Begin by learning two styles of knotted necklaces: traditional knotted pearl on silk with French wire, and a necklace with space between the pearls using carded silk/nylon.
Earrings, bracelets and multi-strand necklaces will also be covered as well as sources for materials.
Refer to Supply List for additional information. Students cannot be accepted after the first class without prior authorization from the Instructor.
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Marsha Davis is a professional jewelry instructor with over 20 years of experience teaching beaded jewelry — ranging from pearl knotting and stringing, to seed beadwork, to macramé, crochet, wirework and weaving. She has been on the faculty of The 92nd Street Y, New York’s Jewelry Center since 2000, teaching 4 classes weekly, and previously at The Craft Students League. Ms Davis has also taught workshops for The American Craft Museum, Museum of Art and Design, The American Museum of Natural History, Newark Museum Arts Workshop, The Bead Society of Greater New York, and bead stor ...
Marsha Davis is a professional jewelry instructor with over 20 years of experience teaching beaded jewelry — ranging from pearl knotting and stringing, to seed beadwork, to macramé, crochet, wirework and weaving. She has been on the faculty of The 92nd Street Y, New York’s Jewelry Center since 2000, teaching 4 classes weekly, and previously at The Craft Students League. Ms Davis has also taught workshops for The American Craft Museum, Museum of Art and Design, The American Museum of Natural History, Newark Museum Arts Workshop, The Bead Society of Greater New York, and bead stores in the NYC area. She has had one of her designs published in The Art of Beaded Beads (2006) Lark Books.
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