Hello,
my name is Stella Stout. I am married and living in Cabot, were I was
raised. I have 3 grandchildren that I enjoy spoiling. I started beading
and learning to wire wrap from my sister, Nora, who lived in San
Antonio, about 8 years ago. At the time I was enjoying so many crafts
(painting, woodworking, cake decorating, floral arranging, and
quilting). Every time my sister would visit, she would show me the
beading and wire wrapping pieces she had learned after taking classes. I
told her that if i had time to learn one more craft, that i would be
making jewelry. I finally told her I had to learn to wire wrap and bead.
She taught me to wire wrap and bead and a year later we started
attending the William Holland School of Lapidary Arts in Young Harris,
GA. Each year I have traveled to Georgia to take a class. I have taken a
class in Cabochon cutting, Wire Wrapping I, (2 years) Wire II, and Wire
Sculpture. I have been teaching wire wrapping for 4 years.
I
teach the basic techniques that i learned at William Holland. I teach
how to measure what you want to wire wrap, and determine how much wire
to use, how to twist square wire (to incorporate in your wirewrapped
project), to blind with half round wire, and different ways to finish a
pendent.
The workshop for the Kumihimo (pronounced Koo Me He Mow) bracelet.
This
project is made using a kumihimo disk, seed beads, and heavy thread. It
is easier than it looks. You not only can make bracelets, but also
necklaces to wear or without a pendent. It takes about 3 hours to
complete a bracelet. Once you learn to make a bracelet, you will be able
to go home and make a matching necklace.
