Bead It Like You Mean It

6 or 3 hour format
Skill level: all levels
Optional kits available for $20.00

Add beads of all shapes and sizes to your quilts and wearable art, easily and after you are done quilting. Here’s the prize: no knots or mess on the back! Learn to embellish in a way that adds to the overall design instead of looking like an afterthought.

Students will create a small fabric collage on batting, learn different beading techniques, and come home with a small art-quilt or a book-cover. Techniques will also be taught for applying beads to clothing.

Supplies:
Fabric scissors
Small shallow bowl or container to keep beads in (“Altoid” type tins work well)
Rubber finger (optional - to help pull your needle... from an office supply store)
Lamp or magnifying lamp (optional)

Buy a kit from me ($20) There is no need to reserve a kit, Lyric will bring plenty for everyone who wants one.

OR bring the following:

  • seed beads: three different colors, size 11 to 6
  • bugle beads
  • cabachon
  • 8x10 piece of background fabricr
  • fabric scraps
  • long applique needle size 11 (I prefer foxglove cottage straw needles)
  • batting, 8x10”
    wonder-under, 1/2 yd
  • black fabric for back of quilt, 8x10”
  • nymo or sylamide beading thread: black, white, medium gray or tan

If you want to make a book-cover from the kit you will need to bring a small book. Take a piece of 8 1/2 x 11 paper and wrap it around the book, if it covers the spine and both covers it is small enough. 4”x 6” hardbound sketchbooks will be available for purchase from Lyric for $5.00 each.

To schedule this class contact Lyric.
Click here for Lyric’s teaching and lecture contract.

Book Cover Materials (6hr)

  • Journal, Sketchbook, or Book that you would like to create a cover for.
  • Batting (I preferor Hobbs Heirloom Cotton) or other stabilizing base material large enough to wrap your book like a present.
  • Fabric for the inside cover of your book about five inches wider than the batting..
  • Scrap fabric that you don’t mind sharing. Include some lighter colored “solids.” Hand-dyed or small monochrome prints will work. All fiber contents are welcome!

Classroom Requirements:
One iron and board per five students.
Three sewing machines, straight stitch, black thread in top and bobbin.
A screen or wall on which to project demonstrations.