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Calendar of Events
Members of Bull City Beaders supply their
own materials for the monthly projects, which are listed on the club’s webpage in advance, in order to participate
in the project IF you choose. Kits maybe available on rare occasions, at the seller cost.
Kumihimo Braiding Disk kits are for Sale....
contact Charlene
Our Tentative
schedule for the new year
HAPPY HAPPY NEW YEARS
Jan. 23 2010
Bead weaving project
February 13th
2010
metal project
Chain Maille project
March 13th
2010
Bead weaving project
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Kumihimo Braiding Project
Supply List:
- 12-26 grams of size 6/0 OR 8/0 Seed beads – l or 2 colors of your choice Round,
hex, tubular shapes are preferred
- Specialty thread/cord called: C-Lon thread of a matching color
- two cone style bead end caps or large hole beads
- Toggle clasp of your choice
- 1 Round Kumihimo disk
- a 1oz or
2oz weight
- 18 inches 20 gauge wire
- G-S Hypo Cement or E-600 jewelry Glue
- Chain nose pliers
- Round nose pliers
- Wire cutters
- 8 medium or small EZ bobbins (optional)
- Big eye needle for stringing beads
(optional)
Don’t forget you’re:
ˇ Bead mat
ˇ Measuring tape
ˇ Scissors
ˇ Bead scooper
ˇ Plastic bags to store your beads & supplies in
*To learn this technique size 6/0 or 8/0 seed beads
are highly recommended.
April 10th 2010
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Kumihimo Braiding project completion
May 15th
2010 -Date Change
we
will have an open session, were members can bring their projects that you’re working on and
get some advice if needed on how to complete their projects. I can’t guarantee that someone with enough experience in
a certain technique can assist you. So we sit and socialize while taking some time out of our busy schedules to work on some
of our unfinished projects.
June 12th
2010
–Square
Stitch project
July 10th
2010
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Square Stitch project completion
August 14
– Stringing
with a twist: Masculine Jewelry designs
September 11th
2010
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Masculine Jewelry designs completion
October 9th
2010
–
Netting stitch Basics /Christmas decoration
November 13th
2010
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Netting stitch project completion
December 11
– Social gathering
Tips to enhance your beading experinces :-)
Bull City Beaders only meets once a month, so it's highly suggested
that you look into other resources to assist you with your immediate needs the local bead stores how-to classes or
private sessions in your area. Along with other beading clubs The Internet
offers a lot of free instructions as well as video instructions on various bead weaving stitches.
Local Area bead shops & classes Rare Earth Beads, Panopolie & Ornamentea, Beadroom, Carolyn's Bead Addiction
Mail order: NC Wholesale Beads,
If your new to the beading world, just getting
starting or new to a beading technique and don’t fully understand the supply list…..PLEASE copy the supply
list and take it with you to your local bead store and they will assist you in getting the correct supplies for the upcoming
project or class.
Also
before your club meeting or class search the Internet to learn more about the beading technique: www.google.com – example: Peyote Stitch instructions, you will find some wonderful
free how-to instructions & patterns as well as links to video demos.
Related Links: Bead and Button Magazine
Intergalactic Bead & Jewelry shows
Bead work info: best book:
Beginners Bead weaver’s bible:
Carol Wilcox Wells, Creative Bead Weaving. Lark Books, 1996.
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