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Melissa Shippee
Melissa G Shippee is a published beadwork designer who teaches workshops internationally, contributes regularly to books and magazines, and illustrates diagrams for other instructors. She studied physics and art in college but turned her attention to beads when motherhood changed the direction of her life.
Her publications and contributions include two full-length instructional beading books called Beautiful Beadwork from Nature and I Can Herringbone, as well as projects in Beadwork Magazine, Bead & Button Magazine, Bead Star Magazine, Perlen Poesie, and Beading All Stars.
Melissa has been a Beadwork Magazine Designer of the Year and a Starman Trendsetter, and also won awards for her bead artistry. To view more of Melissa's designs, visit www.mgsdesigns.net.
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Melissa's upcoming dates in 2024
October 18, 2024 - Fine Point Necklace
November 8, 2024 - TBD
Melissa's Upcoming Classes
- Fri, Oct 18$70 + Kit/SuppliesOct 18, 2024, 7:00 PM – 10:00 PM$70 + Kit/SuppliesOct 18, 2024, 7:00 PM – 10:00 PM$70 + Kit/SuppliesThree-hour class - Combine tubular herringbone stitch in different ways to create a beautifully wearable bead woven necklace featuring a sparkling 35mm Preciosa oat bead as the focal and other crystal components as accents to the size 11/0 seed beads.
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