1. Lids, stitches and Beads
2. Coiled Brooch and Necklace
3. Little Jewel, Twined Wire Basket
4. It's a Rattle
5. Wire and Fire
6. Wish Watch Necklace
7. Maple Leaf , Twined Wire

Coiled Brooch and Necklace

All Weaving Levels

6 hour class

Coil a medallion, using embroidery floss, and polished hemp, and make a brooch and a necklace. Embellish with beads and charms, and then learn the knotting technique which makes a unique looking cord, to form the necklace.

Students should complete both projects in the class time.

Students should bring with them scissors, and a small light. Even though I will provide beads for the projects, students may wish to bring their own to add to their pieces.

Let’s Put a Lid on It

All Weaving Levels

Two Day Class

Learn the beauty and control of waxed linen coiling. This time make a small basket and make a lid that fits it. Using three colors of waxed linen, wire as an accent, and polished hemp for the core, coil an amazingly strong little basket, a colorful addition to your basketry collection.

Little Jewel, Twined Wire Basket

2 3/4"x 2 1/2"

Intermediate class- Twining experience is helpful

Two day Class

Using Marilyn’s unique method of color blending using copper strips and copper wire for spokes, explore the use of fine magnet wire as a twining material. Your "Little Jewel" will glow when the light hits it, truly a work of art.

Students should bring: Small wire cutters, micro clips, chain nose pliers, Embroidery needles sizes 1-5. Personal light and extension cord are optional, but useful.

It's a Rattle

All Weaving levels

Crocheting experience is helpful

One day class

Using heat treated wire cloths of different metals, wire, and beads of different types, learn to crochet with wire. Fill your little creation with recycled glass pieces and you will have a fun new rattle to take home. Receive materials for 3 different rattles.

Tools required: Metal ruler, cutting mat.

Wired and Beaded

All Weaving levels

One day class

Knitting and crocheting experience is helpful

Working with the unusual materials of copper wire cloth and copper wire, learn to knit and crochet with wire. The wire cloth is cut and heat treated for unusual color effects. Glass beads add a touch of sparkle and make your wire vase a treasure to have.

Tools required: Metal ruler, cutting mat.

Wire and Fire

Two Day Class

All Weaving levels

$55.00 material fee

For something really new and exciting, learn to manipulate wire screen and magnet wire. Explore the techniques of annealing the metal, incorporating fiber techniques with wire and working with different mesh screen for different effects. Flashes of heat produce interesting colors, and make the screen moldable, so things that don’t seem possible can be accomplished. A variety of magnet wires (color and size), as well as various screens will be provided for maximum experimentation by the students. Also provided are various metal parts which I have collected and salvaged, giving students ample materials to play with.

Students will experiment with, and learn the techniques of knotless netting, multiple strand braiding, and surface embellishment. Also covered are knitting and crocheting with wire to produce lacy effects.

Tools: Optional, (I will bring what is needed with me, but if students already have their own and wish to bring them it would be helpful), small wire cutters, chain nose pliers, (jewelers size), small propane torch, cutting mat, utility knife, metal straight edge, metal burnisher, large clamp.

Required:

embroidery needles sizes 1-5

heavy scissors or metal shears that will cut wire cloth

sharpie (pen)

awl

bandaids

We will be working with fine wire cloth from 16 mesh to 200 mesh, and fine wires, sizes 32-28 gauge. Bring metal objects that you might wish to work with, beads of various sizes that will go with the wires, and charms. Tweezers, hemostats, magnifiers and work gloves might be helpful.

Wish Watch Necklace

All Weaving Levels

One Day Class

With large recycled glass beads, wire cloth, and wire, make two necklaces. The first incorporates the wire cloth and a charm of your choice, and the second involves a random knotless netting technique using wire. With one of these necklaces, incorporate a watch face and make your necklace a watch that you can wear around your neck instead of your wrist. Both necklaces are finished by knotting waxed linen into a unique cord, which is finished using a metal bead.

Maple Leaf , Twined Wire

3 1/2" x 3"

Intermediate class

Twining Experience necessary

Two day Class

Using Marilyn’s unique method of color blending using copper wire for spokes, explore the use of fine magnet wire as a twining material. Your Maple Leaf will glow when the light hits it. If desired twine in a sterling silver pin which will turn your leaf into a brooch. Twining skill is necessary.

Students should bring: Small wire cutters, micro clips, chain nose pliers, Embroidery needles sizes 1-5. Clamp on light and extension cord are optional, but useful.