The Bead Network
We offer many beginner+ friendly beading classes with crowd sourced designers and projects in 3 hour sessions
Featured Workshops
Hangin’ Outback Too by Holly Bean
$90
Our Designers
Lisa Bowling
Lisa Bowling is an accomplished bead artist from Greenfield, Indiana, whose work has been recognized with numerous awards, including first place in the Professional Division at the Indiana State Fair for eight years in a row. Her designs are also featured in the Indiana State Museum’s Christmas ornament collection, adorning the Christmas tree each year. In 2020, she was honored as a featured designer in the Toho Bead Company’s design challenge, showcasing her pieces at venues worldwide.
Lisa now shares her expertise with others as a bead embroidery instructor for the Indiana Bead Society and Hancock County Arts. In addition to teaching, she enjoys designing new pieces, tending to her garden, and spending time with her grandchildren. With her wealth of experience and passion for beadwork, Lisa is excited to help others explore the endless possibilities of bead embroidery.
etsy.com/shop/lisbetdesigns
Leslee Frumin
Leslee Frumin, a bead and metal artist from San Juan Capistrano, California teaches off-loom bead weaving. She has been teaching for more than 20 years, and she truly enjoys it!
lesleefrumin.com
Holly Bean
Holly Bean began her beading journey 30 years ago; bead weaving fringe earrings for a local store. Holly has been teaching bead embroidery since 2016 at her local bead store, and across the country at bead societies, shops and on Zoom. Holly has her home studio in King George, Virginia.
“Nature, the elements, cultures and life inspire me.
My passion is to create jewelry that invokes energy, peace and healing to the wearer. This is how I express my inner being. I bead how I live my life…lightly dusted with form"
You can read more about Holly in Bead and Jewelry Magazine issue 117
www.hollybean.com
Our origin story
The Bead Network LLC was founded in 2025 to provide online bead embroidery and bead weaving classes to students of all levels across America. As brick and mortar bead stores are becoming scarce, there are less opportunities for a beginner to learn the basics. We offer classes no longer than 3 - 4 hours and students can propose workshops and artists for us to partner with. Connecting students with teachers in a peaceful and friendly environment is what we strive for.
