Beaded Treasures, how to make finger woven bracelets, necklaces, tassels & straps, a new book by Robin Atkins, bead artist, published June, 2006

New book by Robin Atkins! Beaded Treasures - Finger Woven Bracelets, Necklaces, Tassels & Straps The pictures below, along with more than one hundred others, are from Beaded Treasures. Here you can see a few examples of the fabulous beadwork you can create with this versatile finger weaving technique. At the bottom of this page, you can see three examples of the detailed photographs you'll find throughout the book, which clearly illustrate every step of the weaving process.
Finger woven treasure bracelets.
		The classic design of Rainbow Bracelet showcases these lovely, hand-made, lampworked beads.
		The fringed design of Traders' Favorites features a collection of Aftrican trade beads.
		The soft, fluffy design and color palette of Remembering Monet are inspired by one of my favorite Monet paintings.
Finger woven treasure necklaces.
		Mostly Red. The fringey design of this necklace is one of two basic necklace styles you can make using finger weaving techniques. Beaded Treasures discusses the design process in detail and provides several examples, as well as detailed descriptions and photographs of how to make this style of necklace.
		Blue Raku and Grandpa's Buttons. The ropey design of these two necklaces is the second basic style you can make using finger weaving techniques. Beaded Treasures discusses the design process in detail and provides several examples, as well as detailed descriptions and photographs of how to make this style of necklace.
		Transitions, features lampworked beads by Karen Ovington. Like the two necklaces above, this is a ropey style necklace. However, this example shows it in its most simple form, which elegantly showcases the beads.
		Paper Beads. You can use the closure method for woven treasure necklaces to create easy-to-make multiple strand necklaces such as the one pictured here. The closure becomes an integral part of the necklace design, and looks much nicer than the metal clasps and cones, which are often used.

Finger woven treasure tassels.
		Woven treasure tassels are sensuous and fun! Make a small one to hang from a belt loop on your jeans, or to embellish a zipper pull on your purse or key chain. Hang a larger tassel, such as the one pictured here, from your car mirror or in a window where it will catch the breeze and the light. Beaded Treasures discusses the design process in detail and provides several examples, as well as detailed descriptions and photographs of how to make three different styles of tassels.

Finger woven treasure straps and belts.
		Use finger weaving methods to make straps such as the ones shown here, which attach one of my beaded bags to its stand. You can also make a sturdy, embellished purse strap or fringed belt using this technique. Beaded Treasures discusses the design process and provides examples, as well as detailed descriptions and photographs of how to make finger woven belts and straps.

Detailed photos illustrating steps of the weaving process.
		This is one picture in a series of detailed photos showing the steps for making loops. Loops, stacks and stack/loop combinations are the three basic ways to add beads to your finger woven creations.
		This is one picture in a series of detailed photos showing the steps for working with small-hole beads. Beaded Treasures includes a chapter called "A Few Clever Fixes," filled with solutions for technical difficulties such as fixing bare spots and working with small-hole beads.
		This is one picture in a series of detail photos showing the steps for dividing the weaving into two cords, called top and bottom or side by side split-outs. Beaded Treasures includes a chapter called "Advanced Weaving," which includes methods for attaching elements with head pins, working with shank buttons, making clasp fringe, split-outs, and many other useful advanced techniques.
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