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Levaas, Laura. Beader's stash; designs from America's favorite bead shops.


LEVAAS, Laura. Beader's stash stash Drug slang noun A place where illicit drugs are hidden ; designs from America's favorite bead shops. Interweave. 143p. illus. c2006. 1-931499-80-2. $21.95. JSA JSA - Japanese Standards Association.  

This beautiful book is sure to inspire both beginning and advanced beaders with over 40 exquisite projects. It includes a detailed section on basic techniques, various types of beads, tools required, a bead shop directory and insider tips. Projects range from lariat lariat: see lasso.  necklaces to mosaic pictures, dangly earrings, braided bracelets and collars, napkin holders and doorway fringe. Each project features an introductory paragraph about the artist who created the project and detailed instructions along with a beautiful full-color photograph of the completed project. Each project is the inspiration of either the shop owner or an instructor in one of the featured bead shops. Descriptions of each bead shop are entertaining and enlightening. Laura Levass is a marketing manager for Interweave Press who has become increasingly interested in beading beading,
n the scribing of a shallow groove (less than 0.5 mm in width or depth) on a cast that outlines the major connector. It is used to transfer the design to the investment cast and ensure tissue contact of the major connector.
. Shirley Reis, IMC (Internet Mail Consortium, Santa Cruz, CA, www.imc.org) An industry trade association founded in 1996 by Paul Hoffman and Dave Crocker that promotes Internet e-mail standards and features.  Dir., Wilson Elem. School, WI

J--Recommended for junior high school students. The contents are of particular interest to young adolescents and their teachers.

S--Recommended for senior high school students.

A--Recommended for advanced students and adults. This code will help librarians and teachers working in high schools where there are honors and advanced placement students. This also will help extend KLIATT's usefulness in public libraries.
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Author:Reis, Shirley
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Date:Jan 1, 2007
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