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Workshop Description:

Fiona Hammond will show you how to make her bead-embellished brooches. You will create one brooch in the workshop. Several bead-embellishment techniques, and construction techniques for the brooches, are taught during the workshop. Fiona will also explain how these techniques can be used in other jewellery (e.g. necklaces and earrings) and on your quilts or other textile art pieces. Templates will be provided in the class notes, but you may also create your own shapes and designs if you prefer. Come along and have some fun with beads and fabrics, and let your creativity soar.

Topics covered in the workshop:

• Several bead-embellishment techniques: beaded backstitch, bead couching, bead stacks, and picot edging
• Beading techniques for fringes and branched fringes
• Full instructions on how to construct/create the Bead-Embellished Brooches
• Ideas on how to incorporate similar bead-embellished shapes or techniques into jewellery and textile pieces/quilts

Workshop Description:

Fiona Hammond will show you how to make her bead-embellished brooches. You will create one brooch in the workshop. Several bead-embellishment techniques, and construction techniques for the brooches, are taught during the workshop. Fiona will also explain how these techniques can be used in other jewellery (e.g. necklaces and earrings) and on your quilts or other textile art pieces. Templates will be provided in the class notes, but you may also create your own shapes and designs if you prefer. You will also create your own display quilt for your brooch. This is a small quilt-as-you-go style skewiff log cabin, made in fabrics to complement your brooch. Come along and have some fun with beads and fabrics, and let your creativity soar.

  Topics covered in the workshop:

• Several bead-embellishment techniques: beaded backstitch, bead couching, bead stacks, and picot edging
• Beading techniques for fringes and branched fringes
• How to construct/create the Bead-Embellished Brooches
• Ideas on how to incorporate similar bead-embellished shapes or techniques into jewellery and textile pieces/quilts
• Construction techniques for mini display quilt: quilt-as-you-go onto batting; skewiff log cabin technique; colour layout ideas for display quilt

Workshop Description:

Fiona Hammond will teach you how to make a special bracelet that drapes beautifully over your wrist and feels wonderful to wear. This bracelet features multiple lengths of the traditional Russian beading technique called St Petersburg Chain, and incorporates Fiona’s variation which joins the lengths of twin chain together to make a wider band.

Topics covered in the workshop:

• Basic St Petersburg Chain technique
• Creating the twin chain
• Fiona’s variation – joining the twin chains together
• Beadweaving basics: starting and finishing your threads; keeping good tension in the work; conditioning beading threads
• Attaching appropriate findings to complete your jewellery

Workshop Description:

Fiona Hammond will teach you how to make a special bracelet that drapes beautifully over your wrist and feels wonderful to wear. This bracelet is made using the twin chain version of a traditional Russian beading technique called St Petersburg Chain.  This workshop is suitable for all skill levels. Kits are available for this workshop.

Topics covered in the workshop:

• Basic St Petersburg Chain technique
• Creating the twin chain
• Beadweaving basics: starting and finishing your threads; keeping good tension in the work; conditioning beading threads
• Attaching appropriate findings to complete your jewellery

Workshop Description:

In this workshop you will create your own version of Fiona’s Celtic knot quilt “Meditation Upon Hidden Mysteries of Ancient Times”. Fiona will show you how to use the Clover Fusible Bias Tape Maker and the Clover Mini Iron to make your Celtic knot. She will also show you how to use raw-edge appliqué to create a flow of fabric leaves over your quilt, and finish with echo quilting (free-motion machine quilting). Playing with non-standard quilt shapes is also an enjoyable feature of this workshop.

Topics covered in the workshop:

• Raw-edge appliqué
• Making bias strips using the Clover Fusible Bias Tape Maker and Clover Mini Iron (for the Celtic knot)
• Using a pieced background
• Creating a quilt with an unusual outer shape
• Echo quilting (free-motion machine quilting)

Workshop Description:

Fiona Hammond will teach you how to make your own peyote stitch beads, and then combine them with other beaded elements to create a vibrant necklace. Instructions for making matching earrings are included in the class notes.

Topics covered in the workshop:

• Basic peyote stitch technique
• Zipping up the peyote to create your bead
• Completing your peyote beads with end beads and simple wire loops
• Beadweaving basics: starting and finishing your threads; keeping good tension in the work; conditioning beading threads
• Making additional beaded sections for your necklace
• Attaching appropriate findings to complete your jewellery

Workshop description:

Fiona Hammond will show you how to create a versatile and unusual pendant using peyote stitch around a double-sided picture. Your pendant will look wonderful on a chain or beaded rope necklace, and can be worn with either side facing out for two different looks.

Topics covered in this workshop: 

• Basic peyote stitch technique
• Beading over a laminated picture
• Increasing around corners
• Creating a peyote stitch bail
• Beadweaving basics: starting and finishing your threads; keeping good tension in the  work; conditioning beading threads

Kits are available for this workshop.

Workshop Description:

Learn the spiral rope technique while creating a fabulous pair of earrings featuring pearls and seed beads. This is a great way to try out off-loom beadweaving techniques with a quick and achievable project.

Topics covered in the workshop:

• Basic spiral rope technique
• Incorporating different sizes of beads in your spiral rope
• Beadweaving basics: starting and finishing your threads; keeping good tension in the work; conditioning beading threads
• Attaching appropriate findings to complete your jewellery

Workshop Description:

Create your own version of Fiona’s galaxy quilt “Cosmic Catherine Wheel”. The main design element of this small wall quilt is the bead embellishment around a glass cabochon. You will learn several bead-embellishment techniques and also play with raw-edge appliqué and free-motion machine quilting. The result will be a small (approximately 35 cm square) wall quilt with loads of bling!

Topics covered in the workshop:

• Several bead-embellishment techniques – beaded backstitch, bead couching, bead stacks, peyote stitch cabochon bezel
• Raw-edge appliqué
• Free-motion machine quilting

Workshop Description:

This workshop will introduce you to some bead embellishment basics, combined with some simple machine sewing. The result will be a stunning fabric greeting card that your friends or loved ones will treasure for many years.

This project is a great way to use some of your fabric scraps and small amounts of leftover beads from other projects.  The card has a piece of paper stitched inside where you can write your greeting. The finished card measures 9 inches x 7 inches (23 cm x 17.8 cm) when open or 4½ inches x 7 inches (11.5 cm x 17.8 cm) when closed.

Topics covered in the workshop:

• Beaded backstitch
• Basic greeting card construction, including simple raw-edge appliqué