Featured Artists Classes

Up and Over
Huib Petersen

Intermediate level

Two tubular right-angle weave ropes intertwine and embrace each other in color and texture in this beautifully draping necklace. Learn this fabulous variation of right-angle weave and explore the possibilities as you create this inspiring piece. Photo coming soon!

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Seats: 3

Saturday, June 19th, 10-5
$90.00

Open Leaf Pods
Teresa Sullivan

Intermediate level

Open Leaf Pods uses sculptural peyote stitch techniques to achieve its shape, and a bunch of beautiful variations can be made based on the original stitch. You can use these as pendants with large focal beads, stack them in layers, and embellish them wildly. They coordinate nicely with metal chain, and you can use beaded spiral rope, St. Petersburg chain, or any other seed-bead chain as a neckstrap as well.

Saturday, June 26th, 10-5
$90.00

Trisamegistus Earring
Teresa Sullivan

Intermediate level

Trismegistus Earrings were inspired by a Zulu beaded rope design. These are elegant, structurally sound earrings that showcase precious metal charlotte beads beautifully. As time allows we will explore variations on this as well.

Sunday, June 27th, 10-5
$90.00

Serendipity Slider
Nanette Young-Greiner

All levels

What a perfectly beautiful way to learn even-count peyote stitch, and fringe work! Make a lovely slider that can be worn on any type of rope or necklace, even a scarf! This project is made by creating a peyote stitch “tube,” and then embellishing the front with flowers, seed beads, crystals, pearls and more.

Saturday, July 31st, 10-5
$90.00

Scottish Clover
Teresa Meister

All levels

Beautiful copper components, crafted by artist Patricia Healey, are integrated with bead stitching to form an imaginative necklace design. The copper components are combined with multiple beadweaving techniques including flat peyote, beaded beads crafted from glass teardrops, and a unique variation of herringbone stitch accented by surface bead embellishment. More inventive stitches are used to create small component pieces that are vital to necklace assembly while also simultaneously merging together seamlessly into the overall necklace motif. The combination of materials and techniques create a necklace design that articulates a wonderful synergy of metal and beads. KIT FEE: $95.00

Saturday, August 7th, 10-5
$90.00

Frida's Flower
Teresa Meister

All levels

Form the centerpiece of the necklace drop, Frida's Flower, using glass leaves, teardrops, 15/0 seed beads, and a single pristine Swarovski pearl. Learn a variation of herringbone stitch using 15/0 and 8/0 seed beads to elegantly finish the necklace drop and bring the flow of beads and colors into the necklace strap. The necklace strap includes more bead weaving techniques to create beautiful and delicate beaded beads that have a unique look on each side. Either side of each beaded bead may be arranged in an order of your preference to fashion the pattern of the necklace strap's design. Build a chain of simple connections by creating copper jump rings and joining the rings to the beaded beads. Finally bring it all together and crown Frida's flower by incorporating a beautiful copper clasp and drop component by artist, Patricia Healey. KIT FEE: $80.00

Seats: 3

Sunday, August 8th, 10-5
$90.00

Byzantine Braids
Leslie Frazier

Intermediate level

This new project from Leslie is really special. It has texture, color and dimension. Most importantly it is a very wearable design. Photo coming soon!

Saturday, August 14th, 10-5
$90.00

Elegant Spheres
Leslie Frazier

All levels

Weave this supple tubular herringbone rope using Japanese seed beads and precious metal-plated charlottes from The Czech Republic. A short length of the same rope is woven with a trio of graduated-size faux pearls attached to each end. The middle pearl on each end is covered with more charlottes in right-angle weave, contrasting the smooth and intricate textures. This length of rope is looped over the center of the necklace to achieve the look of a knot. The herringbone loop and toggle closure of the necklace completes the classic unity of the design.

Sunday, August 15th, 10-5
$90.00

Fiddleheads Fantasy Pin
Nanette Young-Greiner

All levels

Look what my garden produced for this Summer and Fall…. A lovely pin to wear! The newest creation in Nanette’s favorite Fiddlehead garden. This piece is made by creating a hand-dyed silk ribbon base and then adorning it with a lampwork flower, seed beads, pearls, crystals, and a bronze leaf – or other beautiful beads. You will love wearing this one and want to make more than one!

Saturday, August 28th, 10-5
$90.00