Back by popular demand! This workshop will focus on popular techniques used to make gorgeous jewelry!
There will be 2 sessions:
9:00am-12pm: bead crochet, chain maille, kumihimo, micromacrame
1:00pm-4:00pm: fingerknotting, wire crochet, wire wrapping & crimping, crystal clay
Cost: 1 session - $15 for members; $25 for non-members
2 sessions - $25 for members; $35 for non-members
So bring a friend and join us on Sunday, January 12th!
Supplies: TBD
Contact: If you have any questions, contact Maureen Ressler coprez1@southjerseybeadsociety.org
Please be aware that this is a techniques class, not a project workshop.
Supply Lists:
Wire Crochet: Marilyn Fishman
- • Wire cutters and needle-nose pliers
- · One spool of 28 gauge wire, any color to go with your beads
- · 1 tube of 6/0 seed beads
- · Metal crochet hook, size G.
Finger Knotting: Doriann Neuhart
Conso- approximately 2-3 yards
50 multi size and shaped beads (must be able to string them onto conso)
It would also help if the beads were pre-strung before the demonstration.
A small crochet hook would be helpful size 5 or 6
In the middle of the larger beads string about 15 size 11 seed beads. In other words string about 25 larger beads, string the size 11 beads, and string the remainder of the beads.
Kumihimo: Johanna Zitto
1 Kumihimo Braiding Disk (round hand-held type)
8 Plastic Bobbins (to wrap each warp cord and reduce tangling)
1 Mini Clamp (holds end knot and provides weight to pull Kumi braid)
6 yards C-Lon or S-Lon cord (or #18 Nylon Cord equivalent) cut into 8 sections (each 27 inches)
Size 6 seed beads in 4 different colors (approximately 40 beads per color)
Clear nail polish
Micromacrame: Margo Kellner
Knotting Board – Macramé Board, Cork Bulletin Board or Cork Board.
Sewing Pins – Standard sewing pins with ball heads are easiest on the fingers.
Sharp Scissors
Embroidery or Yarn Needles – Tapestry Point (blunt, not sharp) needles are useful for undoing knots without damaging the cord.
Macramé cord in at least two colors. Waxed cotton, hemp and bamboo cord is sold on cards of multiple colors and one card should have enough cord to make the knot samples.
NOTE: DO NOT bring Nylon Cord. It can be difficult for beginners, as it is a finer cord and likes to try to curl back into the shape of the spool it was wound on.
Optional – beads with holes large enough to fit on the cord.
Optional – Small rubber bands to hold excess working cord.
I will have some extra cord and cork boards for last minute students, but not much. So please come prepared
I will supply a key tag ring for the samples.
Bead Crochet: Georgette Sahm
The participants should know how to crochet.
1. C-Lon/SLon cord - .5 mm thickness - light color. No dark colors. (Bead and Glass is the only place locally that I know to purchase it)
2. 8/0 seed beads - Three different colors - contrasting colors ( ie: red, white and blue)
3. Steel Crochet Hook - (size 5 - 1.7 mm - size 7 - 1.5 mm or size that can be used with the C-Lon/S-Lon
4. Collapsible Eye Wire Needle (I use Beadalon's needles, which can be purchased at AC Moore.)
**String 18" of beads in the following order
Color A, B, C
Repeat order until you have 18" of beads
Crystal Clay: Cheryl Noti
Although I will have all needed supplies, if the members so choose they can bring their own materials. Here is a list of what they should bring to the class if they do not choose to buy supplies from me. :
Disposable rubber gloves
Tweezers or beeswax applicator to pick up crystals
Crystal Clay two part epoxy clay
Plastic freezer bag or silicone craft sheet
clay cutter or tissue blade
beads, seed beads and or crystal chatons, or pearls to create your design
colored craft wire
bezel or blanks (ring, pendant, mirror compact, etc.) to fill with clay
I will have extra rubber gloves, freezer bags, mica powders, wire, etc. for their use.
WireWrapping&Crimping: Shonna Neuhart
Wire wrapping:
1 - 30 " of 24,22,or 20 gauge wire. or 15 headpins 2" long (we will cut the heads off to make eye pins)
12 - 15 head pins 1 - 2" long ( we will need to make dangles)
30 - 4 - 8 mm beads
round nose pliers
flush wire cutters
flat nose pliers
I will have kits of 30 head pins at $1.50 ea. and kits with 30 4mm druk beads for $.75 ea.
Crimping: (no kits)
1 - 30" of beadalon of softflex .014 or higher
30 - 2mm crimps
wire crimper
flush wire cutters
flat nose pliers
Chain Maille: Jessica Wagner
Europen 4-1 and Byzantine:
recommended: 18g (1.2mm) 5/32" (4mm) (*if you purchase enameled copper: 19g (1mm) 5/32" (4mm)) but you can use larger rings since this is a basic skills workshop
2 pairs chain-nose pliers
Jump Ring tool (recommended)
Bead mat
Kits will be available
