BEAD IN HAND, 145 HARRISON STREET, OAK PARK, ILLINOIS 60304, 708-848-1761
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      • Puffed Triangles & Beyond
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      • 2008 Going Green Challenge
      • 2007 Beaded Animals
      • 2006 Beaded Good Luck Charms
      • 2005 Beaded Birds
      • 2004 Beaded Flatware
      • 2003 Beaded Hands
      • 2002 Salt and Pepper Shakers
      • 2001 Beaded Cow Creamer
  • Design & Repair Services
  • Hours, Directions & Contact Info
  • Home
  • The Bead In Hand Store
    • Beading Kits and Instructions
    • Gift Certificates
  • Free Tips & How To's
  • Classes
    • Help Me Choose
    • Basic Earring Design
    • Basic Stringing
    • Beginning Bead Weaving: Peyote Stitch
    • More Beginner Stitches
    • Advanced Bead Weaving Classes >
      • Puffed Triangles & Beyond
    • Bead Embroidery
    • Knotting
    • Kumihimo (Japanese Braiding)
    • Simple Wire Wrapped Stones
    • Rosary Workshop
    • Wire Work with Melody MacDuffee
    • Class Survey
  • Calendar
  • Special Events
    • 2024 Tempestry Project
    • Mother's Day Gift Making
    • What's Blooming On Harrison
    • Dia de Muertos | Harvest on Harrison
    • Holiday Special Events
    • Art & Wine Walk
    • WOW! Women-Owned Works
    • Ava Motherwell Vintage Beads Trunk Show
  • About Us
    • About Us
    • Virtual tour
    • Kim's Beading Blog
    • April Fools
    • Links
    • Bead Challenges >
      • 2015 So Soft
      • 2014 LogoCentric
      • 2012 Rock On!
      • 2011 Uniquely Yours
      • 2011 Some Like It Hot
      • 2010 Beaded Calendar Pictures
      • 2008 Going Green Challenge
      • 2007 Beaded Animals
      • 2006 Beaded Good Luck Charms
      • 2005 Beaded Birds
      • 2004 Beaded Flatware
      • 2003 Beaded Hands
      • 2002 Salt and Pepper Shakers
      • 2001 Beaded Cow Creamer
  • Design & Repair Services
  • Hours, Directions & Contact Info

Classes

Need help deciding what to take?  Click here for our Help Me Choose page.

Need a different date?  If the scheduled dates for a particular class do not work for you, use the contact form below and include a few dates and we'll try to get something together. 

Most of our classes do not have prerequisites. Those that do will explain the requirements in the class description. Whether you are interested in basic stringing, earring design, seed beading or wire work, these will give you the basics. Go ahead and jump in!  Class size is limited to 4.

Go to the specific class pages for details.  Currently we are offering:
  • Basic Earring Design
  • Basic Stringing
  • Bead Weaving: Peyote Stitch
  • More Beginner Bead Weaving Stitches
  • Advanced Bead Weaving Classes
  • Bead Embroidery
  • Knotting
  • Kumihimo: Japanese Braiding
  • ​Simple Wire Wrapped Stones

Please note our class policy: Pre-registration with payment of class fee is required. Class fees are non-refundable and non-transferable to other classes, unless we cancel the class. Unless otherwise specified, classes are designed for adults ages 16 and up.  Please call to register or pay on-line.

    ​Contact us to schedule a private class.  Please include the class you are interested in and two or three dates that you are available.  

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Class Survey
​Have you taken a class with us but didn't receive a follow-up survey?  It's never too late to tell us what you think. Click HERE for our quick (8 question) survey!  Thanks.

​I will be back for more classes you were all wonderful.  Thank you, Tina -- March, 2017
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