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for 12 i paid i was not really happy because my bf had to find a new screw to put in the loom the original one was stripped but i guess how often does that happen, after purchasing the product i found the same loom at a local retailer for 5 dollars

Everything on the beading Loom was fine when I got it. The only thing missing was the instruction. No big deal on that though. We can still use it just fine. :) Thank you so much! I'll be able to make lots of wonderful things with it.

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When I first started beading many years ago, I was told this is the first book you should buy. I believe this is true. When I get down and just want to bead but cant get started, I pull out this book and it helps me. It is an old beading standard so there isn't all the color and photos of the newer beading books but it is INCREDIBLE with the massive amounts of info here. Great to use to play and create. I cried when I heard that the author had passed away. I think of him as an old friend that I never met.

The illustrations are simple but difficult to follow. Pictures are in black and white so I was unable to get a sense of color patterns. It does however, provide how to information for the largest selection of designs and beading styles of any book I have. It is an older edition than most beading books and I like that. This book would probably be more useful to an intermediate beader than a beginner.

Cryptic ha! I think a little more so for younger beaders not used to looking at beading techniques that look like they were made using "X"'s "O"'s and "-" from an old Remmington typewriter sans digital imagery and photos. Once you get bead and needle in hand and just do it, then it becomes clear. Lovely book.

I really love this book, and I go back to it regularly. It's a wealth of information written by someone who really loved and researched the topic. The chain weaving techniques are really explained as well as some variations on them. Chevron variations like daisy stitch and Pottawatomie weave are in this book, as well as some wonderful photos of beadwork done by the artist and in his collection from the time he spent traveling and learning beadwork from Native Americans. He researched and documented well and it's a classic beadweaving book. The illustrations aren't as good as they are in current books but there is a reason this book is still in print. It's well worth the money for people work with seed beads. Highly recommended.

The late Mr. Goodhue had a unique way of learning how many of the patterns he describes were originally executed: he would take a piece apart bead-by-bead to find out how it was constructed. This resulted in very detailed diagrams for many, many intricate bead weaving patterns. The instructions and diagrams are easy to follow, although to get even tension and consistent results, some of the patterns require a good deal of practice.