Date: Saturday, July 26, 2025 , 9:30 am – 3:30 pm. Sales end: July 19. Ticket: $70. Instructor: Caren Cohen. Materials fee: $20. Skills Needed: Know how to thread a needle but other than no prior experience needed. The class is designed for ages 16 and up. . Class Limit: 8. Class Location: 1st Floor.

Using hand-dyed silk shibori ribbon enhanced with bead embroidery you’ll create a brooch or pendant. Several bead embroidery stitches will be used to create a brooch, pendant, or a piece for framing. The techniques taught are suitable for jewelry, embellishing art quilts, clothes, scarves, and just about anything made of fabric.

You’ll learn:

• How to work with silk Shibori ribbon
• Bead embroidery basics (including backstitch, couching, and 3-dimensional stitches)
• How to finish your pieces into a pendant or brooch.

I will have a large selection of materials including:

• Seed beads (size 15, 11, 6), bugle beads, 4mm and 6mm beads (semi-precious, crystals, and glass beads)
• Silk shibori ribbon, bead foundation and backing, findings to finish into pendant or brooch.
• Needles and thread
• Templates for jewelry shapes

Supplies to Bring:

• Scissors to cut thread
• OPTIONAL (keep in mind that the finished project will be 4-6 inches): To further embellish your project you can bring elements in your favorite colors such as charms, any beads you might like to incorporate including larger beads (beads that aren’t round work great), flower beads, animal beads, buttons.
• materials fee payable to the instructor at start of class. Cash or check only accepted.
• Your lunch and beverages

Problems registering? Contact the Education Committee at classes@weaversguildcincinnati.org.

Questions about this class? Contact the instructor, Caren Cohen at beadedflorist@gmail.com.

Caren Cohen has been beading for over 30 years and collecting beads since the 1970s and is experienced in bead embroidery, off loom and loom techniques. I’ve taught shibori ribbon with bead embroidery, Dorset buttons, and ribbon flowers and leaves at the Guild.

I’ve always loved creating. As a child it was macrame, beading, crewel, rug hooking, and more. As a teenager it was copper enameling. In college I explored weaving and other fiber techniques such as basketry and spinning. When I had my daughter in 1988 it became cumbersome to weave so I was hooked back into beading again. I started with beaded brick stitch earrings and went on to combine beads with weaving. From there I began to explore more complex and varied bead techniques.

If you are not feeling well, please contact the instructor instead of coming to the class. On a case-by-case basis, we may be able to reschedule you into a future class or provide a make-up lesson. Ticket fees are not normally refunded.

Depending on the CDC Guidelines for Hamilton County at the time the class is held, a mask may be required. If so, you will be notified before the first class.

This class is designed for ages 16 and above. On a case-by-case basis, a minor may be permitted to register for a class but must be accompanied by a registered adult who agrees to assist the minor during the class. Contact the Education Committee Chair at classes@weaversguildcincinnati.org for permission before registering any minor in a class.

Fees are non-refundable. Your fee will only be refunded if the class is canceled or changed to a different date. Three registrations are required for a class to be held. Students will be notified before the start date if a class is canceled due to an insufficient number of students. Eventbrite processing and credit card payment fees will not be refunded if a student cancels for any reason.