Cindy Holsclaw Delightful Droplets

Delightful Droplets Necklace

Weave a collection of droplets into this stunning necklace! The teardrop decorative motif represents the chemical water; a source of refreshment, a path to cleanliness, and an essential compound for all life as we know it. Once considered to be one of the four fundamental elements (alongside fire, air, and earth), we now know that a water molecule is a simple arrangement of two hydrogen atoms and one oxygen atom. Its chemical structure, H2O, is instantly recognizable to anyone no matter their background in chemistry.

In this piece, several droplet elements come together from a diverse collection of structures and forms. You'll stitch several droplet elements with curves of cubic right-angle weave (CRAW), and vary the lengths of these curves for several sizes of these elements. You'll bezel flat back crystals using double prismatic right-angle weave (DPRAW) for small, delicate matching components. Additional DPRAW-bezeled chatons join the necklace, and you'll decorate one of these with bicone crystals for the center focal. Finally, you'll complete the necklace with teardrop-shaped Swarovski crystals. All these components have the potential for further variations, and you can explore mixing and matching them for earrings, bracelets, and more.

Duration: 6 hours including a 1-hr lunch break.

Prerequisites: Students should be proficient in CRAW and peyote stitch, and should be comfortable working with size 15° seed beads. Knowledge of DCRAW and DPRAW are helpful but not required.

Skill level: Intermediate

Kits:  Kits are mandatory, and will be available in three colorways for $72 each.

To attend this event, you will need either a laptop or tablet along with the Zoom Application which can easily be downloaded for either Windows, Apple, or Android devices and a good internet connection.  After registering and paying for your class, you will be sent a link to the online class the week of the workshop. To attend this event, you will need either a laptop or tablet along with the Zoom Application which can easily be downloaded for either Windows, Apple or Android devices and a good internet connection.  After registering and paying for your class, you will be sent a link to the online class the week of the workshop.

Class space is confirmed upon receipt of payment. There are no class refunds unless the class is canceled by SocialBeadia.  If you need to cancel, you may transfer your spot to another student, or you will receive all instructional materials and the option to purchase a kit if available. Under no circumstances will refunds be given if you have already received the class instructions. For questions, please contact sue@socialbeadia.com