Wire Weaving I - Vickie Hodges
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WIRE WEAVING I
INSTRUCTOR: VICKIE HODGES
Learn the basics of wire weaving to prepare you to launch into a new and exciting art. Learn the most popular different weaves starting out with basic weaving and working up to more complex weaves and styles. With the weaves we learn, we will make earrings, pendants, bracelets and more using mainly copper wire and some sterling silver wire as well. The instructor will have wire available for purchase as well as some kits for future projects. Class fee includes printouts of different wire techniques and the first three projects in copper. There will be added charges for Silver. Please bring your favorite tools, although the instructor will have tools for you to borrow and will also have tools available for purchase. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact the instructor at toribeth.vm@gmail.com. The class fee includes use of instructor’s tools, pen, paper, notebook, the first 3 projects, container for scrap that you want to keep.
Media: Round-Wire Dead Soft & Half Hard
Class Fee: $100
Est Materials Fee: $200-450
Consumables Fee: 0
Prerequisite: To be able to read a ruler
Vickie Hodges
Vickie Hodges lives in Winston Salem, NC and has been beading most of her life. Vickie has also been doing Wire Wrapping and Wire Weaving for the past 10 years. She is currently a member of the Kernersville Arts and Craft Guild, Winston Salem's AFAS (Art For Art's Sake) and the Red Dog Gallery. She currently teaches wire classes at the Sawtooth Center for Visual Arts in downtown Winston Salem and at Earth Songs in Greensboro, NC and teaches wire classes as well as beading classes in her home studio. Vickie is also a member of The Forsyth Gem & Mineral Club, the Gaston Gem Faceters & Mineral Club. She is also a board member of the Greensboro Gem and Mineral club and has been a member for many years. Vickie loves to share her knowledge and is guaranteed to make you laugh in her classes. You can find pieces of her artwork on her Etsy site: https://www.etsy.com/shop/ToriBethDesigns and she is open to custom pieces at her discretion.