Michon Jewelry Blog

The Art of Bead Embroidery: Techniques, Designs & Inspirations by Heidi Kummli and Sherry Serafini looks like a great book for beaders. Both authors do amazing beadwork - I’ve been a fan of Sherry Serafini’s work for a couple years. She makes gorgeous, intricate beaded bags and jewelry.

If you’ve never tried bead embroidery, be prepared to spend a LOT of time on this craft. Each tiny little bead has to be stitched on individually, so even small projects can be time consuming. But, like knitting, the repetitive action of stitching each bead onto a piece can be a meditative experience for a lot of people, and there is definitely potential to make some absolutely beautiful things with bead embroidery techniques.