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Copyright 2007
Powell-Raymond Designs
All Rights Reserved
Powell-Raymond Designs
All Rights Reserved
Stitch Workshop Schedule
1. Getting Started - The Basics
Plain and wrapped wire loops for pendants, earrings, and
jewelry components
Bead stringing basics -
using jewelry wire, crimps, and clasps;
basic (and not-so-basic) tools and how to use them
different stringing materials (bead chain, cord, silk, etc.) and
finishing techniques
Bead weaving basics -
all about needles, threads, seed beads, thread conditioners, etc.
Please bring the following supplies to the first workshop:
Bead Mat (available from most bead shops, e.g. Katherine's Beads on
the Square) or a low-nap fabric mat such as a linen kitchen towel
(Don't forget your reading glasses, if needed!)
*Flush Wire Cutters
*Chain Nose Pliers
*Round Nose Pliers
*Nylon Jaw Pliers
*Any craft wire you have, 18 or 20 gauge
*Any headpins, eyepins, or other findings you may have
*(There will be some extra tools, wire and findings available for in-class use.
If you don't have all these supplies, just bring what you might already have.
Sources for these and other supplies will be discussed in class.)
2. Peyote (Gourd) Stitch
Flat, even count
Flat, odd count
2-Drop, 3-Drop, etc.
Increasing & Decreasing
Tubular, odd & even count
Patterns/Reading Charted Graphs
Creating Bezels around cabochons using Peyote stitch (optional)
3. Ndebele (Herringbone) Stitch
Flat Herringbone (Single-Needle Ladder Start Method)
Increasing & Decreasing
Tubular Herringbone
Tubular Herringbone Spiral (variation)
Variations using different bead sizes
4. Brick Stitch
Flat Brick stitch
Increasing/Decreasing, within a row and at end of row
Some variations, e.g. diagonal brick
Tubular Brick Stitch
5. Netting Stitch & Spiral Rope
Basic netting and variations
Netted Bezels for cabochons
Spiral Rope Basics and variations
6. Bead Embroidery & Several Fringe Techniques
Embroidery – Support Materials
Several easy stitches
Fringe Techniques – Short “frills”
Edge fringe styles
“Coral” fringe techniques
1. Getting Started - The Basics
Plain and wrapped wire loops for pendants, earrings, and
jewelry components
Bead stringing basics -
using jewelry wire, crimps, and clasps;
basic (and not-so-basic) tools and how to use them
different stringing materials (bead chain, cord, silk, etc.) and
finishing techniques
Bead weaving basics -
all about needles, threads, seed beads, thread conditioners, etc.
Please bring the following supplies to the first workshop:
Bead Mat (available from most bead shops, e.g. Katherine's Beads on
the Square) or a low-nap fabric mat such as a linen kitchen towel
(Don't forget your reading glasses, if needed!)
*Flush Wire Cutters
*Chain Nose Pliers
*Round Nose Pliers
*Nylon Jaw Pliers
*Any craft wire you have, 18 or 20 gauge
*Any headpins, eyepins, or other findings you may have
*(There will be some extra tools, wire and findings available for in-class use.
If you don't have all these supplies, just bring what you might already have.
Sources for these and other supplies will be discussed in class.)
2. Peyote (Gourd) Stitch
Flat, even count
Flat, odd count
2-Drop, 3-Drop, etc.
Increasing & Decreasing
Tubular, odd & even count
Patterns/Reading Charted Graphs
Creating Bezels around cabochons using Peyote stitch (optional)
3. Ndebele (Herringbone) Stitch
Flat Herringbone (Single-Needle Ladder Start Method)
Increasing & Decreasing
Tubular Herringbone
Tubular Herringbone Spiral (variation)
Variations using different bead sizes
4. Brick Stitch
Flat Brick stitch
Increasing/Decreasing, within a row and at end of row
Some variations, e.g. diagonal brick
Tubular Brick Stitch
5. Netting Stitch & Spiral Rope
Basic netting and variations
Netted Bezels for cabochons
Spiral Rope Basics and variations
6. Bead Embroidery & Several Fringe Techniques
Embroidery – Support Materials
Several easy stitches
Fringe Techniques – Short “frills”
Edge fringe styles
“Coral” fringe techniques
| Off-Loom Bead Weaving Basics A Series of 6 Weekly Classes |
When: Wednesdays, beginning April 4, 2007, from 2:30 PM to 4:30 PM
Where: Old Court House Arts Center, 101 N. Johnson, on the Woodstock Square
2nd Floor teaching space
Cost: $150 per person for the 6-session series
Minimum: 3 Participants Maximum: 8 Participants
Where: Old Court House Arts Center, 101 N. Johnson, on the Woodstock Square
2nd Floor teaching space
Cost: $150 per person for the 6-session series
Minimum: 3 Participants Maximum: 8 Participants
The workshops will focus on learning both jewelry-making basics and some of the most
popular bead weaving stitches. You'll be learning individual stitch techniques and will be
working on samples in class, rather than finished, wearable projects. The goal is to provide
each participant with a solid understanding of how each stitch is constructed, along with
some variations, that can then be used to create your own original wearable art.
The workshops will be fun and fast-paced! Bring your enthusiasm, a sense of adventure, and
any bead jewelry ideas you've been thinking about. Oh!, and bring your reading glasses or a
magnifier if you're far-sighted! Those seed beads can be pretty tiny!
Please note the supplies to bring for the first session. Sources for other supplies
needed for later sessions will be discussed in class.
popular bead weaving stitches. You'll be learning individual stitch techniques and will be
working on samples in class, rather than finished, wearable projects. The goal is to provide
each participant with a solid understanding of how each stitch is constructed, along with
some variations, that can then be used to create your own original wearable art.
The workshops will be fun and fast-paced! Bring your enthusiasm, a sense of adventure, and
any bead jewelry ideas you've been thinking about. Oh!, and bring your reading glasses or a
magnifier if you're far-sighted! Those seed beads can be pretty tiny!
Please note the supplies to bring for the first session. Sources for other supplies
needed for later sessions will be discussed in class.
Wednesday,
April 4
2:30 - 4:30
Wednesday
April 11
2:30 - 4:30
Wednesday
April 18
2:30 - 4:30
Wednesday
April 25
2:30 - 4:30
Wednesday
May 2
2:30 - 4:30
Wednesday
May 9
2:30 - 4:30
Please note that the starting day for the workshops has been moved to April 4th!