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Toscana Americana Workshops
presents
Contemporizing Traditional
Etruscan Jewelry:
The Art, Technique, and Design of
Bead Stringing and Bead Weaving
with Warren Feld
Cortona, Italy April 18-25, 2009
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Supply list
I am a strong believer that Jewelry Artists should work from a palette and similar set-up as a painter. But because we don’t want to get bogged down with too much weight – and we all know that beads can be heavy – we need to do some strategic organizing and planning. You will probably need several weeks to assemble all these supplies, if you have to mail order any of them.
If you have difficulty locating any of the beads or stringing materials, they are available from www.landofodds.com on-line.
If you have any questions about supplies, you can email me at warren@landofodds.com .
I have also created some KITS, if you want to go that route. See below.
THE SUPPLIES and TOOLS LIST
A. Sketchbook or notepad, and a few pens or pencils. Bring something that will easily fit into your day pack or tote bag.
B. Hobby Boxes, Beads, Jewelry Findings. Buy the soft plastic, multi-compartment boxes, with lids. These are found at places like Wal-Mart and K-Mart in the fishing tackle sections, or at Michaels or Hobby Lobby. You need this number of compartments: 54 to 72 which translates into three or four 18-compartment hobby boxes.
Below is a table of what you need to fill each of these compartments, and bring with you. Feel free to substitute similar beads. Select beads you would personally like to use in a piece of jewelry you would wear. I suggest the “color”, but it’s fine if the bead has a pattern in it or on it, is smooth or faceted, or transparent, translucent or opaque, as long as the predominant color is obvious.
I suggest sterling silver, gold-filled or vermeil findings and metal beads/components, for the most part. But you can substitute gold-plated and silver-plated base metals in their place.
Put the beads you want to hold in each compartment, into small Zip Lock Bags, and stuff these into the compartment, while you travel.
Secure the lids on these hobby boxes, when you pack them.
COMPARTMENT WHAT’S IN IT COMPARTMENT WHAT’S IN IT
For most of the workshops on jewelry design principles, we will be arranging black and white beads on bead boards to illustrate and trial & error with each point of discussion.
1 30 – 8mm smooth round beads, jet; 10 – 6mm smooth round beads, jet; 20 – 4mm smooth round beads, jet 2 30 – 8mm smooth round beads, white; 10 – 6mm smooth round beads, white; 20 – 4mm smooth round beads, white
3 10 – 6mm round fire polish beads, crystal; 10 – 6mm smooth round beads, jet matte
For the color workshop, we will play with beads representing the colors in a color wheel, by arranging them on a bead board. These beads may be opaque, transparent or translucent, smooth or faceted, any shape but round and oval will be the easiest to use in the color exercises we do.
You may want to use some of these beads again during the workshops where we will be designing contemporary jewelry pieces, so you should consider some coordinating in terms of color tones and shades.
4 30 red beads, in the 6-8mm range, any style
5 30 red-orange beads, in the 6-8mm range, any style 6 30 orange beads, in the 6-8mm range, any style
7 30 yellow-orange (amber, topaz) beads, in the 6-8mm range, any style 8 30 yellow beads, in the 6-8mm range, any style
9 30 yellow-green (moss, peridot, olivine, chartreuse) beads, in the 6-8mm range, any style 10 30 green (Kelly, emerald, smaragd, bottle) beads, in the 6-8mm range, any style
11 30 blue-green (aqua, teal, turquoise, blue zircon) beads, in the 6-8mm range, any style 12 30 blue (sapphire, cobalt) beads, in the 6-8mm range, any style
13 30 blue-violet (a purple clearly on the blue side, clearly without a red tinge to it, some blue-lavenders, tanzanite, cardinal blue) beads, in the 6-8mm range, any style 14 30 violet (purple, an amethyst not too much on the red side) beads, in the 6-8mm range, any style
15 30 red-violet (fuchsias, old rose, amethyst clearly on the red side, red-pink lavenders) beads, in the 6-8mm range, any style 16 6mm round beads in these colors:
10 of Montana blue
10 of Colorado topaz
10 of Alexandrite
10 of Black Diamond (also called Smoke Grey)
In the bead stringing and bead weaving workshops, these beads are used for specific projects and exercises:
17 50 15mm angel wings (Czech glass)
18 100 8mm faceted beads – can be fire polish Czech glass or Austrian crystal beads
19 2.0x6.0mm Miyuki twist bugle beads, 2 contrasting colors, 20 grams each.
11/0 Miyuki seed beads, similar color to one of the twist bugle colors above, 5 grams.
20 4mm Miyuki Cube Beads, 1 color, 20 grams.
11/0 Miyuki seed beads, in coordinating color (similar or contrasting), 20 grams.
21 5 grams of each of these 11/0 Miyuki delica colors:
DB 1 – hematite
DB12 – raspberry metallic
DB 29 – metallic purple gold iris
DB117 – lavender blue gold luster
DB133 – olive AB
DB 203 – light yellow ceylon
22 5 grams of each of these 11/0 Miyuki delica colors:
DB 281 – lined pale blue magenta luster
DB 310 – matte black
DB 325 – blue iris matte metallic
DB 376 – light grey blue matte metallic
DB 870 – matte transparent light amethyst AB
DB1006 – metallic blue-green gold iris
23 5 grams of each of these 11/0 Miyuki delica colors:
DB 1016 – metallic raspberry gold iris
DB 1051 – matte metallic bronze/gold iris
DB 1460 – cinnamon opal silver lined
10 grams of this 11/0 Miyuki delica color:
DB-22L – metallic light bronze
(You can pick any other gold color; if you prefer silver, then pick a silver color here)
24 11/0 Miyuki seed beads (one color), 5 grams
OR,
11/0 Miyuki delica beads (one color), 5 grams
Plus,
15/0 seed beads (coordinating color), 5 grams
4 to 6, cabochons 10x14mm oval (gemstone, glass or dichroic glass, porcelain, polymer clay)
(cabochons are flat on the back, and domed on the top, and are used for settings in jewelry)
11/0 and 15/0 colors should coordinate with cabochon colors. Cabochon colors should coordinate with either your RICH COLOR PALLETTE or BRIGHT COLOR PALLETTE – See Below.
25 Metal spacer beads
(Assume you will need enough for 4-5 necklaces or bracelets)
Metals – primarily golds, bronzes, antiqued coppers, brass, oxidized brass; (it’s OK if you want to work in silvers and nickels and gunmetals, instead)
Sizes 3mm to 8mm
4 hobby box compartments should be sufficient
26
Metal spacer beads
27 Metal spacer beads
28 Metal spacer beads
29 30 Crimp beads, tubes preferred, in sterling or gold-filled
30 Crimp covers, 3 to 3.4mm in size, in sterling silver or gold-filled
30 Horseshoe wire protectors, in sterling silver and gold-filled, if you can find these; otherwise silver plate and gold plate
30 6 to 10 Clasps
At least one should be a toggle clasp, about 12mm to 15mm in size
For the remaining ones, any type of clasp that you prefer to use for bracelets and necklaces.
If you like to use button clasps, then bring some buttons and/or larger round beads
31 Jump Rings (about 30 assorted sizes, in gold-filled or sterling silver. Can use plated ones, as well. 22-gauge, 20-gauge and 18-gauge are good wire thicknesses; 3mm, 4mm, 5mm and 6mm are good interior diameters. If listed as exterior diameters, then add 1mm to each of the above.)
Soldered Rings (about 30 assorted sizes, in gold-filled or sterling silver or vermeil; otherwise, plated) Can be plain or fancy. 4mm and 6mm sizes are good.) 32 Head Pins (about 50 2” head pins, in sterling silver, gold-filled, or vermeil. Can be regular thickness or thin, but be sure to bring at least 10 regular thickness. Some can have flat heads and others fancy heads, if you want)
Eye Pins (about 50 1 ½ to 2” eye pins, in sterling silver, gold-filled, or vermeil. Can be regular thickness or thin, but be sure to bring at least 10 regular thickness.)
33 50 (fifty) 4mm beads, either smooth or faceted, in a color that you would like to wear as a bracelet 34 OPTIONAL:
If you like to use any of the following findings, bring some:
Bead Caps
Bead Tips
Remaining Color and Bead Choices Below:
For Compartments 35 to 54, (up to 72)
You will need these beads for working on your contemporary bead strung and bead woven pieces.
Concentrate on 2 palettes.
Select beads for each of the following two color palettes.
Choose a preferred color scheme within each palette. There are many subtle variations on these bead colors. You want to end up with 3 colors in each of the palettes that you feel would work together in the same piece. Thus, you want 3 rich colors and 3 bright colors.
a. Rich Color Palette
Golds, Deep Purples (such as purple iris), Olive Greens
Or,
Bronzes, Deep Blues (such as blue iris), Burgundies (rich reds)
b. Bright Color Palette
Chartreuses (or peridot or moss green), Fuchsias (or old rose), Tanzanites (also called Cardinal blue, or deep blue-violets or darker violets or lavenders without a red tone)
Or,
Aquas (or green-blues or blue-greens), Peaches (or lighter shades of orange or padparadscha or orangy-pinks or orangy-reds), Peridots (or lighter, paler greens)
For each of 2 color palettes (3 colors per palette, 6 colors total), you’ll want to bring the following assortment of beads:
3 coordinated colors 11/0 delicas (5 grams each) (thus, one for each of the 3 palette colors, for a total of 6 colors)
3 coordinated colors 11/0 seed beads (10 grams each) (thus, one for each of the 3 palette colors, for a total of 6 colors)
3 coordinated colors 8/0 seed beads (10 grams each) (thus, one for each of the 3 palette colors, for a total of 6 colors)
Plus, in colors that coordinate to each palette (but NOT necessarily in each of the 3 colors within each palette):
4-6 Focal beads (between 8mm and 20mm)
Size #1 and Size #2 Miyuki bugle beads (about 10-15 grams of each color)
300-400 Assorted 4mm-12mm beads, such as flat rectangles, flat round discs, flat oval beads, bicones, round, faceted or smooth, other shapes
(with:
4mm, you’ll want at least 100 of a particular style/color
6mm, you’ll want at least 50-100 of a particular style/color
8mm, you’ll want at least 100 of a particular style/color
10mm, you’ll want at least 25 of a particular style/color
12mm, you’ll want at least 12 of a particular style/color )
About 100 to 300 total of Austrian Crystal Beads, such as
2mm, 3mm and 4mm round (series 5000) (about 50-100), coordinating color(s)
3mm and 4mm bicones (series 5301) (about 50-100), coordinating color(s)
Any other sizes/shapes, if you want
Bring a selection of your favorite beads that you like to work with, if not already covered on our supply list.
Some jewelry designers like to work with smaller size beads; others with larger sizes. I leave it up to you to select what you sizes you prefer to work with.
Some of the beads listed above and related to specific projects and workshop activities could do “double-time” for this open-ended supply list, as well.
C. A Short Bead Board, with 3 or more channels.
There is a 9”x12” bead board, 3 U-channels, flocked, will accommodate up to a 28” necklace, that is very useful.
D. Stringing Materials
FireLine, size D (.008”), in either Smoke Grey (also called charcoal or black) and/or Crystal (which is really white), 125 yard spool
Nymo D or C-Lon D thread in black or white, on a bobbin or a spool or a large bobbin
Nymo D or C-Lon D in a color(s) that coordinates with your two bead color palettes
Soft Flex cable wire, .019”, 100 ft spool
Acculon Tigertail, .012”, 100 ft spool
If you like working with other stringing materials, bring these as well. If these other stringing materials require special parts to finish off their ends, add those to your supplies. If these materials require any special tools or needles, add those to your supplies.
E. Tools
8 Size #10 English Beading Needles
8 Size #12 English Beading Needles
3 Sharps beading needles, Size #10
Crimping Pliers
Chain Nose Pliers
Round Nose Pliers
Side Cutters (or Flush Cutters)
A dozen bead stoppers (or hemostats)
Bees Wax
Ruler marked both in inches and millimeters
Scissors
Work surface, like a chamois cloth or velvet-covered pad
If you need to bring magnifiers, bring them.
If you have a very light weight, portable, battery operated light, you might bring that.
We’ll be sitting for long periods of time. If you need a seat-pad to make this more comfortable, bring that.
F. Other Supplies
Box of colored pencils. You need at least these colors to work with:
Red, Blue, Green
Yellow, Orange, Purple
Yellow-Orange, Yellow-Green, Blue-Green, Blue-Violet, Red-Violet, Red-Orange
White, Black, Grey
(NOTE: In many pencil sets today, you may not be able to find all these color wheel colors. Don’t go out of your way to find them. Think how you might make the color using two pencil colors. For example, “Blue-Violet” can be made from Magenta and Blue.)
Pencil Sharpener
Graph paper for Brick 1-drop or Peyote 1-drop for Delica or Cylinder beads. [If it just says “brick” or “peyote”, this is 1-drop.] We’ll be working these stitches “flat”. We’ll be working with beads that are roughly 11 to the inch (11/0 delicas or cylinder beads and 11/0 seed beads). This is basically the same graph for both stitches. If you hold the paper vertically, it’s for one, and then hold it horizontally, it’s for the other. You can pull off copies of bead graph paper on line. 2 or 3 sheets is more than enough. Many free web-sites offer these, including http://www.blackgiraffe.com/free.htm
Roughly 3”x6” square piece of ultra suede (a lot of fabric stores have scrap pieces that they sell)
1 piece of Lacy’s Stiff Stuff, 4 ¼ x 5 ½”
G. Tote Bag or Case to carry everything in
Plan to pack any items prohibited from the passenger cabins in airliners in your checked baggage.
THE KITS
I realize that sometimes accumulating all the different kinds of things a jewelry designer needs can be daunting. If you would like to buy one or more kits, instead, I have these options available to you.
You can order the kits directly from me:
warren@landofodds.com
615/292-0610
I’m flexible in terms of putting these kits together. If you want to add, delete or substitute for any item(s), I can do that.
I can either ship these directly to you, and you then would bring them with your luggage (probably the best option), or I can ship these to the hotel in Italy. I would need to ship these before May 15th, 2008. Shipping to Italy through the US Postal Service would run around $81.00.
KIT 1: Learning Kit
This kit includes all the beads and jewelry findings you will need to accomplish the learning exercises and techniques during the workshops.
Specify: GOLD ($160.95+shipping) or SILVER ($159.95+shipping)
The gold will include glass beads with gold metallic finishes, as well as metal beads and findings in gold-filled, vermeil, and some gold-tone brass or pewter
The silver will include glass beads with silver metallic finishes, as well as metal beads and findings in sterling silver, and some silver-tone brass or pewter
In this kit:
Assorted Black, White Beads (150 beads)
Color Wheel Beads (30 each in 12 colors)
Gray Colors – (10 each in 4 colors)
Miyuki Twist Bugles, 2x6mm, 2 colors, 20 grams each
Miyuki 11/0 seed beads, 5 grams in 1 color
Miyuki 4mm cube beads, 20 grams in 1 color
Miyuki 11/0 Seed Beads, 20 grams in 1 color
Miyuki Delicas, 11/0, 5 grams in 1 color
Miyuki 15/0 Seed Beads, 5 grams in 1 color
Gemstone Cabochons, 10x14mm, 4 cabochons
Crimp tubes (4), Crimp Covers (2), Horseshoe wire protectors (2)
Toggle Clasp (1)
Head Pins, 2”, extra thin, (3)
4m fire polish round beads (1 strand of 1 color – 50 beads)
KIT 2: Designer Kit
This kit includes all the beads and jewelry findings you will need to accomplish the open-ended bead stringing and/or bead weaving projects you will be working on individually (or collaboratively, if you wish), to develop pieces contemporizing traditional Etruscan jewelry.
First, Specify: GOLD ($485.50+shipping) or SILVER ($401.75+shipping)
The gold will include glass beads with gold metallic finishes, as well as metal beads and findings in gold-filled, vermeil, and some gold-tone brass or pewter
The silver will include glass beads with silver metallic finishes, as well as metal beads and findings in sterling silver, and some silver-tone brass or pewter
Second, Specify: RICH or BRIGHT (no additional costs here)
You’ll be working from a palette of colors.
The Rich palette will focus primarily on golds, deep purples, and olive greens.
The Bright palette will focus primarily on aquas, paler greens and peaches or terra cottas.
In this kit:
Assorted seed, delica, austrian crystal, and czech glass beads in either the rich or the bright color palette
Angel wings (Czech Glass beads, 15mm, 50 beads in 1 color)
Fire Polish, 8mm Round beads (100 beads in1 color)
Miyuki Delicas, 11/0, 5 grams each in 15 colors
Miyuki Delicas, 11/0, 10 grams in 1 color (gold or silver)
Assorted Metal beads, in sterling silver and silver tones in pewter, or in vermeil and brass and gold tones in pewter, depending on selected gold or silver finish (apprx 150 beads)
Crimp Tubes (30), Crimp Covers (30), Horseshoe Wire Protectors (30) (in sterling silver or gold filled)
Toggle Clasps (5 clasps, in either sterling silver or vermeil)
Jump rings, assorted sizes (30 rings, in either sterling silver or gold-filled)
Head Pins, 2”, extra thin (50 in either sterling silver or gold-filled)
Eye Pins, 2”, extra thin (50 in sterling silver or 40 in gold-filled)
KIT 3: Tools
This kit includes tools, beading needles, colored pencils, some backing surfaces for the cabochons, and a work surface. You will use these both in the learning modules as well as the open-ended projects design sessions.
Cost $98.70 +shipping
In this kit:
Short Bead Board
Size #10 English Beading Needles (8)
Size #12 English Beading Needles (8)
Sharps beading needles, Size #10 (3)
Crimping pliers
Chain nose pliers
Round nose pliers
Side cutters
Bead Stoppers (12)
Ruler
Scissors
Velvet pad work surface
Box of 24 colored pencils
Pencil sharpener
Graph paper for brick/peyote stitch
Piece of ultra suede 3x6”
Piece of Lacy’s stiff stuff 4 ¼ x 5 ½”
KIT 4: Stringing Materials
This kit includes all the stringing materials we will be using in both the learning modules, as well as the open-ended project design sessions.
Specify: RICH or BRIGHT ($45.40 + shipping)
One of the thread choices is color specific, so specify which palette you prefer to work in.
In this kit:
Soft Flex cable wire, .019”, clear, 100ft spool
Acculon Cable Wire (tiger tail), .012, clear, 100ft spool
Nymo Size D Bobbin in Black
C-Lon D bobbin in a color that coordinates with either the Rich or the Bright Palette you’ve chosen
FireLine, Size D, Smoke Grey, 125 yd spool
Bees Wax
Other things you will need, but have Not been included in any of these kits:
1. Sketchbook or notepad, plus some pens/pencils to write with
2. Magnifiers, if you need them
3. Portable light, if you need this
4. Seat-pad, if you need this
5. Other beads, jewelry findings or stringing materials you like to use
6. Tote bag or case to carry everything in
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