Joyful Designs provides many technical classes. My purpose of all classes is to provide my students with hands on instruction, printed instructional materials, and familiarity with a technique so that they can walk away and repeat the learned skills.  I have taught some of my most difficult classes to ages 10 to 73 years; I love to see the excitement and satisfaction in my students as they finish a project.  My favorite and more common comment from students has been, "I was making this for a friend, but I have to make her another one because this one has to be mine!"  Join me for a class and experience the excitement! The In-Studio classes are the broadest range as they are scheduled upon request of the student.  The In-Retail Store classes are scheduled according to the store's choices and are calendared well in advance. SEE CALENDAR PAGE FOR SCHEDULED CLASSES DETAILS. Dates & Times:  Arranged between students and Joy to fit all schedules.   Day and Evening classes are available.  Class Lengths:  Most classes take 2 - 3 hours to complete or can be broken into multiple sittings.  Instructor Fee:   All class materials are purchased separately from the instructor fee.  Private: (1 student) $30 per 2 hours of instruction  Group: (2-6 students) $30 per person per 3 hours of instruction Some Classes have a higher fee due to the intricacies of the design, requiring a longer class or multiple classes. Location:   My Home Studio is located in New Bern, NC. Specific address and directions will be given at time of class scheduling.  Extra Fee for off site classes. Class Subjects: Most designs on this site can be taught as a class. Take note of the item number and contact Joy Harmon to schedule a class. Technique Specialties   OFF-LOOM WEAVING techniques.  Some of the most popular off-loom weaving stitches are peyote stitch, right angle weave, bead netting, spiral stitch, square stitch, and brick stitch. With these techniques, one has endless design possibilities.  Getting started with off-loom weaving is extremely affordable; all you need is a beading needle, beading thread, and a few inexpensive beads to practice. WIRE WORK (making loops and wire wrapping) is also taught in the In-Studio classes by Joy. Another emerging technique is WIRE CROCHET.  This is a fun and exciting merge of classic crochet stitches and contemporary materials.  It is much easier than it looks, and you don't have to know how to crochet to take classes. STRINGING techniques is a simple process that can yield beautiful results.  These classes can be for any ages and skill levels.