LAURA WILLIAMS first discovered the joys of tying knots as a girl scout, and quickly progressed to creating friendship bracelets to wear and share. The discovery of Chinese and other decorative knots inspired the opening of her online shop--northerndawn on Etsy.com. Her beautiful pieces of beaded and knotted jewelry are all handmade using the expert skills shared in this book.
ELISE MANN, also known as The Crafty Owl, is a craft teacher, writer, and designer/maker specializing in beads, beadwork, and other jewelry crafts. She also spends two days a week as a professional pearl stringer, makes fused-glass beads, and is the journal editor for The Bead Society of Great Britain.
