Meet the Author

Diane Fitzgerald is a bead collector, jewelry designer, and the owner of Beautiful Beads in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Diane has traveled to South Africa to study Zulu and Xhosa beadwork and to the Czech Republic, Germany, Italy, and other areas to learn about the glass bead industry and to meet beadworkers and beadmakers. She is the author of eight beading books including Netted Beadwork, Beading with Brick Stitch, and The Beaded Garden (all from Interweave Press) and writes frequently for Beadwork, Bead & Button, and Lapidary Journal Jewelry Artist. Diane lives in Minneapolis, Minnesota.