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City of Beads

Author : Anthony P. Dunbar
Publisher : Berkley
ISBN 13 : 9780425155783
Total Pages : 264 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (557 download)

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Download or read book City of Beads written by Anthony P. Dunbar and published by Berkley. This book was released on 1996 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Lawyer Tubby Dubonnet is bored--and wants to do something new and exciting. But when professional and personal business involves him with a ton of shady money and a sea of shady people, he is doing something new and exciting--running for his life.

Mardi Gras Beads

Author : Doug MacCash
Publisher : LSU Press
ISBN 13 : 0807177520
Total Pages : 157 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (71 download)

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Download or read book Mardi Gras Beads written by Doug MacCash and published by LSU Press. This book was released on 2022-02-09 with total page 157 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Beads are one of the great New Orleans symbols, as much a signifier of the city as a pot of scarlet crawfish or a jazzman’s trumpet. They are Louisiana’s version of the Hawaiian lei, strung around tourists’ and conventioneers’ necks to demonstrate enthusiasm for the city. The first in a new LSU Press series exploring facets of Louisiana’s iconic culture, Mardi Gras Beads delves into the history of this celebrated New Orleans artifact, explaining how Mardi Gras beads came to be in the first place and how they grew to have such an outsize presence in New Orleans celebrations. Beads are a big business based on valuelessness. Approximately 130 shipping containers, each filled with 40,000 pounds of Chinese-made beads and other baubles, arrive at New Orleans’s biggest Mardi Gras throw importer each Carnival season. Beads are an unnatural part of the natural landscape, persistently dangling from the trees along parade routes like Spanish moss. They clutter the doorknobs of the city, sway behind its rearview mirrors, test the load-bearing strength of its attic rafters, and clog its all-important rainwater removal system. Mardi Gras Beads traces the history of these parade trinkets from their origins before World War One through their ascent to the premier parade catchable by the Depression era. Veteran Mardi Gras reporter Doug MacCash explores the manufacture of Mardi Gras beads in places as far-flung as the Sudetenland, India, and Japan, and traces the shift away from glass beads to the modern, disposable plastic versions. Mardi Gras Beads concludes in the era of coronavirus, when parades (and therefore bead throwing) were temporarily suspended because of health concerns, and considers the future of biodegradable Mardi Gras beads in a city ever more threatened by the specter of climate change.

African Beads

Author : Elizabeth Bigham
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 0684867842
Total Pages : 72 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (848 download)

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Download or read book African Beads written by Elizabeth Bigham and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 1999 with total page 72 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This uniquely designed book and kit with a detachable plexiglass spine contains nearly 2,000 colorful beads and instructions to make a variety of jewelry items while learning about African culture. 100 illustrations.

The Venetian Glass Bead

Author : Kathy Fox
Publisher : Kalmbach Books
ISBN 13 : 0871167743
Total Pages : 113 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (711 download)

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Download or read book The Venetian Glass Bead written by Kathy Fox and published by Kalmbach Books. This book was released on 2012-08-29 with total page 113 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Millefiori, foil, Klimt, Miro – these are just a few of the colorful Venetian glass bead styles taking center stage in Kathy Fox’s illuminating book. Fully detailed and beautifully photographed, the step-by-step instructions for 24 modern jewelry projects using wire wrapping, bead crochet, knotting, stringing, and simple stitching will entice any reader into becoming a Venetian glass bead artist. She also shares the rich history and tradition behind this old-world art form, and provides useful tips for identifying authentic Venetian and Murano beads, guiding readers to informed buying decisions.

The Girl Who Smiled Beads

Author : Clemantine Wamariya
Publisher : Crown
ISBN 13 : 0451495349
Total Pages : 248 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (514 download)

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Download or read book The Girl Who Smiled Beads written by Clemantine Wamariya and published by Crown. This book was released on 2018-04-24 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • “The plot provided by the universe was filled with starvation, war and rape. I would not—could not—live in that tale.” Clemantine Wamariya was six years old when her mother and father began to speak in whispers, when neighbors began to disappear, and when she heard the loud, ugly sounds her brother said were thunder. In 1994, she and her fifteen-year-old sister, Claire, fled the Rwandan massacre and spent the next six years migrating through seven African countries, searching for safety—perpetually hungry, imprisoned and abused, enduring and escaping refugee camps, finding unexpected kindness, witnessing inhuman cruelty. They did not know whether their parents were dead or alive. When Clemantine was twelve, she and her sister were granted refugee status in the United States; there, in Chicago, their lives diverged. Though their bond remained unbreakable, Claire, who had for so long protected and provided for Clemantine, was a single mother struggling to make ends meet, while Clemantine was taken in by a family who raised her as their own. She seemed to live the American dream: attending private school, taking up cheerleading, and, ultimately, graduating from Yale. Yet the years of being treated as less than human, of going hungry and seeing death, could not be erased. She felt at the same time six years old and one hundred years old. In The Girl Who Smiled Beads, Clemantine provokes us to look beyond the label of “victim” and recognize the power of the imagination to transcend even the most profound injuries and aftershocks. Devastating yet beautiful, and bracingly original, it is a powerful testament to her commitment to constructing a life on her own terms.

Pure Silver Metal Clay Beads

Author : Linda Kaye-Moses
Publisher : Quarto Publishing Group USA
ISBN 13 : 1616732903
Total Pages : 161 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (167 download)

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Download or read book Pure Silver Metal Clay Beads written by Linda Kaye-Moses and published by Quarto Publishing Group USA. This book was released on 2011-01-04 with total page 161 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Precious metal clay (PMC) is an innovative material that combines the workability of clay with the beautiful finish and durability of precious metals. The material is easy to manipulate and shape by hand to make beads for bracelets, necklaces, and other jewelry. This book contains fifteen projects for creating fine silver beads and a design gallery of 25 additional jewelry pieces. Intro chapters include information about tools and techniques. Projects are organized workshop-style, to build skills cumulatively.

The Glory of Beads

Author : Mary Donovan
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780692882009
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (82 download)

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Download or read book The Glory of Beads written by Mary Donovan and published by . This book was released on 2017-09-15 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Making Polymer Clay Beads

Author : Carol Blackburn
Publisher : Thunder Bay Press
ISBN 13 : 1645172244
Total Pages : 128 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (451 download)

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Download or read book Making Polymer Clay Beads written by Carol Blackburn and published by Thunder Bay Press. This book was released on 2020-06-09 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Learn how to make your own polymer clay beads and turn them into colorful accessories and decorations. Making Polymer Clay Beads offers beginning and veteran artists a comprehensive resource for crafting unique beads of all colors and shapes at home. From selecting the right equipment and working with raw clay to making dozens of different shapes and adding colorful effects, this all-in-one guide will aid you at every stage of your artistic journey. Step-by-step instructions and full-color photographs enable the reader to craft a wide variety of beads to be used in making handmade jewelry and decorations.

Beading with Charms

Author : Katherine Duncan Aimone
Publisher : Sterling Publishing Company
ISBN 13 : 9781600590191
Total Pages : 140 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book Beading with Charms written by Katherine Duncan Aimone and published by Sterling Publishing Company. This book was released on 2007 with total page 140 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Beginner projects: fairy garden, never too many, waterfall, vintage, bold and beautiful, Paris, southwest, trinkets, faces, rocker chic, outrageous, flower power, pennies from heaven, Intermediate projects: mementos, eclectic, springtime, fiesta, grammy's baubles, olde world, divine, sunset, whirlpool, talisman, droplets, waves, flight of fancy, heart to heart, yee haw, forever yours, true love, city nights, woodland, northern lights, talking leaves, orient express.

Bead Crochet Jewelry

Author : Bert Rachel Freed
Publisher : St. Martin's Griffin
ISBN 13 : 1466870524
Total Pages : 148 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (668 download)

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Download or read book Bead Crochet Jewelry written by Bert Rachel Freed and published by St. Martin's Griffin. This book was released on 2014-04-29 with total page 148 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Beading experts, teachers, and jewelry designers Bert and Dana Freed share their expertise in this delightful collection of jewelry patterns and projects. Using a wide range of stunning beads in lovely color combinations, the pieces may look complicated, but are very easy to make following the clearly explained techniques and directions. The projects are organized so that you start with the foundation of bead crochet---the basic chain stitch---then progress through each level to achieve more advanced techniques. Each section opens with clear photographs that demonstrate the techniques needed for the proceeding projects. The "Advanced Tips and Tricks" at the end of the book offer additional tips and tricks for making your bead crochet experience go as smoothly as possible. Beautifully photographed, Bead Crochet Jewelry provides all the inspiration and skills you need to create unique jewelry pieces to wear or give as wonderful gifts. From dangling earrings to chunky necklaces and plaited bracelets, these beautiful and intricate-looking pieces are sure to stand out and be admired by all.

Beads of Doubt

Author : Barbara Burnett Smith
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 1440619093
Total Pages : 278 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (46 download)

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Download or read book Beads of Doubt written by Barbara Burnett Smith and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2007-06-05 with total page 278 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When Senator Kitzi Camden retired, she dreamed of doing what she loved best—beading. She certainly didn’t plan to try her hand at amateur sleuthing. But trouble seems to find her wherever she goes—even in her own backyard. The Old Camden Family Manse in Austin, home to Kitzi and her mother, is eight thousand square feet of magnificently restored Southern splendor. And Kitzi and her best friend have the place sparkling like a jewel for the upcoming Bead Tea charity event. But the mood abruptly changes when a crafty cousin threatens to take over the Manse, leaving Kitzi and her mother on the street. Then her cousin’s beady-eyed partner is found dead in a Dumpster nearby. There are plenty of suspects at the Tea—and Kitzi’s one of them. Now, with the help of her beau Nate, she has to save her home and reputation—and tie up the loose ends before the murderer draws a bead on her. “There’s a legacy of strong Texas women, and I’d like to welcome Kitzi Camden to the ranks. She’s smart, funny, and shoots from the mouth.” –Ann Richards, former Texas governor and author of I’m Not Slowing Down

Beads, Bodies, and Trash

Author : David Redmon
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1317653106
Total Pages : 257 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (176 download)

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Download or read book Beads, Bodies, and Trash written by David Redmon and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2014-07-17 with total page 257 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Beads, Bodies, and Trash merges cultural sociology with a commodity chain analysis by following Mardi Gras beads to their origins. Beginning with Bourbon Street of New Orleans, this book moves to the grim factories in the tax-free economic zone of rural Fuzhou, China. Beads, Bodies, and Trash will increase students’ capacity to think critically about and question everyday objects that circulate around the globe: where do objects come from, how do they emerge, where do they end up, what are their properties, what assemblages do they form, and what are the consequences (both beneficial and harmful) of those properties on the environment and human bodies? This book also asks students to confront how the beads can contradictorily be implicated in fun, sexist, unequal, and toxic relationships of production, consumption, and disposal. With a companion documentary, Mardi Gras Made in China, this book introduces students to recording technologies as possible research tools.

Geometric Beadwork

Author : Jean Power
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN 13 : 9781544717968
Total Pages : 130 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (179 download)

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Download or read book Geometric Beadwork written by Jean Power and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2017-05-19 with total page 130 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: If you enjoyed the book Geometric Beadwork then this second volume in the series is the perfect next step. This book contains over 25 brand new projects covering all aspects of geometric beading as well as 3 of Jean Power's Designer of the Year projects (plus brand new variations on them!) This 128 page book is crammed full of geometric beadwork, techniques and projects to delight and inspire. Featuring over 300 diagrams and photos, and with bracelets, necklaces, chains, brooches, pendants and more there is something for everyone. The book begins with the basics of geometric beadwork before moving onto design & inspiration considerations then then separating into 4 different chapters: Triangles, Squares, and 'The Maths'. In addition to full page photos, so you can see all the detail, every project has: The quantity, size (and where relevant the colour number) of beads you will need The techniques needed (every technique needed is shown in detail at the start of the book or relevant chapter) Detailed step-by-step instruction using a mix of text, diagrams and photos A favourite feature: 'In a nutshell'. This distils each project down to its essential steps meaning you can read that and dive right in if you're more experienced

Seed Bead Fusion

Author : Rachel Nelson-Smith
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 1620332450
Total Pages : 545 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (23 download)

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Download or read book Seed Bead Fusion written by Rachel Nelson-Smith and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2013-02-25 with total page 545 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Featuring 18 exciting projects presented with detailed step-by-step photography, color variations, and practical illustrations, this fresh approach to seed bead jewelry teaches crafters how to combine materials, techniques, colors, inspiration, and design ideas for jewelry with a contemporary edge. Inspired by a wide range of sources--from Indian Punjabi folk costumes to Native American beading--the designs in this inventive resource fuse materials such as silver, copper wire, seed beads, Czech glass, and crystals into these traditional arts in order to achieve a unique outcome. All of the basic beadweaving stitches, wirework, and stringing techniques are explained and illustrated.

Glass Beads

Author : Dawn Dumont
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781771871266
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (712 download)

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Download or read book Glass Beads written by Dawn Dumont and published by . This book was released on 2017 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "These stories interconnect the friendships of four First Nations people spanning over two decades against the cultural, political, and historical backdrop of the 1990s and early 2000s."--

African Beads

Author : Evelyn Simak
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780981626727
Total Pages : 215 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (267 download)

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Download or read book African Beads written by Evelyn Simak and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 215 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: African Beads: Jewels of a Continent is the first book dedicated exclusively to African-made beads. In detailed chapters organized by material (bone and shell, wood and amber, stone, metal, glass) authors Evelyn Simak and Carl Dreibelbis trace the historical journey of bead making in Africa. Prefaced with an essay by Lois Sherr Dubin and accompanied by 163 color photographs, this magnificent book is a showcase for some of the rarest, most beautiful and most collectible beads in the world.

Complete Beading for Beginners

Author : Karen Rempel
Publisher : Madeira Park, B.C. : Harbour Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9781550171020
Total Pages : 160 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (71 download)

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Download or read book Complete Beading for Beginners written by Karen Rempel and published by Madeira Park, B.C. : Harbour Publishing. This book was released on 1996 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Everybody's beading! It's easy, it's fun, it doesn't cost much, and in one evening you can make something gorgeous to wear or give, just by learning a few simple techniques. Complete Beading for Beginners shows you how to make your own pins, rings, necklaces, dream catchers, embroidered clothes - even your own beads. Just choose a project, check out the basic directions, and you're on your way. There are lots of diagrams to make it even easier, also trouble shooting guides, information on basic tools and materials, and inspirational tips to get you going on your own designs. There are chapters on Stringing, Earrings, Off-Loom Weaving, Loom Weaving, Beaded Rings, Barrettes, Brooches and Wall Hangings, Bead Embroidery, Making Your Own Beads, Planning and Design, Solutions to Common Beading Problems, Basic Knots, Tools & Materials. Beading is one of the world's oldest arts, and it's one of the newest. So go for it! All you need is this book, your imagination and a handful of beads.