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Gyrls Night Out: Cluster Dangle Earrings
$68.00Date and Time: 05/10/2019 from -
Capacity: 8
Instructor: Karen Kubby
Prerequisites: Ability to make a wrapped loop.
Use your wrapped loop skills to make a pair of earrings that dangle and sparkle. Use colorful USA woman-made furnace glass, Italian glass swirls, and Swarovski crystals to make these earrings. Optional dutch-treat snacks somewhere downtown after class.
Drukin’ Kumihimo Bracelet
$115.00Date and Time: 08/28/2020 from -
Capacity: 8
Instructor: Laurel Kubby
Prerequisites: Basic Kumihimo
Use 4mm druks (Czech round glass beads) and Toho 11/0s in a kongoh gumi (round) variation. You will learn to move non-paired beads, creating a rope that does not appear to spiral in the traditional way. This braid can be made on both a disc and marudai.
You can bring your own foam disk and weighted bobbins, or purchase them as part of the class fee for an additional $20. Please call to register if you need the tool kit.
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 before and after use. Please call for more details about our safety protocols.
Beaded Chain Bootcamp–2 seats left!
$138.00Date and Time: 08/29/2020 from -
Capacity: 8
Instructor: Laurel Kubby
Prerequisites: Any seed bead weaving experience.
This workshop will share 7 stitches that can be used in a beaded chain or lariat. Learn the stitch, practice a few inches and end up with a sampler style necklace of all the options presented. Discussion will include how to decide which stitch may best suit your purpose.
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 before and after use. Please call for more details about our safety protocols.
Patterned Peyote with a Twist Slide–only 1 seat left!
$138.00Date and Time: 08/30/2020 from -
Capacity: 8
Instructor: Laurel Kubby
Prerequisites: Basic Peyote Skills--see Beaded Ring class on August 14 or call for a private tutorial.
Bead crochet not your thing? Learn to use peyote stitch to mimic single stitch bead crochet. This technique was introduced in 2017 by Gerlinde Lenz. Participants will learn to follow a pattern that will repeat, so you get the hang of it. Be prepared to want more after learning this clever, addictive variation of peyote stitch. The end product is a slide to add to a lariat of your choice.
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 before and after use. Please call for more details about our safety protocols.
Drop Earrings
$68.00Date and Time: 09/05/2020 from -
Capacity: 6
Instructor: Karen Kubby
Prerequisites: Ability to make wrapped loops. See Make 3 Pairs of Earrings on August 15.
Use your wireworking skills to create the base of the earring and add dangles with Swarovski crystals and precious metal spacer beads.
During the COVID-19 recovery period, classes are limited to 6 people on a first come first served basis via paying the registration fee. Face coverings 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 before and after use. Please call for more details about our safety protocols. Demos done through Zoom.
Bird’s Nest Pendant–great gift project
$48.00Date and Time: 09/05/2020 from -
Capacity: 6
Instructor: Alyssa Jakowchuk
Prerequisites: No experience needed.
A great way to utilize wire and pearls, stones, or crystal to create a quick and beautiful bird’s nest pendant filled with “eggs”. Make a smaller version on your own for earrings. Use birth stone colors to represent children in a family as a precious gift.
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 before and 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.
Gyrls Night Out: Swarovski Cubed Earrings
$60.00Date and Time: 04/12/2019 from -
Capacity: 8
Instructor: Karen Kubby
Prerequisites: Basic cubed right angle weave skills.
Use your cubed right angle weave (CRAW) skills to make one unit using Swarovski crystals. Embellish your crystal cube and fashion them into earrings.
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.
International Women’s Day Gyrls Night Out: Make Paper Beads
$48.00Date and Time: 03/08/2019 from -
Capacity: 8
Instructor: Desiree Dahl
Prerequisites: No experience needed.
Celebrate International Women’s Day by taking images of strong women and feminist themes and making paper beads. Learn to roll paper to make a variety of different shapes of beads. Finish your beads with lacquer to make them sturdy and highly functional. Bring paper samples if you like: magazines, comic books, feminist poetry, old music sheets. Add some texture with thread. No one will believe these beads are paper.
Beads to the left are from a Wonder Women comic book, a picture of Michele Obama dancing, a drawing of Ruth Bader Ginsburg, and a mural of a Chicana rally.
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
Iowa City/Johnson County Senior Center Member Class: Make a Bracelet
Date and Time: 05/09/2017 from -
Capacity: 8
Instructor: Cheryl Weatherford
Prerequisites: No experience needed.
Bracelets are big this season. Wearing multiple bracelets at once is even better. This class places
a focus on professional stringing techniques. You will make one bracelet using Czech Republic
pressed glass beads and sterling silver spacers and clasp. This piece will be strung on flexible
wire using crimp beads with instruction on the proper use of crimping pliers. Your piece will be
secure and beautiful. No previous experience is necessary. Instructor: Cheryl Weatherford
Registration is $28 and includes all materials and instruction. Register through the Center by calling 319 356-5220 to register. Payment is made on site at the time of class.
Jazzy Linked Wire Bracelet through Kirkwood Community College
Date and Time: 11/08/2018 from -
Capacity: 6
Instructor: Cheryl Weatherford
Prerequisites: No experience needed.
Learn to create consistent wrapped loops and link them to form your own beaded chain long enough to wear as a bracelet. This bracelet class will incorporate a variety of materials into each bracelet. Walk away with a jazzy new piece to add to your collection.
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/$35 materials fee.
Kara-Yatsu Flat Bracelet: first of three workshops in Kumihimo Weekend Retreat
$138.00Date and Time: 04/26/2019 from -
Capacity: 12
Instructor: Laurel Kukbby
Prerequisites: kumihimo experience optional
Join Master Beader and Beadology Iowa co-owner Laurel Kubby for 3 days of intensive and fun kumihimo braiding. Take one class or all three.
This flat kumihimo braid is perfect for bracelets, chokers, and even dog collars. It is useful with fiber alone as well as fiber plus edge beads. You will use satin cord for enhanced learning. It is beautiful with other fibers as well. End your piece with a glue in magnetic clasp.
This class will introduce you to a new basic braid other than kongo-gumi (round braid). Learn techniques & tips to create a uniform, harmonious braid.
Take one class for the price listed.
Take two classes for 10% off.
Take all three classes for $380—that’s 20% off.
To get these discounts, you will need to call the store at 319 338-1566 to register over the phone with a credit card or come for a visit.
Kasuri-Tsunagi Necklace: second workshop in Kumihimo Weekend Retreat
$168.00Date and Time: 04/27/2019 from -
Capacity: 12
Instructor: Laurel Kubby
Prerequisites: Any kumihimo experience.
Join Master Beader and Beadology Iowa co-owner Laurel Kubby for 3 days of intensive and fun kumihimo braiding. Take one class or all three.
This round braid has a huge advantage over kongo-gumi, the first braid that most people learn. It does not spiral. This allows you to have beads hang along one edge (or 2) without distortion. This is perfect for necklaces & bracelets. In this class, you will make a necklace with Swarovski pearls along one edge.
This technique is suitable for beginners (with some experience) on the marudai & adventuresome, experienced beginners on the disc.
Take one class for the price listed.
Take two classes for 10% off.
Take all three classes for $380—that’s 20% off.
To get these discounts, you will need to call the store at 319 338-1566 to register over the phone with a credit card or come for a visit.
Gyrls Night Out: Boho Bracelet with Ajustable Clasp
$58.00Date and Time: 10/13/2017 from -
Capacity: 8
Instructor: Cheryl Weatherford
Prerequisites: No experience needed.
This class uses a variety of materials. Take a large-holed focal bead, add leather (vegan option available), waxed linen, seed beads, and metal beads. Use various knotting techniques to put them all together, and viola, you have a boho bracelet. Add an adjustable clasp and it makes it a perfect fit for anyone.