📚 Soutache: 30 Stunning Bead Embroidery Patterns (Lark Jewelry & Beading Bead Inspirations) Review

If you are interested in how soutache jewelry is made, this book is for you! It's full of clearly written and photographed step-by-step instructions that will have you eagerly reaching for your supplies so you can start sewing right away. Beginning with a set of fundamental techniques, through to the precise steps to create each exquisite project and incorporating the essential details to create a quality and professional underlay, as you work you won't wonder what's next. There is a wide range

Excellent book for learning the soutache technique. I found this a little condescending at first, as I am an experienced jewelry designer and maker, but quickly changed my mind once I realized that this author is at the forefront of this genre. It's no easy job, and it offers an excellent set of very tasteful designs and instructions to follow carefully as you develop your skills to the point of feeling like a bird ready to fly from the nest and create your own. Designs with this beautiful…

I've always loved soutache but had no idea how to make it. Although I have not yet completed any project in this book, one of the first things I do when I receive a new jewelry book is sit down and study it, noting how easy (or not!) the instructions are seem to be. That's how I did it with this book - and was amazed at how clearly everything was structured! The book begins with a background on the soutache and then continues with a section on the necessary tools. The author stresses the…