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End of Day Lampwork Headpins
$88.00 Add to cartDate and Time: 07/27/2018 from 5:30 PM - 8:30 PM
Capacity: 6
Instructor: Karen Kubby
Prerequisites: Any lampworking or scientific glass blowing experience.
Take glass scraps from your lampworking session and turn them into a glass headpin. Techniques for adding glass, ensuring the top of the headpin is well rounded, and pulling the glass will be emphasized.
Russian Leaf Earrings
$68.00 Add to cartDate and Time: 11/02/2019 from 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM
Capacity: 8
Instructor: Karen Kubby
Prerequisites: Basic Peyote Skills
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.
Pretty Posts Beaded Earrings
$68.00 Add to cartDate and Time: 08/04/2018 from 10:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Capacity: 8
Instructor: Karen Kubby
Prerequisites: No experience needed.
Learn to embroider with beads using running stitch. Participants will then make a set of post earrings using ultra suede and silver plated flat backed posts.
Kumihimo Charm Bracelet through Kirkwood Community College
Read MoreDate and Time: 03/28/2019 from 5:30PM to 8:30PM
Capacity: 6
Instructor: Cheryl Weatherford
Prerequisites: No experience needed.
This is a great introduction to the Japanese tradition of Kumihimo. Learn to use a disk to braid satin cord. You will have a selection of charms to add to your weaving. No experience needed.
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/$38 materials fee.
Raised Triangle Earrings
$68.00 Add to cartDate and Time: 04/07/2018 from 2:00PM - 5:00 PM
Capacity: 8
Instructor: Karen Kubby
Prerequisites: Peyote Stitch Basics
This is a first step to learn how to make three-dimensional beadwork using peyote stitch. These lovely raised triangle earrings use peyote and a bit of herringbone to make points and turn corners. Make your hanging loop on the point or in the middle of a straightaway—students’ choice.
Twisted Fringe Earrings
$58.00 Add to cartDate and Time: 03/31/2018 from 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM
Capacity: 6
Instructor: Karen Kubby
Prerequisites: No experience needed.
Learn the right touch to make your beaded fringe hang with just the right amount of dangle, yet have no thread showing. Then give it a little twist to give your fringe further dimension. You will use Toho seed beads and Swarovski crystals. This pair of earrings will focus on the fringe yet includes ladder stitch and wire work.
Masking in Glass–a next steps class in lampworking
$98.00 Add to cartDate and Time: 02/16/2019 from 3:00PM to 6:00PM
Capacity: 6
Instructor: Karen Kubby
Prerequisites: Make Glass Beads or equivalent skills.
Learn to “mask” with glass. This is a process where you layer glass in a way to create more intricate design elements. A great intermediate hot glass class.
Make 2 Bracelets: Intro to Stringing
$60.00 Add to cartDate and Time: 08/31/2019 from 10:00AM - 12:00PM
Capacity: 8
Instructor: Cheryl Weatherford
Prerequisites: No experience needed.
This class places a focus on professional stringing and design techniques. You will make two bracelets using Czech Republic glass beads and sterling silver. Two different stringing strategies will be taught: nylon finished with bead tips and flexible wire finished with crimp beads. Both bracelets will be secure and beautiful.
Make 3 Pairs of Earrings: Intro to Wirework
$60.00 Add to cartDate and Time: 08/31/2019 from 1:00PM to 3:00PM
Capacity: 6
Instructor: Cheryl Weatherford
Prerequisites: No experience needed.
Learn how to use jewelry making tools to make a wrapped loop. This skill allows you to make dangles for earrings or pendants that are beautiful and secure. A second skill taught is making a closed wrapped loop inside of a closed loop, allowing you to attach dangles to a closed loop such as a chain. You will make earrings from glass, stone, pearls, and Swarovski crystals.
NOTE: This class serves as a prerequisite for many wirework classes.
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.