beaded bracelet
2-Strand Memory Wire Bracelet
$60.00 Add to cartDate and Time: 05/18/2019 from 10:00AM - noon
Capacity: 6
Instructor: Desiree Dahl
Prerequisites: No experience necessary.
Use memory wire to make a 2-stranded cuff bracelet. Use a 2-hole bead or spacer bar to connect your two strands. Learn to use memory wire tools to make loops on the ends of your cuff. This is a great way for people who normally don’t wear bangles to get a bracelet style without a clasp that fits properly.
Tulip Bracelet
$68.00 Add to cartDate and Time: 04/06/2019 from 10:00AM to 2:00PM
Capacity: 8
Instructor: Karen Kubby
Prerequisites: No experience needed.
This simple and lovely design from Isabella Lam’s book Beadwoven Glamour Crystal-Embellished Jewelry is a fast and fun project. The book outlines the project as a necklace—we have adapted it into a bracelet. Participants will use Gem Duos, Super Duos, Swarovski crystals, Czech fire polished beads and Toho seed beads.
Roaring Twenties Weave Bracelet through Kirkwood Community College
Read MoreDate and Time: 10/25/2018 from 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Capacity: 8
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. No previous 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.
$30 instructor fee/$30 materials fee.
CRAW Chain with Beaded Toggle
$68.00 Add to cartDate and Time: 09/29/2018 from 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Capacity: 8
Instructor: Karen Kubby
Prerequisites: CRAW skills--see intro class on September 1.
Use your CRAW skills to make an embellished chain with Toho 11/0 seed beads. Create a round CRAW toggle clasp, so it flows naturally from the chain.
Peyote Stitch Bracelet with Peanut Beads
$60.00 Add to cartDate and Time: 08/25/2018 from 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM
Capacity: 8
Instructor: Karen Kubby
Prerequisites: No experience needed.
Learn the peyote stitch, a fundamental off loom weaving technique used in many projects in contemporary beading magazines and books. Participants will create a bracelet with peanut beads, which is like making something two layers thick with only one layer of actual beading. The bracelet is a substantial piece of jewelry that looks great on your wrist. Learn how to finish an edge and add a clasp.
Triple Treat Herringbone Bracelet
$70.00 Add to cartDate and Time: 07/28/2018 from 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Capacity: 8
Instructor: Karen Kubby
Prerequisites: Any seed bead weaving experience.
Making this herringbone bracelet teaches you how to move from a larger base to three individual strips of beading using Toho 8/0 and 15/0 seed beads. Connect these three strips back into a larger base on the other end. This bracelet can be worn as a flat three stranded bracelet or twisted for a different look.
2-hole Cabochon Beaded Bracelet
$78.00 Add to cartDate and Time: 06/22/2019 from 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Capacity: 8
Instructor: Karen Kubby
Prerequisites: Any seed bead weaving experience.
These new 2-hole cabochon beads are perfect for bracelet making, as they sit so flat on your wrist. Learn a netting stitch with Toho round beads, Superduos, and the 2-hole cabochons.
Ruffles Galore
$78.00 Add to cartDate and Time: 05/19/2018 from 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Capacity: 8
Instructor: Karen Kubby
Prerequisites: Any seed bead weaving experience.
Learn to use two-hole CzechMate tile beads to make a base from 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.
Pearl Knotting
$60.00 Add to cartDate and Time: 05/11/2019 from 10:00PM - noon
Capacity: 8
Instructor: Karen Kubby
Prerequisites: No experience needed.
Everyone needs a classic string of pearls. In this class, you will learn the secrets of making pearl knotting easy. Each person will leave with a bracelet made with fresh water pearls and a sterling silver clasp.
Alternating Crystal Bracelet
$78.00 Add to cartDate and Time: 06/29/2019 from 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM
Capacity: 8
Instructor: Karen Kubby
Prerequisites: No experience necessary.
Using Toho seed beads, make a ladder stitch base. Add Czech crystals in an alternating pattern to make a bracelet that is full of sparkle and elegance.