{"id":155,"date":"2007-05-14T20:51:32","date_gmt":"2007-05-14T19:51:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bearlybeaded.co.uk\/blog\/?page_id=155"},"modified":"2007-09-04T12:37:07","modified_gmt":"2007-09-04T11:37:07","slug":"beading-links","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/www.bearlybeaded.co.uk\/blog\/?page_id=155","title":{"rendered":"Beading links"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I&#8217;m forever forwarding links to people, but I don&#8217;t keep a record of them anywhere.\u00c2\u00a0 So I&#8217;m going to try and build this page up as I come across things&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><strong>General bead sites<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a title=\"Link to About.com:Beadwork\" href=\"http:\/\/beadwork.about.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">About.com:Beadwork<\/a> &#8211; useful site with articles, projects, a forum and tons of links.<\/li>\n<li><a title=\"A link to the links section on the Beadelicious website\" href=\"http:\/\/www.beadelicious.co.uk\/links\/\" target=\"_blank\">Beadelicious links<\/a> &#8211; a great site to explore, but I&#8217;ve put it in this section especially for its extensive links.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>UK Bead shops<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a title=\"Link to the Bead Merchant website\" href=\"http:\/\/www.beadmerchant.co.uk\/index.htm\" target=\"_blank\">Bead Merchant<\/a> &#8211; based in Essex, great range of kits.<\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Link to Creative Beadcraft\" href=\"http:\/\/www.creativebeadcraft.co.uk\/wind.asp\" target=\"_blank\">Creative Beadcraft<\/a> &#8211; mail order and a shop in London.<\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Link to the GJ Beads website\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gjbeads.co.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\">GJ Beads<\/a> -\u00c2\u00a0mail order and a shop in\u00c2\u00a0Cornwall, very nice people, I buy most of my seed beads from them.<\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Link to Spangles\" href=\"http:\/\/www.spangles4beads.co.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\">Spangles<\/a> &#8211; based in Cambridge, great range of beading books on their website.<\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Link to the Stitch 'n' Craft website\" href=\"http:\/\/www.stitchncraft.co.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\">Stitch &#8216;n&#8217; Craft<\/a> &#8211; mail order and a shop in Dorset, they also organise <a title=\"Link to classes organised by Stitch 'n' Craft\" href=\"http:\/\/www.stitchncraft.co.uk\/acatalog\/Workshops.html\" target=\"_blank\">beading classes<\/a> and <a title=\"Link to West of England events\" href=\"http:\/\/westofenglandevents.co.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\">bead fairs<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Link to Witch Beads\" href=\"http:\/\/www.witchbeads.com\/index.htm\" target=\"_blank\">Witch Beads<\/a> &#8211; based in Milton Keynes, also runs <a title=\"Link to workshops by Witch Beads\" href=\"http:\/\/www.witchbeads.com\/workshops.htm\" target=\"_blank\">workshops<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Semi-precious\u00c2\u00a0minerals suppliers<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a title=\"A link to Manchester Minerals\" href=\"http:\/\/www.manchesterminerals.co.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\">Manchester Minerals<\/a> &#8211; Shop in Manchester, and online ordering.<\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Link to PJ Minerals website\" href=\"http:\/\/www.beads.co.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\">PJ Minerals<\/a> &#8211; Mail order and online shop.\u00c2\u00a0 Also sells beads and findings.<\/li>\n<li><a title=\"A link to the Stone Corner website\" href=\"http:\/\/www.stonecorner.co.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\">Stone\u00c2\u00a0Corner<\/a> &#8211; Shop in\u00c2\u00a0East Sussex, and online ordering.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Beading\u00c2\u00a0instructions<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>3-D<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a title=\"3-D beaded heart\" href=\"http:\/\/books.schoolbus.jp\/projects\/heart\/sheart.html\" target=\"_blank\">Beaded heart<\/a> &#8211; The instructions are in Japanese, but you can see the website in english <a title=\"English version of site\" href=\"http:\/\/www.suzuranart.com\/top_en.html\">here<\/a>.\u00c2\u00a0 There&#8217;s a second heart on the same site <a title=\"Second beaded heart\" href=\"http:\/\/books.schoolbus.jp\/projects\/\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>General instructions<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/alexis.al.ohost.de\/instructions.html\" target=\"_blank\">Alexis<\/a> &#8211; instructions\u00c2\u00a0for a range of projects including beaded beads, necklaces and braclets.\u00c2\u00a0 All instructions in English, German\u00c2\u00a0and French.\u00c2\u00a0<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.rubysbeadwork.com\/Thumbnails.html\" target=\"_blank\">Ruby&#8217;s beadwork<\/a> &#8211; instructions for a range of projects.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Beading around a cab<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u00c2\u00a0<a title=\"A link to Beadnik's method for beading around a cab\" href=\"http:\/\/www.geocities.com\/soho\/gallery\/1216\/cabs.html\" target=\"_blank\">Beadnik<\/a> &#8211; a method that doesn&#8217;t use a fabric backing<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Nepal\/Biva stitch<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a title=\"Link to instructions for a Nepal stitch bracelet\" href=\"http:\/\/www.beadjapan.net\/hollybrace_inst.html\" target=\"_blank\">Holly Bracelet<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Link to instructions for Nepal or Biva chain\" href=\"http:\/\/mywebpage.netscape.com\/bdcmlskaren\/page20.html\" target=\"_blank\">Biva (Nepal) chain instructions<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>St. Petersburg chain<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/alexis.al.ohost.de\/petersburgengf.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Petersburg chain &#8211; a wider variation by Alexis<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Patterns and kits<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Bead knitting<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"The Knitting Zone\" href=\"http:\/\/www.needletrax.com\/knittingzone\/bead_knitting.htm\" target=\"_blank\">The Knitting Zone<\/a><strong>\u00c2\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Bead Crochet<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Link to Tapestry Crochet\" href=\"http:\/\/www.tapestrycrochet.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Tapestry crochet<\/a> &#8211; instructions for tapestry crochet and links to some projects including beaded bags and baskets<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Magazines<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>USA<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Beadwork magazine\" href=\"http:\/\/www.interweave.com\/bead\/beadwork_magazine\/default.asp\" target=\"_blank\">Beadwork<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Bead and Button magazine\" href=\"http:\/\/www.beadandbutton.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Bead &#038; Button<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Bead Unique\" href=\"http:\/\/www.beaduniquemag.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Bead Unique<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Bead Style magazine\" href=\"http:\/\/www.beadstylemag.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Bead Style<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Step by Step Beads magazine\" href=\"http:\/\/www.stepbystepbeads.com\/sbsbeads\/\" target=\"_blank\">Step by Step Beads<\/a><strong>\u00c2\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>UK<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Link to Bead Magazine\" href=\"http:\/\/www.beadmagazine.co.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\">Bead<\/a><strong>\u00c2\u00a0<\/strong><strong>\u00c2\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Australia<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Jill Oxton's Cross Stitch and Beading magazine\" href=\"http:\/\/www.jilloxtonxstitch.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Jill Oxton&#8217;s Cross Stitch &#038; Beading<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Software<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a title=\"Link to Beadtool website\" href=\"http:\/\/www.beadtool.net\/\" target=\"_blank\">Beadtool<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Link to Easy Bead Patterns\" href=\"http:\/\/easybeadpatterns.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Easy Bead Patterns<\/a> &#8211; Free<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Miscellaneous<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a title=\"Link to Bead Artist Trading Cards\" href=\"http:\/\/www.beadartisttradingcards.com\/home.html\" target=\"_blank\">Bead Artist Trading Cards<\/a>\u00c2\u00a0&#8211; if you&#8217;re not sure what Artist Trading Cards (ATCs) are, check <a title=\"Link to Wikipedia entry on ATCs\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Artist_trading_cards\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Artists<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a title=\"A link to Thom Atkins website\" href=\"http:\/\/www.thomatkins.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Thom Atkins<\/a> &#8211; Check out the bead quilts<\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Link to Tina Koyama's website\" href=\"http:\/\/www.tinakoyama.com\/index.htm\" target=\"_blank\">Tina Koyama<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u00c2\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00c2\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I&#8217;m forever forwarding links to people, but I don&#8217;t keep a record of them anywhere.\u00c2\u00a0 So I&#8217;m going to try and build this page up as I come across things&#8230; General bead sites About.com:Beadwork &#8211; useful site with articles, projects, a forum and tons of links. 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