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2009 Bead Fest Wire Classes

Bead Fest Wire will be held at the Valley Forge Convention Center in Valley Forge, PA, May 1-3, 2009.
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Classes begin on Friday, May 1 and will continue through Sunday, May 3. Classes will be scheduled between 9 a.m. and 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday, and between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. on Sunday, in mostly 3-hour or 7-hour sessions: 9-12, 1-4, 5-8, 9-4, and 1-8. Seven-hour sessions include a break of about one hour. Ending times are approximate. Read Our Cancellation Policy

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Online pre-registration will close April 21, 2009 at 6pm EDT.

Bead Fest Wire 2009 Classes by day:
Friday, May 1, 2009 | Saturday, May 2, 2009 | Sunday, May 3, 2009 | Meet our Bead Fest Wire 2009 Instructors


Friday, May 1, 2009
20 Minute Spiral Ring
Instructor: Lisa Claxton
Skill Level: Beginner
Other sections: 3506
Seats Remaining: yes
Class Fee: (includes kit): $130

Time: 9-12
Type: 3-Hour

Technique: Metalsmithing

Byzantine Segment Lampwork Bracelet
Instructor: Debra Danyi
Skill Level: All Levels

Seats Remaining: yes
Class Fee: (includes kit): $140

Time: 9-12
Type: 3-Hour

Technique: Chain Maille

Pattern Wire Bracelet
Instructor: Debbie Williams
Skill Level: Beginner

Seats Remaining: 0
Class Fee: (includes kit): $135

Time: 9-12
Type: 3-Hour

Technique: Wire Wrap

Wire Doodle Bracelet
Instructor: Debra Danyi
Skill Level: All Levels

Seats Remaining: 5
Class Fee: (includes kit): $90

Time: 1-4
Type: 3-Hour

Technique: Wire Wrap

Asymmetric Woven Wire Ring
Instructor: Stephanie Everett
Skill Level: All Levels
Seats Remaining: yes
Class Fee: (includes kit): $100

Time: 1-4
Type: 3-Hour

Technique: Wire Weaving

Open Roundmaille with Crystals Bracelet
Instructor: Sue Ripsch
Skill Level: All Levels
Seats Remaining: yes
Class Fee: (includes kit): $120

Time: 1-4
Type: 3-Hour

Technique: Chain Maille

Swarovski Bangle Bracelet
Instructor: Debbie Williams
Skill Level: Beginner

Seats Remaining: 2
Class Fee: (includes kit): $130

Time: 1-4
Type: 3-Hour

Technique: Wire Wrap

Aunt Annie
Instructor: Linda Best Shaen
Skill Level: All Levels
Seats Remaining: yes
Class Fee: (includes kit): $135

Time: 5-8
Type: 3-Hour

Technique: Wire and Beads

20 Minute Spiral Ring
Instructor: Lisa Claxton
Skill Level: Beginner
Other sections: 3506
Seats Remaining: 0
Class Fee: (includes kit): $130

Time: 5-8
Type: 3-Hour

Technique: Metalsmithing

Glass Ring Byzantine
Instructor: Stephanie Everett
Skill Level: All Levels

Seats Remaining: yes
Class Fee: (includes kit): $125

Time: 5-8
Type: 3-Hour

Technique: Chain Maille

Trio of Love
Instructor: Debora Mauser
Skill Level: All Levels

Seats Remaining: yes
Class Fee: (includes kit): $135

Time: 5-8
Type: 3-Hour

Technique: Wire Wrap

Staggered Corduroy with Japanese Overlay
Instructor: Sue Ripsch
Skill Level: All Levels
Seats Remaining: 2
Class Fee: (includes kit): $125

Time: 5-8
Type: 3-Hour

Technique: Chain Maille

Bodacious Copper Bangles
Instructor: Kim St. Jean
Skill Level: Beginner
Other sections: 2318
Seats Remaining: yes
Class Fee: (includes kit): $100

Time: 5-8
Type: 3-Hour

Technique: Wire and Metal

Intro to Resins
Instructor: Tracy Stanley
Skill Level: All Levels
Other sections: 2119
Seats Remaining: yes
Class Fee: (includes kit): $115

Time: 5-8
Type: 3-Hour

Technique: Wire Wrap

Sterling Wire Wrapped Pendant with LWB
Instructor: Sally Stevens
Skill Level: Intermediate

Seats Remaining: 3
Class Fee: (includes kit): $180

Time: 5-8
Type: 3-Hour

Technique: Wire and Beads

Ear Adornments
Instructor: Connie Fox
Skill Level: Intermediate

Seats Remaining: 0
Class Fee: : $145

Time: 9-4
Type: 7-Hour

Technique: Wire and Beads

A Little Bit Whompy
Instructor: Kim St. Jean
Skill Level: Beginner
Seats Remaining: yes
Class Fee: (includes kit): $195

Time: 9-4
Type: 7-Hour

Technique: Metalsmithing

Rivets: Cold Connections
Instructor: Tracy Stanley
Skill Level: All Levels

Seats Remaining: 0
Class Fee: (includes kit): $180

Time: 9-4
Type: 7-Hour

Technique: Metalsmithing

Classic Rings Redefined
Instructor: Michael David Sturlin
Skill Level: All Levels

Seats Remaining: yes
Class Fee: (includes kit): $250

Time: 9-4
Type: 7-Hour

Technique: Wire Wrap

Fusing ~ The Basics
Instructor: Janice Berkebile
Skill Level: All Levels
Other sections: 2403
Seats Remaining: yes
Class Fee: (includes kit): $220

Time: 9-4
Type: 7-Hour

Technique: Metalsmithing


Friday, May 1, 2009 & Saturday, May 2, 2009
Designer Component Combinations
Instructor: Dale Cougar Armstrong
Skill Level: Advanced
Seats Remaining: yes
Class Fee: (includes kit): $340

Time: 9-4
Type: 2-Days

Technique: Wire Wrap


Saturday, May 2, 2009
Scrollwork Bangle
Instructor: Debra Danyi
Skill Level: All Levels

Seats Remaining: yes
Class Fee: (includes kit): $90

Time: 9-12
Type: 3-Hour

Technique: Wire Wrap

Viking Knit
Instructor: Denise Peck
Skill Level: All Levels

Seats Remaining: 0
Class Fee: (includes kit): $120

Time: 9-12
Type: 3-Hour

Technique: Wire Weaving

Intro to Resins
Instructor: Tracy Stanley
Skill Level: All Levels

Seats Remaining: 1
Class Fee: (includes kit): $115

Time: 9-12
Type: 3-Hour

Technique: Wire Wrap

Byzantine Circle Bracelet and Earrings
Instructor: Debra Danyi
Skill Level: All Levels

Seats Remaining: 3
Class Fee: (includes kit): $135

Time: 1-4
Type: 3-Hour

Technique: Chain Maille

Riveted Pendant
Instructor: Tracy Stanley
Skill Level: All Levels

Seats Remaining: 0
Class Fee: (includes kit): $125

Time: 1-4
Type: 3-Hour

Technique: Metalsmithing

Bead-Filled Bangle
Instructor: Noël Yovovich
Skill Level: All Levels

Seats Remaining: yes
Class Fee: (includes kit): $140

Time: 1-4
Type: 3-Hour

Technique: Wire and Beads

Fusing ~ The Dewdrop Pendant
Instructor: Janice Berkebile
Skill Level: Intermediate

Seats Remaining: yes
Class Fee: (includes kit): $115

Time: 5-8
Type: 3-Hour

Technique: Metalsmithing

Wedding Knots and Drops
Instructor: Linda Best Shaen
Skill Level: All Levels

Seats Remaining: yes
Class Fee: (includes kit): $125

Time: 5-8
Type: 3-Hour

Technique: Chain Maille

Leaf Drop Earrings
Instructor: Lisa Claxton
Skill Level: Intermediate

Seats Remaining: yes
Class Fee: (includes kit): $115

Time: 5-8
Type: 3-Hour

Technique: Wire and Beads

Two-Tone Woven Wire Bangle
Instructor: Stephanie Everett
Skill Level: All Levels

Seats Remaining: yes
Class Fee: (includes kit): $105

Time: 5-8
Type: 3-Hour

Technique: Wire Weaving

Japanese 18-in-1 Chain Maille Bracelet
Instructor: John Fetvedt
Skill Level: Beginner
Seats Remaining: yes
Class Fee: (includes kit): $204

Time: 5-8
Type: 3-Hour

Technique: Chain Maille

Omega Bail Pendant
Instructor: Char Jorgensen
Skill Level: Beginner

Seats Remaining: 0
Class Fee: (includes kit): $95

Time: 5-8
Type: 3-Hour

Technique: Wire Wrap

Turtle Bracelet
Instructor: Sue Ripsch
Skill Level: All Levels
Seats Remaining: yes
Class Fee: (includes kit): $125

Time: 5-8
Type: 3-Hour

Technique: Chain Maille

Bodacious Copper Bangles
Instructor: Kim St. Jean
Skill Level: Beginner
Other sections: 1318
Seats Remaining: 0
Class Fee: (includes kit): $100

Time: 5-8
Type: 3-Hour

Technique: Wire and Metal

Riveted Pendant
Instructor: Tracy Stanley
Skill Level: All Levels

Seats Remaining: yes
Class Fee: (includes kit): $125

Time: 5-8
Type: 3-Hour

Technique: Metalsmithing

Audacious Bangles and Cuffs
Instructor: Cheryl Strait
Skill Level: Beginner

Seats Remaining: yes
Class Fee: (includes kit): $125

Time: 5-8
Type: 3-Hour

Technique: Metalsmithing

Flowing Hammered Wire Bracelet
Instructor: Noël Yovovich
Skill Level: All Levels

Seats Remaining: yes
Class Fee: (includes kit): $138

Time: 5-8
Type: 3-Hour

Technique: Wire and Metal

Cosmic Deco
Instructor: Laura Andrews
Skill Level: Intermediate
Seats Remaining: yes
Class Fee: (includes kit): $210

Time: 9-4
Type: 7-Hour

Technique: Bead Stitching

Fusing ~ The Basics
Instructor: Janice Berkebile
Skill Level: All Levels

Seats Remaining: 0
Class Fee: (includes kit): $220

Time: 9-4
Type: 7-Hour

Technique: Metalsmithing

Heavy Metal
Instructor: Pam Brown
Skill Level: Beginner

Seats Remaining: yes
Class Fee: (includes kit): $195

Time: 9-4
Type: 7-Hour

Technique: Wire and Beads

Beaded Metal Clay Pendant
Instructor: Tamara Farion
Skill Level: All Levels

Seats Remaining: yes
Class Fee: (includes kit): $243

Time: 9-4
Type: 7-Hour

Technique: Wire and Clay

Cold Connections for Red Hot Mamas (and Papas too)
Instructor: Connie Fox
Skill Level: Intermediate
Other sections: 3411
Seats Remaining: 0
Class Fee: : $145

Time: 9-4
Type: 7-Hour

Technique: Wire and Metal

Three Wire Wrapped Earrings
Instructor: Debora Mauser
Skill Level: Intermediate
Seats Remaining: yes
Class Fee: (includes kit): $195

Time: 9-4
Type: 7-Hour

Technique: Wire Weaving

Steam Punk Dangle Bracelet
Instructor: Kim St. Jean
Skill Level: Beginner

Seats Remaining: 3
Class Fee: (includes kit): $200

Time: 9-4
Type: 7-Hour

Technique: Wire and Metal

Found Object Jewelry 102 - Etching Soldering and Beyond
Instructor: Cheryl Strait
Skill Level: Beginner

Seats Remaining: yes
Class Fee: (includes kit): $175

Time: 9-4
Type: 7-Hour

Technique: Metalsmithing

Goldsmithing - Forged Rings
Instructor: Michael David Sturlin
Skill Level: All Levels

Seats Remaining: yes
Class Fee: (includes kit): $250

Time: 9-4
Type: 7-Hour

Technique: Metalsmithing

Woven Checkerboard Bracelet
Instructor: Debbie Williams
Skill Level: Intermediate

Seats Remaining: 0
Class Fee: (includes kit): $155

Time: 9-4
Type: 7-Hour

Technique: Wire Weaving


Sunday, May 3, 2009
The Eclipse Chain
Instructor: Lisa Claxton
Skill Level: Intermediate

Seats Remaining: 0
Class Fee: (includes kit): $120

Time: 9-12
Type: 3-Hour

Technique: Wire and Metal

Scrollwork Bangle
Instructor: Debra Danyi
Skill Level: All Levels

Seats Remaining: yes
Class Fee: (includes kit): $90

Time: 9-12
Type: 3-Hour

Technique: Wire Wrap

Celtic Visions (Zigzag Variant) Chain Bracelet
Instructor: John Fetvedt
Skill Level: Intermediate
Seats Remaining: yes
Class Fee: (includes kit): $194

Time: 9-12
Type: 3-Hour

Technique: Chain Maille

Techniques for Sidewinder Pendant
Instructor: Char Jorgensen
Skill Level: Beginner
Seats Remaining: yes
Class Fee: (includes kit): $95

Time: 9-12
Type: 3-Hour

Technique: Wire Wrap

Serpentine Bracelet
Instructor: Debra Danyi
Skill Level: All Levels

Seats Remaining: yes
Class Fee: (includes kit): $100

Time: 1-4
Type: 3-Hour

Technique: Wire Wrap

Tapered Half Byzantine Hoop Earrings
Instructor: John Fetvedt
Skill Level: Intermediate

Seats Remaining: 2
Class Fee: (includes kit): $95

Time: 1-4
Type: 3-Hour

Technique: Chain Maille

Techniques for the Traditional Pendant
Instructor: Char Jorgensen
Skill Level: Beginner

Seats Remaining: 0
Class Fee: (includes kit): $95

Time: 1-4
Type: 3-Hour

Technique: Wire Wrap

Wired Windows
Instructor: Laura Andrews
Skill Level: Intermediate
Seats Remaining: yes
Class Fee: (includes kit): $175

Time: 9-4
Type: 7-Hour

Technique: Wire and Beads

Lingering Garden
Instructor: Janice Berkebile
Skill Level: Intermediate

Seats Remaining: yes
Class Fee: (includes kit): $200

Time: 9-4
Type: 7-Hour

Technique: Wire and Beads

Sparkle Plenty
Instructor: Pam Brown
Skill Level: Beginner
Seats Remaining: yes
Class Fee: (includes kit): $244

Time: 9-4
Type: 7-Hour

Technique: Chain Maille

Kumihimo
Instructor: Tamara Farion
Skill Level: Intermediate

Seats Remaining: yes
Class Fee: (includes kit): $290

Time: 9-4
Type: 7-Hour

Technique: Wire and Clay

Cold Connections for Red Hot Mamas (and Papas too)
Instructor: Connie Fox
Skill Level: Intermediate
Other sections: 2411
Seats Remaining: 0
Class Fee: : $145

Time: 9-4
Type: 7-Hour

Technique: Wire and Metal

Time To Say It
Instructor: Kim St. Jean
Skill Level: Beginner

Seats Remaining: 0
Class Fee: (includes kit): $190

Time: 9-4
Type: 7-Hour

Technique: Metalsmithing

Simply Charming
Instructor: Tracy Stanley
Skill Level: All Levels

Seats Remaining: yes
Class Fee: (includes kit): $185

Time: 9-4
Type: 7-Hour

Technique: Wire and Metal

Found Object Jewelry 103 (Links Bracelet Workshop)
Instructor: Cheryl Strait
Skill Level: Intermediate

Seats Remaining: yes
Class Fee: (includes kit): $190

Time: 9-4
Type: 7-Hour

Technique: Metalsmithing

Goldsmithing - Quick Clasps & Findings
Instructor: Michael David Sturlin
Skill Level: Intermediate

Seats Remaining: yes
Class Fee: (includes kit): $250

Time: 9-4
Type: 7-Hour

Technique: Metalsmithing

They Won't Believe You Made It Ring
Instructor: Noël Yovovich
Skill Level: All Levels

Seats Remaining: 0
Class Fee: (includes kit): $210

Time: 9-4
Type: 7-Hour

Technique: Metalsmithing

20 Minute Spiral Ring
Instructor: Lisa Claxton
Skill Level: All Levels
Other sections: 1106
Seats Remaining: yes
Class Fee: (includes kit): $130

Time: 1-4
Type: 3-Hour

Technique: Metalsmithing