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Craft books: Beading Design

If you're keen to make your own jewellery, but feel a little daunted by all the stones sold in bead-shops and want guidance on how to make them work in combinations, this is the ideal book to get you started. There's a well-illustrated directory of stones, with information on each, and advice on how to avoid fakes and assessing quality. There's also dozens of projects for necklaces, bracelets, earrings and accessories using ingenious combinations of semi-precious stones, supplemented by a helpful reminder of the core techniques.

Beading Design, Anita Seeburg (David and Charles, £12.99), www.amazon.co.uk