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Radiant Floral Earrings through Kirkwood Community College
Date and Time: 05/04/2017 from -
Capacity: 8
Instructor: Karen Kubby
Prerequisites: No experience needed.
Using Czech pressed glass mini feathers, trendy Super Duos 2-hole beads, new Toho demi beads, and Toho seed beads, make quick and lovely round woven earrings. Great gift item for friends and family. No 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. Instructor: Karen Kubby
$30 instructor fee/$28 materials fee.
RAW Rubber Gasket Necklace
$78.00Date and Time: 08/17/2024 from 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Capacity: 6
Instructor: Karen Kubby
Prerequisites: Any seed bead weaving experience.
Use flat right angle weave (RAW), then zip it up around a rubber gasket, sew up the gasket to create an figure eight, and embellish it to create this contemporary necklace with glass beads and rubber.Add a RAW bead on each side of the necklace and you are ready to wear.
Recycled Blooms–Fun Family Class-Great for Adults and Kids!
$38.00Date and Time: 08/21/2021 from 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Capacity: 8
Instructor: Alyssa Jakowchuk
Prerequisites: No experience needed.
Reuse clean and empty beverage cans and get ready to make a bouquet of flowers. Cut into the aluminum cans, cut out flowers and layer them using brads and eyelets to make dangles for pendants or earrings. Bring your own or use our large stash of cans.
Great class for families, adults and very kid friendly!
Roaring Twenties Beaded Bracelet through Kirkwood Community College
Date and Time: 09/11/2023 from 5:30 PM - 8:30 PM
Capacity: 6
Instructor: Karen Kubby
Prerequisites: No experience needed.
Discover an easy to learn seed bead netting stitch from the Roaring Twenties. 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.
Registration is through Kirkwood Community College. Register at:
kirkwood.edu On site registrations will be taken if registration through Kirkwood meets minimum requirements of two participants.
$30 instructor fee/$35 materials fee.
Roaring Twenties Beaded Bracelet through Kirkwood Community College
Date and Time: 12/05/2023 from 5:30 PM - 8:30 PM
Capacity: 6
Instructor: Karen Kubby
Prerequisites: No experience needed.
Discover an easy to learn seed bead netting stitch from the Roaring Twenties. 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.
Registration is through Kirkwood Community College. Register at:
kirkwood.edu On site registrations will be taken if registration through Kirkwood meets minimum requirements of two participants.
$30 instructor fee/$35 materials fee.
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.
Ruffles Galore Beaded Bracelet
$78.00Date and Time: 08/12/2017 from -
Capacity: 8
Instructor: Karen Kubby
Prerequisites: Any seed bead weaving experience.
Learn to use two-hole CzechMate tile beads to make a base off of which you add layers and layers of ruffles. You won’t believe how easy this glamorous bracelet is to make. This piece uses very small Toho seed beads, so be sure to bring your reading glasses to class.
Ruffles Galore Earrings
$88.00Date and Time: 12/16/2023 from 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Capacity: 6
Instructor: Karen Kubby
Prerequisites: Any seed bead weaving experience.
Participants will use brick stitch round a metal base of their making to create these exquisite earrings. The flatness of the Delica beads helps create contrast to the round beads that make the ruffles.
Russian Leaves through Kirkwood Community College
Date and Time: 08/31/2018 from -
Capacity: 8
Instructor: Karen Kubby
Prerequisites: No experience needed.
Use your peyote skills to learn diagonal peyote with Delica seed beads. Embellish your leaves with Toho round seed beads. These leaves are wonderful as a pendant, earrings, or a branch full of them cascading down a lariat. Modifications to make them thinner, wider, and longer will be discussed.
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.
$30 instructor fee/$28 materials fee.
Saturn Beaded Bead
$72.00Date and Time: 08/14/2021 from 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Capacity: 6
Instructor: Karen Kubby
Prerequisites: Tublular Peyote Stitch--call for a private tutorial.
Use peyote stitch to cover a wooden bead. Learn to decrease with peyote stitch by using different bead sizes and by reducing the number of beads in each row. Embellish around the equator of bead to form the “Saturn” rings. These beads make wonderful focal pieces for a necklace and a smaller version is great for earrings.
Soldered Metal Frame Earrings through Kirkwood Community College Continuing Education Program
Date and Time: 09/21/2016 from -
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Learn to solder sterling wire together to make a frame with a soldered ring in the middle from which to dangle Czech pressed glass beads. You end up with a lovely pair of earrings. These skills give you the basis for endless variations for the frame shape and what you put inside your frame.
$45 instructor fee/$33 materials fee
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.
Soldering Sampler–this class if full. Call 319-388-1566 to get on waitlist
Date and Time: 02/09/2025 from 12:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Capacity: 6
Instructor: Maggie Joynt
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.
This class is full. Call 319-338-1566 to get on a waitlist. When there are two people on the list, we will work to host another session.
Soldering Sampler–This Class is Full! See 5/29 or call to get on waiting list!
Date and Time: 05/28/2023 from 12:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Capacity: 6
Instructor: Maggie Joynt
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.
This class is full. See class on 5/29 or call 319-338-1566 to get on the waiting list. When there are two people on the list, we will work to make a new session.
Summer Bead Camp–Make a Bracelet and Recycled Blooms
$58.00Date and Time: 08/08/2017 from -
Capacity: 12
Instructor: Cheryl Weatherford and Kaami William-Hinton
Prerequisites: none
Bead Camp is for kids 8 years old and up. This morning session includes two projects. The first project is making a bracelet using Czech pressed glass on flexible wire. No needle, easy to finish, and strong. The second project uses soda, tea, and other aluminum beverage containers to make flowers.
For those wanting more than one session of Bead Camp, the cost goes down to $49/session. This discount cannot be offered on line. Please call to get this discount. Each session of Bead Camp needs a minimum of 4 participants.
Summer Bead Camp: Bead Buddies and Painting with Beads
$58.00Date and Time: 08/08/2017 from -
Capacity: 12
Instructor: Cheryl Weatherford and Kaami William-Hinton
Prerequisites: None
Bead Camp is for kids 8 years old and up. This afternoon session includes two projects. The first project is making “bead buddies” animal keychains made with beads and thread. The second project is “painting with beads”. Each person will have a wooden star. Using white glue, beads will be added to “paint” the star. There is a hole at the top so this piece can be a pendant.
For those wanting more than one session of Bead Camp, the cost goes down to $49/session. This discount cannot be offered on line. Please call to get this discount. Each session of Bead Camp needs a minimum of 4 participants.
Pride Fest Make and Take: Rainbow Chain Maille Bracelet
Date and Time: 06/16/2018 from -
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Drop in to make this Pride Fest bracelet. Using a simple form of chain maille, hook rings together to form a bracelet. You will use anodized aluminum rings and a plated clasp. Learn to use jewelry making tools. This is a fast and fun technique and a great way to show your pride. No experience necessary. No pre-registration necessary. No appointment necessary.
$15/person