MEETINGS

***Special Location:***

FASHION INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
Katie Murphy Amphitheatre
Bldg. D, First Floor
West 27th St. & 7th Avenue
New York City

Date and Time:

WEDNESDAY,
NOVEMBER 20, 2013

Doors open at 6:00pm
Program begins at 6:15pm
Open to the public
Guest Fee: $5 (Non-Members)

Our meetings are our time to come together and share our passion for beads. We listen to and talk with wonderful, inspiring speakers; we share our own work with each other (completed and in-progress); we sign up for workshops; we have fun. And we always welcome newcomers!

Please Note Special Location Below!!!

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 2013

Tips & Tricks

Tips & TricksThis is your chance to see how the experts do it. Watch demonstrations of bead weaving and wirework: Peyote, Right Angle, Brick stitch, Netting, Herringbone, Bead Crochet, Beaded Lace, Dangling Earrings, Viking Knit. From beginner to advanced, see it here.

There will be 2 sessions, starting at 6:15pm. More than 30 member volunteers will be there to share with you their skills and tips. Many will bring examples of finished pieces using those techniques. See what wonderful objects can be produced with some skill and imagination too.

December Preview

Handmade Holiday Craft Fair

Sunday, December 15, 2013 • FIT's Great Hall (West 28th St., (bet. 7th & 8th Ave.)

• Pick up Flyers and Postcards to POST & SPREAD THE WORD

• Volunteer to help at the Fair - Sign up at the Meeting or email to [email protected]

***SPECIAL LOCATION***
Fashion Institute of Technology
Katie Murphy Amphitheatre
Bldg. D, First Floor

West 27th St. & 7th Avenue
New York City

Date & Time
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 30, 2013
Doors open at 6:00pm
Program begins at 6:15pm

Open to the Public
Guest Fee: $5 (Non-Members)


2013-2014 Meeting Dates

Wednesday, September 25, 2013 (Katie Murphy Auditorium)
Wednesday, October 30, 2013
Wednesday, November 20, 2013
Sunday, December 15, 2013 / BSGNY Holiday Craft Sale at the John E. Reeves Great Hall at FIT (hours to be announced)

Wednesday, January 29, 2014
Wednesday, February 26, 2014
Wednesday, March 26, 2014
Wednesday, April 30, 2014
Wednesday, May 21, 2014
Wednesday, June 25, 2014



 

SAMPLING OF PAST SPEAKERS AND TOPICS:

  • Tibet and its Treasures, Presented by the Newark Museum Speaker's Bureau

  • “The World of Perry Bookstein”: Perry Bookstein, Owner of York Novelty Imports

  • David Mandel: The Show Must Go On!

  • "The Art of Dressing" with Tziporah Salamon

  • The 8th Annual BSGNY Garage Sale

  • Jean Wasil presents: "What is Shibori?"

  • Beads for Education with Debbie Rooney

  • A Simply Fun-Filled Evening with Advanced Style Fashion Star Debra Rapoport

  • Tips and Tricks

  • THE GREAT BEAD-IN OF 2012, And Town Hall too!

  • A Talk by Stephanie Sersich, Living Creatively to Inspire the Artist Within

  • Stephen Dweck, The World is One Big Bead

  • Christopher Tanner, A Trip to the Hairdresser

  • The Annual Garage Sale

  • George Harlow
    115 Years of Gems:The Tiffany-Morgan collections at
    The American Museum of Natural History

  • Annie Frasier, President of the Society of the National Button Society