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Diamonds & Bell Pendant
$78.00Date and Time: 04/06/2024 from 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Capacity: 7
Instructor: Karen Kubby
Prerequisites: Any brick stitch experience. Call for a private tutorial.
Use Delica beads to make 6 diamonds sewn together. 3 for the top and 3 for the bottom. Insert a bell and sew your halves together. This is a great project to hone your patterned brick stitch skills.
New Class! Dimensional Delight
$72.00Date and Time: 04/30/2022 from 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Capacity: 5
Instructor: Alyssa Jakowchuk
Prerequisites: Basic peyote skills. Call to schedule a private tutorial.
Alyssa will help you follow this lovely pattern by Deborah Hodoyer that appeared in the August/September Beadwork magazine. Capture a Rivoli securely with Toho seed beads using peyote stitch. Then use Super Duos, peanut beads, fire polish beads, and seed beads to embellish the crystal to make this dimensional pendant. Students must either have the magazine or purchase the pattern for $4.
New Class! Dragon Scale Bracelet–This class is full. Call to get on a waiting list.
Date and Time: 09/18/2022 from 11:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Capacity: 5
Instructor: Marilyn Moore
Prerequisites: No experience needed.
Join Marilyn Moore in this 2-hole Gem Duo class. Stitch these diamond shaped beads in to place so they look like dragon scales. The result is beautiful.
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 $88 and includes all materials and instruction.
New Class! Dutch Spiral Bracelet with Hidden Clasp
$78.00Date and Time: 08/06/2022 from 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Capacity: 5
Instructor: Karen Kubby
Prerequisites: Basic peyote stitch skills.
Dutch Spiral is a modification of tubular peyote. Participants will learn to use varied sizes and/or shapes of beads and add more than one bead into a stitch to create the undulation of the spirals. Learn how to incorporate a hidden clasp.
New Class! Felted Bezel Pendant — this class is full. Call to get on a waiting list.
Date and Time: 04/09/2022 from 2:30 PM - 5:30 PM
Capacity: 6
Instructor: Victor Schmidt
Prerequisites: No experience needed.
Use wool and a needle to felt a pendant and a bezel to capture a stone or glass piece into a pendant. This is an easy, yet unusual technique and the result is stunning.
Registration is $68 and includes all materials, use of tools, and instruction. Please call to get on a waiting list. When 2 people are on the list, we will schedule another session.
New Class! Felting with Victor: Fringed Pendant
$68.00Date and Time: 03/18/2023 from 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Capacity: 6
Instructor: Victor Schmidt
Prerequisites: Needle felting skills. See Felted Beads on Feb. 25.
Use your felting skills to create a pendant with a built-in bail. Create a felted design. Then add fringe with chain and beads. You will create a one-of-a-kind pendant that has lots of movement and swag.
Felting with Victor: Portraits & Landscapes
$68.00Date and Time: 12/09/2023 from 10:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Capacity: 6
Instructor: Victor Schmidt
Prerequisites: No experience needed.
Hone your needle felting skills by crafting a dimensional picture. Choose between a woman with flowing hair or a landscape. Create texture and dimension by adding layers of wool.
Felting with Victor: Potted Plants
$60.00Date and Time: 12/09/2023 from 2:00 PM - 5:30 PM
Capacity: 6
Instructor: Victor Schmidt
Prerequisites: Any needle felting experience.
Join Victor for another fun needle felting class. In this session, participants will make up to 2 potted plants—succulents, snake plants, vines—make a plant you can’t kill. New colors of sheep’s wool available.
Filigree Wire Earrings
$68.00Date and Time: 09/19/2023 from 5:30 PM - 7:30 PM
Capacity: 6
Instructor: Zanetta Hoehle
Prerequisites: Any wireworking experience.
Practice your wire work skills with this fun and fast filigree earrings class. Use copper wire to secure 4mm beads in just the right places.
New Class! Filled CRAW Earrings
$78.00Date and Time: 06/17/2023 from 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Capacity: 6
Instructor: Karen Kubby
Prerequisites: Cubed Right Angle Weave skills. Call for a private tutorial.
This technique is not found in any book or magazine. Create CRAW units with Toho 11/0 seed beads and “fill” each cube with a contrasting color. This is a quick and easy method of adding depth to your beadwork. Learn to stack units and create an “arrow” on the bottom of these earrings.
New Class! Finishing Cord Ends
$60.00Date and Time: 06/25/2022 from 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Capacity: 5
Instructor: Alyssa Jakowchuk
Prerequisites: No experience needed.
It can be challenging to know how best to finish a cord. This workshop will cover using crimp ends, slip knots, and macramé knots. A great primer on cord ends.
New Class! Glass Chain
$120.00Date and Time: 10/24/2021 from 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Capacity: 6
Instructor: Benjamin Revis, UI Scientific Glassblower
Prerequisites: Fundamentalsof Boro Class on Oct. 9.
Learn how to make glass chain from solid borosilicate glass. Each link is made inside of the previous link resulting in a solid chain. Instructor:
Prerequisite: Fundamentals of Boro Glass on Oct. 10. You must be 15 years old to register.
New Class! Gyrls Night Out: Cardinal Earrings
$68.00Date and Time: 04/14/2023 from 5:30 PM - 8:30 PM
Capacity: 6
Instructor: Karen Kubby
Prerequisites: Any seed bead weaving experience.
Create triangles with round seed beads and Delicas. See how the Gem Duos fit just perfectly to enhance the geometry of these earrings designed by Carolyn Cave? Connect the two piece and add a feather bead as a final touch.
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! Herringbone Flower Earrings
$72.00Date and Time: 05/13/2023 from 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM
Capacity: 6
Instructor: Karen Kubby
Prerequisites: Basic herringbone stitch experience.
Use increased herringbone stitch to create a flower shape using round Toho seed beads and Declicas. Then add some fire polish to create stamens or pistils. Add an ear wire and you are ready for wear.
New Class! Cut Out Metal Earrings
$68.00Date and Time: 08/09/2022 from 5:30 PM - 8:30 PM
Capacity: 6
Instructor: Lonna Keller
Prerequisites: No experience needed.
Use a jeweler’s saw and bench pin to cut out a design from a copper disk. Utilize your cut out or parts of it, as a dangle for your earring. Add an ear wire and you are ready to wear.