Publications
Dax Designs publishes four commercial product lines to inspire, support and encourage your creativity!
  • DesignEasy. Instructions on how to design your own beadweaving patterns and a pack of graph paper with which to do so.
  • WeaveEasy. A series of Beading Kits, each consisting of all you need to create a handcrafted item of beaded jewellery.
  • BeadEasy. A series of laminated, durable cards listing tips for success in beadweaving
  • Dax Designs Patterns. Three lines of patterns - Freebies, BeadStart and BeadArt. (Go to Patterns.)

Dax Designs publishes a range of original greetings cards, each featuring an image of a Dax Designs product (e.g. a mask, a piece of jewellery) or of its inspiration.

Dax Designs 'Publications' also includes articles and features that we have had published elsewhere and our 'Craft-y' guides to beads and other craft scenes near and far.

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Patterns Cards Other
Beading patterns. Greeting cards with a difference.

See our stylish ArtCards

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Dax Design articles , information and 'Craft-y' guides

All free downloads

  • MacNaughton, G. (2005) Serpentine.Published in Gemini, September.
  • 'Craft-y' guides
Tips for success Beading kits Graph paper
BeadEasy laminated tips sheets. Resources to help you become a successful beader.
  • BeadEasy Tips1: General and beads (Code number: Pubs - BE1)
  • PRICE: $A8.00
  • BeadEasyTips2: Needles and threads (Code number: Pubs - BE2.
  • PRICE: $8.00
  • BeadAbacus: Bead measures and calculations (Code number: Pubs - BA1)
WeaveEasy beading kits.

Each kit includes:

  • Laminated full colour pattern with instructions
  • Beads
  • Findings
  • Thread
  • Needle

DesignEasy graph paper.

Make up your own beadweaving designs. On each 2-sided sheet you'll find:

  • two small graph papers for drafting & redrafting your design
  • one large graph paper for your final designs. This is easier to read as you bead.
  • a calculator so you can know the size of your finished bead-weaving project, the number of beads you need, etc.