Soldering Sampler
$88.00Date and Time: 09/28/2021 from 5:30 PM - 8:30 PM
Capacity: 6
Instructor: Kendra Brockmann
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.
New Class! Lavaliere Wire Cloth Pendant
$105.00Date and Time: 10/02/2021 from 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Capacity: 6
Instructor: Marilyn Moore
Prerequisites: No experience needed.
Make this bead encrusted pendant exploring ways to use wire cloth and beads. This luxurious looking pendant will be a fun exploration into these materials. Hemming wire cloth and stitching beads using simple beading techniques will be covered.
Pride Fest Make and Take
$10.00Date and Time: 10/02/2021 from 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Capacity:
Instructor: Beadology Iowa staff
Prerequisites: No experience needed.
Drop in or schedule an appointment to make an elastic bracelet. Maximum capacity is 3 people at a time. Great for adults and kids! Fast and fun.
Please indicate in your shopping cart notes what time you would like your appointment. They start on the hour and half hour.
Wire Caged Point
$68.00Date and Time: 10/03/2021 from 12:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Capacity: 6
Instructor: Cheryl Weatherford
Prerequisites: Any wirework experience.
Take your wirework skills to the next level by using wire to create a woven cage and bail onto a stone point. A gemstone point will be used with copper wire.
Make Glass Beads: Intro to Lampworking through Kirkwood Community College
Date and Time: 10/08/2021 from 5:30 PM - 9:00 PM
Capacity: 6
Instructor: Karen Kubby
Prerequisites: No experience necessary.
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. No previous experience needed.
NOTE: Participants must be at least 15 years old.
Registration is through Kirkwood Community College. Register at:
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.
$40 instructor fee/$75 materials fee
Make a Mala with Optional Guided Meditation
$48.00Date and Time: 10/09/2021 from 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Capacity: 6
Instructor: Alyssa Jakowchuk
Prerequisites: No experience needed.
Make your own prayer bracelet, called a Mala, using elastic, beads, and a tassel. Prayer beads are a traditional tool used to count the number of times a mantra is recited when praying or meditating. Many religious practices use a form of mala. This mala will be in the Buddhist/Hindu tradition of 27 beads. For those who choose to participate, a guided meditation using your newly constructed mala will take place at the end of class.
New Class! CRAW Rubber Pendant
$68.00Date and Time: 10/09/2021 from 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Capacity: 6
Instructor: Karen Kubby
Prerequisites: Basic CRAW skill--call for a private tutorial.
Use your CRAW skills to incorporate rubber rings to make this 3-D pendant. Learn to go from CRAW to RAW to make connections to the rings to form this square or diamond pendant. We will use Toho 11/0 beads to make this piece.
New Class! Herringbone Checkerboard Bracelet
$88.00Date and Time: 10/16/2021 from 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Capacity: 6
Instructor: Karen Kubby
Prerequisites: No experience needed.
Learn and use flat herringbone to make a checkerboard patterned bracelet. You will get lots of practice following a design. A glue in clasp will finish this bracelet.
Reversible Beaded Bead through Kirkwood Community College
$60.00Date and Time: 10/19/2021 from 5:30 PM - 8:30 PM
Capacity: 6
Instructor: Karen Kubby
Prerequisites: No experience needed.
Learn to use a CzechMates 2-hole bead shape, the crescent. Weave Czech pressed glass and Toho 11/0 seed beads to create a two-sided domed beaded bead. You will make two separate pieces and then sew them together. Each side can be a different color, making your bead reversible. No experience needed.
Registration is through Kirkwood Community College. Register at:
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
Gyrls Night Out: Cosmic Flora Earrings
$60.00Date and Time: 10/22/2021 from 5:30 PM - 8:30 PM
Capacity: 6
Instructor: Alyssa Jakowchuk
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 a copy of the magazine or pay/download a copy of the instructions to register ($4).
New Class! Constellation Pendant
$68.00Date and Time: 10/23/2021 from 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Capacity: 6
Instructor: Karen Kubby
Prerequisites: Basic peyote skills. Call to schedule a private tutorial.
This design by Cathy Edwards published in the Fall 2021issue of Beadwork magazine is a combination of circular peyote stitch and circular herringbone stitch. The result is a lovely pendant combining seed beads, fire polished beads, Czech and Swarovski crystals and pearls. An innovative design. Participants must have a copy of the magazine ($6.99 available at the store) or pay/download a copy of the pattern ($4) to register.
Vagearrings
$78.00Date and Time: 10/30/2021 from 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Capacity: 8
Instructor: Karen Kubby
Prerequisites: Basic peyote skills. Call to schedule a private tutorial.
These earrings are meant to reclaim our sexual anatomy and derive power from the process. Use your peyote stitch skills to make a marquise base with Myuki Delica beads. Then use Toho beads to create ruffles. Add a pearl in just the right spot. Participants will make one earring in class.
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 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.
Gyrls Night Out: Octavia Earrings
$60.00Date and Time: 09/24/2021 from 5:30 PM - 8:30 PM
Capacity: 6
Instructor: Karen Kubby
Prerequisites: No experience needed.
This 2-hole bead pattern by Trendsetter Ivona Šuchmannová makes a lovely pair of earrings. Beading goes quickly, so its perfect for a Friday evening.