Great British Bead Show

The Great British Bead Show 2011
Thursday 5th - Sunday 8th May

The 2011 Great British Bead Show will be held at Staverton Park hotel, Staverton, Daventry, NN11 6JT.

We are pleased to welcome Jill Devon as the Masterclass tutor at this event. We are accepting workshop proposals for the GBBS until 29th May, 2010. For further details check the January issue of the Journal, or contact us.

In the meantime, read on to find out more about the event and what happened at GBBS 2009.

This was the fifth Great British Bead Show to be sponsored and organised by The Beadworkers Guild. There was a range of wonderful workshops on offer, to appeal to both experienced beadworkers and the absolute novice.

We were delighted to welcome Valerie Hector – author of The Art of Beadwork. Valerie taught a masterclass and two fabulous workshops was well as giving a lecture on “Respect and Cherish Written Words, Interpreting Inscriptions in Mainland Chinese Beadwork from the Ming Dynasty to the Present Day.”

We also welcomed many of our members to the event, and here are some of their comments:

“A most enjoyable break from routine, thank you to organisers and tutors”
“From arrival on Wed to departure on Sunday, brilliant!!!”
“Whole weekend had a lovely party atmosphere, well done, keep it up.”
“As an experienced embroiderer I learnt wonderful new techniques with beads.”
"Mega thanks and much appreciation to all who've worked so hard to give us this fantastic weekend. Long may the GBBS, Regional events, Cascade Days, workshops, study days continue. Need a week of sleep to recover, but will spend it happily reliving the weekend and beads in my dreams.”
“Thanks for another fabulous weekend (4days), well done girls. Here's to many more.”
“A really big thank you to all who helped make this a fabulous memorable GBBS. I know a great deal of work went into the preparations and I really appreciate it. Long may it continue. I'll never forget the AGM!!! Thank you.”

2009 Challenge theme:

Let’s Celebrate

Click here to view the winners of The Beadworkers Guild 2009 Annual Challenge.

Timetable – a summary of the events that were on offer in May 2009.

Workshops – visit this page for information on the exciting four day programme of beading masterclasses and workshops that were held at GBBS 2009.

Venue – The Daventry Hotel once again hosted the GBBS.

Booking – information on how to book your place, and a booking form.

We have tried hard to ensure that the information contained here is accurate, but occasional errors may occur. We reserve the right to make changes as required, and can only apologise if items are amended without notice.

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