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Join us for Beaded Wire Cuff with Elaine Imoto
Combine your favorite beads into a wire cuff! In this class Elaine and her Teachers Assistant will teach you how to take jewelry wire and create a cuff bracelet embellished with beads! Experience with jewelry wire or basic wire wrapping is required. The instructor will bring a limited eclectic donation beads that are available for practice. It is recommended that you bring beads from home that you'd like to use.
Supply fee is $5 cash and is payable to the instructor at the beginning of the class. It includes 18 gauge artistic wire for bracelet form, 26 gauge artistic wire for sewing beads, access to loaner tool kits, limited supply of practice beads.
If you do not want to bead the wire cuff, you can make just a coiled wire cuff!
What to bring:
- $5 supply fee
- Beading tools: round nose pliers, flat nose pliers, long nose pliers, and wire cutters*
- Bring any beads you want to incorporate into the bracelet
- Snack and beverage
*Instructor has a limited supply of student tool kits available for the day
Beading/wire-work tools can be purchase from BEAD GALLERY on Queen Street.
Instructor Bio
Former secretary of the Bead Society of Hawaiʻi, Elaine Imoto loves beading as a journey for fun and fellowship.
After three years leading Second Saturday bead gatherings at the Louis Pohl gallery, Elaine is now donating her beaded wire vine creations to the DAC gift shop, and teaching classes in how to make them. Her legacy artwork will be on display at DAC, August 31 - September 9, 2022, in conjunction with the launch of the book, Courage Poured Into My Heart. Prior works have been shown at Bibelot Gallery in Kaimuki, Pohl Gallery on Bethel Street, and at the Cedar Street Galleries Xmas miniatures show since 2015.
Hawaiʻi Handweavers' Hui members receive a discounted class fee. If you are interested in becoming a member please click HERE.
This class is open to adults from age 18. Those registering for a Hawaiʻi Handweavers’ Hui class may add one guest based on availability.
We require a minimum of three participants for each class. A full refund will be issued to those registered, if class is cancelled by Hawaiʻi Handweavers’ Hui. Refunds for class registration cancellation by participant will be issued in full only if the cancellation is made more than 14 days before the class begins.
MAP Downtown Art Center - Parking, Enter the Chinatown Gateway Garage from Bethel Street. Weekday rate: $3.00 for two hours, $1.50 for each additional 30 minutes. All-day weekday pass: $10.00 (park in the garage between 6:30 and 8:30 AM, and exit by 6 PM). Weekend rate: $.50 for 30 minutes, with a maximum fee of $3.00. All transactions by credit card.
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For more information contact: classes@hawaiihandweavers.org
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