The cover has beadacious tubes and beads in wondrous colors. It is assumed that you already know how to crochet. Coburn starts out with a key to the cover page which sections off each necklace, bracelet and bead form individually. She also indicates patterns she offers in kits. The table of contents includes techniques and patterns. Under techniques she has crocheting with beads, crocheting a beaded tube, loading beads, joining tube ends and calculations for alterations. Crocheting with beads also has an illustration to attach beads to the fiber and one showing the beads attached in a circle; tells us about the tubes working as spiral forms when you are planning patterns; and bead types used in the tubes with an illustration of each bead type; and a note about calculations for alterations and page number for reference. Next is the process explanation involved in creating beaded tubes; instructions needed to make any pattern in her book and important things to remember while you are working. Loading beads is next and how to fix problems when mistakes have been made; about the first and last beads loaded which is very important in patterned pieces and how to load the beads and what needles to use. Managing beads is next and tells us how many beads to have on our fiber at a time; bead containers can be used to hold beads while working; and how to manage the beads while working. Joining tube ends offers two methods to join the ends. When we run out of beads and have to cut the thread to add more beads, they have to be joined back together. Also, you need to join two pieces in necklaces that go over your head and bracelets that will be rolled over your wrist. The illustrations and explanations are easy to follow.

Now we go into pattern projects starting with a sweet and simple bracelet that is all one color seed beads. There is a thick and thin bracelet that requires more expertise because of the built up sections; a sampler bracelet; zigzag bracelet; rainbow necklace; flat band bracelet and barrel beads, large and small. Each project is a little more difficult than the last. Chain stitch and single crochet are the primary stitches used in these projects which makes it easier for beginners. Beads are just pieces of tubes, so once you have made a tube, a bead is easy. Each project has a materials list, tube size for how many single crochet stitches around the tube, preparations, instructions and finishing. Some projects have more illustrations than others and more instructions depending on the complexity of the piece. This book has good information not only to make the projects, but to apply to other crochet creations.

One word of advice to beginners to crochet; Coburn starts out the first project with size 10 seed beads. I would begin using size 6 or 8 seed beads because it will be easier for you to see what you are doing and manipulate the beads in a circular fashion. The smaller the bead, the harder it is to see what you are doing. My best advice to beginners is to string some large crow beads on yarn and do a few rows as a sample before even working with the size 6 or 8 seed beads. This is a good project book and valuable reference for techniques in crocheting with beads.