seed bead weaving class
Seed Bead Weaving 101
$105.00 Add to cartDate and Time: 01/12/2019 from 10:00AM to 4:00PM
Capacity: 6
Instructor: Karen Kubby
Prerequisites: No experience needed.
Participants in this full day workshop will learn about the materials and techniques used in off loom seed bead weaving. 3 fundamental stitches will be explored: peyote, herringbone, and netting. This class will be a supportive emersion into this slightly addictive art form.
Trillium CRAW Earrings
$68.00 Add to cartDate and Time: 12/08/2018 from 10:00AM to 4:00PM
Capacity: 8
Instructor: Karen Kubby
Prerequisites: basic CRAW skills--see intro class on Nov. 10
Make these three-sided beaded earrings with Toho round beads using cubed right-angle weave. Get lots of practice changing direction and joining ends of CRAW together. Then embellish the outside edge for an extra degree of lovely.
CRAW I Am Woman Pendant with Stone Beads
$88.00 Add to cartDate and Time: 11/17/2018 from Noon to 6:00PM
Capacity: 8
Instructor: Karen Kubb
Prerequisites: basic cubed right angle weave skills--see intro class on Nov. 10.
Use your cubed right angle (CRAW) weave skills to create a woman symbol pendant. You will have a choice between spinel and amazonite 3mm cut beads. This pattern is easily transferable to any size glass beads.
Beaded Bead on Glass
$60.00 Add to cartDate and Time: 11/16/2018 from 5:30PM to 8:30PM
Capacity: 8
Instructor: Karen Kubby
Prerequisites: basic peyote skills
Make a peyote strip, zip it together, and learn to make a rounded end. Then use this peyote bead and Swarvoski crystals to embellish a lampwork headpin to make a beautiful pair of earrings.
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.
Gyrls Night Out: Flip It! Earrings
$60.00 Add to cartDate and Time: 10/12/2018 from 5:30 PM - 8:30 PM
Capacity: 8
Instructor: Karen Kubby
Prerequisites: No experience needed.
Many want to flip the House of Representatives to Democratic Control. We want you to learn to use brick stitch, Toho seed beads, and a rubber ring to make a pair of earrings that use two high contrast colors that are “flipped” on each half of the earring. Optional dutch treat cocktails and snacks after class.
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.
CRAW Hawk “I” Pendant
$68.00 Add to cartDate and Time: 09/08/2018 from 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Capacity: 8
Instructor: Karen Kubby
Prerequisites: CRAW skills--see intro class on September 1.
Use your Cubed Right Angle Weave (CRAW) skills to make a pendant to show your school spirit. Make your black and gold pendant in the shape of an “I” using Toho seed beads. Create a bail using peyote stitch to fit a chain you may already own.
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.
Gyrls Night Out: Cosmic Flora Earrings
$66.00 Add to cartDate and Time: 01/25/2019 from 5:30PM to 8:30PM
Capacity: 8
Instructor: Karen Kubby
Prerequisites: No experience needed.
Create diamond shaped earrings out of CzechMate crescents, superduos, Delicas, 2 sizes of Toho seed beads, and a Swarovski pearl. This pattern is by Estelita Mayac Chiles and uses circular netting. This session helps people follow the pattern published in the Dec 2018/Jan 2019 Beadwork magazine. Participants must have or purchase a copy of the magazine to register.
If you have the magazine already and wish to register, please call or come in to the store. The registration fee if you bring your own magazine is $60.