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New Class! Gem Duo Earrings
$68.00Date and Time: 07/25/2020 from -
Capacity: 6
Instructor: Karen Kubby
Prerequisites: No experience needed.
Incorporate the new Cymbal findings into this new earring pattern. These findings are built specifically for two-holed beads. These elegant earrings will steal the show.
During the COVID-19 recovery period, classes are limited to 6 people on a first come first served basis via paying the registration fee. Masks must be worn during class and participants will be spaced at least 6 feet from each other. Tools will not be shared and will be cleaned after use. Please call for more details about our safety protocols.
Gyrls Night Out: Flip It! Earrings
$60.00Date and Time: 10/12/2018 from -
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.
Herringbone Beaded Collar
$78.00Date and Time: 02/17/2018 from -
Capacity: 8
Instructor: Karen Kubby
Prerequisites: No experience needed.
Using different sized beads, create a curved collar using herringbone, or Ndebele stitch. These collars can be fun and funky or quite elegant. Participants may opt to bring their own focal piece to add as a pendant to the collar.
Herringbone Cuff Bracelet
$72.00Date and Time: 05/11/2019 from -
Capacity: 6
Instructor: Cheryl Weatherford
Prerequisites: No experience needed.
Learn herringbone, or Ndeble stitch, a fundamental stitch used in many contemporary bead books and magazine projects. Participants will use Toho seed beads and bugle beads to learn to increase to make their piece wider in the middle and how to decrease to bring the end of their cuff down to the original width near the clasp. The end result is a fun and fast beaded cuff bracelet.
Introduction to Cubed Right Angle Weave–CRAW–through Kirkwood Community College
Date and Time: 09/14/2017 from -
Capacity: 8
Instructor: Karen Kubby
Prerequisites: No experience needed.
Cubed Right Angle Weave (CRAW) is a fun and fascinating stitch. It is hard to learn from video or written instructions. In this class, you will learn CRAW techniques with Toho 8/0 beads. This is not a projects class. You will leave with a sample of CRAW. The picture is of a small pendant using CRAW.
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
It’s Alive! Two-Drop Peyote Bracelet
$88.00Date and Time: 10/27/2018 from -
Capacity: 6
Instructor: Karen Kubby
Prerequisites: No experience necessary.
Learn to use two-drop peyote to make this fun and colorful bracelet. Instead of embellishing after the bracelet is finished, embellish this piece as you bead with Czech pressed glass feather beads and Miyuki magatams (drop beads). This piece will spark conversations
New Class! Beaded Cocktail Ring
$58.00Date and Time: 11/11/2017 from -
Capacity: 6
Instructor: Karen Kubby
Prerequisites: Any seed bead weaving experience.
Use two-holed pyramid and super duos along with round seed beads to construct an elegant cocktail ring. This ring is built to suit, so if you are making this for someone else, be sure to bring their ring size. Many beaded rings are made with elastic–this ring is not.
New Class! Gyrls Night Out: CRAW Square Earrings–only 2 seats left!
$60.00Date and Time: 06/29/2018 from -
Capacity: 8
Instructor: Karen Kubby
Prerequisites: No experience needed.
Use or gain cubed right angle weave (CRAW) skills to make a square made up of 4 cubes using 6/0 Toho round beads. Then use this square as a bead and add spacers and a larger piece of Czech pressed glass to make a lovely pair of earrings. Dutch treat snacks and drinks downtown for those who want to participate.
New Class! On the Edge Bracelet
$68.00Date and Time: 06/24/2017 from -
Capacity: 8
Instructor: Karen Kubby
Prerequisites: Any seed bead weaving experience.
This wide, yet supple cuff bracelet is made with CzechMates lentil beads, Czech fire polish beads, Toho demis, and Toho round seed beads. The pattern comes from Anna Elizabeth Draeger‘s book Jewelry Designs with Czechmates Beads and is taught with permission from the publisher. This book is available at the store.
New Class! Roaring Twenties Necklace with Branched Fringe
$68.00Date and Time: 11/18/2017 from -
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 lariat with frothy fringe embellished with Czech pressed glass.
New Class! Twin Tracks Bracelet
$68.00Date and Time: 07/29/2017 from -
Capacity: 8
Instructor: Karen Kubby
Prerequisites: Any seed bead weaving experience.
This wide and undulating bracelet is made with CzechMates lentil beads, Czech fire polish beads, and Toho round seed beads. You can repeat this pattern using Superduos or Bricks for a completely different look. The pattern comes from Anna Elizabeth Draeger‘s book Jewelry Designs with Czechmates Beads and is taught with permission from the publisher. This book is available at the store.
NEW CLASS!! Gyrls Night Out: Diamond Shaped Earrings
$58.00Date and Time: 12/16/2016 from -
Capacity: 8
Instructor: Karen Kubby
Prerequisites: Any seed bead weaving experience.
This diamond shaped earring uses Super Duos, Swarovski pearls, and Toho seed beads to create elegant earrings. Learn to make a structural bezel to hold the pearl in this fast and fun project.
NEW CLASS!! Spiral Bracelet
$68.00Date and Time: 12/17/2016 from -
Capacity: 8
Instructor: Karen Kubby
Prerequisites: No experience needed.
Using instructions from the new book Learn to Use Two Hole Beads, make this spiral bracelet using Super Duos, Swarovski pearls, and Toho seed beads. This is a fun technique to learn with lots of repetition to solidify your new skills.
Blooming Flower Pendant
$78.00Date and Time: 10/24/2020 from -
Capacity: 6
Instructor: Karen Kubby
Prerequisites: Any seed bead weaving experience.
Using a pattern by Justyna Szlezak in the June 2015 Bead & Button magazine, create this lovely and light weight floral pendant. Participants will use herringbone and peyote stitch to build this form that will twist and turn its way into a lovely flower at the last minute. Students must go on-line to purchase, download, and/or print the instructions for $3.95: https://store.jewelrymakingmagazines.com/product/digital-download/bbpdf150674.
Peyote Marquise Earrings
$68.00Date and Time: 02/23/2019 from -
Capacity: 6
Instructor: Karen Kubby
Prerequisites: Peyote stitch basics.
Make one of a pair of three-dimensional oval-shaped earrings using peyote stitch and Delica seed beads. Embellish the edges with magatamas. This wonderful shape can also be used for a beaded pendant, chains or links.
Gyrls Night Out: Bezel a Rivoli with 2-hole Beads
$58.00Date and Time: 09/15/2017 from -
Capacity: 8
Instructor: Karen Kubby
Prerequisites: Any seed bead weaving experience.
Learn to use 2-hole Superduos and Toho seed beads with netting stitch to bezel around a Swarovski rivoli. This is a fun and fast technique to capture a focal bead to create a pendant or earrings.