Bead Weaving Jewellery Next Steps - Stapleford Library and Learning Centre - Adult Learning

About this course

Build on your existing beadweaving skills to learn more complex stitches and create a range of jewellery pieces You’ll be guided through three main projects: a St. Petersburg stitch pendant or pair of earrings, a tubular herringbone bracelet, and a necklace using beaded netting. You’ll continue working with seed beads, beading thread, and a needle, but explore new design possibilities with these decorative stitches. Along the way, you’ll also develop your confidence in pattern reading, bead choice, and jewellery finishing techniques. This course is ideal if you’ve completed the beginners’ beadweaving course or have basic bead weaving experience. What will learners achieve by the end of the course? • Follow a pattern to create a St. Petersburg stitch beaded component for earrings or a pendant. • Complete a beaded bracelet using tubular herringbone stitch • Create a beaded netting structure for a necklace design. • Be able to add new thread into a design • Finish each piece securely by attaching appropriate clasps or findings.

Booking your place and fee information

Booking your place and fee information If you are in receipt of certain benefits you will be offered the course for free, however if you have a financial barrier which may prevent you from enrolling on the course, please visit our webpage for further information https www.inspireculture.org.uk skills learning funding your courses Complete our INSPIRE ONLINE ENROLMENT FORM for each person attending the course. To enrol on one of our courses, you must have been living in England and have been resident in the UK for the past 3 years. Some exceptions may apply if you are living in England with evidence of the right to remain and are from an EEU EEAU country (completion of a questionnaire will be required). As we no longer receive funding for our ESFA funded courses for learners living in the devolved areas listed below, full cost fees would apply to these courses if you live in these areas: Barnsley, Doncaster, Rotherham and Sheffield Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Greater London Greater Manchester Liverpool City Region Newcastle Upon Tyne, North Tyneside and Northumberland Tees Valley West of England West Midlands West Yorkshire