• Amy Clark Moore bead embroidery with size 15s! Look like photographs.
• Ann Benson Beads East. Kits & patterns.
• Amy O'Keefe-Hyser my beadwork gallery
• Art Gallery Various artist's bead work in slide show format
• Bead It Forward Bead Quilt Fund Raiser 2008 squares so far
• Bead Infinitum  beaded beads (and math) Gwen Fisher
• Cynthia Rutledge Kits and Classes.
• Carol Wilcox Wells kits sold by School of Beadwork Carol's kit instructions are so easy to follow. Very professionally done.
• Connie Lehman bead embroidery & igolochkoy (Russian punch needle)
• Diane Fitzgerald well known for Gingko Leaf Necklace
• Don Pierce
• Dona Anderson kits; Popular kit "Caught in the Net";
• Gail Crossman Moore lampwork
• Jean Power  seed bead (3D)
• Judy Walker
• Julie Picarello mixed media Yellow House Designs
• Julia Pretl's Dark Hare site beadwork boxes
• Larkin Jean Van Horn beading on fabric; quilts; bead embroidery;
• Laura McCabe Just Let Me Bead (gorgeous high quality kits available; ships quickly & packaging like a gift!). 
• Leah Henriquez Ready <--updated link 5/07 Petroglyph Pin (bead embroidery); Sells kits at www.buythekit.com;
• Leslee Frumin Gallery

• Linda Richmond - bead kits 
• Melanie L Doerman's The Magpie
• Marcia DeCoster MAD Designs -lovely work in right angle weave.
• Maureen Chin
• Megan Noel 
• Melanie Potter
• NanC Meinhardt
• Nancy Cain Dragonfly, beetles, & more. Dragonfly & Glenwood Bracelet classes;
• Nancy Eha
  
• Paula Radke Dichroic Glass
• Phyllis Dintenfass PhylArt
• Robin Atkins bead embroidery gallery; free tips; sells interleaving acid-free paper; see also Robin's photos on flickr
• Scarlett Lanson - The Beader's Muse
• Sun & Moon Studios - beaded beads by Sharri Moroshok
• Shelley Nybakke Fat & Sassy Jewelry
• Sherry Serafini
• Suzanne Cooper
• The Bead Parlor see classes for inspiration
• Valerie Hector
• Wendy Ellsworth
• Yoshie Marubashi
• 9/11 Beaded Quilt Squares 

Bead Shows & Events & Retreats:

• Beading Events - Events Directory on Fire Mountain Gems
• Bead Show - Annual Renaissance Bead Show, Denver, CO
• Bead Fest  Florida, Philadelphia, & Atlanta;
• Bead FX
• BestBeadRetreat atlanta
• Rocky Mountain Bead Society (RMBS annual bead bazaar in Denver)
• School of Beadwork Fabulous Bead Retreats, Kits, Supplies. Also sells Carol Wilcox Wells kits. Retreats: By the Blue Sea ,  Beads on the Vine. I did the 2005 Bead on the Vine and it was just wonderful! 
• Bead Unique University  Sanoma Wine Country &  Big Apple Glass Art & Bead Festivals

Bead Societies / Guilds

• Great Lakes Bead Workers Guild
• New York City Bead Society Links Page Lots of interesting categories &  links (including links to how to pages)
• The Bead Society of Greater New York
• Upstate NY Glass Bead and Jewelry Guild

• Beadwork a favorite! My work was published in teh Feb/Mar 2009 Issue.
• Bead & Button a favorite. Book: Peyote Stitch Beading Projects - The Best of Bead&Button Magazine. Big fan of peyote stitch project. Love this book.
• Step by Step Beads see also Beadfest
• Bead Unique

Software Programs

• Bead Tool 2  I enjoy using this $25 software better than the one I spent $70 on! And you can download a free trial version!
• Bead Wizard no free trial version
• Bead Creator(tm)  tried a while ago and interface was cubersom, may have changed;
• PC Stitch Used for cross stitch patterns. Has a free download and try! 
• More software links here on BeadImages.Com
• Jewelry Designer Manager (business orginizer)
• PebblePaint by Nicholas Alston. fun to play with online for planning loom work

More Links ...

• What glue to use? E6000, epoxy, Hypo tube, etc. by Judy Hendrix
• What color(s) to use? color wheel, etc. by Judy Hendrix
• Shala's Beadworks Graph Paper for a large variety of beading stitches
• Charlene's Beads more graph paper (includes rosette graph)
• All delica bead colors with numbers on one page here 
• Beadmaker's Handbook (.pdf file) on Fire Mountain Gem's Web Site
• Fire Mountain Gem Encyclo-EAD-ia beading sizes & shapes to know
• Beadwork patterns Aunt Molly's Bead Street
• Suzanne's Bead Links
•  The Bead Bugle online magazine / bead information
• The Beading Ring Web-Ring
• How to measure for a bracelet size here.
• Ultrasuede®  for sale at :
• Baer Fabrics (online; great price; prompt delivery; sell by 1/8 yard); 
• DenverFabrics.com
• right angle weave feather project
• Bead Journal Project -

• Beaducation  classes for free or for purchase (Laura McCabe has classses here)
• Fire Mountain Gems: Online PBS Tutorials "As seen on PBS". Very nicely done.
• Fire Mountain Gems: How-Tos & Projects
• DIY Crafts (diynetwork.com) DIY Beading
• Home & Garden TV (HGTV) Carol Duvall Show; Or search for "bead" at hgtv.com 
• Beads, Baubles, and Jewels  PBS beading show. Can download pdf files of projects. Nicely done.
• Make a Beaded Button
• Beading with Eden how-tos, tips, free patterns, etc.
• beadwork.about.com--(about.com) This site has gotten convoluted with advertisements, but has useful information. It's difficult to tell which links are sponsered links (that take you to another site if clicked) and which keep you on the "about" web site.  They'll split a page worth of instructions into four pages to pack in more ads iriitating but "free".
• African Net Bead Lace Necklace (beadwork.about.com)
• Ann Benson's Beads East and Bead Pattern Central. Variety of very well done printable instruction sheets (pdf files) with well done graphics; check out the free video tutorials... all very well done!
• Ruby's Beadwork Free Tutorials  (rubysbeadwork.com) Big list of illustrated tutorials.
• Suzanne Cooper's Classroom peyote, color theory, animated graphics;
•  Aunt Molly's Bead Street Projects including Edging
• Eagle Spirit Free Tutorials
• Stretch Magic Bracelet Instructions. This site has several how to projects
• The Bead Studio Oragon Projects, Tips, kits, Bead, Charms, Findings, etc.
• The Bead Society of Greater New York Links Page see Bead Instructions
• Various Projects at Beading Times; Has great close up photos of steps and diagrams, tips, how-tos, etc.
• Bead on the Beach: Free Patterns
• Beaders Showcase site; has free tutorials
• Artbeads (artbeads.com)
• Fashion Trends : Color Trend
• Tips and Tutorials 
• Techniques Page on Fusion Beads includes the following:
• Color Ideas (fusion.com)
• Basic Right Angle Weave (RAW) shows several rows
• Peyote Stitch Bezel (fusion.com): Great photos of each step.
• Picot Fringe (fusion.com) :
• Flat Peyote Stitch Tube Bead (fusion.com) 
• Bead Monkey

Check out how-to videos on You Tube too. For example, loop on a head pin how-to here. Search You Tube for more beading techniques. 

Various Stitches:

• Videos:
• Auntie's Beads on YouTube for how-to videos (e.g., flat spiral, African helix stitch, ...)
• JewlerySupply.com YouTube: Double Needle Right Angle Weave (RAW)
• Netting Video demonstrating flat, tubular, and circular netting by Bead & Button.
• Off loom beading how-to videos by Bead & Button
• Web Pages:
• Beadwrangler Sampler Instructions on how to many different beading techniques (netting, brick stitch, peyote, herringbone, right angle weave, square stitch, and more!). Looks very useful!
• FYI : The gourd stitch is another name for the peyote stitch
• Blend Colors / Gradation Bracelet (pdf) in a modified herringbone 
• Color variation ladder bracelet (pdf) (looks similar to the "half spiral" )

• Brick Stitch Beads East
• Cheveron Chain  basic stitch (eagle spirit uk)
• Chevron Chain w/ Bugles  (noeasybeads.com)

• Herringbone / Ndebele Stitch bead wrangler
• Herringbone Cord beadwork.about.com
• Tubular Herringbone easystreet.com
• Plaited Herringbone Stitch  by sweet pea
• Beaded Shank (toggle closure) using herringbone stitch
• Bead Cave Even and Odd Count Peyote Stitch Tutorials
• Free Form Peyote at whimbeads.com. Instructions include how to do Ruffled
• Weavers Knot how to make a weavers knot..
• Right Angle Weave beadaboo.com Great graphic of how to do the 2nd row of  RAW stitch. This site also shows RAW increase and decrease.

How to: Various Spiral Stitches:

• The following tutorials on Ann Benson's sister site Bead Pattern Central  web site are very well done w/ great graphics: 
    * Basic Spiral Weave (frequently used to make bracelets & necklaces),
    * Russian Spiral (has the look of crocheted beaded bracelets)
• Cellini Spiral Tutorial Modified version of circular peyote. Different size beads create the spiral.
• Dutch Spiral Bracelet  beadalon.com web site
• Russian Spiral with Bugle Beads   
• Appliqué or Embroidery Technique 

• Wire loops and more at beadaroo.com
• Crimp bead for closures at beadaroo.com
• Spacer bar - make with wire at beadaroo.com