Summer, 2023, Emeritus Jewelry Class

Click here for downloadable semester project list.

 

Week 1, 6/22/23, Memory Wire Project #16, 3- or 4-Strand Memory Wire Bracelet with Spacer Bars

Click here to download Memory Wire Bracelet handout.

Click here for link to Zoom recording of 6/22/23 Jewelry class.

Materials Needed for either 3-Strand (or 4-Strand) Bracelet

3 (or 4) separate 1&2/3-coil strands of Memory Wire (a little more than 1 ½ coils each)
33” (or 44”) of 4-8mm. Beads
(4) 3-strand (or 4-strand) spacer bars
6 (or 8) Memory wire glue-on ends OR 6 (or 8) head pins
Super glue for non-porous materials, if using glue-on ends
Tools Needed
Memory Wire cutter
Round nose pliers
Chain-nose pliers
Wire flush cutters
Ruler

Week 2, 6/29/23, Chain Maille Project #268, Rubber O-Ring Chain Maille Bib Necklace

Materials Needed

(40) 15mm. rubber O-rings

(66) 7/32” (5.56mm.) inner diameter, 18-gauge jump rings (Susan’s size #23)

2 Small, heavy jump rings (Susan’s #14)

10” of large chain

Toggle clasp set

Asst. Beads to make dangles (optional)

Head pins to make dangles (optional)

Tools Needed

2 pairs of chain-nose pliers

Heavy wire cutters

Round-nose pliers

Week 3, 7/6/23, Bead Weaving Project #141: Patterned, Lengthwise Peyote Stitch Bracelet

  

Click here to download Lengthwise Peyote Bracelet handout

Link to Zoom recording of 7/5/23 Jewelry class.

Materials Needed for 5/8” Wide x 7 ¼”Long Bracelet
About 427 size 6/0 seed beads, colors according to your chosen pattern (for 7 ¼ “long & 5/8” (7 rows) wide – each additional row uses about 61 beads, more if longer).
1 toggle clasp
4 yds. Superlon or Fireline, size D (for 7 rows – more for additional rows)
1 larger bead for dangle (optional)
1 head pin, to make a decorative dangle (optional)
Tools Needed
Size 10 Beading Needle
Scissors or thread nippers
G-S Hypo Cement
Peyote Graph paper
Pencil
Colored markers or pencils (optional)

Week 4, 7/13/23, Mixed Projects, Adaptations of Earring Designs from a Famous Catalogue

Link to Zoom recording of 7/13/23 Jewelry class.

Bead Weaving Project #504,  Hand-Made Wire Shapes with Brick Stitch Embellishment

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Materials Needed
18” of 18-gauge wire
Size 8 or 11 seed beads in various colors
2 yds. Size D Fireline or Superlon
1 pair earring wires
Tools Needed
Round-nose pliers
Chain-nose pliers
Wire flush cutters
Mandrel(s) – optional
Size 10 beading needle
Scissors
Project mat

Craft Wire Project #503, Floating Bead in Wire Teardrop Earrings

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Materials Needed
12” of 18-gauge wire
14” of 26-gauge wire
(1) 12mm bead
1 pair earring wires
Tools Needed
Round nose pliers
2 Chain-nose pliers
½” or 3/8” wood or other mandrel
Wire flush cutter
Nylon jaw pliers
Fine point black Sharpie

Craft Wire Project #468, Mixed Beads with Metal Ring Earrings

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Materials Needed:
Approx. 13 assorted beads
2 Metal rings
1 small charm
8 head pins
1 yard of 24-gauge wire
Tiny spacers for accents, if desired
1 pair of earring wires
Tools Needed:
Chain-nose pliers
Round-nose pliers
Wire flush cutters

Craft Wire Project #467, Sundance Style Cluster Earrings

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Materials Needed

(2) 7-link lengths of 2.8mm. curb chain (Susan’s 40-099-08)
(30) 4-6mm. round beads, rondelles or teardrops
30 head pins for all center-drilled beads and/or 8” of 26-gauge wire for each teardrop (top-drilled) bead
2 earring wires with loops on the bottom
Tools Needed
Round-nose pliers
Chain-nose pliers
Wire flush cutters

Week 5, 7/20/23, Bead Weaving Project #135. Single Needle Right-Angle Weave Necklace with Optional Spiral Embellishment

Click here to download Single Needle Right Angle Weave handout.

Link to Zoom recording of 7/20/23 Jewelry class.

Materials Needed

Thread: Size D Fireline, Power Pro or Superlon (2 yards per 6 inches of necklace)

Base Beads: 4mm round or bicone, all the same color or different colors, as in the diagrams below. (However, they can also be a different size. Almost any beads can be adapted for the base beads.)

Spiral Beads: size 8 seed beads (size 10 or 11 would also work)

Bead Quantities: 12 base beads per inch (based on 4mm rounds)

                            24 spiral beads per inch (based on size 8 seed beads)

G-S Hypo Cement

Tools Needed

Scissors

#10 beading needle

Week 6, 7/27/23, Cord Project #464, Railroad Twist Cord Bracelet with Macrame Slide Closure

Click here to download Railroad Twist Cord Bracelet handout.

Link to Zoom recording of 7/27/23 Jewelry class.

Materials Needed

8 feet of Waxed polyester, Superlon Tex 400 or Chinese Knotting Cord

6” of Beads with holes large enough for 2 strands of cord

G-S Hypo Cement (optional)

Nail polish (optional)

Tools Needed

Macrame board or clipboard

T-pijns

Scissors

Ruler

Cigarette lighter

Knotting tweezers (optional)

AND (If time permits):

 

Cord Project #465, Square Knot Chevron Bracelet with Macrame Slide Closure

Click here to download Square Knot Chevron Bracelet handout.

Materials Needed

20 feet of Waxed polyester, Superlon Tex 400, Waxed Cotton, or Chinese Knotting Cord – 8 ft. of 1 color & 4 ft. of each of 3 other colors

G-S Hypo Cement (optional)

Tape (optional)

Tools Needed

Macrame board or clipboard

Scissors

Ruler

Cigarette lighter

Knotting tweezers (optional)

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