Web Directory

» 3D Beading
   A beading community website that offers free 3D beading patterns, including animals, hearts, and jewelry.
   http://3dbeading.com/

» Art Bead Scene
   Discusses beading and new techniques. Every Monday there is a featured "Designer of the Week". There are also jewelry making articles, trend updates and other links relevant to beaders.
   http://www.artbeadscene.blogspot.com

» Ava's Beading Galore
   Beadwork gallery of her finished beadwork, including a gallery of her seed bead jewelry collection books. She also offers individual patterns, kits and basic stitch instructions
   http://www.angelfire.com/biz/AvasBeadingGalore/

» AyeSoar Creations
   Photo gallery, instruction links, free patterns.
   http://zorpis65.tripod.com/ayesoar/

» Bead Around The Bush
   Offers tips, tricks, and techniques with links to instructions for making netting as a beaded Christmas Bauble.
   http://beadme.tripod.com/Ornament.htm

» Bead Craft Ideas
   Focused on bead craft for the beginner, some of the tips mentioned on this site may be of value to a veteran of the hobby, especially the page dedicated to turning your hobby into a money making venture.
   http://beadcraftideas.com

» Bead Pattern Central
   Offers a series of paid bead patterns for instant download. They also provide some free beaded jewellery tutorials and bead tips and techniques. Bead patterns featured include bead crochet, peyote stitch, brick stitch, beadpoint, bead loom weaving and bea
   http://www.beadpatterncentral.com/

» Bead on the Beach
   Viewable in either Japanese or English, with gallery of beaded work, free patterns, free instructions, and links.
   http://www.beadjapan.net

» Beaded Beads
   Several Japanese beaders share their seed bead jewelry galleries.
   http://www.geocities.co.jp/Milano/4445//english/toppage.htm

» Beading
   Online bead arts and craft store for buyers & hobbyist. Tutorials available.
   http://beadjewelrymaking.blogspot.com

» Beading Project
   Beading tutorials, projects and patterns.
   http://www.beadjewelrymaking.com/bead_project.html

» Beadnik's
   Beaded bottles, barrettes, bracelets, earrings, odds and ends, necklaces, ornaments. Includes instructions for various objects including beaded ornament covers and free beadwork patterns.
   http://beadnik.tripod.com/beadwork.html

» Beltana's Beads
   Instructions for tubular peyote, cheyenne brick stitch and loomwork. Free patterns also available.
   http://www.angelfire.com/co2/beltana/main.html

» Bob's Beading
   A Tutorial Pages providing instructions and information on basic beading techniques for beginners.
   http://www.bobsbeading.net/

» Eni Oken's Jewelry
   Gallery and techniques for ornamental wire beading. Instructions include photos and are printer-friendly.
   http://www.enioken.com/

» Evelyn's Beadie Page
   Personal homepage with patterns for beaded animals, characters, suncatchers, and friendship pins. Also a section of links.
   http://evsbeadiecrafts.com/

» Evil Eye Beads
   This is a documentary site revealing information on the evil eye beads and their making in Turkey.
   http://www.evileyebead.com

» Healing Beadwork
   Gallery of items including links to inspiration/sources including her "Huge list of beading bookmarks/links".
   http://www.healingbeadwork.com/

» Jan Mancey
   A Canadian designer of fine art beadwork and jewellery. Includes philosophy, awards, and work examples.
   http://www.janmancey.com/

» Janet's Beadwork
   Gallery of beadwork, free patterns (loom and off-loom), book reviews, and links.
   http://www.one-eyed-alien.net/~janet/beads/

» Jo Wood Bead Artist
   Bead embroidery and fiber artist. Gallery of artwork, artist biography and resume, interesting links, schedule of classes and workshops.
   http://www.jowoodbeads.com

» Jubeadilation
   Jewellery making workshop located in Queensland, the Glasshouse region. Learn how to wire wrap beads or make a lariat style necklace via kits or classes.
   http://jubeadilation.synthasite.com

» Kimberly Chapman's Beading
   Beading information, including instructions, free patterns, and gallery.
   http://kimberlychapman.com/crafts/beading.html

» Maddiethekat Beaded Jewelry
   Handcrafted beaded jewelry and other beading items. There is also a variety of bead patterns (Peyote and Loom) with Immediate downloads.
   http://www.maddiethekatbeadedjewelry.com

» Manidoominens
   Native American beads, beadwork--history, cultural importance and meanings, methods, galleries. Main focus: woodland beadwork.
   http://www.kstrom.net/isk/art/beads/beadmenu.html

» Mary Tafoya Beadwork
   Contemporary interpretations of the ancient craft of beadwork. Freestanding, adornment, and wall hangings. Artist bio, resume, and contact information are included.
   http://home.flash.net/~mjtafoya/mary/

» Mexconnect
   Information on the Huichol people and how their life style and use of symbols is used in their art forms. Their art uses seed beads in a mosiac style.
   http://www.mexconnect.com/articles/190-mexico-s-huichol-resource-page-their-culture-symbolism-art

» Native American Beading Patterns
   Offers free beading patterns that focus on Native American designs. Included are blank beading graphs, bead stitch information, and instructions for modifying a wire bead loom.
   http://www.nativeamericanbeadingpatterns.com

» Pam's Bead Buddies
   A site dedicated to bead buddies including patterns, supply lists, and links to other craft and hobby sites.
   http://www.angelfire.com/hi3/PamsPlace/beadbuddies/map.html

» Poppy Field
   Margo Field's provides a gallery of beaded items categorised a humming bird designs or poppy and thistles. She also includes Ring Pattern instructions (with illustrations) that can double as napkin holders.
   http://www.poppyfield.com/

» Professional Beading Software
   Beading Software that will organise your beading business. Inventory management, pricing, tax calculations and more.
   http://www.beading-software.com/

» Rebecca Brown Art
   Illustrator and contemporary bead artist. Artist biography, gallery of her work with brief descriptions of each piece.
   http://www.rbrown.co.nz/

» Rebecca Roush
   Examples of the sculptural seed bead embroidery, brief biography and news.
   http://www.rebeccaroush.com/

» Rosemary's Bead Flower Garden
   Custom French bead flower designs offered as paid pdf download. There are also instructional videotapes available.
   http://www.rosemarykurtz.com/

» Suzanne Cooper
   Bead Artist Suzanne Cooper's has E-Books & Patterns Automatic downloads, Free Bead Patterns and recommendations for Bead Pattern Books.
   http://www.suzannecooper.com/

» Sweet Peas
   Chika T. presents a gallery of her beadwork, description of the stitch she uses, and links. Available in English or Japanese.
   http://www1.harenet.ne.jp/~chika/eng/index.html

» Textilles Illuminated
   An online study of beadwork thoughout the Middle Ages, Medieval style. Gallery of beadwork, photo tutorials, class notes, bulletin board.
   http://www.medievalbeads.com/

» The Bead Fairies
   An extensive resource for beading links and information.
   http://members.cox.net/sdsantan/beadfairies.html

» The Beadworkers Guild
   Crafters guild. Information on membership, results of challenge projects.
   http://www.beadworkersguild.org.uk/

» The Magpie
   Bead artist's photo gallery of bead jewelry and vessels, bead sculpture - bead art objects.
   http://www.themagpie.com/

» Troll Beads
   Tips, hints and more on troll beads and how to use them in be your various beading projects. They can be used by the beginner beader as well as experienced one.
   http://troll-beads.blogspot.com/

» Zulu BeadWork
   Beadwork in the Zulu cultural tradition.
   http://minotaur.marques.co.za/clients/zulu/