Create exquisite adornments in eye-catching colors with beads of different shape and twisted, braided threads.

'Campbell Harding adds beads in a variety of beading patterns to her tassels, creating delightful lacy baubles that can be used to embellish curtains, lampshades, or clothing... (A( good addition...' - Library Journal. Use them to adorn pillows, evening bags, or even a dress - beaded tassels add sparkle to anything. Make them yourself, in bright, marvellous colour, with beads of different shapes and twisted, braided threads. You probably already own most of the basic equipment at home, and here are the ins and outs of choosing, mixing, bleaching, and painting beads, with hundreds of diagrams and photos of different options for making cords and tassels, skirts, fringes and heads.

Beaded tassels and fringes are very popular. This versatile book shows many projects and techniques for decorative tassels, sun catchers and fringe work for lots of applications. Definitive step-by-step illustrations and full color photographs show techniques for embellishing scarves, purses, window coverings, shawls and lots more. A great primer to keep on hand for all your beading projects! Be sure to look for The Beading Book Series: The Best Little Beading Book, The Beaded Lampshade Book, The Magical Beaded Medicine Bag Book, The "Knotty" Macrame and Beading Book, The Beaded Watchband Book, The Beaded Jewelry for a Wedding Book, The Children's Beading Book, The Chain and Crystal Book, The Cat Lover's Beaded Project Book, The Wire Bending Book, The Beading on Fabric Book, The "After 8" Elegant Evening Jewelry Book, The Holiday Beading Book and more. Many of these books are available in kit form, also. There is also a wonderful documentary which complements the series.The Bead Movement is a beautiful program which chronicles man's oldest artform, beads. It is available in 60 minutes, or a 30 min. director's cut. For information or ordering, contact The Interstellar Trading and Publishing Company, Post Office Box 67026, Los Angeles, California 90067; (310) 247-8154, Order Dept. (800) 790-8730, Fax (310) 247-0622, email [email protected]. Visit our website at www.interstellarpublishing.com. Available through Ingram Books and Baker and Taylor Books, Amazon.com or by ordering directly from publisher.

Make Your Own Tassels & Fringe &break;&break;Why pay high prices for ready-made when you can make your own easily and inexpensively? &break;&break;Nothing finishes off a project quite like a tassel, but they can be very expensive to buy. This book guides you through 40 tassel and fringe making projects using inexpensive and readily available materials and tools and shows you how to incorporate the beautiful results into your d?cor. Step-by-step directions and helpful illustrations assure success, whether you're making a mosaic-topped tassel from a deodorant cap or a silk flower-topped tassel from foam. &break;&break;Also included are numerous patterns for making fringed projects including a table scarf, footstool, and beaded lampshade. There are as many types of tassels and fringe as there are tastes in decorating. &break;&break;40 tassel and fringe projects &break;&break;Step-by-step directions with helpful illustrations &break;&break;Inexpensive materials and tools yield spectacular results &break;&break;Elegant Applications chapter shows how to incorporate tassels and fringe in any decor

Make something beautiful you'll love to wear! Step-by-step images and instructions walk you through making fashionable beaded necklaces, bracelets, and earrings. These 100+ easy projects include glitzy pieces for wearing on the town, sophisticated styles for the office, and everything in between. Compiled from the first two Chic & Easy annuals and edited by Alice Korach.

Compiled by the editors of Bead&Button magazine, Chic&Easy Beading - originally published as two special issues - presents over 100 stylish and easy-to-make jewelry designs and variations. The designs in this book run the gamut from always-in-style classics through ethnic, chic, and timely fashions. Beautiful, clear process photos reveal every detail of the construction process. Both the beginning and advanced bead artist will treasure this book.

When it comes to both the technical and aesthetic considerations of using textiles in interior design, this book gives working professionals what they need to know. You'll receive expert guidance to the process of textile specifications, selection, installation and maintenance, as well as an understanding of the properties of fabric types and a historical context of styles. Sustainable design and code issues are also considered. More than 500 illustrations and photographs elucidate key ideas. This survey of textiles for interior design is divided into three main parts: Fabrics: The interior design textile industry and marketplace. A study of fibers, yarns, constructions, and finishes. Codes and "green" design. Applications: Textile specifications and coordination of upholstery and wall coverings, window treatments, linens and accessories, and rugs and carpeting. Period Style: Oriental styles, Renaissance and Formal styles, Medieval, Colonial, Country and Provence styles, Regional and Ethnic styles, and Modern styles. Order your copy today!

From Abalone to Zipper Stitch, this profusely illustrated guide covers a broad range of beading subjects and presents encyclopedic entries on historical background, technical details and cultural customs.

Contains over forty practical projects for tassel making, with photographs by Tim Imrie illustrating the different designs and uses.

The first survey of the history, design and use of trimmings in the historic interior in Britain and Ireland which will become the standard work on the subject. Trimmings have always provided a visual feast for the eye, an essential element in the grandeur and elegance of the interior and a major expense in the complete ensemble. This book will be a chronological survey of furnishing trimmings in the historic interior in Britain and Ireland and will examine the history, design and use of tassels, fringe, gimp, cord and braid (woven lace) from 1320-1970. Lavishly illustrated using new photography, the images will support a substantial text with references to extensive documentation, including inventories, bills, sale catalogs and other primary sources. The importance of the "laceman," the maker of these trimmings, will also be examined within an economic and social context together with his relationship to the upholsterer. The first of its kind, this publication will be the ultimate authority on the subject.