Beadwork Bead Expo—one of the largest consumer bead shows in the United States—will be making its first appearance in California at the Oakland Convention Center April 11–15, 2007. Bead Expo brings together the best of the beading and jewelry-making community under one roof, offering five days of world-class workshops with renowned instructors; incredible shopping at the international bead bazaar; a two-day Symposium organized by the Center for the Study of Beadwork and the Society of Bead Researchers; The Beaded Bag juried exhibit; opportunities to meet best-selling authors; and more.

Bead Expo offers more than 110 unique workshops with master teachers and authors in almost every beading or jewelry-making technique in the field.

Classes of interest to crocheters include:

• Crocheted Niobium Electrified Earrings with Joan Dulla
• Wire Crochet Necklace with Doris Coghill
• Crocheted Chunky Turquoise Bracelet with Joan Dulla
• Crocheted Silver Simplicity Bead with Joan Dulla
• Free-form crochet Wilderness Bracelet with Bethany Barry

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