlay
Rorschach
Transfers
Rubber Stamping
Mokume Gane
Mokume Gane Using Translucent Clay
Mica Shift Effect

FAUX TECHNIQUES
Wood
Veined Marble
Ivory and Bone
Leather
Amber
Coral
Bronze
Abalone
Jade
Mother-of-Pearl
Silver
Malachite
Turquoise
Lapis Lazuli
Onyx
Agate

BRINGING IT ALL TOGETHER
Findings and Threads
Attaching Findings
Designing with Beads

THE GALLERY

Index

Credits