The Art of Making Hand Beaded Bags

Designed for the novice as well as the experienced hand beader, this guide shows crafters exactly how to emulate the artisans of the past. Sixteen beautiful handbag projects are presented with easy-to-follow steps including full descriptions of stitching techniques for: cup sequins, bugle beads, seed beads, rhinestones, bricking, triple seeds, loop encrusting, sequin flowers, beaded loops, triple seed loop encrusting, loose loop fringing, loop borders, loop ended fringing, beading on a ring frame, and more.