I've been asked a couple of times now what books and/or magazines I would recommend to the beginning beader. Just to be clear, I know virtually nothing about stringing, lampworking, chainmaille or wirework. (Wirework actually intimidates the heck out of me.) Bead-weaving, though, I know pretty well.
My first recommendations to any beginning bead-weaver would be Beth Stone's two excellent books - Seed Bead Stitching and More Seed Bead Stitching. Both are easily found at Chapters-Indigo or Amazon.
I love Beth Stone's attitude towards beading - grab some beads and play! You'd be amazed as to what might happen. It has certainly inspired me to go beyond some of my many "oops" moments when I'm creating a new piece to see what would happen if I kept going. Her instructions are very clear and the visuals are genuinely helpful. At first I was taken aback a bit on her choice of beads to photograph for her examples - many books are as pretty as they are informative. To be blunt, some of the bead choices I find butt-ugly. However, it makes extremely clear how the stitch builds on each preceding section. Who can really argue with that?
I've seen this disclaimer on other sites, so I figure I'd add it here - Beth Stone has no idea who I am. I just really like her books.
Wouldn't it be neat if she did know who I was though!
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