Master beader Diane Fitzgerald teaches her award-winning techniques for creating gorgeous geometric jewelery. More than twenty truly stunning projects, all using peyote stitch, come in a variety of flat and dimensional shapes, from triangles, teardrops and pentagons to tetrahedrons, cubes and diamonds. Projects include: jeweled necklace; Tuareg pendant; and, Berber earrings and sealed locket. Sleek, contemporary and breathtaking, these bead woven pieces are perfect for the intermediate crafter - but with such clear and detailed instructions, even beginners will be able to give them a try!

About the Author

Diane Fitzgerald is a bead jewellery designer who teaches classes throughout the world. She is a featured artist in Lark Books' Masters: Beadweaving 9781600590399, has authored ten books and written numerous magazine articles. Diane is the 2008 recipient of the Bead & Button Show Excellence in Bead Artistry Award and was voted one of the top five beading teachers by readers of Beadwork magazine.

Reviews

"Diane Fitzgerald, the queen of beautiful beadweaving, takes us on an adventure into creating three-dimensional beaded geometric shapes. Start with two-dimensional shapes and learn how to properly increase and decrease to create angles and curves. Then, move on to create open shapes, and then finally the awesome three-dimensional designs like you see on the cover. Intimidated? Don't be! Diane is a magnificent teacher and takes good care to make sure her students are successful!" - Bead Unique magazine, October 2011 "The illustrations are clear, the instructions concise, and there are lots of inspirational photos throughout. For anyone interested in understanding geometric beadwork, this book is a must-have." - Bead&Button magazine "A true breakthrough in the art of beadwork." - Booklist