Schedule

Madison Bead Society

Madison, Wisconsin

Schedule: Meeting and Event List

The Madison Bead Society meets monthly, usually the 4th Monday of each month September through May from 6:30-8:30 - unless otherwise noted.

Due to project requirements, MBS meetings may be held at one of our local bead shops. Please refer to the schedule below for the noted location. Otherwise, we will try to alternate between the East and West side of Madison.

East Side at Pinney Branch Library; 204 Cottage Grove Road, Madison on Mondays.
West Side at Oakwood Village West; Mineral Point Road at Island Drive Heritage Oaks Building on Mondays. Click here for a map for Oakwood Village complex.

Meetings generally include instruction and/or a presentation. Quarterly business meetings for board & committee members are held separately but all are welcome.

Guests: First meeting no charge; subsequent meetings $5.00 each.

Supplies needed for each meeting's project are listed on within the Event Details below

Some meetings may require advance reservations and/or an instruction fee.

Date	Time	Location	Meeting Details
July 25	5:30	Pinney Branch Library	Board Meeting - All members welcome.
August 24	.	.	Tentative Date for second summer Board Meeting - All members welcome.
Sept 28	6:30-8:30	Meant to Bead 1264 Main Street, Sun Prairie	Learn how to do nedebele stitch with Shannon. No they do not need to sign up at the store just show up NO cost or fee for the project they just need to have there own supplies Supply List: Project #1 Basic Nedebele Stitch Supplies 8/0 or 11/0 seed beads 1 tube would do. Solid or mixed as long as they are the same size nymo D or Fireline size 10 needle a button or other choice of clasp ( I will review the button hole clasp if people would like) scissors bead mat Project #2 Accented Nedebele stitch 11/0 seed beads 1 solid tube of see beads a mixture of seed beads color , size, shape for accents in the stitch. Example: 8/0 & 11/0 seed beads, 10/0 hex beads, tri seed beads. just NOT 8/0 delicas, or 6/0 seed beads nymo D or Fireline size 10 needle a button or other choice of clasp ( I will review the button hole clasp if people would like) scissors bead mat I have bead mats & scissors if people need to borrow them
Oct 26	6:30-8:30	Oakwood Village West West Marland Room in Heritage	Chris from The Bead Bin will share details of her trip to find new beads!
Nov 21 Saturday	10:00-5:00	Westgate Mall	Madison Bead Society: Fine Art & Craft Show
Nov 16	6:30-8:30	Pinney Branch Library	Note: This months meeting has been moved to the third week of the month. Lynn from Midnight Moon will be presenting a flower bracelet technique. Project supplies will be provided within a kit for purchase. Kit Cost: Flower Bracelet kit - $15 Tools: Please bring your own tools.
Dec 28	6:30-8:30	Oakwood Village West	Potluck - bring a dish to pass and a project to work on Bead Exchange - bring your unused beads & supplies to trade. Bead-a-Day Calendar Raffle - must be present to participate
Jan 25	6:30-8:30	The Vinery 4317 W Beltline Hwy Madison	The Vinery: Glass Fusion: 2 fused pendants for $15 and/or blown ornament for $5.
Feb 22	6:30-8:30	Pinney Branch Library	Fat Cats Wire Woven Pendant Supply List and Kit Cost: Beads and Wire: $6.00 Wire only (if you bring your own assortment of beads, see below for details): $1.50 In the kits, you will receive 18" of 18ga artistic wire (possibly enough for 2 pendants), and 3 feet of 24ga artistic wire.If If you bring your own beads for this project: What works best is a variety of sizes and colors, (from seed bead size up to 8mm) the larger ones should not be too side because they will all be in rows as pictured below. Make sure you have some very small beads, seed beads work well as fillers. Have several types of beads and enough of each so you have some choices. The amount of beads you need depends on the size of the pendant you make. Tools: Please bring your own tools, round nose pliers, chain nose pliers, wire cutter, hammer and anvil or bench block (a few sill be available to share)
March 22	6:30-8:30	Oakwood Village West	Sue Ripsch will be teaching Chain Mail. Project Cost: Sue will bring kits that will contain all the supplies needed for the project. Cost of kit: $45.00 payable to Jewelry by Sue Tools: Please bring 2 chain nose pliers or a combo of chain nose & flat nose.
April 26	6:30-8:30	TBA	Maggs Creations will be demoing lampworking using real live hot flame work.
May 24	6:30-8:30	TBA	Agenda Items: Chris Mode demoing Stamping Charms No cook pot luck Election of 2010-2011 Officers and Selection of Chairs Bead challenge judging