Beading for the First Time Author:Ann Benson Master the most basic techniques on 18 spectacular projects. Begin by gluing beads to an ornament that will be the focal point of a holiday tree, and see how to twist beaded wires into flowers and leaf clusters when you put together a napkin ring. Clear elastic thread -- which is easy to knot securely -- is used to string bracelets. Sewing beads... more » onto the surface of fabric is used to embellish a button-down shirt and needlepoint canvas. Eleven more complex projects are then covered that combine two or more techniques, such as a surface-beaded Celtic knot that becomes a pendant when strings of beads are attached to two sides. A greeting card, cut to fit onto the top of an oval-shaped box, serves as the pattern for bead placement, while an eye-catching necklace demonstrates how to join squared needle-weaving to form a tube. Then enhance it with a turquoise drop attached to a band of bugle beads.« less