Bouquets from Beads (Dover Craft Books)

By Virginia Osterland

Book Overview

A bible for beaders, this guide applies principles and techniques of both Oriental and Western styles of flower arrangement to beadwork. Full instructions, including step-by-step diagrams, show how to... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0486435458
• ISBN13: 9780486435459
• Release Date: June 2004
• Publisher: Dover Publications
• Length: 222 Pages
• Weight: 1.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 8.2" x 10.8"

Customer Reviews

Bouquets from Beads

This book is a huge help with color, design and balance. Thanks.

This is a wonderful book for a beginner to have......

Although it is dated from the 1960's nothing about this forgotten craft has changed. The instructions are clear and easy to follow. The pictures, although mostly in black and white, are large, and show what the flower is supposed to look like when you are done. Each and every phase of the process of making French Beaded Flowers is discussed in detail. There is a section on arrangement and the kinds of containers you can use. I bought this book to add to my collection of books on this subject and was pleasantly suprised by how good it was.

The BEST book on beaded flowers that I have used!

This is a phenomenal book for the beginner or intermediate flower beader! I tried other "newer" booklets when I first started beading and was so confused. This book is very easy to understand with concise illustrations and instructions. This is a must have if you want to learn the beautiful Victorian craft of beaded flowers! Happy beading!

This book covers everything!

There are very few books on the market about this subject. Luckily, this one is excellent. The author covers all topics very extensively-- supplies, techniques, color theory. The variety of flowers is phenomenal, and the directions are easy to follow. Many of the illustrations are in black and white, but the color plates (there are 21 of them) are beautiful. If you are at all interested in creating lovely flowers from beads, you need this book.