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Beadwork: Educational Resources

Educational Resources

• Organizations: Universities, Schools etc.
• Teachers/Workshop Leaders; Basketry Teachers
• StudyCamps/ Travel/ Workshops For FibreArtists
• Museums & Exhibitions
• Events [most events also offer workshops]

Projects & Online Tutorials

• Aunt Molly's Beadwork Classroom
• Beading Calssroon @ Out of a Whim
• Beads, Beading, Beadwork, by Linda Beer, Sundrop Outerwear Textiles Inc.
• Beaded Bead, by Bonnie Brooks
• Beaded Tatting Lessons @ This 'n' That
• Beadnik - Tutorial
• Beads Types & Categories and Common Beading Stitches
• Guide To Beadwork A Beaded Jewelry Primer, the online version
• Bob's Beading Tutorial Pages
• Janie's Embellished Beads - A Tutorial
• Jump Start Classroom @ Suzanne Cooper Beads & Stained Glass
• Needleweaver's Studio for learning the art of Needleweaving
• Pendant tutorial @ No Easy Beads
• Simple Herringbone Choker @ Beadwork, about.com
• For Kids: paper and fabric beads
• NativeTech: Native American Technology and Art
  Beads And Beadwork
• Tutorials - General beading - a list of projects
  

Bead Reasearch

• Beading History and making samples @ beadwrangler
• Beads, Bowls and Tales: Teaching Multicultural Art and Transfer Through Beads. A unit study by Mary E. Carhartt
• The Bead Study Trust
• San Luis Mission archaeological beads & pendants

Specific Techniques

Brick Stitch

• Advanced Brick Stitch
• Making Brick Stitch

Crochet Beading

• Bead Crochet Graphic tutorial @ No Eazy Beads
  

Embroidery with Beads

• Introduction to bead embroidery
• Making Embroidery Samples No 1

Finger Knotting

• Finger Knotting , by Georgia McMillan

Herringbone Stitch

• Herringbone Stitch Rectangle & Fan

Knitted Beading

• Beaded Spool Knitting @ HGTV
• Tips for First Time Bead Knitters, By Penny Taylor-Wallace, Owner TWE/BEADS

Ladder Stitch

• Ladder Stitch Bead Bracelet @ HGTV

Loom & Loom Beading

• Build your own bead loom by Hillsinger Bead school
• Adjustable Bead Loom
• Loom Beading: Guide for beginner
• Loom Weaving Patterns @ Beadwork
• Finish Warp Threads on Loom Beadwork & Finish Warp Threads on Loom Part II

Nepal Stitch

• Nepal Stitch, Text and diagrams by S. Raven Willey

Netting

• Bead Netting History
• Making Bead Netting

RAV Weave

• Tutorial: Single-Needle Right Angle Weave @ Sassafrass Beadworks
• Right Angle Weave

Ndebele Chain

• Ndebele Chain Directions @ No Eazy Beads

Peyote

• Flat Round Peyote class @ Hillsinger Fine Hand Beadwork
• Freeform Peyote @ Whimbeads
• Peyote graph paper @ No Eazy Beads
• Peyote Stitch Examples @ No Eazy Beads
• Peyote stitch
• peyote stitch beading instructions
• Tubular peyote stitch

Spiral Beadwork

• Spiral Rope Chain

Patterns Online

• Beaded Kente Barrette by Jennifer Conklin
• BEADS projects @ HGTV
  • Beaded Fabric Coasters
  • Ladder Stitch Bead Bracelet
  • Beaded Wire Baskets
• Beadwork Patterns @ Aunt Mollie's Bead Street
• CheckerBead's Patterns and Projects!
• Free Bead Pattern @ Suzanne Cooper Beads & Stained Glass
• Free Designs from The Beading Banshee
• Free Pattern @ Bonnie Beads
• Free Pattern Sites ; a list
• freebies... @ i-bead.com
• Hecuba's Bead Graphs
• Jean Colbear's Patterns for Victorian Lace
• Latice work Purse Necklace @ Jewelry Crafts
• Learning -Free Patterns @ The Bead Fairies
• Loom Weaving Patterns @ Beadwork
• Pattern Archive @ Sassafrass Beadworks
• Patterns @ Beadnik
• Patterns for Beaders @ Beadwork by Celia Martin
• Tutorials @ No Easy Beads
• Projects and Patterns @ Howling Rabbit Beadwork

Tips & Techniques

See also Projects & Online Learning

• Beading Tips from The Beading Banshee
• Caring for your Beadwork @ Beadwork by Celia Martin
• Learning - Bead Tips @ Bead Fairies
• Tips & Tricks @ Out of a Whim
• tips and techniques... @ i-bead.com
• Wirewrapping a Leaf Pattern by Diane Boehler

Glossary

see also complete list @ Useful Information - Glossaries & Terminology

• Learning click on Glossary @ The Bead Fairies
  • Illustrated Glossary of Bead Terms
• Glossary @ Beat Merchant
• Guide To Beadwork A Beaded Jewelry Primer, the online version
• Glass Attic - encyclopaedia of polymer clay information