...to Heatherworks, the place to purchase beading books and worksheets for beading projects from me, beadwork artist Heather Kingsley-Heath.
Learn to do beadwork with one of my Useful Booklets. Designed to help you learn the basic beading techniques, they are easy to follow guides with lots projects to try. Already a beader? browse the selection of worksheets based on my popular beading workshops and favourite designs.
Scroll down this page to discover the latest additions.
THE NEW KITS HAVE ARRIVED!
Vintage Inspired Designer Kits, four gorgeous designs, each in three delicious colour ways. Beadwork designs inspired by the best of English vintage costume jewellery; designed to be fun to create and a pleasure to wear every day. If you're comfortable with the basics of beading you'll love making these designs.
Browse my new Kit category to choose your favourite.
NEW FOR 2009! The Minerva Beaders Calendar
available to pre order in the Books category now...
Following the resounding success of the book Minerva Spirals (available in the book section), comes the limited edition MINERVA SPIRALS 2009 CALENDAR which will be available in September. It has twelve new spiral projects inspired by Birth stones; beautifully photographed and each with instructions. At the end of the year it becomes a spiral bound booklet to keep. The cost is £10 plus p&p. If you choose to purchase one, proceed to check out as normal and we'll mail you a copy hot off the press in September.
Worksheets available now...
To find out more about my distance learning programme for beading groups here in the UK, click on the About Us category.
Tweed Beads, For fans of Right Angle Weave.
if you've tried the stitch, but are still fairly new to it, you'll love these easy to make beaded beads. There's no increase or decrease and a really neat finish for your bead ends. Blend your bead colours just like a traditional English Tweed. Plus we have the 12mm wooden beads available in packs of 20 for just £1.00 in the Treats category.
Slider Beads, A
Right Angle Weave project for the more experienced beader. Build layers and mix bead sizes to create beaded 'Troll' beads. These beads are solid, with a nice big hole, ideal for sliding onto beaded cords, ropes and silver chains.
Heathers Squares, Students who have enjoyed the workshop have been busy creating some stunning, sparkling goodies. Make lots of Heather's Squares, and join them up to form dainty bracelets, necklaces, lariats, collars and cuffs. The technique is simple, and the variations are endless.
Fandango Bangle, One of my best selling designs, it's based on a simple net technique with a distinctively new and stylish rib embellishment. Try one today.
Bead Net CD £10.99 plus p&p
Years of research and experiments resulted in my latest beading book. I love netted beadwork and have developed some techniques that enable you to create hollow netted shapes. Start with the basics of tubular netting then discover, through a series of designs, how the new techniques work.
Designs include the hugely popular Sea Urchin Bangle, plus necklaces, bracelets, beaded beads, cuffs, stretchy netting and lots more. The book is available on CD as an interactive pdf. A relatively new idea, customers tell me they love this format.
Minerva Spirals £10.00 plus p&p
I have taught the members of Minerva Beaders for several years and they are a wonderful group of friends. Minerva Spirals is written by members of the Minerva Beaders Group, the book explores a basic technique and develops it into an exiting and enticing selection of beaded ropes for you to try. Minerva Beaders are beading enthusiasts who want to make a difference. Hence, Minerva Spirals became a dedicated fundraising project to support Bangari and Tsokodeka Primary Schools in Zimbabwe, Southern Africa. We have been delighted by the overwhelming support for this book from fellow beaders throughout the world. Join in and make a difference too.
