If you like looking at beads you will love this book - it is done in typical Dorling Kindersley style - lots of super pictures with small snipits of information. The origin, history and uses of beads are covered along with photos and descriptions of hundreds of different types of beads. There are also sections on jewellery design, and basic jewellery making techniques.

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I'll need to check this out. The Janet Coles catalogue was my first introduction to jewellery making when I was about 12. I used to save up my pocket money and then Mum would write the cheque for me. I still have some of the beads I bought.

In case new members missed this post, we had an update on this forum from Janet Cole's daughter about her Mum and what happened to the business.