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Rating  - A Great Instruction Book
This is a great beginner to intermeidiate book for setting up a new lampwork studio and making lampwork beads. It is filled with useful information a beginner will need. The pictures are very helpful clear close up shots. The instructions are well written with step by step pictures. It is filled with instructions from bead making to creating jewelry. It includes safety tips. I could have used this book when I was setting up my new lampwork studio, it answered many of the questions I had at that time, with the help of pictures.
Rating - putting it all together!
As a lampworker, it always amazes me how different everyone's work is. This book amply illustrates that fact, and also that there is always more to learn! I particulary like to hear the different 'voices' of the artists explaining their work - easy to follow directions, too. The setting up the studio section was helpful, too - I wish my studio looked that good.
Moving from doing lampwork to incorporating beads into jewelry can be a difficult proposition, and I think that Leonardo's book does a very good job of illustrating a lot of different approaches and techniques. Again, by involving lots of different artists she covered a real range of projects. My favorite piece was the 'Casual Day Cuff'. Fabulous and unusual piece, that is unlike anything I have ever tried.
I think that this book is stylishly done, well written, and a good value for the price!
Rating  - Creating Lampwork Beads for Jewelry
It has a great synopsis that made it very desirable, but very disappointing when received. Compared to the other lampwork books on the market it just doesn't cut it. I returned it.
Rating - Excellent Lampwork Instruction!
This is an excellent book loaded with the best artists sharing their "secrets" and wisdom. I finally understand the techniques that Sue Booth and others have tried to share with me through e-mail and am making real strides in my own bead making.
This is not just another bead book. It is inspirational and it's THE source for learning techniques that the "pros" use. If I could only have one bead book to use, this would be it!
Rating - Fab book, sure to inspire
Ok I'm a real reader of books before I set up any hobby but I wish I'd got this one to start with.
The book takes you in a really readable manner from setting up a studio to making the beads to making the beads into jewellery.
There are a number of projects in here and eack bead is photographed in the stages of making and then in the final section made up into a final jewleery piece. It also deals with making a few components such as a toggle clasp and making a PMC bead too.
A nice list of supplies and toolbox equipment needed is useful and the level of expertise needed is helpful too.
It covers bead making in a project way and not the "here's how to make a round bead, now a flowerbead, now use frit..."
My favourite is the sheep bead project and the more complex "Autumn Glow" bead.
I'm happy to see the lack of history of glass beads and pleased to see the dive straight into the setting up the workshop.
16 different beads with different techniques are covered, I'm sure it will inspire many lampworkers.
Buy it then enjoy making beads...
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