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Crafting conundrums : puzzles and patterns for the bead crochet artist / Ellie Baker, Susan Goldstine.

by Baker, Ellie.

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Crocheting -- Patterns.

Beadwork -- Patterns.

9781466588486 (hc.)

Alternate title:

Puzzles and patterns for the bead crochet artist

xviii, 252 pages : color illustrations ; [approximately 23-29] cm

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Part 1. A design framework -- part 2. Design challenges -- part 3. Instructions and patterns.

"Designed for crafters and puzzle lovers, provides methods, challenges, and patterns that offer a springboard for creative exploration. All are illustrated with beautiful color diagrams and photographs. Experienced bead crochet crafters looking for a project may choose to skip ahead to the pattern pages and begin crocheting from an abundance of unique, mathematically inspired designs. Those wishing to design their own patterns will find many useful tools, template patterns, and a new methodology for understanding how to do so even without using math. Puzzle lovers without previous knowledge of bead crochet will also find ample inspiration for learning the craft. The first part of the book describes the basic requirements and constraints of a bead crochet pattern and explains what makes designing in this medium so tricky. The second part presents a series of bead crochet design challenges informed by colorful bits of mathematics, including topology, graph theory, knot theory, tessellations, and wallpaper groups. The final part contains nearly 100 original bead crochet patterns, including solutions to all the design challenges. This part also provides a tutorial on the fundamentals of bead crochet technique"--Provided by publisher.

Goldstine, Susan.

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