Classes
Gyrls Night Out: 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.
Make 3 Pairs of Earrings: Intro to Wirework
$60.00 Add to cartDate and Time: 01/11/2020 from 10:00AM to noon
Capacity: 6
Instructor: Cheryl Weatherford
Prerequisites: No experience needed.
This is a great introduction to wirework. Two skills are learned and practiced—making a closed wrapped loop and making this loop into another closed loop. This set of skills allows you go make secure earrings, pendants, and chains. You will make earrings from Czech pressed glass, stone, fresh water pearls, and Swarovski crystals.
NOTE: This class serves as the pre-requisite for many Beadology Iowa classes, including Wire Wrapping Stones 2.0 on Feb. 1.
Peyote Stitch Techniques–Flat and Tubular
$60.00 Add to cartDate and Time: 01/11/2020 from 1:00 PM- 4:00PM
Capacity: 8
Instructor: Karen Kubby
Prerequisites: No experience needed.
Peyote stitch is a basic and incredibly versatile seed bead weaving technique. Beading magazines have many projects that utilize peyote stitch. This workshop will share flat and tubular peyote, even count, using Toho seed beads. Learn when to use each stitch and walk away with samples of each.
This class is a prerequisite for many Beadology Iowa classes, including Fancy Barbell Beaded Toggle on Jan. 18 & Peyote Slide on Twisted Herringbone on Feb. 21.
Make Glass Beads: Intro to Lampworking through Kirkwood Community College
Read moreDate and Time: 01/18/2020 from 5:30PM to 9:00PM
Capacity: 6
Instructor: Karen Kubby
Prerequisites: No experience necessary.
Making glass beads is great fun and an opportunity to play with fire in a controlled and supportive environment. This class will teach you the art of lampworking, a technique of using a torch and melting Effetre glass rods to create various shapes. Safety and appropriate equipment handling are emphasized. Your handmade beads will need to stay in a kiln overnight to be annealed.
NOTE: Participants must be at least 15 years old.
This class serves as a pre-requisite for use of Beadology Iowa's flame studio and next steps glass classes.
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! Fancy Barbell Toggle
$60.00 Add to cartDate and Time: 01/18/2020 from 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM
Capacity: 6
Instructor: Karen Kubby
Prerequisites:
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.
Prerequisite: basic peyote skills—see Peyote Stitch Techniques on Jan. 11.
Wire Wrapping Stones: an Introduction
$60.00 Add to cartDate and Time: 01/18/2020 from 2:00PM-4:00PM
Capacity: 6
Instructor: Cheryl Weatherford
Prerequisites: No experience needed.
Learn the basics of wire wrapping stones. Students will practice with copper wire to form a plan for a semi-precious stone, then move to sterling wire for the final project.
Soldering Sampler
$105.00 Add to cartDate and Time: 01/19/2020 from 1:00PM to 4:00PM
Capacity: 6
Instructor: Kelly Kinser
Prerequisites: No experience necessary.
This workshop involves beginner and intermediate soldering. Learn and hone a variety of soldering skills—connecting an open jump ring, adding a ring to another piece, and more. Leave with a variety of samples and a new set of skills.
This class serves as a pre-requisite for many metal working classes.
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.