Beaded Friendship Bracelets: A Beginner's How-To Guide with Over 100 Designs (Fox Chapel Publishing) Techniques, Tips, Step-by-Step Instructions and Photos, Tutorials for Stringing, Tassels, and More

What a great book AND fun blast from the past!!! The book cover alone made me nostalgic to elementary and middle school days where I spent countless hours creating different kinds of friendships bracelets. A couple of months ago I was cleaning and actually stumbled upon a dusty box of old string and beads and kept intending to donate or chuck it, so catching this on NetGalley felt like a sign I was meant to make a bracelet or two for old times sake!What a great book for everything beaded friendship bracelets. The pictures are clear and colourful, there is detailed descriptions outlining all the different kinds of beads (and their proper names), the types of string and benefits of each, different cutters that can be used, and ways to cut down on costs to make bracelets more affordable. It walks you through everything from the tools you’ll need to start (such as glue, and beeswax), and to end off the bracelet such as the different kinds of clasps. Then the book walks through some suggested colour, pattern and bead types to make a particular look for a bracelet and it’s complete with instructions for cord type, length of material, type of knots, design, etc. Everything has really detailed pictures and I found it easy to follow.I learned some really neat tips and tricks in the book and fully intend to try more out in the future (hello fabric beads you are a gorgeous and unique idea!!)!Highly recommend you pick up the book! Fun for adults and kids alike, and could make a great craft adventure :)Thanks NetGalley, Lora Irish, and Fox Chapel Publishing for the ARC. Receiving an ARC in no way impacted the results of my review and all thoughts are my own.

I learned a LOT! I had no idea there was so much to know about beaded bracelets, but there really is. This book is so thorough and helpful. I think it'd be a great resource for anyone looking to make this a new hobby.

I teach an after-school beaded jewelry class and I'm always looking for new titles to add to my shelves as well as new ideas for my kiddos. I don't think there's a whole lot of new or original ideas in this book, but when a student is stymied and can't think of an idea, this would be a helpful resource. Perhaps it would be a good "jumping off point" and would help a student get started.