Beadology Iowa
Beadology Iowa
Near downtown Iowa City
Upcoming Events at Beadology Iowa
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Textured Toggle Pendant with Stone
Use many metal working skills to make this highly functional and aesthetic pendant that doubles as a toggle clasp. Saw out a hole, create a rivet, texturize your metal, and create a bezel for your stone. This is a classy piece, and you get to hone your skills in the making. Instructor: Maggie Joynt. Prerequisite: Basic soldering skills. Registration is $98 and includes all materials, instruction, use of studio and tools. Register in person, via phone at 319 338-1566, or on-line. 2025-07-19 16:00:00 -0500
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Winged Earring through Kirkwood
Use a combination of peyote stitch and herringbone with Delica 11/0 beads to create a small wing. Sew this wing together and embellish it with a larger focal bead. Add an ear wire and you are ready for the weekend. No experience needed. $35 instructor fee/$35 materials fee. 2025-07-19 20:30:00 -0500
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Masking with Glass: Next Steps in Lampworking
Learn to “mask” with glass. This is a process where you layer glass in a way to create more intricate design elements. A great intermediate soft glass class. Instructor: Karen Kubby. Pre-requisite: Intro to Lampworking or equivalent skills. Registration is $120 and includes all materials, instruction, use of studio and tools, and annealing. Register in person, via phone at 319 338-1566, or on-line. 2025-07-19 13:00:00 -0500
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Dragonfly Pendant
Get creative with right angle weave (RAW) to make the upper body of a dragonfly using Swarovski crystals, Toho seed beads, and pressed glass. The upper body is a beaded bead. String this bead on a headpin with other beads to make the segmented lower body of the dragonfly. No experience needed. Instructor: Karen Kubby. Registration is $68 and includes all materials and instruction. Register in person, via phone at 319 338-1566, or on-line. Demos projected onto a large screen. 2025-07-19 18:00:00 -0500
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Woven Cuff with Middle Stone
Students will use two gauges of copper wire and flame stitch to create a beautiful woven cuff. Use a natural gemstone cabochon to set in the middle of your piece. No experience needed. Designed and taught by Cheryl Weatherford. Registration is $78 and includes all materials and instruction. Register in person, via phone at 319 338-1566, or on-line. Demos projected onto a large screen. 2025-07-19 16:00:00 -0500
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Herringbone Link Earring
Create a circle of herringbone and cinch it together with a ladder stitch band to form a figure 8 link. Add a special bead on the bottom and you have a lovely pair of earrings. Interlock these links to make a beaded chain. No experience needed. Instructor: Karen Kubby. Registration is $72 and includes all materials and instruction. Register in person, via phone at 319 338-1566, or on-line. Demos projected onto a large screen. 2025-07-19 14:00:00 -0500
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Swarovski Wrapped Earrings through Kirkwood
Take sterling wire, Swarovski crystals, and a hammered ring to make a pair of earrings. Learn wire wrapping techniques to create this contemporary style of earring. Fast and fun. No experience needed. $35 instructor fee/$35 materials fee. 2025-07-19 20:30:00 -0500
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Kumihimo Loop Earrings
Braid a kumihimo rope and form it into loops that are inserted into a bead cap as the top of the earring. Making an 8-strand braid, called Kongo-Gumi, with varied colored cord really shows off your work. This is a great class for those wanting to learn kumihimo as well as for those who already know how to do this traditional Japanese braiding technique. No experience needed. Instructor: Emma Folsom. Tools needed are a kumihimo disk and 8 weighted bobbins. $72 if you bring tools/$92 if you need tools. 2025-07-19 16:00:00 -0500
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Morning Glory Earrings
In this blooming herringbone project, students will create a pair of beaded morning glory earrings to represent the late season emergence of the flowers in August, also connected to the zodiac sign of Virgo, the harvester. No experience needed. Instructor: Alyssa Jakowchuk. Registration is $72 and includes all materials and instruction. Register in person, via phone at 319 338-1566, or on-line. Demos projected onto a large screen. 2025-07-19 16:00:00 -0500Beadology IowaIowa City -
Prong Set Pendant
Take your wire weaving skills to the next step with this new class. Use square wire to capture a bead with prongs versus a bezel or wire wrapping. A simple bail will be constructed to create a smooth line when finishing this delicate pendant. This will increase your wire working skills and you will walk away with a lovely pendant. These skills can be used for smaller and larger objects. Instructor: Zanetta Hoehle. Registration is $72 and includes all materials and instruction. Register in person, via phone at 319 338-1566, or on-line. Demos projected onto a large screen. Prerequisite: Introductory wire weaving (not wrapping) skills. 2025-07-19 16:00:00 -0500
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