Ron Midkiff
452 Blue Ridge Trails
Morganton, GA 30560

rgmidkiff@tds.net

www.blueridgebeadweaving.net

706-374-4538

Ronald Midkiff, a retired university professor, has many years of needlework experience and discovered beadweaving while teaching in Korea in 2000. It became a passion. Ronald has studied with leading beadweavers in U.S., Canada, and Japan, and now teaches on- and off-loom beadweaving in the North Georgia area.

CLASS DESCRIPTION

This course will include on-loom and off-loom beading instruction.

On-loom instruction will include:
" Describing types of materials and tools to be used
" Warping the loom
" Weaving a small project
" Removing beaded project from loom
" Disposing of warp threads
" Adding embellishments and findings to make bracelet and/or pendant.

Off-loom instruction will include:
" Beginning Peyote stitch
" Beginning Ndebele stitch
" Beginning Block stitch
" Beginning Brick stitch

Kits for simple projects, including findings, in each of these stitches will be provided.

A day of instruction on bead embroidery--bezeling cabochons into a piece of embroidered jewelry

LAB FEE: Materials for the class should not exceed $100, including the loom.

MAXIMUM CLASS SIZE: 6

Pre-requisite: None