Fundamentals of Hollow Glass
$105.00 Add to cartDate and Time: 03/01/2020 from 1:00PM to 4:00PM
Capacity: 6
Instructor: Benjamin Revis, UI Scientific Glass Blower
Prerequisites: No experience needed.
Learn how to manipulate borosilicate glass tubing. Participants will learn to stretch, blow, and embellish tube glass.
Handmade Beaded Card & Envelope through Kirkwood Community College
Read moreDate and Time: 03/06/2020 from 5:30PM to 8:30PM
Capacity: 6
Instructor: Alyssa Jakowchuk
Prerequisites: No experience needed.
Learn to use folding techniques to make a handmade card with a matching envelope. Embellish your card with beads. Enjoy gifting this card to someone special.
Note the beaded Big Dipper on the card to the left and the beaded heart on the one to the right.
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/$30 materials fee.
New Class! Raised Diamond Bracelet
$78.00 Add to cartDate and Time: 03/07/2020 from 10:00am to 4:00pm
Capacity: 8
Instructor: Karen Kubby
Prerequisites: Flat even count peyote stitch skills
Put your flat even count peyote stitch skills to the test. Use a background of Delicas and 3 sizes of Toho round seed beads to create a repeating pattern that undulates beautifully. The focus of this class will be about following a pattern and pulling tight to synch down when decreasing. Participants will likely not finish this project and the beaded toggle is not part of the class, although the kit will have enough beads in it to make one.
Next Steps in Hollow Boro Glass: Blown Spheres
$105.00 Add to cartDate and Time: 03/15/2020 from 1-4pm
Capacity: 6
Instructor: UI Scientific Glass Blower Benjamin Revis
Prerequisites: Intro to Hollow Glass Work on March 1.
Learn to manipulate and blow hollow tubing to create a sphere. Then learn to make a bail (loop) so you can hang your spheres.
Roaring Twenties Beaded Bracelet through Kirkwood Community College
Read moreDate and Time: 03/17/2020 from 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM
Capacity: 8
Instructor: Karen Kubby
Prerequisites: No experience needed.
Discover an easy to learn seed bead netting stitch from the Roaring Twenties. No book or magazine uses this stitch in a project—it is an exclusive Beadology Iowa stitch. You will create a graceful bracelet in no time at all. No previous experience necessary.
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/$30 materials fee.
New Class! Gyrls Night Out: Owl Bookmark
$60.00 Add to cartDate and Time: 03/20/2020 from 5:30 PM to 8:30 PM
Capacity: 8
Instructor: Karen Kubby
Prerequisites: No experience needed.
Brick stitch is an off-loom seed bead weaving stitch that can be made into endless patterns. In this class, use Delica beads in brick stitch to create an owl motif. Then glue it onto a bookmark. A perfect combination for beading in the City of Literature. These owls make awesome earrings, too.
New Class! Swarovski CRAW Bracelet
$88.00 Add to cartDate and Time: 03/21/2020 from 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM
Capacity: 8
Instructor: Karen Kubby
Prerequisites: Cubed Right-Angle Weave Skills
Swarovski crystals make this bracelet pure sparkle. Use your cubed right-angle weave skills to create a simple band. Then embellish it with Toho round seed beads. Finish your bracelet with a secure magnetic clasp.
Masking in Glass–Next Steps in Lampworking
$105.00 Add to cartDate and Time: 03/28/2020 from 10am to 1pm
Capacity: 6
Instructor: Karen Kubby
Prerequisites: Intro to Lampworking or equivalent skills.
Learn to “mask” with glass. This is a process where you layer glass in a way to create more intricate design elements. A great intermediate hot glass class.
Jazzy Linked Bracelet
$68.00 Add to cartDate and Time: 03/28/2020 from 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Capacity: 6
Instructor: Cheryl Weatherford
Prerequisites: No previous experience is necessary.
Learn to create consistent wrapped loops and link them to form your own beaded chain long enough to wear as a bracelet. This bracelet class will incorporate a variety of materials into each bracelet.Walk away with a jazzy new piece to add to your collection.
Note: This class serves as a pre-requisite for Wire Bail Techniques and Crystal Cluster Earrings, both on March 28.
New Class! Crystal Cluster Earrings
$88.00 Add to cartDate and Time: 04/04/2020 from 2:00 PM to 5:00 PM
Capacity: 6
Instructor: Karen Kubby
Prerequisites: Ability to make a wrapped loop. See Jazzy Linked Bracelet on March 14.
This class will perfect your wire wrapping skills. Make wrapped loops of Swarovski crystals, pearls, and precious metal beads. Then stack them to make a wild and sparkly cluster. A long ear wire will show off your work.
Wire Bail Techniques
$60.00 Add to cartDate and Time: 04/04/2020 from 10:00 AM to noon
Capacity: 6
Instructor: Karen Kubby
Prerequisites: Ability to make a wrapped loop--see Make 3 Earrings class on Oct. 14
We don’t mean hay bales when we are talking wirework. Learn to make bails using a variety of top drilled shapes. Wrapped bails will also be taught. You will get a chance to practice your wrapped loops in this class. Walk away with a small cache of dangles and pendants. This is a technique, not a project class.
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.
New Class! Boro Beads
$105.00 Add to cartDate and Time: 02/29/2020 from 10:00AM to 2:00PM
Capacity: 6
Instructor: Karen Kubby
Prerequisites: Intro to Lampworking—see classes on Jan.18 & Feb. 27.
This is an intermediate class for those with some lampworking experience. Use borosilicate glass to make glass beads.