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We have a great variety of instructors teaching many different techniques.  Check out the classes and come join us!


Upcoming Classes

    • 20 Apr 2024
    • 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
    • NM Bead Company 4111 Louisiana Blvd Albuquerque NM
    • 6
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    Class #1: Quick and Easy Wire Bezel


    Instructor Information:


    Melody MacDuffee is the author of four books (three of them on wirework) and five wirework booklets.  Melody has taught her distinctive jewelry-making techniques all over the U.S. and as far away as Morocco and West Africa.  Her Craftsy Instructional video, Filigree Jewelry with a Twist! came out in 2015, and she is a regular guest artist on Jewelry Television’s Jewel School.  Melody was also the winner of Bead & Button’s 2019 Bead Dreams Grand Award in the wire category.


    Melody is also the cofounder and director of Soul of Somanya, a fair-trade non-profit that offers paid training and steady, living-wage employment to disadvantaged Ghanaian artisans. Melody will be bringing a lively trunk show of colorful West African beads and purses with her, as well as beautiful cabochons and stone pendants, so be prepared to Shop!




    Class Description: This class is great for beginning wire workers or for those who want to incorporate cabochons into their designs without having to resort to such heat-producing devices as torches and soldering irons.  Using nothing but wire, seed beads, a favorite cab and basic wire-working tools, create a unique--yet quick and easy--way to create an attractive, one-of-a-kind pendant.


    Instructor provided kit:

    • Size 11/0 and 15/0 seed beads in a wide variety of colors and finishes to choose from.
    • 18-guage and 28-guage dead-soft wire in your choice of color-finishes.
    • A wide variety of cabs (at an extra charge) to choose from.  (Students are welcome to bring their own, preferably no larger than 20x30, give or take.

    Items the students need to bring to class:

    • Beading mat, light source and reading glasses
    • Wire working tools: chain nose pliers (not ridged); round nose pliers; wire cutters
    • Cabochon (if you want to bring your own), preferably no larger than 20x30mm, give or take.
    • Optional: metal file, awl.

    Skill Level: Beginner

    Date/Time: Saturday, April 20, 2024, 10am-noon (2 hours)

    Class Location:  New Mexico Bead Company, 4111 Louisiana Blvd., Albuquerque, NM  http://www.nmbead.com

    Total Cost: $35

    • 20 Apr 2024
    • 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
    • NM Bead Company 4111 Louisiana Blvd Albuquerque NM
    • 8
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    Class #2 - Twisted Wire Floral Earrings or Sweetheart Pendant


    Instructor Information:


    Melody MacDuffee is the author of four books (three of them on wirework) and five wirework booklets.  Melody has taught her distinctive jewelry-making techniques all over the U.S. and as far away as Morocco and West Africa.  Her Craftsy Instructional video, Filigree Jewelry with a Twist! came out in 2015, and she is a regular guest artist on Jewelry Television’s Jewel School.  Melody was also the winner of Bead & Button’s 2019 Bead Dreams Grand Award in the wire category.


    Melody is also the cofounder and director of Soul of Somanya, a fair-trade non-profit that offers paid training and steady, living-wage employment to disadvantaged Ghanaian artisans. Melody will be bringing a lively trunk show of colorful West African beads and purses with her, as well as beautiful cabochons and stone pendants, so be prepared to Shop!




    Class Description: Learn to create sparkly floral filigrees using nothing but crystals and wire, and then go on to attach them to a frame in your shape of choice, using a simple coiling technique that will come in handy for other projects well into the future



    Instructor provided kit:

    • 3mm crystals in a variety of colors to choose from.
    • 18-guage and 28-guage dead-soft wire in your choice of color-finishes.

    Items the students need to bring to class:

    • Beading mat, light source and reading glasses
    • Wire working tools: chain nose pliers (not ridged); round nose pliers; wire cutters
    • Optional: metal file, awl.

    Skill Level: Adventurous Beginner

    Date/Time: Saturday, April 20, 2024, 1:00pm - 4:00pm (3 hours)

    Class Location:  New Mexico Bead Company, 4111 Louisiana Blvd., Albuquerque, NM  http://www.nmbead.com

    Total Cost: $45


    • 21 Apr 2024
    • 9:30 AM - 11:30 AM
    • NM Bead Company
    • 7
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    Class #3 - Make Your Own Findings


    Instructor Information:


    Melody MacDuffee is the author of four books (three of them on wirework) and five wirework booklets.  Melody has taught her distinctive jewelry-making techniques all over the U.S. and as far away as Morocco and West Africa.  Her Craftsy Instructional video, Filigree Jewelry with a Twist! came out in 2015, and she is a regular guest artist on Jewelry Television’s Jewel School.  Melody was also the winner of Bead & Button’s 2019 Bead Dreams Grand Award in the wire category.

    Melody is also the cofounder and director of Soul of Somanya, a fair-trade non-profit that offers paid training and steady, living-wage employment to disadvantaged Ghanaian artisans. Melody will be bringing a lively trunk show of colorful West African beads and purses with her, as well as beautiful cabochons and stone pendants, so be prepared to Shop!


    Description: Learn to make simple yet decorative clasps, ear wires, headpins and dangles to use in--and enhance your own creations.  We'll make spirals, triangles, squiggles, 3-leaf clovers and more.  You'll be adding personality to your jewelry at every step!



    Instructor provided kit:

    • 20-gauge dead-soft wire in your choice of color-finishes.
    • Necessary beads.

    Items the students need to bring to class:

    • Beading mat, light source and reading glasses.
    • Wire working tools: chain nose pliers (not ridged); round nose pliers; wire cutters.

    Skill Level: Beginner 

    Date/Time: Sunday, April 21, 2024, 9:30am - 11:30am (2 hours)

    Class Location:  New Mexico Bead Company, 4111 Louisiana Blvd., Albuquerque, NM  http://www.nmbead.com

    Total Cost: $35

    • 21 Apr 2024
    • 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM
    • NM Bead Company 4111 Louisiana Blvd Albuquerque NM
    • 4
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    Class #4: Bezeled Stone Pendant


    Instructor Information:

    Melody MacDuffee is the author of four books (three of them on wirework) and five wirework booklets.  Melody has taught her distinctive jewelry-making techniques all over the U.S. and as far away as Morocco and West Africa.  Her Craftsy Instructional video, Filigree Jewelry with a Twist! came out in 2015, and she is a regular guest artist on Jewelry Television’s Jewel School.  Melody was also the winner of Bead & Button’s 2019 Bead Dreams Grand Award in the wire category.

    Melody is also the cofounder and director of Soul of Somanya, a fair-trade non-profit that offers paid training and steady, living-wage employment to disadvantaged Ghanaian artisans. Melody will be bringing a lively trunk show of colorful West African beads and purses with her, as well as beautiful cabochons and stone pendants, so be prepared to Shop!


    Description: For those of us who don't have--or don't enjoy working with--torches and other fiery devices, here's a fun way to turn small-ish cabochons into striking, one-of-a-kind pendants. Begin by making the basic Quick and Easy Bezel (scheduled for Saturday, April 20th from 10am-noon), and then go on to embellish your bezeled stone with lavish loops of beaded wire fringe for a completely unique effect. 


    Instructor provided kit:

    • Size 11/0 and 15/0 seed beads in a wide variety of colors and finishes to choose from.
    • 18-guage, 24-guage, and 28-guage dead-soft wire in your choice of color-finishes.
    • A wide variety of cabs (at an extra charge) to choose from.  (Students are welcome to bring their own, preferably in the 18-25mm range, give or take.

    Items the students need to bring to class:

    • Beading mat, light source and reading glasses.
    • Wire working tools: chain nose pliers (not ridged); round nose pliers; wire cutters.
    • Cabochon (if you want to bring your own), preferably no larger than 18-25mm, give or take.
    • Optional: metal file, awl.

    Skill Level: Intermediate

    Date/Time: Sunday, April 21st, 2024, 1:00pm-5:00pm 
    NOTE:  If you have already taken the Quick & Easy Bezel class on Saturday, you can opt to use the bezel you made there as the basis for this one.  Then you can just show up at 2:30pm.  That piece forms the basis for this piece.

    Class Location:  New Mexico Bead Company, 4111 Louisiana Blvd., Albuquerque, NM  http://www.nmbead.com

    Total Cost: $55


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