Cindy Holsclaw Classes via Zoom! April 9-11, 2021
Cindy Holsclaw has dabbled in crafts for longer than she can remember, but she’s always been most fond of geometric structures. After many years of exploring these mathematical forms in modular origami, in 2006 she learned that these structures could also be made with beads. From then on, she was hooked! In 2009 Cindy started writing patterns for her own beading designs, and in 2012 she dove into designing and teaching beadwork full-time.
In 2015 Cindy was named Designer of the Year by Beadwork Magazine, and a series of her beading videos were published by Interweave in the same year. Cindy has taught at the Bead & Button, Bead Fest, and BABE! shows as well as at several bead stores and bead societies around the country. When not on the road, Cindy makes her home in San Diego, California with her musician husband and daughter.
Please note the following!!*
These workshops will be held on the Zoom app. You must have a laptop or tablet with a camera and microphone and a WiFi connection. Zoom is a free app and easy to download on either a Windows or Apple platform.
Directions and any materials you require will be mailed, so please register early to insure that you receive the materials before the class!
In 2015 Cindy was named Designer of the Year by Beadwork Magazine, and a series of her beading videos were published by Interweave in the same year. Cindy has taught at the Bead & Button, Bead Fest, and BABE! shows as well as at several bead stores and bead societies around the country. When not on the road, Cindy makes her home in San Diego, California with her musician husband and daughter.
Please note the following!!*
These workshops will be held on the Zoom app. You must have a laptop or tablet with a camera and microphone and a WiFi connection. Zoom is a free app and easy to download on either a Windows or Apple platform.
Directions and any materials you require will be mailed, so please register early to insure that you receive the materials before the class!
Friday, April 9 - Twirling Waltz Necklace*
Weave a sparkling, twisty necklace using coiled cubic right-angle weave! The Twirling Waltz Necklace necklace features a gorgeous Kaputt oval crystal surrounded by twisty triangular-shaped components that are woven with coiled CRAW. In this class you will learn how to weave coiled CRAW; a variation of twisted CRAW that naturally twists and coils based on its specific thread path. Like traditional CRAW, coiled CRAW makes a supple rope that can be firmed up with additional embellishment, and this technique can also be used to make repeatable components and additional structural beaded forms.
This class is for the student who is experienced with cubic right angle weave and who would like to learn a new variation on this versatile stitch. Students will learn how to weave coiled CRAW, how to weave this stitch in right-handed and left-handed orientations, how to join the ends of a coiled CRAW rope together, a unique bezel for a Kaputt crystal, and how to connect all of these components together for a beautiful necklace.
This class is for the student who is experienced with cubic right angle weave and who would like to learn a new variation on this versatile stitch. Students will learn how to weave coiled CRAW, how to weave this stitch in right-handed and left-handed orientations, how to join the ends of a coiled CRAW rope together, a unique bezel for a Kaputt crystal, and how to connect all of these components together for a beautiful necklace.
Saturday, April 10 - Clockwork Necklace*
*Stitch a unique collection of beaded gears! The gear is a standard component of mechanical machines, which are most elegantly expressed through the inner workings of clocks. The earliest known clockwork mechanism dates back to ancient Greece, and you'll find this technology in countless standard and astronomical clocks today. You can also find clockwork mechanisms in childrens' wind-up toys, kitchen timers, and fancy music boxes. Virtually every city in the world has its own unique public clock, and the clock motif features in many classical and contemporary works of art. The steampunk aesthetic, in particular, incorporates clockwork mechanisms into fantastical artistic designs.
While steampunk jewelry typically highlights metal gears and chains, this piece comes together entirely from glass and crystal. An assortment of angular beads highlight the mechanical theme of the necklace; you'll use lots of two-hole Miyuki half Tilas and quarter Tilas along with several types of Japanese bugle beads to stitch each gear. You'll weave them using peyote stitch with some clever twists an turns that fit the beads together like pieces of a jigsaw puzzle. You'll attach the gears to each other and finish the necklace with a double wide strap stitched with right-angle weave (RAW). Tons of variations are possible using these beaded gears; use them to stitch bracelets, earrings, and several combinations of long or short pendants!
While steampunk jewelry typically highlights metal gears and chains, this piece comes together entirely from glass and crystal. An assortment of angular beads highlight the mechanical theme of the necklace; you'll use lots of two-hole Miyuki half Tilas and quarter Tilas along with several types of Japanese bugle beads to stitch each gear. You'll weave them using peyote stitch with some clever twists an turns that fit the beads together like pieces of a jigsaw puzzle. You'll attach the gears to each other and finish the necklace with a double wide strap stitched with right-angle weave (RAW). Tons of variations are possible using these beaded gears; use them to stitch bracelets, earrings, and several combinations of long or short pendants!
Sunday, April 11 - The Orb*
Stitch a stunning orb of crystals! The word "orb" describes a sphere or a globe and comes from the Latin word orbis, which means circle or disc. While "sphere" or "ball" describes the same round geometric structure, Orbs are fanciful, poetic, or fantastical in nature. Orbs of all kinds feature in both classical and contemporary art, from ancient depictions of planetary bodies, to royal regalia, to sought after symbols in virtual games. While still spherical, this particular orb has an underlying geometric structure of a dodecahedron, joining its fantastical radiance to solid mathematics.
This piece features a dozen rivoli crystals surrounded by shimmering flat back crystals, all joined together using the geometry of a dodecahedron. You'll use a combination of peyote and right-angle weave to stitch the rivolis into place, and then you'll use additional variations on peyote to decorate the pendant with the flat back crystals. The Orb is stunning on its own as an objet d'art, or you can add a matching bail to wear it as a pendant. The smaller crystals also decorate its matching beaded chain, which you'll weave using cubic right-angle weave (CRAW) and double cubic right-angle weave (DCRAW). This class is appropriate for students who are already proficient in CRAW and who would like to explore the geometry of a dodecahedron.
This piece features a dozen rivoli crystals surrounded by shimmering flat back crystals, all joined together using the geometry of a dodecahedron. You'll use a combination of peyote and right-angle weave to stitch the rivolis into place, and then you'll use additional variations on peyote to decorate the pendant with the flat back crystals. The Orb is stunning on its own as an objet d'art, or you can add a matching bail to wear it as a pendant. The smaller crystals also decorate its matching beaded chain, which you'll weave using cubic right-angle weave (CRAW) and double cubic right-angle weave (DCRAW). This class is appropriate for students who are already proficient in CRAW and who would like to explore the geometry of a dodecahedron.
Class Prices and Information
1/2 day of classes - $50
Zoom Classes - $90 each
1 day of classes - $95
2 days of classes - $180
3 days of classes - $270
Each additional day - $90
Please note: Classes begin at 10:00 a.m. and end at 4:00 p.m. unless otherwise noted.
To register, please call (312) 316-1910 or email citybeads.chicago@gmail.com. Payment is due at the time of registration and will be refunded only in the event another student can fill your seat.
1/2 day of classes - $50
Zoom Classes - $90 each
1 day of classes - $95
2 days of classes - $180
3 days of classes - $270
Each additional day - $90
Please note: Classes begin at 10:00 a.m. and end at 4:00 p.m. unless otherwise noted.
To register, please call (312) 316-1910 or email citybeads.chicago@gmail.com. Payment is due at the time of registration and will be refunded only in the event another student can fill your seat.