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New Class! Granada Bracelet
$78.00Date and Time: 06/22/2024 from 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Capacity: 7
Instructor: Karen Kubby
Prerequisites: Any seed bead weaving experience.
In this 2-hole bead design by Deborah Hodoyer, create square components out of GemDuos, Toho round seed beads, and fire polish beads. Bead them together to make a bracelet. This component makes great earrings, too!
Netted Flower Earrings through Kirkwood Community College
Date and Time: 01/27/2025 from 5:30 PM - 8:30 PM
Capacity: 7
Instructor: Karen Kubby
Prerequisites: No experience needed.
Use a traditional netting stitch and an ombre cast of colors to make these flower earrings. Once you learn the basic pattern, experiment with endless variations for this project including adding fringe or a larger bead in the center.
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.
$35 instructor fee to Kirkwood/$35 materials fee to Beadology Iowa.
Netted Flower Earrings through Kirkwood Community College
Date and Time: 02/20/2025 from 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Capacity: 6
Instructor: Karen Kubby
Prerequisites: No experience needed.
Use a traditional netting stitch and an ombre cast of colors to make these flower earrings. Once you learn the basic pattern, experiment with endless variations for this project including adding fringe or a larger bead in the center.
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.
$35 instructor fee to Kirkwood/$35 materials fee to Beadology Iowa.
New Class! Plumes in Glass–only one seat left!
$120.00Date and Time: 07/27/2024 from 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM
Capacity: 5
Instructor: Karen Kubby
Prerequisites: Basic lampworking skills.
This is an intermediate lampworking class. Participants will be encasing with clear, creating a pattern with layers of dots, and raking this pattern into a plume. Varied shapes of beads will be explored using this same pattern.
New Class! Scrap Glass Pendants
$120.00Date and Time: 12/21/2024 from 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Capacity: 5
Instructor: Karen Kubby
Prerequisites: Basic lampworking skills.
Don’t throw your glass scraps or end of rods/stringers away! Use them on top of clear glass to create a variety of pendant styles. Bring your own clean scraps (white vinegar rinse) and many will be provided. Practice bail making, too. This is a fun intermediate lampworking class.
New Class! Top Cluster Earrings
$78.00Date and Time: 07/13/2024 from 10:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Capacity: 6
Instructor: Karen Kubby
Prerequisites: Ability to make a wrapped loop. Call 319 338-1566 for a private tutorial.
Use and hone your wrapped loop and bail making skills in this project. Materials include a jade top drilled stone, fresh water pearls, Swarovski crystals and precious metals.
New Class! Wire Wrapped Earring with Dangles
$72.00Date and Time: 07/07/2024 from 12:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Capacity: 6
Instructor: Cheryl Weatherford
Prerequisites: Ability to make a wrapped loop. Call 319 338-1566 for a private tutorial.
Learn to wrap and secure a focal bead to create the body of an earring. Create loops for smaller dangles to hand from the bottom. This technique can be made smaller for a smaller set of earrings, or larger and/or longer for a dramatic pair.
SuperDuo Spiral Bracelet
$72.00Date and Time: 10/05/2024 from 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Capacity: 7
Instructor: Karen Kubby
Prerequisites: Any seed bead weaving experience.
Use SuperDuos, round Toho seed beads, and Swarovski pearl beads to stitch a classic daisy chain bracelet. This bracelet looks more complicated than it is, as you alternate the colors to make it look like it has a lot of movement.
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.
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!
Fleur-de-lis Earrings through Kirkwood Community College
Date and Time: 03/20/2025 from 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Capacity: 6
Instructor: Karen Kubby
Prerequisites: No experience needed.
Using Crescent and Gem Duo two-holed Czech beads and Toho seed beads, create a fleur-de-lis component. Add an ear wire and you are ready to go! This component also makes a great bracelet!
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.
$35 instructor fee to Kirkwood/$30 materials fee to Beadology Iowa.
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.
Morse Code Wrap Bracelet through Kirkwood
Date and Time: 12/03/2024 from 5:30 PM - 8:30 PM
Capacity: 6
Instructor: Alyssa Jakowchuk
Prerequisites: No experience needed.
Design a message with Morse Code and incorporate it into a wrap bracelet. Send a note to someone or to the world with this fashion piece. Participants will pick from the materials provided.
The message in the bracelet shown is “I love you Beadology Iowa Bead Squad”.
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.
$35 instructor fee/$38 materials fee.
New Class! Folded Peyote Earrings
$72.00Date and Time: 09/21/2024 from 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Capacity: 6
Instructor: Karen Kubby
Prerequisites: Basic peyote stitch skills.
Use your peyote stitch in an unusual way. Create a two-color double sided diagonal peyote strip that changes directions. Then fold it on itself to reveal each color on each side. Then zip it together. A great “next steps” peyote class.