Start with a comprehensive look at tools and materials that covers all types of fabrics, threads, needles, glues, and stablilizers. Then get the lowdown on beads commonly used in embroidery, and tips for wearability, washability, and caring for beaded fabrics. Move on to learning the basic stitches, incorporating beads into your stitches, creating edges and fringe, and how to bead around cabochons. The author carefully helps you choose how many beads to use in your work and select a color scheme, and a section on finishing techniques lets you wrap up your projects with style. You’ll even learn insider tricks for making your work easier!

Illustrations, photographs of stitched samples, and examples of completed work scattered throughout the book will instruct and inspire. This practical approach to beading on fabric will give you all the tools you need to start bead embroidery—use the skills you’ve just learned, and let your imagination run wild! Whether you’re a doll maker seeking how to secure beads to your doll, a garment maker wanting to glitz up your latest creation, or a quilter venturing away from the traditional techniques, Beading on Fabric is your ultimate reference tool.

Hardback with concealed wire-o, 7 x 9¼, 120 pages, 70 Photographs and 75 illustrations, ISBN 10: 1-59668-004-0, ISBN 13: 978-1-59668-004-3