Seed Bead Kits and Books

Seed Bead Fusion: 18 Projects to Stitch, Wire and String by Rachel Nelson-Smith brings together wire techniques and seed bead stitches to create some truly unique jewelry designs.

The Beader's Color Palette by Margie Deeb explores the world of beads and color.

The Beader's Color Mixing Directory by Sandra Wallace is a portable class in color theory for jewelry makers and bead weavers in particular.

This little beadwork book by Diane Fitzgerald covers some interesting beadwork stitches.

New and improved - expanded and updated - The Beader's Companion is out again with a new edition published by Interweave Press.

I was thrilled to find that Laura Jansen has created lots of books of beaded ornament covers: The Beadecked Ornament. Each book offers different designs that all work around the same idea of using beads to cover those dull bulb ornaments.

Primarily using crystal beads, pearls, and seed beads as filler beads, 12 projects are detailed with step by step instructions and helpful illustrations in this jewelry making book.

Ready to Bead offers kits for the seed beader. Here's a review of one of the company's seed bead bracelet kits.