2023
Unless indicated, all classes are from 6p – 9p on 1st and 3rd Wednesdays. Most class kits are $5.
Note: To sign up for a class, please send email to Theresa Chivers at rocketcityjewelers@gmail.com a month before class. You can also sign up at any RCJ Wednesday meeting or at the monthly HGMS meeting.
Remaining 2nd Quarter Classes
June 7 & 14: Bead and Wire Donut Pendant. Weave beads onto a 30mm stone donut in a “Wheel of Fortune” style. (See “Fortune’s Wheel” on Pinterest!) Kit contains a 30mm stone donut, 24g silver craft wire, and 4mm silver beads. If you have a donut, wire, and/or beads you’d prefer to use, bring them! Important: The Education Center is currently open. The “Fortune’s Wheel” Donut Pendant class will be on June 7th AND June 14th as originally scheduled.
June 21 & June 28: Double-Drilled Byzantine (DD Byz) Bracelet. Make segments of Byzantine chainmaille and string them alternately with double-drilled stone beads to make a bracelet. Kit contains beading wire, wire guards, crimps, crimp covers, and a clasp. You need to order your own double-drilled stone beads and jump rings. (Judy can also cut copper rings if you prefer. You’ll need to pay her for club wire and the cutting fee. Request this by no later than the end of May.)
Number Beads by Bracelet Length: 10 (8″), 11 (8.5″), 12 (9″)
Number 18g, 4mm Jump Rings by Bracelet Length: 225 (8″), 262 (8.5”), 281 (9″)
You can order beads and rings from the following vendors:
limabeads.com for 10x20mm, double-drilled rounded-rectangle beads (19-20 beads per strand).
artbeads.com for Dakota Stone, 10x20mm, double-drilled rectangle beads (19-20 beads per strand).
weavegotmaille.com OR amazon.com for Enameled Copper (EC) rings to coordinate with your beads.
Check Judy’s 3/17 email for more details.
3rd Quarter Classes
July 5: Layered Metal Earrings, 3rd in series, Sawed Shapes. Kit cost TBA. Saw tree and star shapes in silver metal (layer 1). Place layer 1 on layer 2 (green metal) and attach earring findings. Patterns, saws, and files provided. Bring 2 pairs of flat nose or chain nose pliers and a marker.
July 19: Christmas Tree Chainmaille Earrings. Kit cost TBA. Weave tree trunks in 2×2 chain using brown rings, attach branches (green rings), ornaments (multi-color rings), stars, and earring findings. Bring 2 pairs of flat nose pliers, chain nose pliers, round nose pliers, and cutters.
Aug 2: Spider Web Pendant and Earrings. Kit cost TBA. Weave a spider web using copper wire. Make a spider using copper wire and black beads, and attach it to the web. Make 2 more spiders and attach earring findings. Bring plastic jaw pliers, chain nose pliers, round nose pliers, and cutters.
Aug 16: Pinecone Chainmaille Earrings. Kit cost TBA. Make pinecones in the Dragonscale weave using Enameled Copper (EC) rings, and attach wrapped loops and earring findings. Bring 2 pairs of flat nose pliers, chain nose pliers, round nose pliers, and cutters.
Sep 6: Inlayed Chainmaille Loom Bracelet. Make a bracelet in the Euro 4-in-1 weave using a loom. Design your own pattern and order your own jump rings ahead of time. Bring 2 pairs of flat nose pliers. You can borrow a loom to use in class or purchase a loom for $7.
Sep 20: Love Knot Chainmaille Bracelet. Make a bracelet in the Love Knot weave using copper jump rings. Order your own jump rings ahead of time. Bring 2 pairs of flat nose pliers. You can add a personalized heart charm to your bracelet. Stamps, hammers, and bench blocks provided.st
Did You Know?
June: Pearl – Produced in the bodies of marine and freshwater mollusks either naturally or cultured by people with great care. Lustrous, smooth, subtly colored pearls are jewelry staples, especially as strands. Alexandrite – The color-change variety of the mineral chrysoberyl. Bluish green in daylight, purplish red under incandescent light; hard and durable. Top quality examples are rare and valuable. Source: 
