Wire Weaving I & II: Kaska Firor

Wire Weaving I & II: Kaska Firor

Class | Available

1 & 2
5/18/2025-5/23/2025
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$200.00

Wire Weaving I & II: Kaska Firor

Class | Available

WIRE WEAVING I & II 

INSTRUCTOR: KASKA FIROR           

   

This workshop is for beginner to intermediate level students. Beginner students, who do not have any weaving or other wire experience, will start with 3 projects that will focus on basic weaving skills including looping, netting, basket weave, stitching, etc.  Students that already have some wire-waving skills will be given the choice of working with the beginners to sharpen their techniques, or they can work on one more advanced project. We will be working with copper, fine silver and sterling silver.  After the initial practice projects, each student will work on the projects of their choosing based on their skill level. 20-25 different kits will be available for purchase. You can also bring your own materials. Depending on the individual progress you can expect to make 4-7 projects. Lab fee covers supplies for the initial practice projects, practice wire and other consumables, such as liver of sulfur, steel wool, etc. The instructor will contact students a few weeks before class with a list of required tools. To see examples of the kind of work we will be doing, please visit my website at www.DesignsbyKaska.com and www.Facebook.com/DesignsbyKaska Should you have any questions, contact me at kaska@designsbykaska.com

Class Fee: $250
Est Materials Fee: $0-$100 
Prerequisite: None

Firor, Kaska
Kaska Firor

Kaska Firor is a jewelry artist, author, and an educator.  She has been working with wire for over 23 years and is a recipient of many awards for her intricately woven jewelry. Among others she is a two-time 1st place winner in the wire category in Bead Dreams Competition at the Bead and Button Show.

Kaska is the author and co-author of two books, Freeform Wire Woven Jewelry and Wire & Fire.  Her work has also been published in several other books and trade magazines such as Art Jewelry, Step-By-Step Wire, Bead Style, Lapidary Journal and SNAG’s Jewelry and Metalsmithing Survey.

In the last couple of years, Kaska has returned to one of her passions, making mosaics. She started teaching micro-mosaic jewelry in 2024.  The jewelry community welcomed her new workshops with open arms.  Therefore, she is planning on expanding her teaching schedule and technique repertoire as the enthusiastic mosaic community grows.

Kaska teaches at national conventions, jewelry schools and studios throughout the United States.  

See Kaska’s work and workshop schedule at: www.designsbykaska.com and www.facebook.com/designsbykaska

Contact Kaska at kaska@designsbykaska.com