Three Week course with Gillian Hicks
Wednesdays 9, 16 and 23 July 2025
10:30am to 12:30pm, ÂŁ75 for three weeks.
This course is for adults (18+)
Create a necklace with Gill using this Russian spiral technique.
It is an easy bead weaving technique to do a rope.
We will be using seed beads , pearls and crystals.
All materials included plus a bead project bag and mat.
More Info:
Russian spiral is one of the easiest spiral ropes to do, and it’s also versatile.
In the late 1990s, a handful of Russian-language beadwork books were published. Deciphering the instructions despite the language barrier, because beaders were so excited to try the techniques they had never seen before. The leaves, fringes, chains, and ropes that graced the pages of these books would forever be known as “Russian” to beaders, including this lovely Russian spiral .
You can interchange bead color, size, and type fairly easily for dramatically different results. And because you add several beads at a time when you stitch, it works up fairly quickly.
• Beads: The stitch is worked in sets of three beads, with two smaller beads followed by one larger bead.Â
• Colors: You can use a variety of colors, including crystals, fire polish, and bugle beads.Â
• Versatility: You can easily change the color, size, and type of beads to create different results.Â
• Speed: You add several beads at a time, so the necklace works up quickly.Â
• Lightness: The necklace is hollow inside, making it light to wear.Â
Suitable for all abilities including absolute beginners.



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Please do not attend if you feel unwell or have CoVid-like symptoms. Please take a lateral flow test if you are feeling unwell.
Cancellation policy.
Please note that a ticketing fee of ÂŁ5 is included in the price of this workshop and this is not refundable in any circumstance.
If you are unable to attend the workshop and you cancel your attendance more than two weeks prior to the workshop, the ticketing fee above will be retained. If you cancel less than two weeks before the workshop no fees are refundable.
In the event of City Arts having to cancel the workshop due to participants’ numbers falling below the minimum requirement or government advice changes, we will refund the whole workshop amount.
