Upcoming Events
Zoom Member Meetings June 6, 2022 6-7:30pm CST - Perry Bookstein July 11, 2022 6-7:30pm CST - Huib Peterson August 1, 2022 6-7:30pm CST - Ingrid Goldbloom Bloch September 12, 2022 6-7:30pm CST - Leslee Frumin October 3, 2022 6-7:30pm CST - Amy Katz November 7, 2022 6-7:30pm CST - Barbara Ellis December 5, 2022 6-7:30pm CST - Holiday Party Let's Bead Live Meetings June 18, 2022 1-4pm CST Fall Bead Retreat at Camp Wapogassett September 21-25, 2022 |
MEETING LOCATION FOR 2022 We are currently doing both our Monthly Member Meetings through Zoom and our monthly Let's Bead Live! events through both Zoom and our public Facebook page. When this changes we'll make an announcement here. Our meetings/events will continue to be on Zoom even after we get back together in-person |
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Let's Bead Live June 18, 2022 1-3:45pm

1-2pm Cathy Benton - Freeform Peyote Stitch
2-3pm Rochelle Peterson - Learn about other types of Freeform Beading
3-3:45pm Hannah Rosner - Beginning Color Theory for Beaders
Join Cathy Benton for our Saturday Beading LIVE and learn the basics of freeform peyote stitch. Cathy will guide you through a project and give tips on how to choose a colorway and how to choose materials. See the materials pdf list below.
Cathy started beading when she moved into her 1940s vintage motorhome. She could no longer do stained glass, which she had taught in New York State for ten years. After taking a class at 3 Beads & A Button in Cuptertino CA, she was hooked. She started working and teaching beading there in 1999. She has been "on the road" for 25 years and she's been beading along the way. She started a beading group at the Escapees North Ranch RV Park in Congress AZ and started a "Bead Week" for "residentially challenged" beaders. "Bead Week" had a successful 14-year run and when Cathy finally got burned out with running it, the gals who took over renamed it "Creative Getaways" and its been equally successful! Cathy has a rarely-visited condo in Minneapolis and she found the Upper Midwest Bead Society here and some terrific new beading buddies. She is so inspired by the works that other beaders create and is grateful for their willingness to share ideas and techniques.
Afterwards, Rochelle will discuss other freeform stitches that can be done and will inspire you by showing a few examples. Finally, stick around for a lightning-fast beginning lesson on Color Theory and how to choose a color palette that sells - Hannah taught Color Theory for three years at the Art Institutes International at both the Chicago and Pittsburgh campuses and will try to pack a whole semester into 45 minutes.
2-3pm Rochelle Peterson - Learn about other types of Freeform Beading
3-3:45pm Hannah Rosner - Beginning Color Theory for Beaders
Join Cathy Benton for our Saturday Beading LIVE and learn the basics of freeform peyote stitch. Cathy will guide you through a project and give tips on how to choose a colorway and how to choose materials. See the materials pdf list below.
Cathy started beading when she moved into her 1940s vintage motorhome. She could no longer do stained glass, which she had taught in New York State for ten years. After taking a class at 3 Beads & A Button in Cuptertino CA, she was hooked. She started working and teaching beading there in 1999. She has been "on the road" for 25 years and she's been beading along the way. She started a beading group at the Escapees North Ranch RV Park in Congress AZ and started a "Bead Week" for "residentially challenged" beaders. "Bead Week" had a successful 14-year run and when Cathy finally got burned out with running it, the gals who took over renamed it "Creative Getaways" and its been equally successful! Cathy has a rarely-visited condo in Minneapolis and she found the Upper Midwest Bead Society here and some terrific new beading buddies. She is so inspired by the works that other beaders create and is grateful for their willingness to share ideas and techniques.
Afterwards, Rochelle will discuss other freeform stitches that can be done and will inspire you by showing a few examples. Finally, stick around for a lightning-fast beginning lesson on Color Theory and how to choose a color palette that sells - Hannah taught Color Theory for three years at the Art Institutes International at both the Chicago and Pittsburgh campuses and will try to pack a whole semester into 45 minutes.
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July 2022 Meeting - Huib Petersen
July 11, 2022 6-7:30pm CST
Inspiration from Huib Petersen:
"I think a thought or Idea starts
with our experiences through our senses,
Taste, smell, sight, sound and touch.
And that insight, knowledge and clarity comes from the people that surround us.
This is where my Inspiration comes from, my experiences with the world and the people around me.
Needlecrafts first caught my attention when I was a child growing up in a small town in Holland. Encouraged by my mom, grandma and the local needlecraft store owner, I picked up crochet knitting, tatting, macramé, bobbin lace, needle lace and embroidery with ease.
In high school, I discovered the theater and loved every aspect of it, strengthening my existing skills and learning new ones: acting, directing, puppetry, costume design, singing and writing.
In 1995 I moved from Holland to San Francisco, and opened a small arts and crafts workshop and gallery on Nob Hill. Inspired by a chance encounter with 19th century Russian bead work, I discovered the beauty and challenges of designing with beads. I use different sizes of beads and a variety of traditional beadwork stitches to create sculpted bugs, butterflies, birds, flowers and sea creatures in their environment. The result is a unique kind of wearable art that offers the intricacy of embroidery and lace, the depth of a theater set and the durability and brilliance of glass.
I have been working full time as a bead artist and teacher since 1998, and I am still challenged and inspired by the possibilities of this medium."
"I think a thought or Idea starts
with our experiences through our senses,
Taste, smell, sight, sound and touch.
And that insight, knowledge and clarity comes from the people that surround us.
This is where my Inspiration comes from, my experiences with the world and the people around me.
Needlecrafts first caught my attention when I was a child growing up in a small town in Holland. Encouraged by my mom, grandma and the local needlecraft store owner, I picked up crochet knitting, tatting, macramé, bobbin lace, needle lace and embroidery with ease.
In high school, I discovered the theater and loved every aspect of it, strengthening my existing skills and learning new ones: acting, directing, puppetry, costume design, singing and writing.
In 1995 I moved from Holland to San Francisco, and opened a small arts and crafts workshop and gallery on Nob Hill. Inspired by a chance encounter with 19th century Russian bead work, I discovered the beauty and challenges of designing with beads. I use different sizes of beads and a variety of traditional beadwork stitches to create sculpted bugs, butterflies, birds, flowers and sea creatures in their environment. The result is a unique kind of wearable art that offers the intricacy of embroidery and lace, the depth of a theater set and the durability and brilliance of glass.
I have been working full time as a bead artist and teacher since 1998, and I am still challenged and inspired by the possibilities of this medium."
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Goodybeads is looking for bead enthusiasts for take home project work!
This work includes kitting, bagging, & tagging of inventory!
A great way to see the newest products and latest trends. Earn some easy extra money
in the convenience of your home and get an employee discount on your beading supplies.
If you're interested please contact Jacquelyn at:
accounting@goodybeads.com or 651.231.3358
This work includes kitting, bagging, & tagging of inventory!
A great way to see the newest products and latest trends. Earn some easy extra money
in the convenience of your home and get an employee discount on your beading supplies.
If you're interested please contact Jacquelyn at:
accounting@goodybeads.com or 651.231.3358
Click here for local bead stores
many with ongoing classes
many with ongoing classes