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ORIENTATION TO
BEADS & JEWELRY FINDINGS

The purpose of this course is to introduce the student to a common language and understanding of beads, jewelry findings and tools that they will be working with, from The Design Perspective.

This course acquaints the student with the world of beads, and what kinds of choices the bead artist and jewelry designer need to make.

o How to tell the quality of beads before you buy and use them
o How beads are made, and the differences in quality and
craftsmanship, based on where they are made
o What the differences are among druks, fire polish, seed beads, delicas and the like
o How to understand metals and platings, especially their pros and cons, and what happens as they age
o What the various types, sizes, finishes, shapes and styles of beads are
o Where beads come from, and how they have been used historically
o How to make intelligent choices about which stringing materials to use
o What tools you will need, and how to buy them
o What the pros and cons are of various clasps and other jewelry findings
o Different approaches teachers and author's of how-to books take, when teaching beading and jewelry making, and the implications of any one, for telling you what kinds of choices to make





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ORIENTATION TO BEADS & JEWELRY FINDINGS

Start with this Class



Sequence: STITCH OF THE MONTH

The Stitch of the Month curriculum is designed to teach 12 major bead-weaving stitches/techniques in a comparative context.  

This is perhaps one of the best ways to learn bead weaving.   You learn how to make better choices. You get a clearer understanding of what each stitch is, how to manage and control it, and what your project and design options are, when you learn them comparatively, rather than in isolation from each other.

Each class is devoted to explaining a little of the history of the stitch and the how-to basics of doing the stitch. Students then practice with variations on the stitch, such as increasing/decreasing, flat vs. tubular vs. circular, and the like. Students are guided in creating a bracelet, using the stitch, and usually one or more variations of the stitch.

The student will typically cover this information in each class:
1. The history of the stitch
2. Learning the basic stitch
    a) How to start the stitch-project
    b) How to implement the basic stitch throughout the project
    c) The most appropriate kinds of materials (beads, findings,
     stringing materials) for this stitch
    d) The most appropriate kinds of projects for this stitch
3. Increasing and Decreasing using the stitch
4. Finishing off the piece (clasps, edges, embellishment, fringes, and the like)
5. How to read a pattern for this stitch
6. An introduction to other variations using this stitch
7. Making a bracelet, using this stitch


BW1.01
Square Stitch Bracelet

BEGINNER

*LTB-bw101-INST Instructions, 13pages
*LTB-bw101-KIT-A Chartreuse/Orange/Fuchsia
*LTB-bw101-KIT-B colors

BW1.02
Square Stitch Bracelet

BEGINNER

*LTB-bw102-INST Instructions
*LTB-bw102-KITA Chartreuse/Orange/Fuchsia
*LTB-bw102-KITB colors

BW1.03
Square Stitch Bracelet

BEGINNER

*LTB-bw103-INST Instructions
*LTB-bw103-KITA Chartreuse/Orange/Fuchsia
*LTB-bw103-KITB colors

BW1.04
Square Stitch Bracelet

BEGINNER

*LTB-bw104-INST Instructions
*LTB-bw104-KITA Chartreuse/Orange/Fuchsia
*LTB-bw104-KITB colors

BW1.05
Square Stitch Bracelet

BEGINNER

*LTB-bw105-INST Instructions
*LTB-bw105-KITA Chartreuse/Orange/Fuchsia
*LTB-bw105-KITB colors

BW1.06
Square Stitch Bracelet

BEGINNER

*LTB-bw106-INST Instructions
*LTB-bw106-KITA Chartreuse/Orange/Fuchsia
*LTB-bw106-KITB colors

BW1.07
Square Stitch Bracelet

BEGINNER

*LTB-bw107-INST Instructions
*LTB-bw107-KITA Chartreuse/Orange/Fuchsia
*LTB-bw107-KITB colors

BW1.08
Square Stitch Bracelet

BEGINNER

*LTB-bw108-INST Instructions
*LTB-bw108-KITA Chartreuse/Orange/Fuchsia
*LTB-bw108-KITB colors

BW1.09
Square Stitch Bracelet

BEGINNER

*LTB-bw109-INST Instructions
*LTB-bw109-KITA Chartreuse/Orange/Fuchsia
*LTB-bw109-KITB colors

BW1.10
Square Stitch Bracelet

BEGINNER

*LTB-bw110-INST Instructions
*LTB-bw110-KITA Chartreuse/Orange/Fuchsia
*LTB-bw110-KITB colors

BW1.11
Square Stitch Bracelet

BEGINNER

*LTB-bw111-INST Instructions
*LTB-bw111-KITA Chartreuse/Orange/Fuchsia
*LTB-bw111-KITB colors

BW1.12
Square Stitch Bracelet

BEGINNER

*LTB-bw112-INST Instructions
*LTB-bw112-KITA Chartreuse/Orange/Fuchsia
*LTB-bw112-KITB colors
BEAD WEAVING
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Learning Goals for
ORIENTATION TO BEADS & JEWELRY FINDINGS

CRITICAL SKILLS TO LEARN:

- Understanding that beading and jewelry making involve choices about materials and construction

- Understanding that choices the bead artist and jewelry designer make have significant implications about appeal, durability, moveability, drape, function and social-psychological context

 

 


 

SUPPLIES AND TOOLS
To KEEP ON HAND

Some good, thorough introductory books on Bead Stringing, Bead Weaving and Wire Working

A good assortment of beads and jewelry findings
Some stringing materials
Some clasps

Chainnose pliers (with smooth insides on jaws)
Round nose pliers
Side Cutters
Crimping Pliers

Bead Board
Work surface
Scissors
Ruler
Paper and Pencils
Calculator


Our LEARN TO BEAD program
is based on
The Design Approach
:

- Focused on teaching how to make smart choices
- Developmentally-based, where you learn skills in an orderly way, and understand how skills build upon each other
- Easy to follow


You may purchase:
o Written instructions for each lesson
o Kits of Supplies
o Recommended Books


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Land of Odds - Jewelry Design Center for all your beading and jewelry making supplies.

Visit our LearnToBead Blog

 

The Design Approach....

Teaches you how to make choices
about function and appeal,
movement and context,
when you construct a piece of jewelry.

 

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