ON the long, lovely necks of ramp models, sewn onto chic evening bags and worked into intricate needlepoint designs, beads are back. Actually, they never went away. But they have been making a big ...

Rolling techniques are key to shaping your beads from the paper strips. Start by placing one end of the strip over a ...

It was about 18 years ago when Debi Larson, then a stay-at-home mom, sent for a bead loom she had seen advertised on TV. Since then, she has become so good at making things with beads, primarily ...

Larry Fisher/QUAD-CITY TIMES Debi Larson shows off her agate necklace that was featured in the March issue of Bead and Button magazine. It was about 18 years ago when Debi Larson, then a stay-at-home ...