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Contents

Resource Guide

Zig zag bangle Turn a craft store find into a beaded bangle By Lisa Kan

Dragon alert! Two dragon heads meet nose-to-nose in a fanciful herringbone choker By Kerrie Slade

Global outreach: Sonoko Nozue profile From her home in Japan, Sonoko Nozue influences the world of beading as a teacher, designer and author. By Barbara A. McGuire

Beaded purse revival Learn the bead knitting technique of plaited knitting By Nancy VanDerPuy

Knots of fun Try you hand at five different Chinese-style knots By Lilian Chen

Loops & lace Learn traditional tatting for a sparkling necklace that brings together the best of fiber and beads By Lesley Weiss

Soul of Somanya A single e-mail brought bead makers in Ghana a teacher and a trade. By Melody MacDuffee

Peyote paradise Flat, circular, and increasing peyote stitch create a flourish of beadwork By Lynn Davy

Royal jewels Recreate the look of jewelry worn by Russian tsarinas By Elizabeth Townes

Departments

From the Editor

Letters, etc.

Bead Soup

Expert Advice

Bead crochet calls for the right fibers and hooks By Linda Lehman

Tips & Techniques

Other ways to use that fancy focal bead By Kim VanAntwerp

Release sticky, staticky beads By Althea Church

Portable bead crochet kits By patsy monk

Spool storage By Jennifer Howe

Meet the Staff

Copy Editor Stacy Hillmer Creativity plays a hand in perfecting punctuation. By Tea Benduhn

Patterns

Flower By Robin Griffes

The great outdoors By Rita Grossberg

Summer gardens By Rita Grossberg

Stitch Workshop

Tubular bead crochet By Julia Gerlach

Quick Stitch

Let's twist again Bead crochet necklace By Lynne Soto

Chic & Easy

Web of silver Highlight a favorite focal bead and colorful captured gemstones in a simple-to-stitch bracelet By Marla Gulotta

Clearly Crystals

Row by row A multistrand bracelet in two techniques By Gay Hapgood

Bead Dreams 2008

80 works of bead artistry from the annual Bead&Button competition Bead Dreams Gallery

Wire Expressions

Lovely lines Swinging earring symmetry By Lilian Chen

Claymaker

Beadrock Polymer clay beads as chunky stone nuggets By Lori Wilkes