Spring, 2026, Emeritus Jewelry Class
Class Title: ART E80, Section 9729
Class Time: Thursdays, 11:30am-1:45pm
Remote class on Zoom.
Click here for downloadable semester project list.
Week 1, 2/19/26, NYLON-COVERED WIRE (aka Beading Wire) PROJECTS
Tools Needed for this week’s projects :
Medium (a.k.a. Standard) Crimping pliers
Wire flush cutters
2 pairs Chain-nose pliers
Bead design board
Round-nose pliers
2 or more bead stopper clips
Ruler
Materials Needed:
.018" Beadalon nylon-covered wire (length of necklace, plus 12 extra inches)
Asst. beads, including 8 small beads w/lg. holes, for the ends of the necklace
(2) 2mm.x2mm. crimp beads, Clasp set
NCW Project #7, Multi-Level, Multi-Strand NCW necklace w/single strand clasp
Click here to download Multi-Level, Multi-Strand Necklace handout.
Materials Needed
(4) 2x2mm crimp tubes
(90’).015” Nylon-covered wire (aka Beading wire)
3 strands, 30” each
Asst. beads
Tiny beads
4 Large-hole beads
Clasp set
Week 2, 2/26/26, CRAFT WIRE PROJECTS
Tools Needed for this week’s projects:
Ruler
Round nose pliers
2 pairs of Chain nose pliers
Wire flush cutters
Heavy duty flush cutters (optional)
5mm/3mm Bailing pliers &/or 6mm./8.5mm. Bailing pliers or mandrels
Wire straightening tool or Nylon Jaw pliers
Optional: Flat-head hammer & steel bench block
Craft Wire Projects #18 & 19: Wire Looping for Earrings, Necklaces and Bracelets on Head-pins & Wire
Materials Needed:
Earrings:
2 head pins
2 earring wires
6" of 20-gauge wire
Beads
Necklace:
Clasp set
2 yards of 20-gauge wire
Asst. beads
Ruler
Round nose pliers
2 pairs of Chain nose pliers
Wire flush cutters
Heavy duty flush cutters (optional)
5mm/3mm Bailing pliers &/or 6mm./8.5mm. Bailing pliers or mandrels
Wire straightening tool or Nylon Jaw pliers
Craft Wire Project #14: Wire-Wrapped Necklace or Bracelet
Click here to download Wire Wrapping handout.
Craft Wire Project #534, Double Squiggle Wire Bracelet with beads
Materials Needed
18-gauge wire
24-gauge wire
4mm. or 6mm. round beads
Plus Wire Twist Seed Bead Earrings
Memory Wire Project #2: 3-Coil Memory Wire Bracelet
3 ½ coils bracelet-size memory wire
About 21" of asst. beads
Notes about beads: Don’t use long, tubular or oval beads because they won’t go around the curve of the wire. Also, avoid too many heavy beads.
Tools Needed:
Memory wire cutter
Round-nose pliers
Memory wire cutters
Round nose pliers
2 pairs of chain-nose pliers
Wire flush cutters
Important: Do not use your regular cutters on Memory Wire!
Stretch Magic Projects #1 & #367, Single-Strand Stretch Magic Bracelet with 4 Different Endings
Click here to download Single Strand Stretch Magic Bracelet handout.
14” of .7mm. Stretch Magic elastic cord
7-8" of asst. beads
G-S Hypo Cement
4mm. crimp cover
Hanging bail
Charm
Large-hole bead
Small, heavy jump ring (Susan’s #14)
Bead caps (optional)
Tools Needed:
Bead Stopper Clip
2 Pairs of Chain-nose pliers
Scissors
Ruler
Craft Wire Project #536, Wire Twist Seed Bead Earrings
Click here to download Wire Twist Seed Bead Earrings handout.
Materials Needed
60” of 26-gauge wire
About 21” of size 11 seed beads, including 6” of one solid color
(2) matching 6mm beads with holes large enough for 6 strands of twisted wire
1 Pair of earring wires
3 Bead Stopper Clips
Tools Needed
Chain-nose pliers
Round-nose pliers
Wire flush cutters
3 Bead Stopper Clips
Week 5, 3/19/26, CORD PROJECTS
Link to Zoom recording of 3/19/26 Jewelry class.
Tools Needed for this week’s projectsWire flush cutters
Cigarette Lighter
Knotting Tweezers
Fleece work mat
5 Bead Stopper Clips
#10 Beading Needle
Scissors
Ruler
Clipboard or Macrame board
T-Pins
Chain-nose pliers
Round-nose pliers
Cord Projects #9 & #12: Plain or Knotted Necklace on Bead Cord, w/Bead Tips
AND
Cord Project #13: Floating-Design Knotted Necklace on Bead Cord, w/Bead Tips
1 package nylon or silk Griffin bead cord
Asst. beads, including small beads for each end near clasp
2 clamshell bead tips
G-S Hypo Cement
2 tiny seed beads (#10 or 11)
1 clasp set
Bead Weaving Project #538, Cross Needle Circles Weave
Materials Needed
2 packages size 4 Griffin cord
Clasp set or lobster clasp and 1” of chain to make adjustable size
(2) 4mm. clamshell bead tips
About (125) 4mm. round beads with holes large enough for 2 strands of Griffin cord
GF-S Hypo Cement
Week 6, 3/26/26, MACRAME PROJECTS
Four Ways to End Off Macrame Bracelets:
Macrame Project #151 with Starting Loop & Button
Click here for link to Project #151 handout.
Macrame Project #210 with Sliding Macrame Closure
Click here for link to Project #210 handout.
Macrame Project #326 with Starting Button and ending loop
Click here for link to Project #326 handout.
Macrame Project #537, Macrame Bracelet with Metal Clasp
Click here for link to Project #537 handout.
Materials Needed
Waxed polyester cord
Asst. Beads w/holes large enough for cord to fit through
G-S Hypo Cement
Clear nail polish
½” to ¾” shank buttons
Tape
Lobster clasp
Tools Needed
Chain-nose pliers
Wire flush cutters
Macrame board or clipboard
Scissors
Ruler
T-Pins
Bead Stopper Clip
Week 7, 4/2/26, Bead Weaving Project #371, Loom-Woven Seed Bead Bracelet or Choker with Braided/Macrame Slide Closure
Materials Needed
Superlon Tex 210 Cord, 15 ft. for a bracelet or 20 ft. for a choker
Superlon, size D thread for a bracelet, 4 yds. for a bracelet or 8 yds. for a choker
Size 8 seed beads, 250 for a bracelet, 350 for a choker
G-S Hypo Cement
Tools Needed
Bead Loom
Scissors
# 10 beading needle
Chain Nose pliers
Ruler
Bead Stopper Clip
Tape
Clipboard
Cigarette Lighter
Link to Zoom recording of 4/9/26 Jewelry class.
Click here to download NCW Project #540 handout.
Materials Needed for 3-strand necklace as seen above
(201) 4mm. round glass or gemstone beads: 30 each of 6 different colors, 21 of center focal color
About 240 Size 8 metallic or glass seed beads
(6) 2mm x 2mm crimp beads
Clasp set or lobster clasp and 2” of extender chain
2 fairly large cones
12” of 24-gauge wire
7 feet of .015” nylon-covered wire (aka Beading wire)
About 60 Size 11 seed beads
2 small beads with holes large enough for 2 strands of 24-gauge wire
Tools Needed
Wire flush cutters
Standard (medium) crimping pliers
Round-nose pliers
Chain-nose pliers
Bead Design Board
Fleece work mat
Ruler
3-6 Bead Stopper Clips
Round wood toothpick (not flat)
4/16/26, NO CLASS, SPRING BREAK
Week 9, 4/23/26, Metalwork Project #451, Wire & Metal Shapes Earrings
Link to Zoom recording of 4/23/26 Jewelry class.
Click here for link to Wire & Metal Earrings handout.
Materials Needed
Earring wires
24-gauge metal blanks or 24-gauge sheet metal
18-gauge wire
Tools Needed
Wire flush cutter
2 pairs of Chain-nose pliers
Round-nose pliers
Metal hole punch
Dapping block
Steel bench block
Chasing hammer
Ball peen hammer
Other texturing hammers (optional)
Metal shears
3mm. bailing pliers or 3mm. knitting needle or other mandrel
Plastic shape mandrels (optional)
File
Fine tip Sharpie
Week 10, 4/30/26, Craft Wire Project #529, Coiled Wire Beads Hand-Made Chain
Link to Zoom recording of 4/30/26 Jewelry class.
Materials Needed
20-gauge wire
18-gauge wire
Bead or beads (optional)
Tools Needed
Size 1 knitting needle or other 2.5mm mandrel
3mm/5mm bailing pliers or 3mm. & 5mm. mandrels
2 pairs of chain-nose pliers
Wire flush cutters
Wire straightening tool or Nylon Jaw pliers
Round-nose pliers
Week 11, 5/7/26, CHAIN MAILLE PROJECTS (& More Sheet Metal)
2 pairs of smooth-jawed pliers (chain-nose, flat-nose or bent-nose)
Chain Maille Project # 517, Guitar Pick Sheet Metal & European 4-in-1 Chain Maille Earrings
2 Variations
Materials Needed
2 ½”x1 ½” of 24-gauge sheet metal
1 pair earring wires
4” of 18-gauge wire
(76) 18-gauge, 3.57mm Inner diameter jump rings (Susan’s #20)
Rubbing alcohol
1 cotton ball or tissue
(1) 8.5” x 11” sheet of white paper
Small beads (optional
Head pins (optional)
Tools Needed
Metal shears
Ball peen or other texturizing hammer
Steel bench block
2 pairs chain-nose pliers
Dapping/Doming Block & punch
Round-nose pliers
Wire flush cutters
Metal file
Ruler
Extra-fine tip black Sharpie
Metal hole punch
Guitar pick
Round-nose pliers
Chasing hammer or other flat head hammer
Rawhide or plastic hammer
Face mask
Glasses or goggles
Small paper clip
7/8” round mandrel
Week 12, 5/14/26, Bead Weaving Project #535, Superduo Diamond Earrings
Materials Needed
50 Superduo beads
1 pair earring wires
2 yds. of Size D beading thread (Superlon, Fireline, Nymo, Wildfire, Power Pro)
Tools Needed
Scissors
Ruler
Size 10 beading needle
Fleece project mat
Chain nose pliers
Week 13, 5/21/26, Macrame Project #525, Snake Knot bracelet with beads
Materials Needed
90” of 1.2mm-1.5mm cord (braided cotton or nylon, leather, etc.)
Asst. beads with holes large enough for 2 strands of cord
Tools Needed
Macrame board or clipboard
Scissors
Ruler
Week 14, 5/28/26, Cord Project #329, Kumihimo Heart Pattern Bracelet with Half-Hitch Loop & Button Clasp
Materials Needed
Total 368” of cord, such as Superlon Tex 400, waxed cotton, waxed polysester, or soft cotton
Color A: 248” or 7 yards
Color B: 120” or 4 yards
NOTE: Color A is the color of the background & clasp. Color B is the color of the heart motif.
G-S Hypo Cement
½” to ¾” button with shank
Tools Needed
Sharp scissors
Chain-nose pliers
Clipboard
Kumihimo disk
1 oz. Fishing weight.
Large coil-less safety pin
Ruler
Week 15, 6/4/26, Chain Project #523, Chain Necklace with Bead Caps & Charms, Version 1
Click here to download Chain Necklace with Bead Caps & Charms handout.
Materials Needed
About 20” of Cable Chain (chain that has all the same links)
Asst. Charms
Asst. Beads
Asst. Bead caps
Head Pins
Small, heavy jump rings (Susan’s #14)
Clasp set
Tools Needed
Round-nose pliers
2 pairs of chain-nose pliers
Wire flush cutters
Heavy duty flush cutters or Memory wire cutters if chain is heavy
Ruler
Bead Design board
Week 16, 6/11/26, Craft Wire Project #542, Wire Weaving on a Bench Vise
Materials Needed
66” of 18-gauge wire
1.5 yards of 22-gauge wire
Slide Lock Clasp with straight bar, 31mmx6mm. (about 1.25” long)
5” of 1” wide painter’s or masking tape)
Tools Needed
Bench vise or table vise
Buy Suction/Vacuum Base Bench Vise from Amazon: $26.95
Wire flush cutters
Round-nose pliers
Ruler
2 pairs of chain-nose pliers
Nylon-jaw pliers and/or wire straightening tool
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