The Artist:

Melissa Cable creates wonderful and innovative jewelry items using leather as her medium. The Indiana Bead Society is excited to have her come to Indianapolis for a weekend where she will lead us in three fun, fast-paced days of working with leather to make various jewelry projects and leather beads. A piece of her work is featured in the August/September 2017 issue of Beadwork Magazine.

Classes open to all current IBS members. Classes filled on a first come first served basis. Registration is due by October 1.

Classes:

Create Recklessly with Fashion Leather Oct. 13, 9:00 AM - 4:30 PM $100 ($60 Class | $40 Kit)

You will cover the basics of leather fabrication such as cutting and hardware setting. Melissa will also teach more advanced techniques such as fold forming, stamping, inlays using beads and crystals, and painting and dyeing leather. After experimenting with several techniques, you will choose your personal project from one of the samples or you may create your own design. You can also explore ways to incorporate beadwork into leather for those students that are proficient in bead weaving.

Melissa has so many great designs and jewelry pieces to choose from, you will want to make more than one or two, so join her for a second day and use different materials to explore this new medium.

Kit Fee $40 - The kit includes 3 colors of leather and access to scrap and one hardware kit for the project of your choice. Instructor will email you prior to class to pick your colors. All the tools you will need are provided for you to share at the class.

Leather Beads Oct. 14, 9:00 AM - 4:30 PM $100 ($60 Class | $40 Kit)

Melissa will demonstrate how to create three different leather beads. Each student will make one of each of the beads. Students will then pick their favorite bead to create a project or make different styles of beads to create a sampler necklace. Melissa will discuss how these same bead techniques can be used with bead weaving or polymer clay, making them a versatile technique.

Kit Fee $40 – The kit includes 3 colors of leather, glue, thread, paint and other hardware for making sample beads. Please bring wood craft spools, 3/8” wood dowel and 2” felt ball (other sizes over 1” will work) and large bead caps that fit on the ends of your chosen felt ball, deep cap to hold a leather tassle. You may also want to bring chain or beading wire to complete a necklace. All the tools you will need are provided for you to share at the class.

Create Recklessly with Vegetable Tanned Leather Oct. 15, 9:00 AM - 4:30 PM $100 ($60 Class | $40 Kit) Experience Level: Intermediate

This class is similar to Friday’s class except that it uses vegetable tanned leather to explore all that leather offers in creating jewelry designs. You will cover the basics of leather fabrication such as cutting and hardware setting. Melissa will also teach more advanced techniques such as fold forming, stamping, inlays using beads and crystals, and painting and dyeing leather. After experimenting with several techniques, you will choose your personal project from one of the samples or you may create your own design. You can also explore ways to incorporate beadwork into leather for those students that are proficient in bead weaving.

Kit Fee $40 - The kit includes leather and one pack of hardware for the project of your choice. Instructor will email you prior to class to pick your metal color and to suggest focal ideas and optional clasps for bracelets. All the tools you will need are provided for you to share at the class. Bring 7mm flatbacks or crystal rivets if you’d like to add crystals as shown in the sample.

Registration:

The classes are open to current IBS members. If your would like to join or your membership has lapsed, please include your individual membership fee of $30 with your registration. You may use the online payment options listed above or send in a registration form and check. Your registration form and payment check must be mailed as designated on the form. This is “first come, first placed” event determined by the date on your registration.

Driving Directions:

If you are travelling from the East side of town, follow these directions:

From I-69, take exit 205 and follow the directions to Hwy 37 North. Follow Hwy 37 in a northerly direction until you come to Hwy 32/38 (Connor St.). Turn left (West) onto Hwy 32/38 and go about 1/2 mile. Turn right (North) onto 17th Street. I didn't see a street sign on 17th Street so watch the other street signs along the way. This is a residential area. Go past the Boys and Girls Club. Turn right onto Clinton St. and proceed onto the Ivy Tech property. Follow the road around to the back of the school (East side of the building) to door #22. There will be a stadium on the right side of the parking lot. The classroom is the first door on the right inside door #22.

If you are travelling from the West side of town, follow these directions:

From I-465 Take Allisonville Road and travel North. Allisonville Road becomes 10th Street. At the stop light, turn right (East) onto Connor Street (Hwy 32/38). I didn't see a road sign there. There is a clock store on one corner and Huntington Bank on another corner. Continue on Connor Street (Hwy 32/38) until you come to 17th Street. I didn't see a street sign on 17th Street either so watch other street signs along the way. Turn left (North) onto 17th Street. This is a residential area. Go past the Boys and Girls Club. Turn right onto Clinton St. and proceed onto the Ivy Tech property. Follow the road around to the back of the school (East side of the building) to door #22. There will be a stadium on the right side of the parking lot. The classroom is the first door on the right inside door #22.

For questions or further clarification on the location, contact janjohnson55@comcast.net 317-402-3223

Lunch:

Lunch is not provided. Please bring your own food and drink. There are various restaurants close by if you would choose to eat out.

Contact

Carol Marlin 9570 Broadway St. Indianapolis, IN 46240
317-514-3733 cemarlin@sbcglobal.net