Bead Related Magazines & Organizations
Alliance for Metal Clay Arts Worldwide
Belle Armoire Jewelry Magazine
Corning Museum Of Glass
Fiber Art Network
Glass Art Society
Glass Beadmakers UK
Glass Line Newsletter
International Polymer Clay Association
International Society of Glass Beadmakers
Lapidary Journal Magazine
Museum of Glass, Tacoma, WA
Northwest Polymer Clay Guild
Ornament Magazine
Polymer Clay Polyzine
Seattle Metals Guild
Society of Bead Researchers
Surface Design Association
The Glass Studio
Other Bead & Jewelry Societies
Arizona — Arizona Artists Guild
Arizona — Arizona Art Alliance
Arizona — Arizona Society of Glass Bead Makers
Arizona — Polymer Clay Guild
Arizona — Sun City West Bead Club
California — Bead Society of Northern California
California — The Bead Society of Los Angeles
California — Bead Society of Orange County
California — Central California Bead Society
California — Metal Arts Guild of San Francisco
California — Monterey Bay Metal Arts Guild
California — San Diego Bead Society
Colorado — Colorado Metalsmithing Association
Colorado — Mile High Polymer Clay Guild
Colorado — Rocky Mountain Bead Society
Colorado — Southern Colorado Bead Society
Connecticut — Connecticut Bead Society
Florida — South Florida Jewelry Arts Guild
Florida — The Bead Society of the Palm Beaches
Florida — The Glass Dragons
Georgia — Atlanta Bead Society
Georgia — Northwest Atlanta Bead Society
Georgia — The Southern Flames
Illinois — The Northwest Suburban Beadwork Guild
Illinois — West Central Illinois Rock and Mineral Club
Indiana — Indiana Bead Society
Maryland — Baltimore Bead Society
Massachusetts — Beadesigner International/New England Area Bead Society
Michigan — GlassAct/Southeast Michigan Glass Beadmakers Guild
Michigan - Great Lakes Beadworkers Guild
Michigan — Metro Detroit Polymer Art Guild
Minnesota — Beaders Society of SE MN
Minnesota — Upper Midwest Bead Society
Missouri — Bead Society of Greater Kansas City
Missouri — Saint Louis Lampworker’s Society
Nebraska — Nebraska Bead Society
Nevada — Las Vegas Bead Society
New Jersey — Delaware Valley Bead Society
New Jersey — South Jersey Bead Society
New Mexico — Bead Society of New Mexico
New York — Rochester Lapidary Society
North Carolina — Capital Area Beading Organization
Oklahoma — Oklahoma Bead Society
Oregon — Creative Metal Arts Guild, Portland
Oregon — Portland Bead Society
Pennsylvania — Bead Society of Eastern Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania — Central PA Bead & Jewelry Society
Pennsylvania — Main Line Bead Society
Texas — Austin Bead Society
Texas — Dallas Bead Society
Texas — San Antonio Bead Society
Texas — Wild West Bead Society
Virginia — Bead Society of Southeastern Virginia
Washington — Northwest Polymer Clay Guild
Washington — Seattle Metals Guild
Washington, D.C. — Bead Society of Greater Washington
Wisconsin — Loose Bead Society
Wisconsin — Madison Bead Society
Wisconsin — Sheboygan Bead Society
International — Australia — Bead Society of Victoria
International — Canada — Toronto Bead Society
International — London — London Polymer Clay Group
International — United Kingdom — Bead Society of Great Britain
International — United Kingdom — Beadworkers Guild
International — United Kingdom — Berkshire Beaders
International — United Kingdom — British Polymer Clay Guild
Articles By Past and Present NWBS Members
“Doodle Beads,” Tina Koyama, Beadwork October/November 2004
“Miles of Flowers,” Kim Miles, Beadwork April/May 2004
“Good Witch Earrings,” Tina Koyama, Beadwork April/May 2004
“Free-form Peyote Watchband,” Tina Koyama, Beadwork February/March 2004
“Night Music,” Laura Willits, Surface Design Journal Spring 2003
“Immersed In Beads,” Robin Atkins, Beadwork June/July 2002
“Cool Stuff,” Marilynn Dondero-Rich, Beadwork February/March 2002
“Spotlight On Solberg,” Ramona Solberg, Lapidary Journal October 2001
“The Night Life of Laura Willits,” Laura Willits, Beadwork April/May 2001
“Clasp with a Bead,” Mark Lareau, Beadwork December 2000/January 2001
“From Marketer to Maker,” Larry Scott, Lapidary Journal October 2000
Books By Past and Present NWBS Members
While it would be impossible to keep a comprehensive list of all bead-related books here, we will post books by NWBS members and new books that we hear about...
Spirit Dolls, by Robin Atkins (2005)
All Wired Up, by Mark Lareau (2000)
Beaded Embellishment: Techniques & Designs for Embroidering on Cloth, by Robin Atkins and Amy C. Clarke (October 2002)
One Bead at a Time: Exploring Creativity with Bead Embroidery, by Robin Atkins (2000)
Asia's Maritime Bead Trade: 300 B.C. to the Present, by Peter Francis, Jr. (January 2002)
Findings: The Jewelry of Ramona Solberg, by Vicki Halper (October 2001)
Magical Ancient Beads (From the Collection of Ulrich J. Beck), by Jamey D. Allen (1998)