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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.
Fleur-de-lis Earrings through Kirkwood Community College
Date and Time: 04/25/2025 from 5:30 PM - 8:30 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.
Morse Code Wrap Bracelet through Kirkwood
Date and Time: 11/08/2024 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! 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.
Arrow Plait Bracelet
$68.00Date and Time: 10/13/2024 from 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Capacity: 6
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.
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.
SuperDuo Ombre Rope Bracelet through Kirkwood Community College
Date and Time: 07/29/2024 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.
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/$35 materials fee
New Class! Hidden Gem Earrings
$78.00Date and Time: 05/11/2024 from 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Capacity: 6
Instructor: Karen Kubby
Prerequisites: Any seed bead weaving experience.
Use Toho seed beads, GemDuos, and SuperDuo to create a beaded bezel around a Swarovski crystal rivoli. This pattern by Barbara Lepak is sure to broaden your seed bead weaving skills.
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.
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!