International Tutors

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A snapshot of some of the tutors we’ve had visit us is below.
Liisa’s ‘Australian Mist’, taught in 2018

2018 - Liisa Turunen

With a passion for beaded components, Liisa Turunen visited us in 2018, with a bevy of sparkly projects and kits for us to drool over, and introduced us to ‘Australian Mist’, an exclusive project named after an Australian breed of cat.

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2016 - Nancy Cain

Nancy Cain was awarded the 2018 Excellence in Jewellery Artistry Award, and is well renowned as a world class instructor and designer. Her visit to Australia saw her launch an exclusive project for us – the Couture Cuff.

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Nancy’s ‘Couture Cuff’ taught in 2016

Cynthia’s book ‘Timeless Beadwork Designs’

2014 - Cynthia Rutledge

A return visit by Cynthia Rutledge was welcomed by our members and visitors alike. Cynthia is a world renowned master class teacher, and her book ‘Timeless Beadwork Designs’ is reflective her skill as a tutor and designer. Cynthia has since been awarded the 2016 Excellence in Jewellery Artistry Award.

2013 - Helena Tang-Lim

Singaporean international teacher, Helena Tang-Lim, is known as the ‘Manek-Manek’ lady (named after ancient Asian beaded shoes). Her unique and complex designs are universally attractive, and she teaches constantly all over the world. Helena’s kits and patterns are well illustrated and her time in Melbourne was enjoyed by many members, with a large range of workshops during her visit.
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Helena’s ‘Viking’ necklace, taught in 2013
Melanie’s ‘Queen Ester’s Jewels’ taught in 2012

2012 - Melanie Potter

Melanie Potter travelled to Australia, and visited Sydney, Melbourne and Hobart, teaching a range of workshops featuring beautiful, delicate and well thought out designs. Her focus on chevron stitch gave many members homework to do before her arrival, and we enjoyed learning new techniques from this accomplished tutor.
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2010 - Marcia DeCoster

Although Marcia DeCoster is now retired from the full time teaching circuit, she still takes time to create new projects and concepts, especially using interchangeable components and with a focus on Right Angle Weave. Her classic book ‘Beaded Opulence’ is a staple in many beaders library, and our members enjoyed learning many projects with her
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Marcia’s classic book ‘Beaded Opulence’
Laura’s Etruscan Jewels, taught in 2009

2009 - Laura McCabe

Laura McCabe’s unique style saw an explosion of creativity when she visited Melbourne in 2009. For many, seeing her creativity and expression using artefacts, glass eyeballs and vintage elements was a fantastic learning experience.

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2008 - Cynthia Rutledge

In 2008, Cynthia had her first visit with the Bead Society. Students welcomed her knowledge, design skills and expertise, and learnt more about the application of historical jewellery in modern day design.

Cynthia’s beautiful design aesthetic, along with excellent instructions and teaching styles was a highlight of her visits with us.

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Cynthia’s ‘Token of Love’ bracelet, taught in 2014

BSV Library

The Bead Society has a large Library of book, magazines, and other miscellaneous items such as booklets and DVDs.

These can be borrowed in person from the Carnegie meeting.

Below is a listing of all the items we have in the library. We are working to clean up the list and make it easier to use.

Click on the link and it will open a PDF document listing all the items. It may open in your browser, download it or even open it in Adobe Acrobat Reader. The latter is the best to use, so that you can use the search function. eg, search 'Sabine' to look for books by Sabine Lippert.

The list will be updated every few months, so do check back for the current version.

We welcome feedback on this listing. Please email us.

Library listing