Melody MacDuffee’s BSNM Class #1 - Quick and Easy Wire Bezel

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