Bead & Jewellery Magazine Bead Issue 44 Edição anterior

Download Issue 44 instanly to your computer or mobile device. This issue we're celebrating using colours in our creations and have a whole spectrum of bright and colourful projects waiting for you! Our spiky cover star is brought to you by Si™n Nolan, who is renowned for her clever use of colour. In this issue's project she brings lots of bright colours together with some on-trend spike beads for a dazzling necklace; and her gunmetal and Crystal AB variation from the cover is just so glamourous we know you'll love it!

We are celebrating spike beads and have scoured the bead shops to find you suppliers of spikes big and small! You can see them all in our special feature. We're excited to introduce several new designers this issue, one of whom is a very talented designer from America! Laura Andrews has a passion for beads and brings you one of her unique wirework projects; you can try your hand at her Shimmering Swirls Necklace, which uses an ordinary hair comb as the jig! Plus there's polymer clay, lampwork, advanced beadweaving, stringing and more!