Tools Needed: Size 11 or 12 beading needle Beading awl Fiber scissors Lighter or Thread burner Bead board or mat Magnifiers/readers are highly recommended for a successful class experience (even if you wear contacts or glasses)!
Techniques Used: Brick stitch, picot edging
Skill Level: Beginner
Prerequisite: None
Instructor: Lisa
Three ways to sign up: Click here Send me an email Give me a call at 832-674-9005
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1. Classes will begin on time! All students must arrive early for class. Even if you have already purchased supplies for the class, it takes time for everyone to set up and settle in. Students arriving late will need to re-schedule. Please be respectful of others by arriving early for class.
2. All beads, materials, and tools are available for purchase at the bead shop. We appreciate you purchasing materials and tools at the bead shop so that we may continue offering you the best classes around.
These earrings are a twist on the traditional brick stitch earrings because it incorporates the ndebele stitch. The result are a very lacy pair of pretty earrings. Inspiration came from a pair I saw on Pinterest – mine are a little different as they are on a smaller scale. This is a beginner class.
Note: All materials and tools for classes must be purchased at Beadoholique Bead Shop. This allows us to continue providing you with quality classes.
Tools Needed: Size 12 beading needle Beading awl Fiber scissors Lighter or Thread burner Bead board or mat Magnifiers/readers are highly recommended for a successful class experience (even if you wear contacts or glasses)!
Techniques Used: Brick stitch, Ndebele stitch
Skill Level: Beginner
Prerequisite: None
Instructor: Lisa
Three ways to sign up: Click here Send me an email Give me a call at 832-674-9005
Please Read:
1. Classes will begin on time! All students must arrive early for class. Even if you have already purchased supplies for the class, it takes time for everyone to set up and settle in. Students arriving late will need to re-schedule. Please be respectful of others by arriving early for class.
2. All beads, materials, and tools are available for purchase at the bead shop. We appreciate you purchasing materials and tools at the bead shop so that we may continue offering you the best classes around.
This class will offer continued practice in a varied list of metalworking skills: soldering, hammering, wire forming, doming, and alternate and optional metal decoration techniques as for adding components like silver balls or rivets, or notching the dome edges and/or hammering in textures. Heat-coloring copper is so captivatingly fun that we will be at it again to obtain some awesome color effects. Making this pair of earrings is a fun way to personally say hello to spring; all you need to bring are your tools, supplies, and creativity!
Note: All materials and tools for classes must be purchased at Beadoholique Bead Shop. This allows us to continue providing you with quality classes.
Tools Needed: Disc cutter** or bring your own Lube for use with disc cutter** Miter jig Wire cutters Assorted pliers for shaping wire: wide and narrow flat nose, tapered round nose, ear wire, soft jaw Mini mandrels Planishing hammer for flattening wire Riveting hammer*: If riveting, bring card chips*, drill bit* to match rivet holes Texturing hammer* Utility hammer Hand files: include a square* or triangular file* for notching Dapping block and punches, metal or wood** or bring your own Small ruler Circle template Pencil and paper Center punch, manual* Drill bits* Fine grit sandpapers* (600 or 800 grit) Soldering station setup: torch, fuel, solder (all 3 types), flux and brush, soldering tweezers Water dish for quenching** Magnifiers/readers are highly recommended for a successful class experience (even if you wear contacts or glasses)!
Three ways to sign up: Click here Send me an email Give me a call at 832-674-9005
Please Read:
1. Classes will begin on time! All students must arrive early for class. Even if you have already purchased supplies for the class, it takes time for everyone to set up and settle in. Students arriving late will need to re-schedule. Please be respectful of others by arriving early for class.
2. All beads, materials, and tools are available for purchase at the bead shop. We appreciate you purchasing materials and tools at the bead shop so that we may continue offering you the best classes around.
Time for some new earrings for spring! These bright sterling silver woven earrings with crystal drops are perfect for day or evening. You will be learning a simple wire weave that you can use to attach wires for many projects. You will also learn how to wrap top drilled drops.
Note: All materials and tools for classes must be purchased at Beadoholique Bead Shop. This allows us to continue providing you with quality classes.
Materials Needed: 20 inches 20g round soft sterling wire 4 inches 20g round half hard sterling wire 4 feet 28g round soft sterling wire 8 inches 24g round soft sterling wire 2 Swarovski crystal drops or other top drilled drops 18g or 20g 4mm sterling jump rings Sterling ear wires
Tools Needed: Flat nose pliers Flush cutters Nylon jaw pliers 6-step looping pliers Files to remove tool marks and to round ends Fine tip Sharpie Ruler Sunshine polishing cloth Magnifiers/readers are highly recommended for a successful class experience (even if you wear contacts or glasses)!
Techniques Used: Wire weaving, briolette wrap
Skill Level: Beginner
Prerequisite: None
Instructor: Cindy
Three ways to sign up: Click here Send me an email Give me a call at 832-674-9005
Please Read:
1. Classes will begin on time! All students must arrive early for class. Even if you have already purchased supplies for the class, it takes time for everyone to set up and settle in. Students arriving late will need to re-schedule. Please be respectful of others by arriving early for class.
2. All beads, materials, and tools are available for purchase at the bead shop. We appreciate you purchasing materials and tools at the bead shop so that we may continue offering you the best classes around.
These sterling and fine silver earrings with a glass drop and integrated ear wires are fun to make and wear! They are also easy to adjust the length and versatility of enough to turn into a pendant. In this class the less experienced students can make a version without balled wire ends and the experienced students can ball the ends of their wires with a torch, if they wish.
Note: All materials and tools for classes must be purchased at Beadoholique Bead Shop. This allows us to continue providing you with quality classes.
Materials Needed: 8 inches sterling silver, 20 gauge, round, half hard wire 20 inches fine silver, 20 gauge, round wire 8 feet 28 gauge sterling or fine silver, round, soft wire Approximately 2 of 10mm wide x 15mm long, center- drilled drop or oval beads
Tools Required: Flat nose pliers Flush cutters Nylon jaw pliers Round nose pliers 6-step looping pliers Nylon or rawhide mallet Chasing hammer Bench block, sandbag Files to remove tool marks and to round ends Fine tip Sharpie Ruler Sunshine or other polishing cloth Magnifiers/readers are highly recommended for a successful class experience (even if you wear contacts or glasses)! Advanced students wishing to ball ends of wire: Torch Flux Cross-lock tweezers Flex shaft polishing attachments Optional: Liver of sulfur for patina
Prerequisite: Must have previous wire wrapping/weaving experience.
Instructor: Cindy
Three ways to sign up: Click here Send me an email Give me a call at 832-674-9005
Please Read:
1. Classes will begin on time! All students must arrive early for class. Even if you have already purchased supplies for the class, it takes time for everyone to set up and settle in. Students arriving late will need to re-schedule. Please be respectful of others by arriving early for class.
2. All beads, materials, and tools are available for purchase at the bead shop. We appreciate you purchasing materials and tools at the bead shop so that we may continue offering you the best classes around.
Here’s a fun class that keeps you in practice for working with wire. Just a couple of bends and a few simple loop and you have a really cute pair of earrings! You may even have time to make a couple of pair – who knows?
Note: All materials and tools for classes must be purchased at Beadoholique Bead Shop. This allows us to continue providing you with quality classes.
Materials Needed: Tila beads (1-2 colors) Quarter and/or Half tila beads (2 colors) Drops/Charms Ear wires Sterling 20g round wire, soft, 8 inches 6mm open jump rings, 2 count 5mm open jump rings, 2 count
Tools Needed: 2 flat nose pliers Nylon jaw pliers Wire cutters Grooved round/flat pliers Millimeter ruler Bead board or mat Magnifiers/readers are highly recommended for a successful class experience (even if you wear contacts or glasses)!
Techniques Used: Beginner wire
Skill Level: Beginner
Prerequisite: None
Instructor: Lisa
Three ways to sign up: Click here Send me an email Give me a call at 832-674-9005
Please Read:
1. Classes will begin on time! All students must arrive early for class. Even if you have already purchased supplies for the class, it takes time for everyone to set up and settle in. Students arriving late will need to re-schedule. Please be respectful of others by arriving early for class.
2. All beads, materials, and tools are available for purchase at the bead shop. We appreciate you purchasing materials and tools at the bead shop so that we may continue offering you the best classes around.
Combining stitches is not only fun but can give your project more texture and interest. These earrings combine peyote, which is an all-time favorite stitch for many, and brick stitch. You can use brick stitch to automatically taper a design, just like we will with these earrings! Bands of color make these very interesting.
Note: All materials and tools for classes must be purchased at Beadoholique Bead Shop. This allows us to continue providing you with quality classes.
Tools Needed: Size 12 beading needle Needle Puller (optional) Beading awl Fiber cutters/beading scissors Lighter or Thread burner Bead board or mat Magnifiers/readers are highly recommended for a successful class experience (even if you wear contacts or glasses)!
Techniques Used: Peyote, Brick Stitch
Skill Level: Advanced Beginner
Prerequisite: Knowledge of Peyote and Brick Stitch helpful, but not required
Instructor: Lisa
Three ways to sign up: Click here Send me an email Give me a call at 832-674-9005
Please Read:
1. Classes will begin on time! All students must arrive early for class. Even if you have already purchased supplies for the class, it takes time for everyone to set up and settle in. Students arriving late will need to re-schedule. Please be respectful of others by arriving early for class.
2. All beads, materials, and tools are available for purchase at the bead shop. We appreciate you purchasing materials and tools at the bead shop so that we may continue offering you the best classes around.
