Felting with Victor: Potted Plants
$60.00Date and Time: 12/09/2023 from 2:00 PM - 5:30 PM
Capacity: 6
Instructor: Victor Schmidt
Prerequisites: Any needle felting experience.
Join Victor for another fun needle felting class. In this session, participants will make up to 2 potted plants—succulents, snake plants, vines—make a plant you can’t kill. New colors of sheep’s wool available.
Friday Night Out: Square Wire Bracelet Chain with Beads–this class is full. Please call to get on the waiting list.
Date and Time: 12/15/2023 from 5:30 PM - 8:00 PM
Capacity: 6
Instructor: Zanetta Hoehle
Prerequisites: No experience needed.
Use square copper wire to create rounded chain links. Add beads to some, add links to each other. Then make a compatible clasp and you are ready to wear. A fun project for a Friday night.
Please call 319 338-1566 to get on the waiting list. When there are two people on the waiting list, we will scheduled another session of this class.
Registration is $72 and includes all materials and instruction.
Ruffles Galore Earrings
$88.00Date and Time: 12/16/2023 from 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Capacity: 6
Instructor: Karen Kubby
Prerequisites: Any seed bead weaving experience.
Participants will use brick stitch round a metal base of their making to create these exquisite earrings. The flatness of the Delica beads helps create contrast to the round beads that make the ruffles.
Make and Take Bead Buffet Bracelets
Date and Time: 12/23/2023 from 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Capacity:
Instructor: Beadology Iowa staff
Prerequisites: No experience needed.
Select beads from our extensive bead buffet and create an elastic bracelet of your choice This is a fast and fun experience, great for families and friends to do together. Make as many bracelets as you want. No appointment necessary.
$15/bracelet
Double Terminated Point Pendant
$72.00Date and Time: 01/07/2024 from 12:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Capacity: 6
Instructor: Cheryl Weatherford
Prerequisites: No experience needed.
Take your wirework skills to the next level by using wire to create a woven cage and bail onto a double terminated or top-drilled stone. Various widths of copper wire will be used to create depth and texture.
Friday Night Out—Celini Pendant with SuperDuos
$68.00Date and Time: 01/12/2024 from 5:30 PM - 8:30 PM
Capacity: 6
Instructor: Karen Kubby
Prerequisites: Basic peyote stitch skills.
Use your tubular peyote stitch skills with varied sizes of beads to make this spiral pendant. Incorporate 2-hole SuperDuos into this modification of peyote stitch for a pendant with lots of movement and depth.
Picture coming soon!
Branched Fringe Earrings: Intro to Peyote Stitch
$68.00Date and Time: 01/13/2024 from 10:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Capacity: 6
Instructor: Karen Kubby
Prerequisites: No experience needed.
This project teaches you flat peyote stitch that you “zip” up to form a tube. Add branched fringe that is fun to make and even more fun to wear. This class serves as a prerequisite for many Beadology Iowa classes.
Fancy Barbell Toggle
$68.00Date and Time: 01/13/2024 from 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Capacity: 6
Instructor: Karen Kubby
Prerequisites: Basic peyote skills. Call for a private tutorial.
Use both your flat and tubular peyote skills and Delica and Toho beads to create a decorated ring and barbell style toggle bar. This allows you to create your own clasp for a beaded creation. Learn tips and tricks to make this process easier.
Make 2 Bracelets: Intro to Stringing through Kirkwood Community College
Date and Time: 01/19/2024 from 5:30 PM - 7:30 PM
Capacity: 6
Instructor: Alyssa Jakowhcuk
Prerequisites: No experience needed.
This class places a focus on professional stringing and design techniques. You will make two bracelets using Czech Republic glass beads and sterling silver. Two different stringing strategies will be taught: nylon finished with bead tips and flexible wire finished with crimp beads. Both bracelets will be secure and beautiful.
Registration is through Kirkwood Community College. Register at: kirkwood and go to Continuing Education and then search for Beadology Iowa under instructor in the advanced search. On site registrations will be taken if registration through Kirkwood meets minimum requirements of two participants.
$30 instructor fee/$35 materials fee.
Make Glass Beads–Intro to Lampworking
$120.00Date and Time: 01/20/2024 from 10:00 AM - 2:00 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.
Fundamentals of Metal Working
$128.00Date and Time: 01/21/2024 from 11:00 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.
Twisted Sister Beaded Bracelet through Kirkwood Community College
Date and Time: 01/25/2024 from 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Capacity: 6
Instructor: Alyssa Jakowchuk
Prerequisites: No previous experience necessary.
Learn right angle weave to make this easy clasped bracelet. Then add a twist of embellishment and you have your finished look. Wear these alone or make a set and stack them. This technique is great to use as a lariat, too.
Registration is through Kirkwood Community College. Register at:
kirkwood.edu On site registrations will be taken if registration through Kirkwood meets minimum requirements of two participants.
$30 instructor fee to Kirkwood/$35 materials fee to Beadology Iowa
New Class! Rhombic Triacontahedron: 30-sided ball.
$126.00Date and Time: 01/27/2024 from 10:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Capacity: 6
Instructor: Jim Emigh
Prerequisites: Basic peyote stitch skills. See Branched Fringe Earrings on Jan. 13.
Sat., Jan. 27 & Sat., Feb. 3, 10am-1pm both sessions: –$126.
Stitch 20 triangles using peyote stitch and learn how to sew them together to make this visually stunning 30-sided ball. In session one, learn to make the triangles and make as many as you can. The second session will focus on assembly. Participants are expected to come to the second session with 20 triangles (homework!).
Picture coming soon!
Netted Earrings
$68.00Date and Time: 01/27/2024 from 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Capacity: 6
Instructor: Karen Kubby
Prerequisites: No experience needed.
Use circular netting techniques to make a pair of earrings from small stones or crystals and seed beads. These earrings are quick, beautiful, and make great gifts. Make a drop at the bottom or not.
Wire Clasps
$72.00Date and Time: 01/28/2024 from 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Capacity: 5
Instructor: Zanetta Hoehle
Prerequisites: No experience needed.
Make a variety of clasps using copper wire. A woven hook clasp, work and flatten wire for a few more hook clasps, and a toggle clasp. With these skills, you can make a clasp to match your wire work pieces.
Blooming Flower Pendant
$78.00Date and Time: 02/10/2024 from 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Capacity: 6
Instructor: Karen Kubby
Prerequisites: Any seed bead weaving experience.
Using a pattern by Justyna Szlezak, create this lovely and light weight floral pendant. Participants will be guided in the use of her instructions. Use herringbone and peyote stitch to build this form that will twist and turn its way into a lovely flower at the last minute.
Ombre Kumihimo Bracelet
$68.00 – $88.00Date and Time: 02/17/2024 from 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM
Capacity: 6
Instructor: Victor Schmidt
Prerequisites: No experience needed.
Learn how to create an ombre pattern and to do a classic round braid on a kumihimo foam disk (or bring your own marudai). This bracelet ends with a glue on plated magnetic clasp.
Tools needed are a kumihimo disk and 8 weighted bobbins.
Cupped Copper Earrings
$60.00Date and Time: 02/17/2024 from 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Capacity: 6
Instructor: Karen Kubby
Prerequisites: No experience needed.
Participants will learn to stamp and dap copper disks into earrings of their design. Some may choose to keep their copper bright or oxidize it for a different look. Beads will be added to the center and/or the bottom or bottom. This is an active, fun, and loud class.
Wave Bracelet
$78.00Date and Time: 02/18/2024 from 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Capacity: 6
Instructor: Zanetta Hoehle
Prerequisites: Any wire working experience.
Learn to weave a pattern that leaves exposed base wires to create a wave pattern. Once the basic pattern is learned, a repeating pattern will be used to create a bracelet. Techniques to finish the ends and create a hook closure will also be taught. There is plenty of repetition and direction changing to solidify these skills.
Soldering Sampler
$88.00Date and Time: 02/25/2024 from 12:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Capacity: 6
Instructor: Maggie Joynt
Prerequisites: No experience necessary.
This workshop involves the fundamentals of soldering. Learn and hone a variety of soldering skills—connecting an open jump ring, adding a ring to another piece, and more. Practice both sweat and spot soldering. Leave with a variety of samples and a new set of skills.
This class serves as a pre-requisite for many metal working classes.
Papillion Beaded Beads through Kirkwood Community College
Date and Time: 02/27/2024 from 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Capacity: 6
Instructor: Karen Kubby
Prerequisites: No experience needed.
Use SuperDuo and Toho round beads to create a beaded bead. The beading is done around a wooden bead to create a firm structure. Make multiple beads.
Registration is through Kirkwood Community College. Register at:
kirkwood.edu On site registrations will be taken if registration through Kirkwood meets minimum requirements of two participants.
$30 instructor fee to Kirkwood/$35 materials fee to Beadology Iowa
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.
Felting with Victor: Portraits & Landscapes
$68.00Date and Time: 12/09/2023 from 10:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Capacity: 6
Instructor: Victor Schmidt
Prerequisites: No experience needed.
Hone your needle felting skills by crafting a dimensional picture. Choose between a woman with flowing hair or a landscape. Create texture and dimension by adding layers of wool.