Soutache
Subtitle: 30 gorgeous bead embroidery designs
By: Anneta Valious
Publisher: Lark Jewelry & Beading; Lark Crafts
Published: 2013
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 143
ISBN-13: 9781454707578
Subjects: Beadwork; Jewelry making
Description: Soutache is a decorative braid. Attaching it to a backing and embellishing it with cabochons, crystals, and beads, is a hot, trending technique - and this is the first English-language book dedicated to this fantastic, yet relatively easy craft. Anneta Valious, the world's top soutache designer, describes the entire process, from sewing methods to making straps to finishing, and provides 25 projects that include necklaces, earrings, pendants, bracelets, barrettes, and more. It's the perfect guide for beaders, jewelry makers, and general crafters eager to expand their repertoire and take their designs to the next level.
Notes: Includes index.
Table of contents: title: Soutache through time; title: Materials and tools; title: Techniques. Stitching ; Finishing the ends of soutache ; Attaching soutache around a bead ; Making bands ; Attaching soutache to a cabochon ; Attaching soutache to a prong setting ; Securing crystals in prong settings ; Backing the beadwork ; Attaching fold-over end findings ; Hiding holes in pendants or focal beads ; Making a peyote stitch bezel around rivolis; title: Simple jewelry using beads and buttons; title: Stylish designs with gemstones; title: Extravagant projects featuring crystals.