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Cindy Holsclaw - Versailles
Weave an elegant floral pendant! The Versailles Pendant evokes a classical gracefulness with a gorgeous floral Czech button. The fine detail in the seed bead bezel accentuates the pattern of the button, and a series of bezeled rivolis, flat-back crystals, and Czech leaf beads complements the focal.

Shona Bevan - Chasing Rainbows- Non EU Students Only
Celebrate colour, craftsmanship, and elegance with a dazzling project that celebrates symmetry and structural elegance. This class offers a versatile pattern that allows you to create either of two stunning pendant styles or explore coordinating items. SORRY NO EU CUSTOMERS DUE TO SHIPPING ISSUES

Apollinariya Koprivnik - The Great Treat - April
A sophisticated blend of bead weaving and embroidery with modern flair and Art Nouveau elegance. Designed for versatility, this necklace invites subtle personal touches—making every finished piece uniquely yours. Fine-jewelry inspiration, beautifully translated into beads, pearls, and crystals.

Cindy Holsclaw - Mystic Seas
Dive into a fantasy of sparkle and color with this striking statement necklace. Featuring kaleidoscope glass stones, crystals, and crystal pearls, Mystic Seas blends rich detail with elegant structure using DRAW and RAW techniques. Stitch it as designed—or make it uniquely yours.

Apollinariya Koprivnik - The Great Treat - March
A sophisticated blend of bead weaving and embroidery with modern flair and Art Nouveau elegance. Designed for versatility, this necklace invites subtle personal touches—making every finished piece uniquely yours. Fine-jewelry inspiration, beautifully translated into beads, pearls, and crystals.

Jayashree Paramesh - Maroc
Spice up your jewelry collection with a little bit of Mediterranean flair! Maroc Necklace draws inspiration from the mosaic patterns, colors, lanterns, domed ceilings and minarets of Morocco. The souk or marketplace is a whirlpool of color featuring spices, pottery, carpets, calligraphy, lanterns, b

Alexandra Sydorenko - Daffodil Brooch/Pendant
Celebrate spring with a tiny yet exquisite Daffodil Brooch/Pendant—a versatile piece you can wear on your neck or pin to your jacket. Learn dimensional bead embroidery, hard French wire, sequins, and bead weaving techniques while creating a design inspired by renewal, hope, and new beginnings.

Nicki Russo - Iris Spice Jar
A glimmering keepsake of color and light, the Iris Spice Jar evokes the charm of a jeweled treasure from a fairy-tale apothecary. Intricate beadwork—seed beads, cylinders, Iris Duos, and Trinity beads—surrounds sparkling chatons and a radiant rivoli that crowns the lid like a tiny star.

Edgar Lopez - Star of Happiness Necklace
Create a radiant necklace inspired by the brilliance of fine jewelry. Edgar Lopez will guide you through bead embroidery basics, circular square stitch, and right-angle weave to craft a vibrant design bursting with gemstone colors. A joyful project that’s as rich in technique as it is in beauty!

Fran Griffith - Pagoda Scissors Case 1/31/26
Enter the world of elegant structure and refined detail in this advanced masterclass with Fran Griffith. The Pagoda Scissor Case is a sophisticated, free-standing container designed to hold scissors measuring approximately 4.5 x 9.2 cm—but its beauty goes far beyond function.

Fran Griffith - Pagoda Scissors Case
Enter the world of elegant structure and refined detail in this advanced masterclass with Fran Griffith. The Pagoda Scissor Case is a sophisticated, free-standing container designed to hold scissors measuring approximately 4.5 x 9.2 cm—but its beauty goes far beyond function.

Rangashrii Santhanam - Elarion's Bloom
This intricately crafted necklace features a central pendant in the shape of a stylized floral or snowflake motif. The pendant is composed of teardrop and marquise-shaped faceted stones, arranged in a symmetrical, radiant pattern. Small round beads and additional faceted elements surround the cent

Cindy Holsclaw - Loops and Links
Stitch a classic drop necklace with CRAW! Cubic right-angle weave (CRAW) is a great stitch for structural components, as it can easily bend into curves and circles and maintain those shapes with just the right embellishment. This necklace combines loops of CRAW with links to sparkly crystals.

Fran Griffith - Boxed Herringbone - The Mobius Cuff
Join Fran Griffith on June 7th for an exclusive technique-based workshop featuring her innovative Boxed Herringbone stitch. This unique method allows you to create a flat, double-sided, fully reversible herringbone weave, where each side is connected as you work.











































































