Pearls are timeless and beautiful, which is why they have always held a great fascination for people. For centuries, they have served as currency, jewelry, symbols, or as aids for prayer rituals.

The history of glass beads and everything worth knowing about glass as a material are at the beginning of this fundamental work. Setting up a workspace and the topic of health are also given much attention, as they form the basis for calm and safe working. The main part of the book consists of the numerous techniques of glass bead making. Step-by-step, the reader is introduced to the basic technique of winding a base bead and subsequently, with increasing levels of difficulty, to many other techniques such as disc beads, figurative beads, hollow beads, or cased beads. The author also shows how to mix colors yourself, how complex glass rods are manufactured, or how to decorate beads with glass frit or enamel.

All techniques are explained using detailed photographs, and finished jewelry objects provide inspiration for your own jewelry creations.

1st edition 2010
231 pages, over 500 color photographs and illustrations
hardcover, 23.5 x 26 cm, 1164 g