Learn a unique and beautiful way of making jewellery using a
foundation base, specialist needle and thread and seed beads combined with a
variety of bead embroidery techniques. During the course, the tutor will take
you through the steps to design and make an eye-catching gemstone bead
embroidery pendant.
Day 1 & 2:-
Designing your bead embroidery pendant and setting the cabochon in place by
learn the basic techniques using specialist needle and thread.
Day 3 & 4:- Adding
more depth to your design by incorporating different shaped beads and designs.
Day 5:- Adding the
beadwork tassles, backing your piece and how to get a professional looking
finish.
Rachel Smith
About Rachel
Rachel Smith
is a local Jewellery Maker and Designer from Royal Wootton Bassett. Rachel has
a Bead and Jewellery shop situated in The Craft Village at Wyevale Garden
Centre, near Wroughton Swindon,called Verchiel Beads and Jewellery. As
well as running daily workshops at the shop, Rachel has also been teaching
Beginners and advanced Jewellery Makers at Swindon New College, for the last 5
years.
Rachel works
in a variety of different jewellery making mediums, from Silver smithing,
creating with Wire, Japanese Braiding (kumihimo), macramé, working with wire
mesh, bead weaving and much more. You can view Rachels own gallery of work
& creations made by her and her students on Pinterest with "Verchiel Beads
and Jewellery".
Rachel loves
to inspire others and is simply passionate about Jewellery Making. Rachel also
runs two beading group in Cheltenham and Swindon calledBerkeley Beaders.
A group ofBeaders meet each month to share
ideas, get creative & be amongst friends with the same zest for making!
