Micro-Macrame class offered online, Princeton Adult School, April 2021

We will be teaching a Micro-Macrame jewelry class for the Princeton Adult School in April 2021. The class will be taught online, via Zoom, on three Tuesday evenings in April (April 13, 20, and 27). Here is the link with class details and registration information for the class: PAS Macrame Register 

Scallop Necklace for April 2021 online class

Building on the success of our Fall 2020 online Bead Weaving class, we look forward to guiding students through this introduction to micro-macrame jewelry techniques using up-close video of each step. Watch, learn, and create along with us as we show you how to mount the cords, form the knots, and add beads to embellish the design!

Students will learn to combine 1mm nylon cord and beads to create a wide collar necklace. The necklace can be completed with your own unique charm or one included in the materials kit. The class is intended for macrame beginners or those who know some knots but want to learn more about this knotting technique.

Three color options will be offered for this class, as shown in the photos. Students will choose either the Gold, Silver, or Spring color option for the nylon cords. All kits will include a textured pewter focal ring and clasp. Seed beads and crystals in coordinating colors will also be included in the materials kit. 

The materials kit will be available for order in March from our Etsy store. Materials kits must be ordered by March 30 to allow time for delivery before the first class on April 13.

Bead Weaving class online, Princeton Adult School, March 2021

Diamond Lace Necklace 
in Topaz/Royal Purple

We will be offering a Bead Weaving class in March 2021 through the Princeton Adult School. 

For details about the class and registration information, go to:
PAS Bead Weaving class

For this class, Reem has designed an elegant necklace made with hundreds of Czech fire-polished crystals, Japanese seed beads, and a beautiful pear shape crystal. Janet designed the coordinating earrings. We will be demonstrating every step on Zoom so that you can bead along with us. The class is suitable for beginner and experienced beaders.

The materials kit, containing over 600 Czech fire-polished crystals as well as the other materials needed to complete the projects, is available for order from our Etsy Store. The materials kit is offered in two color options: Topaz & Royal Purple or Cobalt Blue & Fuchsia. Students who register for the class will need to order their materials kit by February 15, to allow time for delivery before the first class on March 2.

The three elements of the 
Diamond Lace Necklace
in Cobalt Blue/Fuchsia

We will be making three components for the necklace: 

1) a netted rope, filled with hundreds of Czech crystals (top of photo);

2) a shaped beaded component that gives you the opportunity to learn the Prismatic Right-Angle Weave (PRAW) stitch (middle of photo); and

3) a large pear shaped crystal pendant (bottom of photo) that will be beautifully bezeled using seed beads and crystals.

We will be combining all three of the elements into one fabulous necklace (photo at top). Students may also choose to assemble the elements in different ways, making jewelry to suit individual tastes. For example, the netted rope necklace can be worn on its own. The PRAW tube and bezeled pear shape crystal can be combined and strung on a chain, a ribbon, or other material supplied by the student. Or string the PRAW tube on a ribbon and keep the bezeled crystal as a separate pendant to wear on your favorite chain.

PRAW tube and crystal pendant
on a wire necklace

PRAW tube on a chain

Netted rope necklaces

Matching earrings are included in the class. Students will make a beaded ball that matches the netted rope. They will then have the option of finishing the earring by adding fringes to make a tassel earring, or embellishing the beaded ball with a single crystal dangle.

Please join us for this sparkling bead adventure!

Tassel Earrings in Cobalt

Optional version of earrings