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 wire wrapped project), to blind with half round wire, and different
ways to finish a pendent.
The class 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.
