Summer, 2026, Emeritus Jewelry Class
Class Title: ART E80, Section 9516
Class Time: Thursdays, 11:30am-1:45pm
Remote class on Zoom.
Click here for downloadable semester project list.
Week 1, 6/25/26, NYLON-COVERED WIRE (aka Beading Wire) PROJECTS
Link to Zoom recording of week of 6/25 Jewelry class.
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
Nylon-Covered Wire Project #547: Button Lariat Necklace
Click here to download Project #547 handout.
Materials Needed
76” fine (.014” or .015”) nylon-covered wire
1/2'” – ¾” shank button
4” of size 8 or 11 seed beads
40” of sm. to med.-size beads w/holes large enough for 2 strands of wire
(2) 2mm. x 2mm. crimp tubes (aka crimp beads)
(2) 4mm. crimp covers.
Week 2, 7/2/26, 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
5mm/3mm Bailing pliers &/or 6mm./8.5mm. Bailing pliers or mandrels
3/8” mandrel
Extra fine tip black Sharpie marker
Chasing hammer, plastic hammer, or rawhide hammer
Steel bench block
Craft Wire Projects #18 & 19: Wire Looping for Earrings, Necklaces and Bracelets on Head-pins & Wire
Craft Wire Project #14: Wire-Wrapped Necklace or Bracelet
Craft Wire Project #548, Mixed Shapes Bead-Wrapped Necklace
Materials Needed
2 ft. of 18-gauge wire
2 yds. of 26-gauge wire
About (50) 4mm.-5mm.
(3) 6mm. beads
4 head pins
(12) 18-gauge, 4.2mm. inner diameter Jump rings (Susan’s #36 rings)
(20) small, heavy jump rings (Susan’s #14 rings)
18” of cable or curb chain
2” extender chain
Lobster clasp
Week 3, 7/9/26, STRETCH MAGIC, MEMORY WIRE & FISHING LINE PROJECTS
Link to Zoom recording of 7/9/26 Jewelry class.
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!
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
Fishing Line Project #546, Alternating Strands Illusion Necklace
Click here to download Project #546 handout.
Materials Needed
About 2 yds. of .014” - .016” Illusion cord or Fishing Line
(2) 2mm.x2mm. crimp beads (aka crimp tubes)
Asst. larger beads – about 2 for every inch of necklace length
Same number of Size 8 seed beads, plus 4 more inches
Clasp set
(2) 4mm. crimp covers (optional)
2” of chain with links large enough to clasp into (optional)
Small bead for bead dangle (optional)
Headpin (optional)
Tools Needed
Medium/Standard Crimping Pliers
Scissors
Ruler
Wire flush cutters
Bead Stopper Clip
Round nose pliers (optional)
Chain nose pliers (optional)
Week 4, 7/16/26, Bead Weaving
Link to Zoom recording of 7/16/26 Jewelry class.
Bead Weaving Project #545, Ladder Stitch Chevron Bracelet
Click here to download Project #545 handout.
Materials Needed
About 150 Size 8 seed beads
About Size 11 seed beads, 2 or more colors, divided evenly
Toggle clasp set
4 yds. Size D beading thread: Superlon, Fireline, etc.
Tools Needed
Size 10 beading needle
Scissors
Ruler
Cigarette lighter
Week 5, 7/23/26, CORD PROJECTS
Wire flush cutters
Cigarette Lighter
Knotting Tweezers
Fleece work mat
3 Bead Stopper Clips
#10 Beading Needle
Scissors
Ruler
Clipboard or Macrame board
T-Pins
Chain-nose pliers
Round-nose pliers
Bead Design Board
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
Macrame Project #544, Simple Half Hitch Beaded Necklace
Click here to download Project #544 handout.
Materials Needed
1 yd. of Superlon TEX 210
2 yds. of Superlon TEX 400 OR 3 yds. of TEX 400 if your beads have large enough holes
1 clasp set or lobster clasp & 2” of extender chain
G-S Hypo Cement (optional)
Week 6, 7/30/26, CHAIN MAILLE PROJECTS
Tools Needed for this week’s projects
2 Bead Stopper Clips
Awl (can be hand-made from 18-gauge wire)
2 pairs of smooth-jawed pliers (chain-nose, flat-nose or bent-nose)
Scissors
Round-nose pliers
Wire flush cutters
2 pairs of smooth-jawed pliers (chain-nose, flat-nose or bent-nose)
Chain Maille project #278, Möbius Flower Chain Maille Bracelet and Earrings
Click here to download Project #278 handout.
Materials Needed
(80) 18-gauge, 8mm outer diameter jump rings (Susan’s #2 rings)
(54) 18-gauge, 6mm outer diameter jump rings (Susan’s #1 rings)
Clasp set (lobster clasp or toggle clasp
©2026 Susan Ryza www.susanryza.com 6/21/26