Best Children's Jewelry Crafts
Kumihimo Basics and Beyond presents techniques for creating all-cord braids and beaded braids, then teaches beaders how to transform them into finished jewelry. Rebecca Combs is the owner of Design & Adorn Beading Studio in Tucson, Arizona, and has been teaching a variety of classes in jewelry making there since 2008.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"I own dozens of beading books, and this one is truly exceptional -- even the book design deserves an award! I am fairly new to 8-strand beaded kumihimo, and this book has clear and well-illustrated answers to all my questions, from selecting the right-sized cord and combining fibers, to braiding with large or multiple sizes of beads, to incorporating pendants and multiple focal beads on a braid."
"Have been waiting months for this book in hopes it would be an improvement over other kumi publications, and have not been disappointed."
"This is a newly published book and it is a must have for kumihimo crafters!"
""The jewelry designs in KUMIHIMO BASICS & BEYOND are the copyrighted property of the author, and they may not be taught or sold without permission. Let me start by stating that I'm a retired librarian and, I know a little bit about copyright protection and believe in it. No, you can't copy it, sell parts of it, use it as the basis for a class. In fact, I would be concerned, if I were you, claiming copyright on any of the designs you feature. What you did better than anyone was write and excellent tool for learning to do kumihimo."
"This is JUST what I was looking for in a book on Kumihimo."
"The directions are clear and easy to follow, but the variety in Kumihimo presented is limited to a very particular style and none of the ones shown are ones I actually want to do."
"This book gave me helpful suggestions about problems I encountered as a beginner which were the key to me staying with the weaving."
"I teach Kumihimo and other braiding techniques and wish that this book had been around when I had first started learning how to braid."
With hundreds of detailed photos, this book covers tools and supplies, bead stringing and weaving, wire wrapping, and more. Detailed color photos demonstrate each step.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"Interesting book with good techniques to follow."
"One of the pages was sticking out,& some corners were bent."
"Great book, easy to understand and read."
"youtube clips on jewelry techniques are better than examples in the book."
In addition to learning how to make these accessories, Mikkelsen also includes introductory chapters preparing your paracord for crafting, tying different types of knots, and caring for and cleaning your completed paracord projects. Todd Mikkelsen is the creator of the Paracord 101 blog and YouTube channel.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"This is a better book, but you will still have to go on the Web for good step by step instructions."
"I've viewed a lot of Todd's YouTube braiding videos and this book is a helpful reminder when I don't feel like sitting in front of the computer."
"Has lots of great ideas."
"Great book great instructions very informative."
"Very nice book, nice instructions, fast shipping."
Best Children's Bead Crafts
Kumihimo Basics and Beyond presents techniques for creating all-cord braids and beaded braids, then teaches beaders how to transform them into finished jewelry. Rebecca Combs is the owner of Design & Adorn Beading Studio in Tucson, Arizona, and has been teaching a variety of classes in jewelry making there since 2008.
Reviews
Find Best Price at Amazon"I own dozens of beading books, and this one is truly exceptional -- even the book design deserves an award! I am fairly new to 8-strand beaded kumihimo, and this book has clear and well-illustrated answers to all my questions, from selecting the right-sized cord and combining fibers, to braiding with large or multiple sizes of beads, to incorporating pendants and multiple focal beads on a braid."
"Have been waiting months for this book in hopes it would be an improvement over other kumi publications, and have not been disappointed."
"This is a newly published book and it is a must have for kumihimo crafters!"
"It is a great introduction to Kumihimo however once one method is introduced it is repeated multiple times."
""The jewelry designs in KUMIHIMO BASICS & BEYOND are the copyrighted property of the author, and they may not be taught or sold without permission. Let me start by stating that I'm a retired librarian and, I know a little bit about copyright protection and believe in it. No, you can't copy it, sell parts of it, use it as the basis for a class. In fact, I would be concerned, if I were you, claiming copyright on any of the designs you feature. What you did better than anyone was write and excellent tool for learning to do kumihimo."
"This is JUST what I was looking for in a book on Kumihimo."
"The directions are clear and easy to follow, but the variety in Kumihimo presented is limited to a very particular style and none of the ones shown are ones I actually want to do."
"This book gave me helpful suggestions about problems I encountered as a beginner which were the key to me staying with the weaving."
Best Children's Fashion Crafts
Rebecca Yaker and Patricia Hoskins offer 101 stylish projects that use a single yard of fabric to make clothes, accessories, baby items, and more. For both novice and accomplished sewers, this spiral-bound guide offers directions that are precisely, clearly, and buoyantly written as the authors share 101 sewing projects requiring only a yard of fabric, including apparel, toys, accessories (human and pet), dresser organizers, and stuffed animals. For each "recipe", the authors, in well-organized fashion, list necessary materials and then take the reader-crafter through clearly numbered, carefully explained directions to create a successful final product.
Reviews
Find Best Price at Amazon"I've sewed for many, many years and always have a stash of leftover fabric."
"cute patterns and designs :)."
"So I thought this book would be a great way to make use of that type of fabric."
"I love all the sewing talk at the beginning--where they explain about french seams, seam rippers, fabric chalk, etc... You can use their patterns for something different than what they say it's for."
"The patterns are well illustrated, the book/package is well put together and the patterns are easy to use, however they have limited use."
"I bought this for my daughter-in-law who sews quite a bit and she said that it had a lot of patterns for things that she had thought about making but didn't have an idea of how to go about it."
"Good book with lots of quick projects."
"Fabric boxes ... really?"