Russian Spiral Bead Weaving
Wednesdays 9, 16 and 23 July 2025
10:30am to 12:30pm, £75 for three weeks.
This course is for adults (18+)
Create a necklace with Gill using this Russian spiral technique.
It is an easy bead weaving technique to do a rope.
You will be using seed beads , pearls and crystals.
All materials included plus a bead project bag and mat.
More Info:
Russian spiral is one of the easiest spiral ropes to do, and it’s also versatile.
In the late 1990s, a handful of Russian-language beadwork books were published.
Deciphering the instructions despite the language barrier, because beaders were so excited to try the techniques they had never seen before.
The leaves, fringes, chains, and ropes that graced the pages of these books would forever be known as “Russian” to beaders, including this lovely Russian spiral .
You can interchange bead color, size, and type fairly easily for dramatically different results.
And because you add several beads at a time when you stitch, it works up fairly quickly.
• Beads: The stitch is worked in sets of three beads, with two smaller beads followed by one larger bead.
• Colours: You can use a variety of colours, including crystals, fire polish, and bugle beads.
• Versatility: You can easily change the color, size, and type of beads to create different results.
• Speed: You add several beads at a time, so the necklace works up quickly.
• Lightness: The necklace is hollow inside, making it light to wear.
Suitable for all abilities including absolute beginners.
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City Arts aim to promote, maintain, improve and advance education and appreciation of the arts in all forms in West Berkshire and the surrounding areas.
To promote social inclusion for the public benefit by preventing people from becoming socially excluded, assist them to integrate into and contribute to society.
It was created in 2015 by Claire Struthers-Semple and Isabel Carmona with the aim of providing a friendly and welcoming place to learn, share, teach, collaborate and exhibit art.
A place where people could come together and enjoy Art in a friendly environment.
On Friday mornings you are able to take part in Friday Art Sessions which are free and a way to meet new people while trying various art techniques.
These sessions receive funding in various ways so they can pay the artists delivering the sessions fairly.
There is always an exhibition to see at City Arts, and they are free to visit!
They offer affordable exhibition space to artists and collaborate with local schools and projects to showcase creativity.
There are opportunities for artists to submit work for their Open Exhibitions each on a particular theme.
Check their programme of exhibitions to check what is on offer .
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With their commitment to the community, they have a strong ethos of equality and inclusion.
Their flagship Chalkfest event takes place every August – they take over the Market Square in Newbury and enjoy brightening up the pavement!
A competition of the chalk drawings is judged by a local artist with prizes for different age groups.
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