MCML workshop: Loom Beaded Earrings with Shanelle St. Hilaire
April 11, 2026, 9:30 am- 4 pm ( with half hour lunch)
In this 6 hour workshop you will learn how to plan out a pattern, choose beads, prepare the loom, make a pair of earrings, remove from the loom and finish them off.
The instructor will give the recommended size to work with based on the time allotted for this workshop. If you choose to make a larger or more detailed pair of earrings and are unable to complete them in time, you are able to rent a loom and buy some extra beads to take home.
You will have multiple bead options available in various shapes, colours, sizes and finishes.
All materials are included: Looms, various beads, paper and markers for planning patterns, tools, etc.
About the instructor- Shanelle St. Hilaire
Shanelle St. Hilaire (she/they) is a Red River Métis beader from Treaty One Territory Winnipeg Manitoba. Her beadwork is contemporary, sleek, colourful and for all! Most of their work is beadwoven using a beading loom, the imagery they often work is very geometric using circles to represent moons. Space imagery such as the solar system and stars has more recently made it’s way into their beadwork. They also use the traditional Ceinture Flechee pattern and reinvent it to honour her metis culture and community. In 2022 St. Hilaire began loom beading practicing to make their own large-scale beaded Ceinture Fléchée which quickly blossomed into a deep love and obsession with beading and is now a part of her daily practice. They started this business as wearable art and expression of self and culture is very important to them.
Deadline to register is Thursday, April 2, 2026
Registration Fees:
$150| $125 registration, plus $25 supply fee.
OR
$140| $115 discounted registration for MCML members, plus $25 supply fee.
Register for Loom Beaded Earring Workshop with Shanelle St. Hilaire below
