Chainmail: Crossover Bracelet (Beginner)

Instructor: Marilyn Gardiner

This is a stunning chain that is easy to make. The sterling version uses finer rings for a delicate look, while the copper one uses heavier rings for a bolder and more cheeky effect.

The silver kit includes step-by-step, illustrated instructions, Argentium™ sterling jump rings in several sizes and a special sterling toggle clasp.

The copper kit includes step-by-step, illustrated instructions, polished copper jump rings in several sizes, and a special copper toggle clasp.

There are sufficient rings for a 9 inch bracelet.

Technique Focus:Chain mail

Skill Level: Beginner

Price: $30.00 + GST. payment in advance required

Prerequisite: None

Kit Fee : $72 plus taxes for Sterling or $27 plus taxes for Copper

Need to Bring: Magnifiers/glasses if needed for close-up work. Optional: bring 2 pairs of jewellers’ pliers (chainnose, flatnose, bentnose) if you have them.

To enroll in this class, please call 416.701.1373

or toll free 877.473.2323(877.473.BEAD)

General Class Deposit Policy: Deposits are non-refundable. Notice given 5 days prior will be converted to store credit. Cancellation after that will forfeit the deposit.

Instructor: Marilyn has a passion for creating jewellery. This is her new lease on a life — she is a retired teacher and school-board computer consultant.

Three interwoven paths are developing in her life. The first is a love of pattern and design from different eras and cultures and its reflection in her bead work and designs. The second is her enjoyment of teaching adults, and the third is the satisfaction of developing beadwork kits with clear, step-by-step directions and diagrams that really work with learners. Many of her beading skills were self-taught using books, the internet, and trial and error but she enjoys seeking out and travelling to learn from experts such as Don Pierce, Virginia Blakelock & Carol Perrenoud (bead loom), William Hodge, Marla Gassner, & David Chatt (off-loom beading), Jennie Might (bead crochet), Bette Kelley (broadcollars), Rod Owen (Kumihimo), Jennifer Campbell & Sharilyn Miller (wirework), Jay Humphreys (PMC), Fred Zweig (silverwork), and Joni Kisro (chainmaille).

She teaches classes in Waterloo Region, Toronto, Texas and Arizona.