Beading basics was the theme of the All Day Beading Workshop. I was lucky enough to sit in on Ruth’s new class that was held in SW Studio 2. I have managed to be a silversmith for thirty years without ever picking up the skill of beading. To be honest I was a bit of a snob about it. But today I thought “what the heck”.
It was so much fun.
And Ruth was a fantastic teacher. Clear and direct she showed us three different techniques, stringing on a wire, making beaded chain, and knotting.
Yea that mysterious thing you do to string pearls. She totally demystified it and had us all knotting away in no time. Then she cleverly had us make the three sampler strands into a bracelet.
You may just find some beaded elements creeping into my smithing work in the future;-)