Sherrill Lewis
Sherrill is an award-winning designer of bead-embellished items, bead-woven tapestries, distinctive beaded jewelry and artwork, and cloth dolls. She has been beading since the 1980s, becoming a professional in 1994.
A Bead Elf (pattern proofing and model making) for Suzanne Cooper in Second Looks and Far Away Places; and Valerie Hixson in Blooming Beads, her work has also appeared in Fire Mountain Gems' catalogs (1999, 2000), Beadwork magazine, and The Crafts Report (July 2003).
Since 2003, when she began following the quilt show circuit, Sherrill has spoken to and given short beading demonstrations at shows in Oklahoma, Texas, Kansas, Arkansas, Colorado, and Louisiana; has taught workshops in Oklahoma, Texas and Arkansas; and upcoming classes in other states. A resident of Stillwater, OK, she teaches at Multi Arts Center, and at her home-based studio.
Sherrill is a member of the Colorado Quilting Council; National Quilting Association, Columbus, OH; Oklahoma State Quilters Organization; Crazy Quilt Society, Omaha, NE; Central Oklahoma Quilt Guild, Oklahoma City; Cimarron Valley Quilters Guild, Stillwater, OK; Edmond Quilters Guild, OK; Tulsa Dolling Dames, OK; Stillwater Art Guild, OK; Stillwater Writers' Group, OK; Oklahoma Writers' Federation, Inc.; and Friends of Multi Arts Center.
Bead Savvy: Beading Tricks & Buying Tips
Sherrill Lewis/Bead Ranch
230CT - Room 107--Class fee $8
THURSDAY 10:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
So many choices – what beads to buy (or not). What thread to use when? Needles? Sherrill will give you the information to use in buying wisely!
Silk Ribbon & Bead Embroidery
Sherrill Lewis/Bead Ranch
435CS - Room 110 -- Class fee $35 & Kit fee $25
SATURDAY 12 p.m.-3 p.m.
Beginner/Intermediate Level
This design incorporates several basic bead embroidery and silk ribbon embroidery stitches. Beading backstitch, picot, tiny flower and daisy ribbon stitches.
Kit includes Size 11/o seed beads: assorted flower and leaf colors (pinks, white, blues, greens), Size #3 bugle beads, brown iris and green iris, Butterfly sequin, 4mm silk ribbon in flower colors and green, 7mm green, #11 straw needles, silk ribbon needles, Silamide thread, medium weight sturdy fabric, color of choice, about 8” x 8”. Bring scissors.
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