Knot Bead Pendant	Tuesday	$65
	Melanie Schow	6:30 pm to 9:30 pm

Student Level: Intermediate - Advanced Beginner
Type of Workshop: Project

Freeform wire bead, you can make simple or extravagant, and they are always evocative.  With several gauges of wire and lots of imagination, you can create a one of a kind pendant.  We will review and practice various wire shapes including cones, springs and coils.  Larger gauges and interesting textures make this basic bead look complex and mysterious; at nearly one ounce of wire it feels substantial in your hand.  We will discuss the use of liver of sulfur, a step you can take when you get home, to accentuate the detail of your pendant with an antique finish. 

Optional Kit fee of $35 payable to Instructor at class time includes: 16, 18, 20 and 22 gauge sterling silver wire and one piece of patterned wire; copper wire for practice

If not purchasing the kit, students must bring:

• 3 feet   16 gauge dead soft silver wire
• 3 feet   18 gauge dead soft silver wire
• 3 feet   20 gauge dead soft silver wire
• 2 feet   22 gauge dead soft silver wire
• 6”  decorative wire (twisted, beaded, patterned)
• 16 and 18 gauge copper wire for practice
• silver wire scrap – 3” and longer, any gauge; scrap pieces of coil or spring

Tool List (all students must bring):

• Round nose pliers
• Long round nose pliers
• Chain nose pliers
• Flat nose pliers
• Flush cutter
• Ruler
• Work surface
• Task lamp and magnification if needed

Questions? Email Melanie at bendwire@aol.com
Website: www.bendwire.com