Fall 2012

Mastering Peyote Stitch

15 Inspiring Projects
by melinda barta

With interest in beadweaving on the rise, Mastering

Peyote Stitch provides a much-needed look into the
most integral techniquepeyote stitch. With 15 styles
in all, beading geniuses will finally have an accessible,
easy-to-understand guide to one of the fundamentals
of beadweaving, brought to you courtesy of Beadwork
Editor Melinda Barta.
In the Peyote Basics chapter, beaders will learn the
basics of creating flat peyote bands before advancing to
circular and tubular variations. Once theyve mastered
the basics, Melinda dives into designing dimensional
jewelry pieces. Additional chapters cover combining
peyote with other popular beadweaving techniques
and creating unique edgings and embellishments for
finished pieces. Melinda, together with Beadworks
Designers of the Year, including Jean Campbell, Lisa
Kan, Carole Ohl, Melanie Potter, Jean Power, Cynthia
Rutledge, and Sherri Serafini, demonstrates a range of
styles in 15 beautiful jewelry projects.

Melinda Barta is editor of Beadwork magazine. She is also

the author of the best-selling books Custom Cool Jewelry
(2008) and Hip to Stitch (2005) and coauthor of Mixed
Metals (2009). She lives in Fort Collins, Colorado.

ISBN: 978-1-59668-633-5

Page Count: 160

Format: Paperback

Trim Size: 8 9

US Price: $24.95

Release Date: December

Canada: $24.95

Season: Fall 2012

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