jewelry making class
New Class! Gyrls Night Out: CRAW Circle Earrings
$60.00 Add to cartDate and Time: 02/14/2020 from 5:30PM to 8:30PM
Capacity: 6
Instructor: Karen Kubby
Prerequisites: Basic CRAW skills—see Intro to CRAW on Feb. 1.
Using two sizes of Toho round beads and Cubed Right Angle weave to make a curved piece. Connect it into a circle. Embellish the circle on the bottom with more CRAW units and the sides with stitchin’ in the ditch. This is a fun way to use your CRAW skills.
New Class! Wire Woven Loop Earrings
$72.00 Add to cartDate and Time: 02/09/2020 from 1:00PM to 4:00PM
Capacity: 8
Instructor: Zanetta Hoehle
Prerequisites: No experience needed.
Learn to wrap thinner wire around thicker wire. This is a contemporary wire wrapping technique. Create a loop with this technique. Slip a recycled glass donut on this loop to form a lovely earring. Add an ear wire or create your own post.
New Class! Gyrls Night Out: Fancy Beaded Earwires
$60.00 Add to cartDate and Time: 01/24/2020 from 5:30PM - 8:30PM
Capacity: 6
Instructor: Cheryl Weatherford
Prerequisites: No experience needed.
Using resin flowers, chain, and a dangle, design an earring where the ear wire is part of the design. Participants will manipulate sterling wire to shape the earwire, harden the wire,, and file the end to ensure smooth entry into your ear.
New Class! Fancy Barbell Toggle
$60.00 Add to cartDate and Time: 01/18/2020 from 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM
Capacity: 6
Instructor: Karen Kubby
Prerequisites:
Use both your flat and tubular peyote skills and Delica and Toho beads to create a decorated ring and barbell style toggle bar. This allows you to create your own clasp for a beaded creation. Learn tips and tricks to make this process easier.
Prerequisite: basic peyote skills—see Peyote Stitch Techniques on Jan. 11.
Gyrls Night Out: Gemstone Circle Earrings
$68.00 Add to cartDate and Time: 12/13/2019 from 5:30PM to 8:30PM
Capacity: 8
Instructor: Karen Kubby
Prerequisites: Tubular Peyote skills.
Use your peyote skills to a make a ring. Combine Toho round seed beads with small gemstone beads to add an extra dimension not frequently found in the bead world.
Ruffles Galore Earrings
$78.00 Add to cartDate and Time: 12/07/2019 from 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Capacity: 8
Instructor: Karen Kubby
Prerequisites: Any seed bead weaving experience.
Participants will use brick stitch round a metal base to create these exquisite earrings. The flatness of the Delica beads help create contrast to the round beads that make the ruffles.
Double St. Petersburg Chain through Kirkwood
Read moreDate and Time: 11/18/2019 from 6:00PM to 9:00PM
Capacity: 8
Instructor: Karen Kubby
Prerequisites: No experience needed.
This stitch originated in Russia. This class will get you familiar with the double version of this stitch with lots of repetition to create a bracelet. This stitch is great for making leaf motifs, too. You will use Toho seed beads and pressed glass from the Czech Republic.
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 through Kirkwood/$30 materials fee night of class.
Gyrls Night Out: Winged Earrings
$60.00 Add to cartDate and Time: 11/08/2019 from 5:30PM - 8:30PM
Capacity: 8
Instructor: Karen Kubby
Prerequisites: Basic Peyote Skills
Use a combination of peyote stitch and herringbone with Delica 11/0 beads to create a small wing. Sew this wing together and embellish with a larger focal bead. Add an ear wire and you are ready for the weekend. Optional dutch treat snacks and drinks after class in a nearby downtown location.
Cold Connections: Riveted Dangle Earrings
$88.00 Add to cartDate and Time: 10/13/2019 from 1:00PM to 4:00PM
Capacity: 6
Instructor: Maggie Joynt
Prerequisites: No experience needed.
Welcome our newest guest instructor. Learn to manipulate brass and copper by adding rivets and other cold connections. Some design decisions will be in the hands of the participant. Add texture through hammering and/or stamping. Make a lovely pair of metal earrings with lots of movement.
New Class! Peyote Slide on Spiral Herringbone
$72.00 Add to cartDate and Time: 02/22/2020 from 10:00AM to 4:00PM
Capacity: 6
Instructor: Karen Kubby
Prerequisites: Flat peyote skills—see class on Jan. 11.
Students will learn or review spiral herringbone and make a lariat. A slide to connect two sides of the lariat will be made with Delicas with peyote stitch. The slide has to be just the right tension around the lariat—not too loose or it will slip, and not too tight or it won’t slide.