Spring, 2025, Emeritus Jewelry Class

Week 1, 2/20/25, Tools Needed for all Week 1 Projects:
Medium (a.k.a. Standard) Crimping pliers
Wire flush cutters
2 pairs Chain-nose pliers
Bead design board
Round-nose pliers
2 bead stopper clips
Round-nose pliers
Chasing Hammer
Steel Bench Block
Ruler

Link to Zoom recording of 2/20/25 Jewelry Class.

NCW Project #511, Continuous Strand Nylon-Covered Wire Necklace

Link to Continuous Strand NCW Necklace handout.

Materials Needed
24” or more of beads, including 8” of beads with holes large enough to fit 2 strands of wire
(2) 2mm.x 2mm. crimp beads
(2) 4mm crimp covers
36” of .018” nylon-covered wire (beading wire)
(or 12” longer than desired finished necklace) 

Week 2, 2/27/25, Stretch Magic Project #164, Multi-Strand Stretch Magic Bracelet with Nylon-Covered Wire Loops

Link to Zoom recording of 2/27/25 Jewelry class.

Click here for Stretch Magic Bracelet w/Loops Handout.

Materials Needed for 7” bracelet
36” of .015” Nylon-covered wire
56” of .7mm. Stretch Magic elastic cord
4 -2mm.x2mm. crimp tubes
28” seed beads or assorted other beads, not too large. You will probably want 7” of each of 4 types of beads
12” 4mm. beads or seed beads (all one kind), with holes large enough to fit 2 strands of NCW
G-S hypo Cement 

Tools Needed
Scissors
Wire flush cutter
Medium (Standard) Crimping Pliers
Ruler
Bead Stopper Clip

Memory Wire Project #2: 3-Coil Memory Wire Bracelet

Materials Needed:
2 Interlinked Chain Style Metal Rings
1 yard of 26-gauge wire
2 small, heavy jump rings (Susan’s #14)
2 earring wires 

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Craft Wire Projects #18 & 19: Wire Looping for Earrings, Necklaces and Bracelets on Head-pins & Wire

 
Click here for Wire Looping on a Headpin handout.

Week 5, 9/26/24, Craft Wire Project #14: Wire-Wrapped Necklace or Bracelet

Week 4, 3/13/25, NO CLASS. SUSAN ABSENT

Week 5, 3/20/25, NO CLASS, SMC MEETINGS DAY

Week 6, 3/27/25, Tools Needed for all Week 6 Projects:

Tools Needed
Bead Design Board
Bead Stopper Clip
Scissors
Chain-nose pliers
Knotting Tweezers
Small Paper Clip

Cord Project #21,Continuous Silk Cord Knotted (or Not-Knotted) Necklace 

Link to Continuous Strand Knotted Necklace handout.

Materials Needed
One package Griffin Bead Cord (see Step 1 below about choosing size)
24” of beads (see Step 1 below about choosing beads)
G-S Hypo Cement

Week 7, 4/3/25, Cord Project #202, Beaded Kumihimo Bracelet

Link to Beaded Kumihimo Bracelet handout.

Materials Needed
5.5 yds. of .8mm. waxed polyester cord or Superlon Tex 400
Round Beads w/holes large enough for cord: 
     48 small (4mm), 48 medium (5 or 6 mm), 8 large (6, 6.4 or 8mm)
G-S Hypo Cement 
Clear nail polish 
½” to ¾” button with shank 

Tools Needed
Sharp scissors 
Clipboard
Kumihimo disk
1 oz. Fishing or other weight.
Large safety pin 
8 bobbins
Ruler
Chain-nose pliers

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Cord Project #201, Basic Kumihimo Braid Bracelet

Week 8, 4/10/25, Tools Needed for Both Week 8 Projects:
2 smooth-jawed pliers (Chain-nose, Flat-nose, or Bent-nose pliers)
Fleece Work Mat

Chain Maille Project #344, European 4-in-1 Cuff Bracelet with Rubber O-Rings

Click here for European 4-in-1 Bracelet with Rubber O-Rings Handout.

Materials Needed
For 7” bracelet: 34 metal rings and 68 rubber rings for base round. 
34 metal & 34 rubber rings for each additional row.
Ring Sizes: 
16-gauge jump rings, 7.5mm. outer diameter jump rings (Susan’s #33)
10mm Rubber O-Rings

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Chain Maille Project #55: 3-in-3 Chain Maille Bracelet

4/17/25, NO CLASS/SMC SPRING BREAK 

Week 9,  4/24/25, Craft Wire Project #224, Viking Knit Necklace

Materials Needed
9 yards of 24-gauge wire
13” of Asst. tiny to small beads (e.g. small pearls, size 6 seed beads, fringe beads, 4mm. round and bicone beads, etc.)
3 round, 4mm. beads
3 small, heavy Jump rings
12” of 3/16” Plastic aquarium tubing
Pair of cones with 5/8” or slightly larger openings
12” of Chain with links large enough to clip the lobster clasp into 
Lobster Clasp 
1 head pin
Tools Needed
½” Lazee Daizee Viking Knit Tool
Felt or fleece fabric
Draw plate
Nylon-jaw pliers
Chain-nose pliers
Round-nose pliers
Wire flush cutters
Scissors 

Week 10, 5/1/25, Macrame Project #512, Double or Triple Macrame Bracelet

Materials Needed
Cord
Round beads
½”-3/4” button
Tools Needed
Ruler 
Scissors
Clipboard or Macrame Board
Bead stopper clip
Chain-nose pliers (optional)
Knotting tweezers (optional) 

AND

Macrame Project #210, Macrame Square Knot Bracelet with Center Beads & Slide Closure

Click here for Macrame Bracelet handout.

Materials Needed
One 20” inner cord
Two 36” Outer Cords
One 20” finishing cord
Center beads: About 6” of beads with holes large enough to fit onto the cord OR one large, center bead
Glue
Clear Nail polish (optional)
Tools Needed
Same as Project above

Week 11, 5/8/25, Macrame Necklace with Triangle Points

 Handout & Photos Coming Soon!

Week 12, 5/15/25, Bead Weaving Project #487, Narrow Superduo Bracelet with Scallop Border

Click here for Narrow Superduo Bracelet Handout.

Materials Needed
About 100 Superduos
About 250 Size 11 seed beads
2 yards of Size D beading thread: Superlon, Fireline, etc.
Clasp set
2 jump rings: 18 ga, 4.2mm inner diameter (Susan’s #36 rings)
Tools Needed
#10 beading needle
Scissors
2 pairs of chain-nose pliers

Week 13, 5/22/25, Chain project #87, Beading Chain (a.k.a. “Snake” Chain) Illusion Necklace w/Clamshells

Click here for Snake Chain Necklace handout. 

Materials Needed
33” Snake Chain
16-24 2mm.x2mm. crimp tubes (with opening large enough to fit chain)
Asst. beads with holes small enough to be held by crimp beads, but still fit on chain (.8mm)
1 clasp set
2 clamshell bead tips, either with hook or with 2 loops
If using clamshells with 2 loops, you will also need 2 small jump rings.   
Tools Needed
Heavy wire cutters
Chain nose pliers
Round nose pliers

Chain-nose pliers
Round nose pliers
Wire flush cutters
Nylon jaw pliers
Heavy-duty flush cutter for chain OR Memory wire cutter

Chain Project #513, Y-Chain necklace

Handout & Photo Coming Soon.

Materials Needed: Chain, Beads, 20-gauge wire, 24-gauge wire

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Craft Wire Project #22: Necklace of beads & chain connected with Wire Loops or Wire-Wrapping

Materials Needed:
Jump rings
2 to 4 ft. of chain
Asst. beads, including some w/small holes
2 yds. of 20-gauge wire
2 yds. of 24-gauge wire
closed rings
bead caps
Clasp set (optional)

AND

Chain Project #108, Chain Necklace w/Bead Dangles – single strand

Week 15,  6/5/25, Tools Needed for All Week 15 Projects:
Wire side cutter 
Ruler
2 chain-nose pliers
Round nose pliers
Nylon Jaw pliers

Craft Wire Project #170, “Waterfall” Earrings

Materials Needed
1 pair earring wires
12 -4mm. beads (round or bicone)
2 top-drilled beads, around 10mm.x 8mm. (teardrop or briolette)
12” of 22-gauge craft wire (or 12 head pins)
18” of 26-gauge crafts wire
2 small pieces (4 links each) of small chain (around 2mm.), such as curb or cable chain

Craft Wire Project #182, Twisted Wire Branch Jewelry

Materials Needed
26-gauge wire: 48”
10-12 top drilled beads
2 Small, heavy jump rings (Susan’s #14)
2 pair Earring wires  

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Craft Wire Project #54: Wire Wrapping Top-Drilled Beads for Earrings

WEEK 16, 6/12/25, Chain Maille Project #508, Sheet Metal & Chain Maille Earrings

Materials Needed
24-gauge sheet metal or 2 pre-made shapes
1 pair earring wires
22-gauge wire
Small jump rings (size tbd)
Small beads (optional
Head pins (optional) 

Tools Needed
Metal shears
Ball peen or other texturizing hammer
Steel bench block
2 pairs chain-nose pliers
Dapping block
Round-nose pliers
Wire flush cutters
Metal file
Ruler
Extra-fine tip black Sharpie
Metal hole punch