Create a Perfect Wire Spiral: Free Video Class

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TM44Ross — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 02:04:40 GMT

Having a live person demonstrate and teach techniques is preferable but you have to go to them (get out of your bunny slippers). If I don't "get it" after two or three times attempting the technique and having the instructor repeat the process, I stumble along until after class because I don't want to hold up others in the class who do get it. Video is great because I can see it and replay it as many times as I need. Books are the third favorite source for instruction but not always is the instructor clear in explaining the technique or process and the photographs do not help. The bottom line is really the instructor and the presentation of the instructions whether in person, on video or in a book.

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prettysmartideas — Sun, 14 Dec 2008 23:51:12 GMT

I don't care for videos for the same reason someone mentioned above - you have to be able to hear them. If they had captions, you would not be able to watch the video while you were reading the captions. With print instructions, I can print them off, carry them with me if I so choose, and easily go back to a step I want to see again. I can take print instructions to my work table and work with them at hand - something I cannot do with a video - I must remember it, then go and try to do it, then, if necessary, go back, start the video again, and wait for the part I want. Too tedious.

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lvleong — Fri, 12 Dec 2008 04:59:31 GMT

Videos are great because you can really see the detailed hand motions that are often critical to successful jewelry work. And, not only do you see the instructor's hands, you see them at the same angle you see your own doing the same moves and not across from you, as in a live class. So, there is definitely a place for video classes in my repetoire.

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Mary Ellen@18 — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 01:49:23 GMT

The best! I've been trying to get that closed spiral and when I would squeeze the end I would always get an oval..........now I knowI Also the viking chain video is great I kept going through instead of after the first row it is under the loops. It is the visual tutorial that helped me catch on. Thanks

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Loyce — Tue, 09 Dec 2008 19:22:15 GMT

This is the best demonstration of spiral making I have seen yet! Thanks for the fine video. Love short videos.

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EleanorJ@8 — Tue, 09 Dec 2008 11:39:03 GMT

This is wonderful. Thankyou, thankyou, thankyou. Up to now I've just admired other people's work but not known where to start. Now I've just made my first ever pair of spiral earrings and, spiral headpins? The world is now my oyster!

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Linda Marie2 — Tue, 09 Dec 2008 03:08:15 GMT

I Love Videos- it is so easy to just go back and see what you have to do next. In print it sometimes hard to understand. Please keep them coming.

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bari450 — Mon, 08 Dec 2008 20:54:43 GMT

Videos work great for me. I don't have access to classes here in the mountains. I've had the opportunity to take only one class on the very basics of beading and the rest I have gleaned from videos and written instructions. When written instructions accompany the videos learning is so easy. Keep the videos coming!

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DorothyH@10 — Mon, 08 Dec 2008 19:06:01 GMT

Oops - just noticed that is a Beaducation video - the best group of instructors assembled ever. They are generous in their response to one's questions (even if it's a free class). Any product ordered from them is received in record time.

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DorothyH@10 — Mon, 08 Dec 2008 18:54:25 GMT

I love the videos - it's the only way I learned to "bead" because the instructors are so detailed oriented. They answer questions before they are asked. And we see the technique close up. It's also cost productive & a convenience to those who are not near a live class. Great invention!!!

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Meredith@16 — Mon, 08 Dec 2008 17:56:05 GMT

Lisa's Wire Jewelry Fundamentals comes with a .pdf handout of all the instructions and photos, so that's an additional plus. I don't think the free classes have printed material with them...

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BeadsNWire — Mon, 08 Dec 2008 17:41:52 GMT

Totally agree with Ann H. I personally am a very visual learner. I utilize any and all mediums through which this craft can be learned. I acquire much through the classes I take, and YES... those handouts from the instructors are VERY important to me, as is the verbal exchange during our time together. Online videos are another excellent jewelry learning mechanism and I'm quite thankful to those who produce them :-)

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slavetobeads — Mon, 08 Dec 2008 17:40:12 GMT

I think they are great !! Bring them on!! Thanks The Slave to Beads

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annh@79 — Mon, 08 Dec 2008 17:19:22 GMT

When I either can't take the time to get out for a class or my budget is a little too tight for a face-to-face class, the video instructions are great! With the advantage of being able to stop and start the video while you work on a step, it is a great boon, and videos are a very economic way to learn new things. On the other hand, one learns more in face-to-face instruction for the simple reason that the interaction between teacher and student(s) always results in tips and tricks and new ideas coming up, the one thing that can't happen in a video. I have never completed a class in which I ONLY learned the project or technique that was being taught. And let's not forget the written instructions. I personally would like to have written instructions available to use in concert with either video or face-to-face instruction. I do a little teaching myself and always make sure that I have detailed written lessons to go home with each student. For me, they each have a place in my learning repetoire. I wouldn't want to do without any of them - video, face-to-face or written instruction. Happy Holidays to one and all.

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KatyB@6 — Mon, 08 Dec 2008 17:04:43 GMT

I like the video for short techniques, but prefer the printed page for more complex ones. That way I don't have to worry about stopping and starting the video if I can't master a step right away. Plus my computer is across the house from my favorite beading chair! And, while I'd rather have face-to-face instruction, the reality of my budget and schedule is that I can't take too many classes. Videos are great to fill in those gaps!