CONTEMPORARY GEOMETRIC BEADWORK
an open source architectural beadwork project from Kate McKinnon and a worldwide team of innovators
Updates: Free Pattern Releases + Upcoming Publications
Free Illustrated Test Patterns from the upcoming CGB Pattern Book
The Complex Swirl Triangle Chart only
The Red Flower and the Blue Butterfly Cycles gorgeous Kaleidocycle patterns
The Six-Pointed Flat Star a fundamental flat shape blog post
The Short Spine: a mini-Casting Spine for making small test swatches blog post
The Star Spiral Swatch: make a sample to learn the Star Spiral blog post
The Reverse Starflower: an advanced variation on the Flat Star pattern blog post
For low-resolution or book-spread versions of these patterns, please see the original blog posts.
Upcoming Publications: Pre-Order Now!
The CGB Pattern Book: softcover + digital, with an updated technical section and tons of patterns and charts
The CGB Coloring Book: softcover + digital, stuffed with blank graphs, illustrations, extra charts, photos, and origami patterns
Digital Edition Pre-Orders: will deliver when the books are finalized.
ALL paper book orders come with free digital downloads!
These two books are first up to print. When we finalize this press run, all of those holding reservations will be notified, and at that time orders can be modified or cancelled. Please wait for us to contact you, or check this website at any time for updates.
Pre-order reservations may be cancelled at any time, for any reason.
Email kate@katemckinnon.com.
Next up:
The CGB Cocktail Book: hardcover, large format, photographs, artist profiles, and some of the back story of our project
CGB Volume III: softcover, wrap-up of the rest of the techniques, ideas, charts and photographs of the exploration
CGB Academic Textbook: softcover + digital: a cross-disciplinary book of techniques to illustrate fundamental principles of mathematics, architecture, engineering and materials science through beadwork, a great elective course or for use in pursuit of an academic degree in beadwork.
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Get your copies of CGB Volumes I and II
CONTEMPORARY GEOMETRIC BEADWORK 
Hello Kate, I ordered the CGB vol III several years ago but would like to order the two other books as well. How do I go about this? It is all looking terrific and I can’t wait to get my copy.
cheers Jane Tyson
Hi, Jane! The links to order are here, in our new shop:
https://theunlab.bigcartel.com/products
Wow, wow, wow!!! These are so exciting. I am so looking forward to getting my book. It will be a virtual bible on beading. Aina
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Direct link to the new CGB UnLAB Shop (every dollar earned goes directly to our Fellowships & Scholarships fund):
https://theunlab.bigcartel.com/products