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Radiant Floral Earrings through Kirkwood Community College
Date and Time: 05/04/2017 from -
Capacity: 8
Instructor: Karen Kubby
Prerequisites: No experience needed.
Using Czech pressed glass mini feathers, trendy Super Duos 2-hole beads, new Toho demi beads, and Toho seed beads, make quick and lovely round woven earrings. Great gift item for friends and family. No 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. Instructor: Karen Kubby
$30 instructor fee/$28 materials fee.
Ruffles Galore Beaded Bracelet
$78.00Date and Time: 08/12/2017 from -
Capacity: 8
Instructor: Karen Kubby
Prerequisites: Any seed bead weaving experience.
Learn to use two-hole CzechMate tile beads to make a base off of which you add layers and layers of ruffles. You won’t believe how easy this glamorous bracelet is to make. This piece uses very small Toho seed beads, so be sure to bring your reading glasses to class.
Russian Leaves through Kirkwood Community College
Date and Time: 08/31/2018 from -
Capacity: 8
Instructor: Karen Kubby
Prerequisites: No experience needed.
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.
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/$28 materials fee.
New Class! Gyrls Night Out: Snowflake Earrings
$68.00Date and Time: 12/11/2020 from -
Capacity: 6
Instructor: Karen Kubby
Prerequisites: No experience needed.
Use peyote stitch and a pattern to make these seasonal earrings. You will use Delica 11/0 seed beads and a 2.5mm Swarovski crystal bead for the pattern. Make these longer for a great bookmark. Participants will learn how to decrease in peyote stitch.
Netted Helix Necklace
$72.00Date and Time: 02/06/2021 from -
Capacity: 6
Instructor: Karen Kubby
Prerequisites: Any seed bead weaving experience.
Learn to use Toho seed beads and Toho bugle beads to make this elegant helix necklace. Based on knowledge of other beading stitches, participants will choose how to finish the necklace by stringing beads, using Ndebele (herringbone), or cubed right angle weave (CRAW).
Trillium CRAW Earrings
$68.00Date and Time: 12/08/2018 from -
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.
Winter Bead Camp: Beaded Spider and Message Pins
$58.00Date and Time: 12/28/2017 from -
Capacity: 12
Instructor: Cheryl Weatherford and Kaami William
Prerequisites: No experience needed.
For kids 8 years old and up. Make a beaded spider from seed beads, larger Czech pressed glass beads, and copper wire. Then make a pin using colors to create a special message.
For those wanting more than one session, the cost goes down to $49/session. This discount cannot be offered on line. Please call or come to the store to get this discount.
Winter Bead Camp: Beaded Spider and Message Pins
$58.00Date and Time: 12/29/2017 from -
Capacity: 12
Instructor: Cheryl Weatherford and Kaami William
Prerequisites: No experience needed.
For kids 8 years old and up. Make a beaded spider from seed beads, larger Czech pressed glass beads, and copper wire. Then make a pin using colors to create a special message.
For those wanting more than one session, the cost goes down to $49/session. This discount cannot be offered on line. Please call or come to the store to get this discount.
Peyote Stitch Techniques–Flat and Tubular
$60.00Date and Time: 03/12/2022 from 10:00 AM - 12:30 PM
Capacity: 5
Instructor: Karen Kubby
Prerequisites: No experience needed.
Peyote stitch is a basic and incredibly versatile seed bead weaving technique. Beading books and on-line resources have many projects that utilize peyote stitch. This workshop will share flat and tubular peyote, even count, using Toho seed beads. Learn when to use each stitch and walk away with samples of each.
This class is a prerequisite for many Beadology Iowa classes, including Fancy Barbell Beaded Toggle later on March 12.