Next Steps in Hollow Glass: Implosion Pendant
$105.00 Add to cartDate and Time: 10/20/2019 from 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Capacity: 6
Instructor: Benjamin Revis, UI Scientific Glass Blower
Prerequisites: Intro to Hollow Glass Work on Sept. 15 or Oct. 13 or equivalent.
Learn to manipulate and embellish hollow glass to make a floral implosion pendant.
Gyrls Night Out: Metal Star Holiday Ornament
$88.00 Add to cartDate and Time: 10/25/2019 from 5:30PM - 8:30PM
Capacity: 6
Instructor: Maggie Joynt
Prerequisites: No experience needed.
Using a pre-cut star, the focus of this class will be on embellishing this ornament by stamping patterns or words. Give your piece a touch of patina to enhance the stamping. Add a jump ring and ribbon for hanging and you are ready to go. A great gift idea.
Double Braided Copper Wire Bracelet
$60.00 Add to cartDate and Time: 10/26/2019 from 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Capacity: 6
Instructor: Cheryl Weatherford
Prerequisites: No experience needed.
Take yards of copper wire and learn a fast and fun braiding technique. Make two braids and insert them into cones and add a clasp. A fast and furious class.
Pop-up Card & Envelope
$60.00 Add to cartDate and Time: 10/26/2019 from 10:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Capacity: 6
Instructor: Alyssa Jakowchuk
Prerequisites: No experience needed.
Learn the art of folding paper to create a simple pop-up card. Create a matching envelope. No beads involved in this project. This card will have to go to someone special.
Double St. Petersburg Chain Bracelet through Kirkwood
Read MoreDate and Time: 10/29/2019 from 1:00 PM- 4:00PM
Capacity: 8
Instructor: Karen Kubby
Prerequisites: No experience needed.
–$30 instructor fee/$30 materials fee.
This stitch originated in Russia. This class will get you familiar with the double version of this stitch with lots of repetition to create a bracelet. This stitch is great for making leaf motifs, too. You will use Toho seed beads and pressed glass from the Czech Republic.
Instructor: Karen Kubby
Registration is through Kirkwood Community College. Register at:
www.kirkwood.edu and go to Continuing Education and then search for Beadology Iowa under the instructor search. On site registrations will be taken if registration through Kirkwood meets minimum requirements of two participants.
2-Strand Memory Wire Bracelet
$60.00 Add to cartDate and Time: 11/02/2019 from 3:00PM to 5:00PM
Capacity: 6
Instructor: Alysaa Jakowchuk
Prerequisites: No experience necessary.
Use memory wire to make a 2-stranded cuff bracelet. Use a 2-hole bead or spacer bar to connect your two strands. Learn to use memory wire tools to make loops on the ends of your cuff. This is a great way for people who normally don’t wear bangles to get a bracelet style without a clasp that fits properly.
Russian Leaf Earrings
$68.00 Add to cartDate and Time: 11/02/2019 from 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM
Capacity: 8
Instructor: Karen Kubby
Prerequisites: Basic Peyote Skills
Use your peyote skills to learn diagonal peyote with Delica seed beads. Embellish your leaves with Toho round seed beads. These leaves are wonderful as a pendant, earrings, or a branch full of them cascading down a lariat. Modifications to make them thinner, wider, and longer will be discussed.
Intro Borosilicate Glass
$105.00 Add to cartDate and Time: 11/03/2019 from 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Capacity: 6
Instructor: Benjamin Revis, UI’s Scientific Glass Blower
Prerequisites: No experience needed.
Learn how to manipulate solid borosilicate glass.Participants will make a pawn, basic marble, and an icicle pendant.
Note: This class serves as a pre-requisite for Wings-n-Things class on Nov. 10 and the Figure Study class on Dec. 1.
Gyrls Night Out: Winged Earrings
$60.00 Add to cartDate and Time: 11/08/2019 from 5:30PM - 8:30PM
Capacity: 8
Instructor: Karen Kubby
Prerequisites: Basic Peyote Skills
Use a combination of peyote stitch and herringbone with Delica 11/0 beads to create a small wing. Sew this wing together and embellish with a larger focal bead. Add an ear wire and you are ready for the weekend. Optional dutch treat snacks and drinks after class in a nearby downtown location.
Tree of Life Pendant
$68.00 Add to cartDate and Time: 11/09/2019 from 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM
Capacity: 6
Instructor: Cheryl Weatherford
Prerequisites: No experience needed.
Learn to use copper wire and gemstone chips to create a pendant. This project will be slightly different each time you do it. Great gift item for friends and family.
Next Steps in Boro Glass Work: Wings-n-Things
$105.00 Add to cartDate and Time: 11/10/2019 from 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Capacity: 6
Instructor: Benjamin Revis, UI’s Scientific Glass Blower
Prerequisites: Intro to Boro on Nov. 3
Take your nexts steps in manipulating boro glass. Learn to shape, sculpt, and carve glass to make wings and things.
Twined Tree Ornament/Pendant
$138.00 Add to cartDate and Time: 11/16/2019 from 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Capacity: 12
Instructor: Marilyn Moore
Prerequisites: No experience needed.
This tree motif is perfect as a winter holiday ornament or as a pendant. Explore wire twining with fine wire, blending color then embellishing to create lights on the tree.
Double St. Petersburg Chain through Kirkwood
Read MoreDate and Time: 11/18/2019 from 6:00PM to 9:00PM
Capacity: 8
Instructor: Karen Kubby
Prerequisites: No experience needed.
This stitch originated in Russia. This class will get you familiar with the double version of this stitch with lots of repetition to create a bracelet. This stitch is great for making leaf motifs, too. You will use Toho seed beads and pressed glass from the Czech Republic.
Registration is through Kirkwood Community College. Register at:
www.kirkwood.edu and go to Continuing Education and then search for Beadology Iowa under the instructor search. On site registrations will be taken if registration through Kirkwood meets minimum requirements of two participants.
$30 instructor fee through Kirkwood/$30 materials fee night of class.
Flame II: Next Steps in Making Glass Beads
$105.00 Add to cartDate and Time: 11/23/2019 from 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM
Capacity: 7
Instructor: Karen Kubby
Prerequisites: Make Glass Beads or equivalent.
Continue to explore the art of lampworking with a torch and glass rods. In this class, you will learn more techniques for manipulating color, making the perfect dot, and shaping with a goal of making a variety of more complicated shapes, including a hollow bead–see the great fish beads in the photo to the left. Your beads will be annealed overnight at the store.
You must be at least 15 years old to register for this class.
Wire Wrapped Ring
$48.00 Add to cartDate and Time: 11/30/2019 from 10:00AM to noon
Capacity: 6
Instructor: Cheryl Weatherford
Prerequisites: No experience needed.
Use wire to capture beads by wrapping them strategically. Learn to fit your ring to size. You will make 2 rings in class.
The Human Figure in Glass
$105.00 Add to cartDate and Time: 12/01/2019 from 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Capacity: 6
Instructor: Benjamin Revis, UI Scientific Glass Blower
Prerequisites: Intro to Borosilicate Glass on Nov. 3 or equivalent skills.
Participants will use solid boro glass to make human figures. Learn how to add glass to create depth. Use tools to work on details.
Cosmic Flora Earrings through Kirkwood
Read MoreDate and Time: 12/03/2019 from 1:00PM-4:00PM
Capacity: 8
Instructor: Karen Kubby
Prerequisites: No experience needed.
Create diamond shaped earrings out of CzechMate crescents, superduos, Delicas, 2 sizes of Toho seed beads, and a Swarovski pearl. This pattern is by Estelita Mayac Chiles and uses circular netting. This session helps people follow the pattern published in the Dec 2018/Jan 2019 Beadwork magazine. Participants must have or purchase a copy of the magazine to register.
Registration is through Kirkwood Community College. Register at:
www.kirkwood.edu and go to Continuing Education and then search for Beadology Iowa under the instructor search. On site registrations will be taken if registration through Kirkwood meets minimum requirements of two participants. Instructor: Karen Kubby.
$30 instructor fee/$30 materials fee if you have the magazine & $36 with purchase of magazine.
Ruffles Galore Earrings
$78.00 Add to cartDate and Time: 12/07/2019 from 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Capacity: 8
Instructor: Karen Kubby
Prerequisites: Any seed bead weaving experience.
Participants will use brick stitch round a metal base to create these exquisite earrings. The flatness of the Delica beads help create contrast to the round beads that make the ruffles.
Gemstone Circle Earrings
$68.00 Add to cartDate and Time: 12/13/2019 from 5:30PM to 8:30PM
Capacity: 8
Instructor: Karen Kubby
Prerequisites: Tubular Peyote skills.
Use your peyote skills to a make a ring. Combine Toho round seed beads with small gemstone beads to add an extra dimension not frequently found in the bead world.
Customer Choice
Read MoreDate and Time: 12/14/2019 from 10am to 4pm
Capacity:
Instructor: Karen Kubby, Cheryl Weatherford, Alyssa Jakowchuk
Prerequisites:
Pick your staff person, pick your time, and pick the skill you want to learn or refresh. Brainstorm with our expert staff on how to begin or finish a project. Get some on-on-one time for anything we know how to do. Sessions are $35 each, are 45 minutes long, and begin on the hour. Materials extra or bring your own.
You'll need to call or come in to register for a time slot or slots.
Fundamentals of Metal Working
$128.00 Add to cartDate and Time: 12/15/2019 from 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Capacity: 6
Instructor: Maggie Joynt
Prerequisites: No experience needed.
In this full day metalworking class, learn the fundamentals of metalworking: sawing, filing, drilling, riveting, and stamping. Then design your pendant and put your newfound or refreshed skills to work. This class serves as a prerequisite for many classes in our metalworking series. No soldering involved in this project.
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 cash refund.
With a completed class, participants will receive a single-use card good for double rewards points on an entire purchase within 10 days of the class.
Kumihimo Companion Animal Collar
$88.00 Add to cartDate and Time: 10/19/2019 from 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Capacity: 6
Instructor: Cheryl Weatherford
Prerequisites: No experience needed.
Use a Kara-Yatsu flat kumihimo braid in two colors of satin cord to create a collar for your favorite companion animal. Add a ring to hang tags and connect a lead. A medium sized quick release will be used. Foam disk, 8 weighted bobbins, and weight container included with the tool fee.
Registration fee goes down to $68 if you have and bring tools needed for this class.