Kumihimo Braiding

Kumihimo is the ancient art of Japanese braiding. These highly decorative braids have strength and flexibility and have always been admired for their usefulness and beauty. In class we will incorporate beads and you will learn round Kumihimo, the most basic of the Kumihimo braids. This is a beginner class, no experience necessary.

Cost:$48.00
Instructor:Karen Desouza
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Lombard Street Earrings

Named for their San Francisco counterpart, these earrings are the crookedest in the world! Students will create a frame of heavy gauge wire, then will learn to embellish it with beads on a smaller gauge wire. They're pretty quick to make, you won't want to stop with just one.

Cost:$28.00
Instructor:Elaine Yamada
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Open Chain Maille

This tubular chain is named for the look of its open weave. It comes together quickly, and is a great addition to your chain making skills.

Cost:$28.00
Instructor:Deanna Kittrell
Prerequisite:Beginning chain making
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Wire Wrapped Cabochon

This class will teach you how to do a basic border wrap of a glass or stone cabochon. You will learn how to set bindings around 3 or more strands of sterling silver wire that will form a bezel around your choice of cabochon. You will also learn how to make a bail that is incorporated in the design. The finished product will be a sterling silver pendant slide that you can include in a beaded necklace.

Cost:$38.00
Instructor:Elaine Yamada
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Beginning Wirework

In the mood to try something new? Wirework will take you in a different direction with your work. Learning the ropes in basic wirework will also give you the knowledge to go on to one of our more advanced classes. In this class, you will complete a bracelet.

Cost:$18.00
Instructor:Gretchen Schueller
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Tiny Bubbles Bracelet

This wide cuff looks like it has bubbles sitting on top of it, and moves like it is suspended in water. Students will learn this right angle weave variation with embellishments. Finishing techniques will be covered.

Cost:$28.00
Instructor:Lettie Larson
Prerequisite:Seed bead stitching experience
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Advanced Wirework 2

More more more. This class is designed for those who loved what they learned in the Advance Wirework class and want to learn even more. This time there will be more clasps and earwires and more.

Cost:$28.00
Instructor:Gretchen Schueller
Prerequisite:Advanced Wirework
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Butterfly Chain

This chain is a Japanese chain variation. Using two different sizes of rings and beads, students will learn to construct links that resemble a butterfly.

Cost:$28.00
Instructor:Deanna Kittrell
Prerequisite:Beginning chain making
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Byzantine Wave Chain

This chain is a variation of the Byzantine chain, but it has far more shape than its namesake. The sides undulate in and out symmetrically, creating gaps between parts of the chain which are perfect for adding beads.

Cost:$38.00
Instructor:Deanna Kittrell
Prerequisite:Byzantine/Queen's chain
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Chaldean Bracelet

This regal looking cuff sits flat on your wrist. Students will combine bugle beads and crystals to create this double wide bracelet. Choose similar colors for an elegant look, or bold, divers colors for a more dramatic effect.

Cost:$38.00
Instructor:Kathi Quan
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Queen Anne Necklace

This necklace is inspired by the lace of the same name. Using a variation of chevron stitch with embellishments, students will create a wonderful piece of jewelry that hugs the neck. It is stunning on and fits with most necklines.

Cost:$38.00
Instructor:Kathi Quan
Prerequisite:Seed bead stitching experience
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Crystal Goddess Ring

What a stunner this one is! Using a variety of beads and two needles, this ring works up quickly. It is a non specific stitch of Kathi's own creation and when your friends see yours, they will want one of their own.

Cost:$28.00
Instructor:Kathi Quan
Prerequisite:Seed bead stitching experience
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Persian Chain

This exotic chain is light and airy, but don't let it's subtle look fool you. With it's roots in the mid east, it's the perfect chain for a bracelet that looks anything but handmade.

Cost:$28.00
Instructor:Deanna Kittrell
Prerequisite:Beginning chain making
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Zulu Helix Slide

This lacy stitch is the African helix (also called Zulu ladder), but we've incorporated bigger beads for a dramatic effect. Students will learn this stitch to create a slider that can be used as a centerpiece with a chain, a kumihimo braid, or just strung beads.

Cost:$28.00
Instructor:Patsy Silva
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Chain Maille Earrings

Learn two different pairs of earrings that use chain instead of a fancy chandelier piece to hang dangles from. They're the perfect set with your chain necklaces and bracelets.

Cost:$28.00
Instructor:Deanna Kittrell
Prerequisite:Japanese Chain class
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Super Coils Necklace

Coils like you have never seen before. Students will take what they know about making coils and learn to make different links and shapes with them. This necklace can be antiqued for an ethnic look or left shiny for a modern look.

Cost:$28.00
Instructor:Gretchen Schueller
Prerequisite:Beginning wirework and wire experience
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Wire Wrapped Rings 3

There are so many exciting techniques for making rings out of wire and beads - how can you stop at just two? This ring has no beads, but focuses on intertwining the wire instead. The finished piece is elegant and understated.

Cost:$38.00
Instructor:Elaine Yamada
Prerequisite:Wire wrapped rings 1
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Date With Oscar

This amazing bracelet looks like diamonds. Imagine it on a starlets arm as she walks up the red carpet. This bracelet is anextension of the Diamond Brick Road, just a little different pattern, even more beautiful.

Cost:$28.00
Instructor:Lettie Larson
Prerequisite:Diamond Brick Road
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Wild Rose Pin

This fully beaded pin reminds us that Spring is always near. Students will construct this flower using seed beads and larger beads for embellishment. Real flowers have nothing on this one!

Cost:$28.00
Instructor:Lettie Larson
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Meteor Beaded Bead

Prettier than Kryptonite, this beaded bead will have you mesmerized. Using Swarovski crystals or firepolish, students will construct this bead in the round. Use it as a focal bead for any project.

Cost:$28.00
Instructor:Kathi Quan
Prerequisite:Seed bead stitching experience
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Perpetual Motion Necklace

There are so many different ways to wear this stylish lariat that you'll want to wear it all the time. Students will use basic stinging techniques to construct this piece, so it's perfect for beginners.

Cost:$38.00
Instructor:Anne De Stefano
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Byzantine Box Chain

This variation of the Byzantine chain is lacy and sits nicely on the wrist. It has segments of Byzantine that are spread out with larger rings so that it keeps an open airy feel.

Cost:$28.00
Instructor:Deanna Kittrell
Prerequisite:Beginning chain making
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Flat Wire Cuff

This wire cuff is made of square wire which makes it shimmer like nobody's business. Using many pieces of wire, students will learn to secure the piece and make it one solid cuff. The finishing techniques you learn will be helpful in other wirework projects as well.

Cost:$38.00
Instructor:Elaine Yamada
Prerequisite:Wire wrapped cabochon
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Big Switch Necklace

This tubular peyote stitch necklace is a recycler's dream. Students will learn to create this sturdy tubular necklace that has a wire coil center that allows you to interchange pendants. Great for beginners!

Cost:$38.00
Instructor:Patsy Silva
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Freeform Peyote Stitch Bracelet

Using different colors and sizes of seed beads you will peyote stitch them together to make this "show stopper " bracelet. It is the type of bracelet that will demand attention. Come in and see the examples as soon as possible.

Cost:$38.00
Instructor:Patsy Silva
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Kimono Micro Macramé Necklace

This unusual necklace gets its name from its shape. Students will learn how to knot around a form, suspending a focal bead from the center with the curtains of knots around it.

Cost:$38.00
Instructor:Kris Buchanan
Prerequisite:Micro macramé experience
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Nile Queen

This Ndebele variation is a collar style necklace that is full, yet has a delicate look to it. It is fairly labor intensive. Queen Nefertiti would be proud to wear it. Seed bead stitching experience is required.

Cost:$38.00
Instructor:Kathi Quan
Prerequisite:Seed bead stitching experience
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Sherwood Forest

Made using diagonal peyote stitch, you can almost see the sunlight glinting off these delicate leaves. Finish by stringing them with semi-precious stones or other accent beads, with crystals nestled between them.

Cost:$38.00
Instructor:Kathi Quan
Prerequisite:Seed bead stitching experience
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Sunrise Chain

This fun and exciting chain is an advanced form of ladder chain. The combination of ring sizes gives it a dimension that other chains do not have.

Cost:$28.00
Instructor:Deanna Kittrell
Prerequisite:Beginning chain making
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Art Clay Silver I

Silver Art Clay is ground silver mixed with an organic binder that can be shaped and used along with your beading. The finished fired product is fine silver (.999 pure). If you have always wanted to learn to work with this fascinating medium, now's your chance. You will work with the clay making different objects, then fire them in the class. Patsy has many examples that she has made with the Silver Art Clay, so come in to see them!

Cost:$72 plus material fee .00
Instructor:Patsy Silva
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Beginning Jewelry

Never made jewelry before? Want to? This is perfect for you. Learn the in's and out's of creating your own jewelry. You will make two bracelets and a pair of earrings in class, and have the knowledge to create much more.

Cost:$18.00
Instructor:Gretchen Schueller
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Beginning Chinese Knotting

These very decorative knots have been around for hundreds of years. They range from the highly complex pieces that adorn ancient warrior clothing to the basic knots that are perfect for jewelry. This class is to introduce students to this ancient craft by learning the basic knot.

Cost:$28.00
Instructor:Karen Desouza
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