Kumihimo Bracelet with Button Closure
$78.00 – $96.00Date and Time: 02/04/2023 from 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM
Capacity: 6
Instructor: Victor Schmidt
Prerequisites: No experience needed.
Expand your kumihimo finishing skills beyond glue-in endcaps. Learn how to make a button & loop closure for a textured Kongoh Gumi (round braid) bracelet. This project was designed and the instructions created by Laurel Kubby.
The cost of this class is different if you have tools or not. Tools you will need include: a marudai or round kumihimo foam disk, and 8 weighted bobbins. If you don’t have tools, register with “need tools”. Click “select options” below to register for this class.
Origami Jewlery Box–this class is full, please call to get on a waiting list.
Date and Time: 02/04/2023 from 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Capacity: 6
Instructor: Alyssa Jakowchuk
Prerequisites: No experience needed.
Choose lovely paper to make a fun origami jewelry box. Great for gift giving and storing special items.
Registration is $60 and includes all materials and instruction.
To get on the waiting list, please call us at 319 338-1566. When we have two people on the list, we will schedule another session.
Netted Cabochon Pendant
$78.00Date and Time: 02/05/2023 from 12:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Capacity: 6
Instructor: Cheryl Weatherford
Prerequisites: Ability to make a wrapped loop. Call for a private tutorial.
Looks are deceiving in this design, it’s a great project for beginners getting curious about wire work. The kit for the Netted Cabochon class includes; copper wire, hematite beads and a natural gemstone cabochon to create an intricate-looking pendant.
Peyote Bracelet in Color Gradient
$88.00Date and Time: 02/11/2023 from 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Capacity: 6
Instructor: Karen Kubby
Prerequisites: Basic peyote stitch skills. Call for a private class or tutorial.
Use Delicas in flat peyote stitch to make this lovely bracelet. In this class you will learn how to do beaded color grading in a simple, yet efficient manner. Then you will learn to finish the edges of this bracelet with a picot technique. Finally, learn to add a clasp with a loop closure. That’s three skills in one project!!
Cold Connections: Riveted Dangle Earrings
$126.00Date and Time: 02/12/2023 from 12:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Capacity: 6
Instructor: Maggie Joynt
Prerequisites: No experience needed.
Learn to manipulate brass and copper by adding rivets and other cold connections. Some design decisions will be in the hands of the participant. Add texture through hammering and/or stamping. Make a lovely pair of metal earrings with lots of movement.
Gyrls Night Out: Pretty Posts Beaded Earrings
$60.00Date and Time: 02/17/2023 from 5:30 PM - 8:30 PM
Capacity: 6
Instructor: Karen Kubby
Prerequisites: No experience needed.
Learn or hone your embroidery skills. Use running stitch, ultra-suede, and a crystal montee in the center to make a pair of post earrings. Your earrings will be beautifully finished on front and back.
New Class! Branched Fringe Slide
$72.00Date and Time: 02/18/2023 from 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Capacity: 6
Instructor: Karen Kubby
Prerequisites: Basic peyote stitch skills. See Peyote Bracelet in Color Gradient on Feb. 11.
Make a flat peyote band and then zip it up into a tube. Learn to make branched fringe using seed beads, magatams, and Czech pressed glass beads to form a graduated and fluid design. You can then decide if you bead a lariat or put the slide onto a scarf, leather, chain, or anything that will fit into your tube.
Picture coming soon!
New Class! S-Link Chain
$72.00Date and Time: 02/19/2023 from 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Capacity: 6
Instructor: Zanetta Hoehle
Prerequisites: No experience needed.
Make links that are interconnected to create a chain. This is a non-soldered chain making method using jewelry making tools and square wire. Add a clasp and you have a bracelet.
Beaded Wrapped Bracelet/Necklace with Stone Beads through Kirkwood Community College
Date and Time: 02/21/2023 from 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Capacity: 6
Instructor: Karen Kubby
Prerequisites: No experience needed.
Use a crochet hook to make slip knots for this versatile piece of jewelry. It can be worn as three different styles of necklace or wrapped around your wrist multiple times. The beads are Chinese jade in three sizes on walnut brown waxed linen. Make it a bit longer and you have a cute belt for a summer dress.
Registration is through Kirkwood Community College. Register at:
Register at kirkwood.edu. On site registrations will be taken if registration through Kirkwood meets minimum requirements of two participants.
$30 instructor fee/$38 materials fee.
New Class! Creating Windows in Glass with Rubino
$126.00Date and Time: 02/25/2023 from 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM
Capacity: 6
Instructor: Karen Kubby
Prerequisites: Basic Lampworking skills. See Make Glass Beads on Jan. 21.
This intermediate lampworking class will challenge you to layer many colors of glass, creating a large bead. Then use rubio (glass with gold in it) dots and melt them in to spread open the top layer of glass to reveal what is underneath.
Picture coming soon!
Felting with Victor: Felted Beads
$60.00Date and Time: 02/25/2023 from 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Capacity: 6
Instructor: Victor Schmidt
Prerequisites: No experience needed.
Take wool, a needle, and a bit of sweat equity and make a felted bead. Learn how to make a hole in your felted wool, how to add color, and how to increase the density of your bead.
Note: This class serves as a pre-requisite for next steps Felting with Victor classes.
Class Cancellation Policy
Class fees are due at time of registration. Cancellations must be made at least 5 days in advance of class in order to receive store credit. There are no cash refunds for cancellations issued by the student.
If Beadology Iowa cancels a class, the student can choose to transfer registration to another class, receive store credit, or receive a refund.
Make Glass Beads–Intro to Lampworking
$120.00Date and Time: 02/02/2023 from 5:30 PM - 9:00 PM
Capacity: 5
Instructor: Karen Kubby
Prerequisites: No experience needed.
This class will teach you the art of lampworking, a technique of using a torch and melting glass rods to create various shapes. Safety and appropriate equipment handling are emphasized. Your beads will need to stay in a kiln overnight to be annealed.
NOTE: Participants must be at least 15 years old.