Fiber and Bead Jewelry: Beautiful Designs to Make and Wear (Beadwork Books)

Helen Banes

ISBN 10: 1402700733 / ISBN 13: 9781402700736

Published by Sterling, 2002

About this Item

128 pages. 10.25x8.50x0.50 inches. In Stock.

Seller Inventory # 1402700733

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Fiber and Bead Jewelry: Beautiful Designs to Make and Wear (Beadwork Books)
• Publisher: Sterling
• Publication Date: 2002
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1402700733
• ISBN 13: 9781402700736
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: Brand New
• Weight: 0.5 kilograms

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Synopsis

“Very original...Banes draws on her lifelong interest in found objects and ethnic ornaments... [There are] photos of many of her...necklaces, with diagrammed patterns...unique approach to jewelry design.”—Library Journal. “The results are spectacular...the necklaces become true works of art, not just macramé look-alikes.”—Booklist.

About the Author

Helen Banes has given lectures and taught workshops at numerous galleries, museums, schools, and centres, including the Smithsonian Institution (Washington DC), Textile Museum (Washington DC) and Bead Designers International (Boston). Her work has been featured in Ornament Magazine, Flying Needle, and Threads. Sally Banes is Marian Hannah Winter Professor of Theatre History and Dance Studies at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Her books include Terpsichore in Sneakers and Writing Dancing in the Age of Postmodernism.