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New Class! Felted Beads–only 1 seat left!
$60.00Date and Time: 01/22/2022 from 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Capacity: 6
Instructor: Victor Schmidt
Prerequisites: No experience needed.
Take raw wool, a needle, and a bit of sweat equity and make a felted bead. Learn how to make a hole in your felted wool, how to add color, and how to increase the density of your bead.
Registration is $60 and can be done in person, via phone at 319 338-1566 or on-line.
When we get two people on the waiting list, we will schedule another session of this class.
Wire Heart Pendant–Just in time for V-Day
$68.00Date and Time: 01/23/2022 from 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Capacity: 6
Instructor: Zanetta Hoehle
Prerequisites: No experience needed.
Participants will learn to weave three stands of copper wire together, bending them into shape and anchoring the ends. A simple bail will also be created bending wire. Variations to this pendant and ways to approach different shapes will be discussed. Just in time for Valentine’s Day.
This class serves as a great intro to this technique for other wire weaving classes by Zanetta, including Prong Set Pendant on Sun., March 20.
New Class! Beaded Mask Holder
$60.00Date and Time: 01/28/2022 from 5:30 PM - 7:30 PM
Capacity: 6
Instructor: Alyssa Jakowchuk
Prerequisites: No experience needed.
Design your personal mask holder using a variety of beads—colors, materials, textures. Learn to use flexible wire and crimp beads. Kid friendly class.
Shape Shifter Components
$78.00Date and Time: 01/29/2022 from 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Capacity: 6
Instructor: Karen Kubby
Prerequisites: Tubular peyote stitch. Call for a private tutorial.
Learn to use two-hole tile beads and two-hole lentil beads with peyote stitch to make three different components that can be mixed and matched and/or sewn together. These colorful components are fun to make and allow you to design a larger project piece by piece.
Soldering Sampler
$88.00Date and Time: 01/30/2022 from 12:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Capacity: 6
Instructor: Lonna Huisingh
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.
Valentines’ Day Pop-up Card & Envelope
$60.00Date and Time: 02/05/2022 from 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Capacity: 6
Instructor: Alyssa Jakowchuk
Prerequisites: No experience needed.
Learn the art of folding paper to create a simple pop-up card. Create a matching envelope. No beads involved in this project. This card will have to go to someone special.
Roaring Twenties Weave Bracelet
$60.00Date and Time: 02/05/2022 from 10:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Capacity: 5
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.
Tree of Life Pendant
$78.00Date and Time: 02/06/2022 from 12:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Capacity: 5
Instructor: Cheryl Weatherford
Prerequisites: No experience needed.
Learn to use copper wire and gemstone chips to create a pendant. This project will be slightly different each time you do it. Great gift item for friends and family.
Pearl Knotting through Kirkwood Community College
Date and Time: 02/07/2022 from 5:30 PM - 8:30 PM
Capacity: 5
Instructor: Karen Kubby
Prerequisites: No experience needed.
Everyone needs a classic string of pearls. In this class, you will learn the secrets of making pearl knotting easy. Each person will leave with a bracelet made with freshwater pearls and a sterling silver clasp.
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 Dangle Earrings
$60.00Date and Time: 02/11/2022 from 5:30 PM - 8:30 PM
Capacity: 5
Instructor: Karen Kubby
Prerequisites: Basic cubed right angle weave skills. Call to schedule a private tutorial.
Make a Cubed Right Angle Weave beaded bead. Add an Italian dangle, some bead aligners and spacers to make a lovely dangly earring.
New Class! Next Steps in Lampworking: Adventures in Dots
$120.00Date and Time: 02/12/2022 from 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM
Capacity: 5
Instructor: Karen Kubby
Prerequisites: Intro to Lampworking on Jan. 15 or show equivalent skills.
This is a great “next steps” class in lampworking. Hone your dot making skills. Create consistent footprints, layer dots, go wild and random, explore colors. Instructor: Karen Kubby.
Beaded Mask Holder
$60.00Date and Time: 02/12/2022 from 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Capacity: 5
Instructor: Alyssa Jakowchuk
Prerequisites: No experience needed.
Design your personal mask holder using a variety of beads—colors, materials, textures. Learn to use flexible wire and crimp beads. Kid friendly class.
Tassel Earrings
$68.00Date and Time: 02/19/2022 from 10:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Capacity: 5
Instructor: Karen Kubby
Prerequisites: No experience needed.
Use or get herringbone stitch skills to make a lovely pair of tassel earring. You’ll stitch a beaded bead and stack large beads to stabilize your beaded bead on a headpin. Make a wrapped loop and add an ear wire and you are
New Class! Felted Cat Head
$60.00Date and Time: 02/19/2022 from 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Capacity: 5
Instructor: Victor Schmidt
Prerequisites: Felted Beaded Bead on Jan. 22 or show equivalent skills.
Take raw wool, a needle, and a plan to make a felted cat head bead. Discuss how to make other shapes and objects. Instructor: Victor Schmidt.
Metal Bezel
$88.00Date and Time: 02/20/2022 from 12:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Capacity: 6
Instructor: Hannah Wilson
Prerequisites: Basic soldering skills: See Simple Soldering on Jan. 30.
Learn to use a bezel cup to set a stone. Learn to set this stone professionally and solder it to another piece of metal to form a pendant.
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.
Crystal Cluster Earrings–only 2 seats left!
$88.00Date and Time: 01/22/2022 from 10:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Capacity: 6
Instructor: Karen Kubby
Prerequisites: Ability to make a wrapped loop. See Make 3 Pairs of Earrings on Jan. 15 or call for a private tutorial.
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.