International Beading Week (IBW) 2026 is just around the corner - Saturday 25th July to Sunday 2nd August.
If you are looking to take part in everything IBW 2026 has to offer, then look no further! If you are looking plan your events diary for the week or hoping to bag a special offer or too, this is where you will find everything you need. N.B. The information will be changing daily as we near the event and during IBW itself, so please keep checking for updates.
If you are planning a special IBW event or have a special offer you would like to share, we would love to hear from you by clicking here. This FREE service is brought to you by The Beadworkers Guild, to bring buyers and sellers together during IBW 2026.
For more information on how you can take part in this year's event, please email us.
2026-2027 Year-long events
IBW Year-long Rainbow Project
The Beadworkers Guild invite you to take part in our IBW Year-long Rainbow Challenge.
Anybody can take part, from beginner to advanced, non-designer to professional - it's just a fun to do event via Facebook to keep your beading fingers busy during the year.
How does it work?
Each month from the end of July to mid-July the following year, we encourage beaders from all around the world to bead either a single component or part of a continuous piece, using the twelve colours of the IBW logo, and post a progress picture on our IBW Facebook page - https://www.facebook.com/groups/internationalbeadingweek/. You can choose to let people know what you are making or reveal all at the end of the year, the choice is yours.
At the end of the year we publish all the finished projects on our IBW Year-long Project Gallery to showcase your work and to encourage other beaders to take part the following year.
To download a copy of the event guidelines click here!
Happy beading!
Stitched by Jill Renson - 2023
The Beading Circle
Each star is a token of remembrance, a heartfelt acknowledgment of a life gone too soon. These keepsakes are gifted to families who have experienced pregnancy loss, offering them something tangible to honour their baby’s memory.
This is a very special project which we hope the world wide beading community will support.
For further details about the 'Star Hendy Project' please visit: https://beadworkersguild.com/international-projects/
Norgard Designs
Event: The Beaded Word Global Project
Norgard Designs have supported International Beading Week for the last six years, covering 6 unique global projects - each offering a series of free lessons and lectures.
This year's lessons lead by Anvi Shah, explain how to make a specific beaded form which you can donate to the project to use in a larger artwork and the lectures lead by Kathryn Shriver, will help expand your beady knowledge. You can also view an update on past projects here!
We hope you will support us in creating 'The Beaded Word' Project!
www: https://norgarddesigns.com/
