Cover of Marcia DeCoster's Beaded Opulence: Elegant Jewelry Projects with Right Angle Weave

Marcia DeCoster's Beaded Opulence: Elegant Jewelry Projects with Right Angle Weave

This classic book in Lark Jewelry & Beading's Beadweaving Master Classseries features two dozen spectacular jewelry designs from renowned master beading teacher Marcia DeCoster. DeCoster specializes in the popular right angle weave stitch, and she presents beaders with a comprehensive primer on her beautiful techniques. Readers will learn how to use the stitch to create fabulous effects—including a supple beaded fabric, beaded ropes, shaped curves, and embellished layers—in gorgeous modern jewelry designs. These pieces are fun to make and wonderful to wear, and yet nothing less than true artwork!

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Marcia DeCoster is a featured artist in the book Masters: Beadweaving. Other books in Lark Jewelry & Beading's Beadweaving Master Classseries have been authored by Diane Fitzgerald, Laura McCabe, Sherry Serafini, Maggie Meister, Rachel Nelson-Smith, Sonoko Nozue, and Sabine Lippert.

Audience
adult
Length
short · 128 pages

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