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Hiawatha Book of Crystal Flowers -- A Vintage Collection of Beaded Flower Designs Complete With Directions and Illustrations for Making
Hiawatha Book of Crystal Flowers A Vintage Collection of Beaded Flower Designs Complete With Directions and Illustrations for Making Author:Dritz-Traum Co. Originally published in 1929, and considered to be the first book on flower beading, this extremely rare Hiawatha beading book contains 17 beaded floral designs. The designs are based on the french beading technique of wrapping beaded wire around a central row of beads to create floral designs. — Many of the designs in this book would make great ... more »vintage-looking jewelry pieces, but beaded flowers can be used for bouquets, bridal headdresses, barrettes, corsages -- anything that can use a little vintage touch of floral elegance. Designs include tiger lily, canterberry bell, fleur de jeur #1 and #2, wildflower, bunchberry, oriental cluster, blossom vine, azalia tree, sun drop, wild rose, crystal tree, wild carrot, crystal sweetbiar, robin's plantain, bead spikenard, and apple blossom.
A list of supplies for each design, recommended colors and full, detailed instructions and illustrations are included for each project. Please see images at the top of this page for a sampling of the contents.« less