Beading with Shaped Beads Online Workshop with Melinda Barta

Description

Create beautiful beaded jewelry with this online workshop: Melinda Barta’s Beading with Shaped Beads! You’ll take your bead-weaving to a whole new level as you learn to create unique jewelry designs using Twins, CzechMates, Tilas, Rullas, and more. Receive expert advice on the best stitches for each type of shaped bead including herringbone, right-angle weave, and peyote stitch.

Lesson Breakdown:

Introduction:

• Meet Melinda Barta
• Melinda’s Top 5 Tips
• Tools & Materials

Two-Hole Beads:

• SuperDuos and Twins
• CzechMates and Tilas
• Bricks and Rullas

Spikes, Peanuts, Drops, and More:

• Spikes and Gumdrops
• Peanut Beads
• Drop Beads
• Other Bead Shapes

Techniques Covered:

• Two-hole beads: SuperDuos, Twins, CzechMates, Tilas
• Unusual one-hole beads: spikes, gumdrops, peanuts, drops
• Other unique bead shapes: hex beads, lentils, bugles, daggers, etc.
• Peyote stitch: flat, circular, tubular
• Herringbone stitch: flat, tubular
• Square stitch
• Ladder stitch
• Right-angle weave
• Embellishing

Workshop Includes:
Discussion board & Gallery: The discussion board is a great way to interact with other users in the course. It’s an open forum for you to ask questions, share your thoughts, express your inspirations, and share images of your work.

Optional Quizzes: Short optional quizzes to test your knowledge as you progress through the lessons.

Run time: ~ 93 min.

About the Instructor:
Melinda Barta received her BFA in Fiber Arts from Colorado State University, Fort Collins. Her designs regularly appear in Beadwork, and also teaches workshops at schools across the country, including Penland School of Crafts and John C. Campbell Folk School. She has made appearances on PBS, Style Network, and including the shows Scrapbooking, Uncommon Threads, and Melinda’s favorite, Craft Corner Death Match. Melinda is a true lover of all crafts and is known to have sewing, embroidery, knitting, bead weaving, stringing, collage, scrapbooking, home improvement and gardening projects in the works all at the same time.