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Mug Rug Kit #2
$26.00Date and Time: 01/01/1970 from -
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This mug rug looks like a little woven rug—and it is! It is made using peyote stitch, glass seed beads, and pressed glass feather beads from the Czech Republic.
Peyote stitch is easy to learn and the end result is a lovely piece of artwork on which to set a mug full of hot or cold beverage.
Kit #2 contains all materials and instructions so you can start and complete this project, including copper lined clear and mottled dark amber seed beads with a more spikey transparent bronze feather bead.
The picture shows a completed mug rug in another color way. This kit is child-friendly!
If you want to pick up this kit in-store or at curbside, please call to order and pay over the phone with a credit card. Otherwise, shipping is $10.
2-Hole Bead Components through Kirkwood Community College
Date and Time: 05/17/2018 from -
Capacity: 6
Instructor: Karen Kubby
Prerequisites: No experience needed.
Create a “sun” and a “gear” that can be used for earrings or a necklace slide using two types of 2-hole, 2mm fire polish pressed glass, and Toho seed beads. Discuss ways to use these two components, embellish them further and how to connect them to create finished jewelry pieces.
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/$28 materials fee.
Bead Bezel a Swarovski Crystal
$68.00Date and Time: 09/09/2017 from -
Capacity: 6
Instructor: Cheryl Weatherford
Prerequisites: Tubular Peyote Stitch--see Peyote Techniques on September 2.
Learn to use peyote stitch to bezel a rivoli, a round Swarovski crystal with a point on the back. Once your beaded bezel is complete, you can embellish it, add a peyote bail, and you have a sparkly pendant that can be added to chain, leather, or a beaded lariat.
Take both Peyote Stitch Techniques and/or Bezel a Rivoli Crystal and/or Beaded Toggle and get double rewards points on all classes.
Bead Embroidery with a Cabochon
$78.00Date and Time: 04/20/2019 from -
Capacity: 8
Instructor: Karen Kubby
Prerequisites: Any seed bead weaving experience.
Participants will make a pendant using Toho seed beads, montee crystals, Ultrasuede, and a stone or glass cabochon. Bezeling the cabochon and how to do running stitch will be the core of this class. Your piece will be beautifully finished on the backside.
Beaded Bead on Glass
$60.00Date and Time: 11/16/2018 from -
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.
Beaded Toggle
$68.00Date and Time: 02/09/2019 from -
Capacity: 6
Instructor: Karen Kubby
Prerequisites: Flat or Tubular Peyote Stitch
Use peyote stitch in new and innovative ways to make a beaded toggle clasp. Participants will learn to make a round ring and matching bar using Toho round and Miyuki Delica cylinder seed beads.
Brick Stitch Earrings with Fringe
$58.00Date and Time: 02/03/2018 from -
Capacity: 7
Instructor: Karen Kubby
Prerequisites: No experience needed.
Brick stitch is a fun stitch for making shapes and patterns. Make a triangle, then learn tips and tricks for adding fringe that flows well, yet is not too loose.
Carrier Bead Earrings
$72.00Date and Time: 08/11/2018 from -
Capacity: 8
Instructor: Karen Kubby
Prerequisites: Flat peyote stitch skills
Use peyote stitch to cover the new 2-hole carrier beads with a simple pattern with Delica beads. Embellish them with Swarovski crystals using basic wirework skills for a dynamic pair of earrings.
Chevron Beaded Bracelet through Kirkwood Community College
Date and Time: 03/18/2019 from -
Capacity: 8
Instructor: Karen Kubby
Prerequisites: No experience needed.
Use Toho seed beads to learn ladder stitch and chevron stitch to make a quick and simple bracelet that has high impact. You will use one color of larger beads for the base and then embellish it with slightly smaller beads in three colors. The “V” shape is stunning.
$30 instructor fee/$30 materials fee
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.
Chevron Beaded Bracelet through Kirkwood Community College
Date and Time: 02/19/2019 from -
Capacity: 8
Instructor: Karen Kubby
Prerequisites: No experience needed.
Use Toho seed beads to learn ladder stitch and chevron stitch to make a quick and simple bracelet that has high impact. You will use one color of larger beads for the base and then embellish it with slightly smaller beads in three colors. The “V” shape is stunning. 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 through Kirkwood/$30 materials fee at class time.
CRAW Chain with Beaded Toggle
$68.00Date and Time: 09/29/2018 from -
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
$68.00Date and Time: 09/08/2018 from -
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.
CRAW I Am Woman Pendant with Stone Beads
$88.00Date and Time: 11/17/2018 from -
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.
DIY Earrings through Kirkwood Community College
Date and Time: 01/24/2019 from -
Capacity: 8
Instructor: Karen Kubby
Prerequisites: No experience needed.
Use Toho seed beads in brick stitch with a rubber ring to make a fun pair of light earrings. In this project, the high contrast thread and the ring are part of the design.
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. Instructor: Karen Kubby.
$30 instructor fee/$30 materials fee.
Double St. Petersburg Chain Bracelet through Kirkwood
Date and Time: 10/29/2019 from -
Capacity: 8
Instructor: Karen Kubby
Prerequisites: No experience needed.
–$30 instructor fee/$30 materials fee.
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.
Instructor: Karen Kubby
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.
Mug Rug Kit #1
$36.00Date and Time: 01/01/1970 from -
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This mug rug looks like a little woven rug—and it is! It is made using peyote stitch, glass seed beads, and pressed glass feather beads from the Czech Republic.
Peyote stitch is easy to learn and the end result is a lovely piece of artwork on which to set a mug full of hot or cold beverage.
Kit #1 contains all materials and instructions so you can start and complete this project, including blue and clear rainbow seed beads with vibrant etched blue and magenta feather beads. The picture shows a completed mug rug in another color way. This kit is child-friendly!