Basic Wirework & Rings */**

24th April 2010 £40.00 (materials included)

10am – 4pm (1 hour lunch break)

Guest tutor: George Exon

Booking deadline: 17th April 2010

Come and master the basic loop-turning techniques, and more, needed to make your own rings, earrings, bracelets etc. with this inspiring young guest tutor. Take the skills further to create your own clasps, make bead cages etc.

George works with wire and pliers and uses the beads as embellishments where needed. Pliers are provided for use in the class and we let you take the cutters home together with all your wonderful creations!

 

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Cords and Crimps! */**

8th May 2010 £20.00 (materials included)

10am – 1pm (20 minute coffee break)

Resident tutor: Vivien Exon

Booking deadline: 1st May 2010

 

A general workshop covering everything from basic re-stringing techniques and knotting to quick fashion items using cable, fishing-line, crimps, pliers & beads.

Illusion-look jewellery and three-dimensional pieces are all possible using the same basic techniques.

We will also look at other quick-make ideas incorporating cord or thong, elastic etc. including how to make a cord necklace with its own fastener that adjusts to change the length! Three hours of action-packed play-time!

 

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Herringbone Tassels **/***

13th February 2010 £35.00

10am – 4pm (1 hour lunch break)

Guest tutor: Sue Stallard

Booking deadline: 6th February 2010

A skilled embroiderer, Sue Stallard now works with computers and graphic design (instruction books to die for!) and her bold use of colour gives her work a unique look.

In this new design with Sue you will explore making tassels using herringbone, with a small amount of increasing and decreasing, but mainly shaping, using different size seed beads and tension.

You will also explore different types of fringing. The fringing is mainly in size 11/00 seed bead, however you can choose any other shapes ir sizes of beads e.g. size 6/00 and 8/00 seed beads, flowers, leaves, drops, bugles,daggers, crystals, bead mixes etc.

These tassels make wonderful scissor fobs (never will you lose your scissors again), handbag dangles, curtain tassels and many many more uses.

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Peyote leaf with Chain **/***

10th April 2010 £35.00

10am – 4pm (1 hour lunch break)

Guest tutor: Sue Stallard

Booking deadline: 3rd April 2010

A skilled embroiderer, Sue Stallard now works with computers and graphic design (instruction books to die for!) and her bold use of colour gives her work a unique look.

We welcome Sue back to Charisma Beads with a stunning leaf design pendant. Worked in Peyote stitch in two different sized beads, including the new size 10/00 Delica, a natural shape can be created. The leaf can be put onto a simple chain or built into a major piece of beading. Familiarity with working with needle and thread is required because this piece is tension based.

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Saraguro Beading */**

20th March 2010 £35.00

10am – 4pm (1 hour lunch break)

Guest tutor: Claire Crouchley

Booking deadline: 13th March 2010

A biochemist by trade, Claire now lives and works in Galway on the west coast of Ireland, and in the evenings and weekends (and whenever she can steal a spare moment) reveals her secret identity as a bead artist.

She is a member of the Beadworkers Guild, and regularly enters their yearly challenge. She has written 'The Beader's Bible', published by Search Press.

Claire taught this workshop at the Guild event in Daventry this year and I heard so many enthusiastic reports I invited her to come and repeat it here at Charisma.

These pieces are based on Saraguro beading techniques and inspired by the look of crochet doilies, You will learn how to create two decorative pieces in seed and bugle beads. Each design can be expanded or reduced in size. This workshop is suitable for intermediate and experienced beaders, and uses a form of netted brick stitch. Previous knowledge of brick stitch is helpful, but not essential.

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Beaded Lariats   */**

5th June 2010 £35.00

10am – 4pm (1 hour lunch break)

Guest tutor: Sue Stallard

Booking deadline: 9th May 2010

Awaiting further details

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Lacey Square Stitch *

6th March 2010 £35.00

10am – 4pm (1 hour lunch break)

Guest tutor: Sue Maguire

Booking deadline: 27th February 2010

Come and learn this lovely version of square stitch. It produces a beautiful, open lacey effect which has wonderful 'drape'.

You can copy the simple pattern Sue has done, develop it further, or make up your own design. Sue will bring graph paper and coloured pencils for those who wish to experiment, or bring your own cross stitch patterns and we'll look at ways of translating them into this lovely stitch.

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N.B. When booking a course please be aware that the course will not be confirmed or your materials list sent until the course becomes viable.

Any courses cancelled by us will be refunded in full.