My Favorite Books

We all have our favorite books about craft and crafting. These are my faves. Most of the books listed are about beads, about making beads, or about using beads. Several are about jewelry, while a couple are about painting and stamping. All are really well written, each instructs the reader in the necessary techniques of a craft, and all have loads of beautiful color photos.

I find all these books truly inspirational, and each offers many unique examples of the craft written about inside its covers.

The Book of Beads by Janet Coles and Robert Budwig, 1990

1000 Glass Beads: Innovation & Imagination in Contemporary Glass Beadmaking, by Lark Books, 2005

Beading on Fabric: Encyclopedia of Bead Stitch Techniques, by Larkin Jean Van Horn, 2006

Creative Stamping with Mixed Media Techniques, by Sherrill Kahn, 2003

Off the Shelf Fabric Painting: 30 Simple Recipes for Gourmet Results, by Sue Beevers, 2004

Creating with Paint: New Ways, New Materials, by Sherrill Kahn, 2001

The Art and Craft of Jewelry: A Practical Guide to High-Style, Low-Cost Design, by Janet Fitch, 1992

The New Beadwork, by Kathlyn Moss and Alice Scherer, 1992

1000 Jewelry Inspirations: Beads, Baubles, Bangles and Chains, by Sandra Salamony, 2008

500 Beaded Objects: New Dimensions in Contemporary Beadwork, by Lark Books, 2004

Making Glass Beads, by Cindy Jenkins, 1997

Passing the Flame: A Beadmakers Guide to Detail & Design, by Corina Tettinger, 2002