WIRE & BEAD CROCHET JEWELRY TECHNIQUES
Have you ever Crocheted with Wire and Beads? This class will teach how easy it is to crochet, shape, and twist the wire with beads to create and design unique creations. You will need a crochet hook, wire, beads, and jewelry-making tools to get started. You will also learn how to create beads from wire and various recycled materials to add to your necklace, earrings, or bracelet. This project is excellent for repurposing beads from an old necklace you might want to take apart. If you need to purchase beads, shopping can be fun, and you can select colors that work with your wardrobe. Let me warn you that this jewelry-making technique can be quite addictive. After you make your first necklace, you will want to make more. Be ready when your friends see you wearing your necklace; they will ask you to make one for them!
Session 1: Slide presentation of the suggested projects and supplies needed. Information regarding where to purchase the supplies, substitutions for suggested supplies and the optional supplies. Any concerns or questions will be addressed.
Session 2: Demonstration on “Making Bead Soup” this is the process of gathering your beads in pleasing colorways to start the designing process. Demonstration on laying out your assorted beads on a Bead Mat or a Bead Design Tray.
Session 3: Presentation of all the participants’ examples of their “Bead Soup” & their assorted Bead Layout.
Session 4: Demonstration on process of adding the Beads on the Wire & Crocheting 3 strands for the necklace and finishing techniques.
Session 5: Presentation of all the participants’ Crocheted Beaded Strands.
Session 6: Demonstration on the process of creating your own handmade beads with Leather and Paper to be added to your crochet necklace. A surprise optional technique will be presented.
Session 7: Presentation of all the participant’s handmade beads added to their crochet strands.
Session 8: Review of everything covered!
Session 9: Culmination Event: Presentation of all your Beautiful Creations!!!
Supply Vendors: Amazon.com; Michaels.com; Parawire.com: FireMountainGems.com
Supplies List: Beads (assorted sizes & shapes from 4mm -12mm); Wire (24) gauge; (20 & 26 wire gauge is optional); Crochet Metal Hook (size “J”); Wire Cutters, Round Nose Pliers, Flat Nose Pliers Steel Block (optional); Jewelry Hammer (optional), Bead Mat or Bead Designing Tray; 12” Ruler, Scissor, Glue Stick, Toothpicks or Wooden Skewers (Dollar Store); 8 ½” x 11” Decorative Papers (magazine covers or paint your own papers); Leather scraps (small pieces 3” x 6”)
Registration Required. Zoom Link will be sent by 10am the morning of the program.
Creative Aging programs at BPL are made possible with support from The Sills Family Foundation; the Laura B. Vogler Foundation; Lifetime Arts with a grant from The Fan Fox and Leslie R. Samuels Foundation; Apple Bank, celebrating over 25 years in Brooklyn and over 155 years of neighborhood banking in greater New York (Visit applebank.com for more information); and several BPL Friends Groups, Private Funders, and Volunteers.
Have you ever Crocheted with Wire and Beads? This class will teach how easy it is to crochet, shape, and twist the wire with beads to create and design unique creations. You will need a crochet hook, wire, beads, and jewelry-making tools to get started. You will also learn how to create beads from wire and various recycled materials to add to your necklace, earrings, or bracelet. This project is excellent for repurposing beads from an old necklace you might want to take apart. If you need to purchase beads, shopping can be fun, and you can select colors that work with your wardrobe. Let me warn you that this jewelry-making technique can be quite addictive. After you make your first necklace, you will want to make more. Be ready when your friends see you wearing your necklace; they will ask you to make one for them!
Session 1: Slide presentation of the suggested projects and supplies needed. Information regarding where to purchase the supplies, substitutions for suggested supplies and the optional supplies. Any concerns or questions will be addressed.
Session 2: Demonstration on “Making Bead Soup” this is the process of gathering your beads in pleasing colorways to start the designing process. Demonstration on laying out your assorted beads on a Bead Mat or a Bead Design Tray.
Session 3: Presentation of all the participants’ examples of their “Bead Soup” & their assorted Bead Layout.
Session 4: Demonstration on process of adding the Beads on the Wire & Crocheting 3 strands for the necklace and finishing techniques.
Session 5: Presentation of all the participants’ Crocheted Beaded Strands.
Session 6: Demonstration on the process of creating your own handmade beads with Leather and Paper to be added to your crochet necklace. A surprise optional technique will be presented.
Session 7: Presentation of all the participant’s handmade beads added to their crochet strands.
Session 8: Review of everything covered!
Session 9: Culmination Event: Presentation of all your Beautiful Creations!!!
Supply Vendors: Amazon.com; Michaels.com; Parawire.com: FireMountainGems.com
Supplies List: Beads (assorted sizes & shapes from 4mm -12mm); Wire (24) gauge; (20 & 26 wire gauge is optional); Crochet Metal Hook (size “J”); Wire Cutters, Round Nose Pliers, Flat Nose Pliers Steel Block (optional); Jewelry Hammer (optional), Bead Mat or Bead Designing Tray; 12” Ruler, Scissor, Glue Stick, Toothpicks or Wooden Skewers (Dollar Store); 8 ½” x 11” Decorative Papers (magazine covers or paint your own papers); Leather scraps (small pieces 3” x 6”)
Registration Required. Zoom Link will be sent by 10am the morning of the program.
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