Other Helpful Beading Stitches:
•Brick Stitch
Tammy Powley's guide to the basic brick stitch, complete with photo-illustrations.
•Advanced Brick Stitch/Comanche Stitch, by "The Beadaholic"
•Tubular Brick Stitch
Kim Chapman's great pictures and instructions show you how.
•Circular Brick Stitch
more variations on the brick stitch, by Kim Chapman.

•Ladder Stitch
Your basic guide to the Ladder Stitch, by Tammy Powley.

STRINGING & KNOTTING

•Bead Stringing Instructions
Not sure where to start? This page from jewelrymaking.about.com will give you a great primer on stringing beads.

•Traditional Knotting Instructions
An often overlooked aspect of bead stringing is the knotting. Here's a great guide on how to do it right.

LAMPWORKING

• Lampworking glossary
A helpful mini-dictionary of lampworking lingo.
• Lampworking
A great introduction to basic information and instruction.

BEAD SOFTWARE

• Beadesigner Software
This Windows program eliminates the need to design seed bead diagrams on paper.
• Bead Pattern Software
This program makes it easy to design bead patterns.
• AutoBead
automatically converting Imported Graphic Image files and Scanned Images into Bead Patterns

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Beads & Bead Making Projects
Our STEP-BY-STEP section and expert guides walk you through each project to make it easy for you!

Bead Classes
Looking to brush up on your skills, or learn new techniques? Our Bead Classes section will help you find the class you're looking for!

DISCUSS! Talk about your bead experiences on the LJ Bead Forum
Great deals on beads, string, tools and findings are here!

Bead Classes
Looking to brush up on your skills, or learn new techniques? Our Bead Classes section will help you find the class you're looking for!

Bead Societies
Our comprehensive listing of bead societies and clubs throughout the USA and North America.

Beadwork.about.com
More projects, tips and stuff of interest.

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