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Dragonfly Pendant
$68.00Date and Time: 04/12/2024 from 3:30 PM - 6:30 PM
Capacity: 7
Instructor: Karen Kubby
Prerequisites: No experience needed.
Get creative with right angle weave (RAW) to make the upper body of a dragonfly using Swarovski crystals, Toho seed beads, and pressed glass. The upper body is a beaded bead. String this bead on a headpin with other beads to make the segmented lower body of the dragonfly.
Fleur-de-lis Component Bracelet
$78.00Date and Time: 09/09/2023 from 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Capacity: 6
Instructor: Karen Kubby
Prerequisites: Any seed bead weaving experience.
Using Crescent and Gem Duo two-holed Czech beads and Toho seed beads, create a fleur-de-lis component. Make as many links as needed to make a bracelet. This component also makes great earrings!
Friday Night Out: Square Wire Bracelet Chain with Beads–this class is full. Please call to get on the waiting list.
Date and Time: 12/15/2023 from 5:30 PM - 8:00 PM
Capacity: 6
Instructor: Zanetta Hoehle
Prerequisites: No experience needed.
Use square copper wire to create rounded chain links. Add beads to some, add links to each other. Then make a compatible clasp and you are ready to wear. A fun project for a Friday night.
Please call 319 338-1566 to get on the waiting list. When there are two people on the waiting list, we will scheduled another session of this class.
Registration is $72 and includes all materials and instruction.
Friday Night Out—Cellini Pendant with SuperDuos–only two seats left! Notice new date, too.
$68.00Date and Time: 01/19/2024 from 5:30 PM - 8:30 PM
Capacity: 6
Instructor: Karen Kubby
Prerequisites: Basic peyote stitch skills.
Use your tubular peyote stitch skills with varied sizes of beads to make this spiral pendant. Incorporate 2-hole SuperDuos into this modification of peyote stitch for a pendant with lots of movement and depth.
New Class! 2-hole Bead Oval Component Bracelet
$78.00Date and Time: 04/20/2024 from 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Capacity: 8
Instructor: Karen Kubby
Prerequisites: No experience needed.
Using 2-hole cabochon beads and SuperDuos, learn to create an oval component. The components include Toho round seed beads and Czech fire polish beads. Sew components together to form a beautiful bracelet.
New Class! Arrow Plait Bracelet
$68.00Date and Time: 03/04/2024 from 5:30 PM - 8:30 PM
Capacity:
Instructor: Zanetta Hoehle
Prerequisites: No experience needed.
Using weaving techniques typically used on wheat, plait copper wire and shape it into a bracelet. The weave is different on two sides, so you can decide which pattern you want to show on top. Create a matching hook clasp. No experience needed. Instructor: Zanetta Hoehle.
New Class! Etched Charm Bracelet
$98.00Date and Time: 11/19/2023 from 11:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Capacity: 6
Instructor: Maggie Joynt
Prerequisites: Basic Soldering Skills--see Simple Soldering on Oct. 22
Learn the process of acid etching metal. Each participant will make a set of charms and create a chain with rings from which to hang your charms. This project will hone your spot soldering skills.
New Class! Friday Night Out: Pipe Cleaner Kumihimo Earrings
$60.00Date and Time: 10/27/2023 from 5:30 PM - 8:30 PM
Capacity: 6
Instructor: Victor Schmidt
Prerequisites: No experience needed.
Turn traditional kumihimo braiding on its head. Using pipe cleaners, make a pair of hoop earrings. This fun spin on a technique will be fast and fun.
New Class! Friday Night Out: SuperDuo Ombre Rope Bracelet–only two seats left!
$68.00Date and Time: 02/16/2024 from 5:30 PM - 8:30 PM
Capacity: 6
Instructor: Karen Kubby
Prerequisites: No experience needed.
Allow Beadology Iowa staff to guide you through this pattern by Susan Sassoon to make a flowing rope bracelet. Use 3 colors of SuperDuos, Toho round seed beads, and a magnetic clasp to create this bracelet.
New Class! Mini Beaded Ornament–this class is full, call to get on a waiting list.
Date and Time: 10/28/2023 from 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Capacity: 4
Instructor: Jim Emigh
Prerequisites: No experience needed.
Use netting stitch to create a beaded cover for mini glass holiday ornaments. These are so cute and small enough to wear as large earrings!
This class is full. Call 319 338-1566 to get on a waiting list. When we have two people on the list, we will schedule another session. Registration is $78 and includes all materials and instructionl.
New Class! Peyote Cube Pendant
$74.00Date and Time: 03/16/2024 from 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Capacity: 7
Instructor: Karen Kubby
Prerequisites: Basic peyote stitch skills.
Create peyote stitch components that are stitched together to make a stiff and airy beaded cube. Based on a pattern by Judy Walker. This project is a pendant yet is a great size if you can wear slightly larger earrings.
New Class! Primavera Rivoli Earrings
$72.00Date and Time: 12/02/2023 from 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Capacity: 6
Instructor: Karen Kubby
Prerequisites: Tubular peyote stitch skills.
Using a pattern by Barbara Lepak, bead bezel a Swarovski Rivoli. Embellish your piece with an unusual technique to tighten things up. Add an ear wire and you are ready to go.
New Class! Chevron Drop Earring
$72.00Date and Time: 10/15/2023 from 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Capacity: 6
Instructor: Zanetta Hoehle
Prerequisites: Any wire working experience.
Learn to wrap thin round wire around square wire to create an armature. Shape your piece. Add a lovely bead at the bottom and create a loop at the top. Connect an ear wire and you have a lovely pair of earrings.
New Class! Faux Implosion Beads–This class is full. Please call to get on the waitlist.
Date and Time: 03/15/2024 from 4:30 PM - 8:00 PM
Capacity: 5
Instructor: Karen Kubby
Prerequisites: Basic lampworking skills.
Using tons of clear glass and colorful dots, create a bead that mimics an implosion bead without the implosion. This class will test and hone your encasing and dot skills.
This class is full. Please call 319-338-1566 to get on the waitlist. If two people are on the list, we will schedule another session.
New Class! Felting with Victor: Mermaid Tail
$68.00Date and Time: 04/13/2024 from 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM
Capacity: 7
Instructor: Victor Schmidt
Prerequisites: No experience needed.
Make a whimsical needle felted mermaid tail from a variety of colorful wool choices. Needle felting is a process of using barbed needles to turn wool fibers into a more concentrated material. Decorate your pendant and make a bail.
Branched Fringe Earrings: Intro to Peyote Stitch–only two seats left!
$68.00Date and Time: 01/13/2024 from 10:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Capacity: 6
Instructor: Karen Kubby
Prerequisites: No experience needed.
This project teaches you flat peyote stitch that you “zip” up to form a tube. Add branched fringe that is fun to make and even more fun to wear. This class serves as a prerequisite for many Beadology Iowa classes.