Jewelry+Designing+Class+with+an+Interview



I recently took a bead class at Cosecha Designs [ the bead store]. I learned about basic beading and made a necklace, a bracelet, and earrings. I also learned about simple techniques used in jewelry designing. At most bead stores there are classes to take on jewelry designing. Below is the class I took and other available classes in order from easiest to hardest. These class are offered at Cosecha Designs [the bead store]. After my bead class I got an interview with the owner of Cosecha Designs and got information on jewelry designing.

Beading Classes

Basic Beading 101 [ I took]

Basic Link Chain Bracelet

Hippie Chick Bracelet

River Run Bracelet

Designer Earrings

Bead Ring Necklace

Zig Zag Necklace

Precious Metal Clay

Basic Flat Peyote Bracelet

"S" Coil Bracelet

Bling Ring

Silver Fusing Earrings

Fused Glass Pendants

Garden Bracelet.


 * //Information found from Interview//**

Beads are made in Czech Republic and Venice.

The main tools in jewelry designing are round nose pliers, flat nose pliers, chain nose pliers, cutter, and crimper.

On average, it takes 15-50 minutes to make a necklace.

Bracelet is the easiest style to make. . Necklace is the most common jewelry.

There are over 20 jewelry designing techniques

A glass rod is used to make glass beads.

The first beads were made in Africa.

Jewelry Designing