Wire Wrapped Copper and Pearl Bracelet
$68.00 Add to cartDate and Time: 01/25/2020 from 10:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Capacity: 6
Instructor: Cheryl Weatherford
Prerequisites: No experience needed.
Learn wire-wrapping techniques using copper wire. Participants will make a very smart looking undulating bracelet with copper wire and freshwater pearls.
Note: This class serves as a prerequisite for Wire Wrapping Stones 2.0 on Feb. 1.
Make 2 Bracelets: Intro to Stringing
$60.00 Add to cartDate and Time: 01/25/2020 from 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Capacity: 8
Instructor: Karen Kubby
Prerequisites: No experience needed.
Stringing beads is a fundamental jewelry making skill. This class places a focus on aesthetics, functionality, and security. You will make two bracelets using Czech Republic pressed glass beads and sterling silver spacers. One bracelet will be made strung on nylon and the second on flexible wire.
Wire Wrapping Stones 2.0
$78.00 Add to cartDate and Time: 02/01/2020 from 10am to 2:00PM
Capacity: 6
Instructor: Cheryl Weatherford
Prerequisites: Pre-requisite: Any wirework experience, including Make 3 Pairs of Earrings on Jan. 11, Wire Wrapping Stones on Jan. 18, or, Copper and Pearl Wire Wrapped Bracelet on Jan. 25.
This is the second in a series of wire wrapped stone classes. Use wire to capture a stone using different shapes of wire. Participants will learn to coil and weave wires together for layers of embellishment.
Cubed Right Angle Weave Pendant: Intro to CRAW
$60.00 Add to cartDate and Time: 02/01/2020 from 3:00PM to 6:00PM
Capacity: 8
Instructor: Karen Kubby
Prerequisites: No experience needed.
Cubed Right Angle Weave (CRAW) is a fun and fascinating stitch. It is hard to learn from video or written instructions. In this class you will learn CRAW with larger beads to create a pendant. Move on to embellishing the piece by “stitchin’ in the ditch”.
Note: This class serves as the prerequisite for the CRAW Circle Earrings on Feb. 13 & the Designing a Necklace with a CRAW Chain on Feb. 14.
Fundamentals of Metal Working
$128.00 Add to cartDate and Time: 02/02/2020 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.
Kumihimo Beaded Bracelet
$88.00 Add to cartDate and Time: 02/08/2020 from 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM
Capacity: 6
Instructor: Cheryl Weatherford
Prerequisites: No experience necessary.
Learn beaded kumihimo or expand your finishing skills beyond glue-in endcaps. Learn how to finish your Kongoh Gumi (round braid) bracelet with cones, a wire wrapped loop, and a lobster clasp. A kumihimo foam disk and weighted tamas are included in this price. If you already have these tools, please call the store to register at $68.
New Class! Wire Woven Loop Earrings
$72.00 Add to cartDate and Time: 02/09/2020 from 1:00PM to 4:00PM
Capacity: 8
Instructor: Zanetta Hoehle
Prerequisites: No experience needed.
Learn to wrap thinner wire around thicker wire. This is a contemporary wire wrapping technique. Create a loop with this technique. Slip a recycled glass donut on this loop to form a lovely earring. Add an ear wire or create your own post.
Roaring Twenties Weave Bracelet through Kirkwood Community College
Read moreDate and Time: 02/10/2020 from 5:30PM to 8:30PM
Capacity: 8
Instructor: Karen Kubby
Prerequisites: No experience needed.
Discover an easy to learn netting stitch from the Roaring Twenties using Toho seed beads. 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: CRAW Circle Earrings
$60.00 Add to cartDate and Time: 02/14/2020 from 5:30PM to 8:30PM
Capacity: 6
Instructor: Karen Kubby
Prerequisites: Basic CRAW skills—see Intro to CRAW on Feb. 1.
Using two sizes of Toho round beads and Cubed Right Angle weave to make a curved piece. Connect it into a circle. Embellish the circle on the bottom with more CRAW units and the sides with stitchin’ in the ditch. This is a fun way to use your CRAW skills.
New Class! Designing with CRAW Chain
$68.00 Add to cartDate and Time: 02/15/2020 from 10:00AM to 4:00PM
Capacity: 6
Instructor: Karen Kubby
Prerequisites: Basic CRAW skills—see Intro to CRAW on Feb. 1.
Participants will make a long cubed right angle weave chain with one size of round Toho beads. Decisions on where to stitch the chain together will be determined by the student. There are endless ways to use this strategy to complete a unique piece. Tips and tricks for this decision making will be shared.
New Class! Peyote Slide on Spiral Herringbone
$72.00 Add to cartDate and Time: 02/22/2020 from 10:00AM to 4:00PM
Capacity: 6
Instructor: Karen Kubby
Prerequisites: Flat peyote skills—see class on Jan. 11.
Students will learn or review spiral herringbone and make a lariat. A slide to connect two sides of the lariat will be made with Delicas with peyote stitch. The slide has to be just the right tension around the lariat—not too loose or it will slip, and not too tight or it won’t slide.
Make Glass Beads–Intro to Lampworking through Kirkwood Community College
Read moreDate and Time: 02/27/2020 from 10:00AM to 2:00PM
Capacity: 6
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. No previous experience needed.
NOTE: Participants must be at least 15 years old.
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.
$40 instructor fee/$65 materials fee.
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.
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! Gyrls Night Out: Fancy Beaded Earwires
$60.00 Add to cartDate and Time: 01/24/2020 from 5:30PM - 8:30PM
Capacity: 6
Instructor: Cheryl Weatherford
Prerequisites: No experience needed.
Using resin flowers, chain, and a dangle, design an earring where the ear wire is part of the design. Participants will manipulate sterling wire to shape the earwire, harden the wire,, and file the end to ensure smooth entry into your ear.