The mission of the Bead Society of Eastern Pennsylvania is to encourage and promote interest in beadwork and its related fields through educational programs and social activities.
We love beads! We collect them, we
embroider with them, we string them, we weave them,
we wire wrap them. We even make some from PMC or polymer
clay or felt or glass.
If you love beads and beading too, join us at 7 pm the 3rd Tuesday, September - November, February - June, in the Ray Taylor Meeting Room of St. Luke's Quakertown Hospital, A Holiday Party is held in January at a member's home. If weather is questionable, when the Quakertown schools close due to weather conditions, we cancel our meeting. Check here for more information if that should happen.
Every meeting includes show and tell, where members share their most recent projects. We also have a speaker or a demonstration or a special project at each meeting. The Bead Society has an extensive library of beading books which members may borrow free of charge.
Next Meeting Our next regular meeting is Tuesday, May 15, 2012 at 7:00pm in the Ray Taylor Meeting Room of St. Luke's Quakertown Hospital. Program: SilverSilk Knitted Wire will demonstrate some uses of their wire.
Sit 'N
Bead
First Saturday of the month,
unless noted here, in the Ray Taylor
Meeting Room of St. Luke's
Quakertown Hospital, 10 am - 2:00
Informal gatherings of members to work on
projects and to socialize. We may focus on a particular stitch or
project, but any and all are welcome. Bring your beading kitbag and
questions (or answers) and join us. We brown bag lunch and have a great
time. Check here for a change from the first Saturday, which may
occur due to holidays or scheduling conflicts at the hospital.
May project: the popular puffy crystal heart. You
will need 73 4mm bicone crystals, plus a bail with a loop at the
bottom and 2 jumprings. Please contact us if you are planning to attend so that we will
have instruction handouts for everyone. The instructions are multi-paged
and include step-by-step graphics, so you will need your own copy.
June due to the workshop, we will just work on our
own projects.
Workshop Diane Dennis will teach Bejeweled and Edwardian Splendor on June 2 and 3, 2012. Click on Workshops for registration form. There are still spaces available for both days. (as of 20 April)
Bejeweled Edwardian Splendor
Retreats Watch for an announcement of the 2013 retreat.