Summer, 2023, Emeritus Jewelry Class
Class Title: ART E80, Section 9513
Class Time: Thursdays, 11:30am-1:45pm
Class Zoom link will be sent after you register.
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) Bracelet3 (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
(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 BraceletAbout 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
NOTE: We’ll do as many of these as we have time for. Materials to be announced. Photos Coming soon.
Link to Zoom recording of 7/13/23 Jewelry class.
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 NeededThread: 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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