Book Reviews: Introduction

I love searching for bead books at book stores, online and at the library. I find old books, new books and books I might not hear of elsewhere. The library is a great place to check out books and try projects or find new techniques. That being said, I have an extensive collection of bead books that I want to keep at my finger tips for reference, how to’s and design ideas.

I have wanted to go through my collection, book by book, to make notes and rate each book as I decide which ones deserve a place on my shelf and what techniques I want to master next. I also keep a library list, both wish list and notes on books I have checked out that I may or may not want to check out again or purchase for my collection. In looking at my lists for owned books, wished for books and library books, I decided I should turn my notes in to book reviews and ratings. I plan to rate each books on a 10 Bead scale.

I am almost afraid to count how many books I own and I will need to pick a starting place on the shelf. I have stringing books, basic books, bead weaving books, color books, glass bead books and wire work books. Still, it will be nice to have a full list of my bead book collection.