Beadology Iowa — Local services in Iowa City

The staff at Beadology Iowa was amazing! I came in with a very specific request: recreating the necklace that is featured in the movie "Wild" based on the book of the same name by Cheryl Strayed. All I had was a picture of Reese Witherspoon wearing that necklace, which is identical to the one that the author had in real life. Long story short, the staff at Beadology assured they can do it, and corresponded with me via email multiple times. When I came in, the owner Karen was working and she proceeded to make the necklace for me on the spot. It turned out to be a great necklace! And the price was much lower than what I expected. Everyone, including the owner Karen, was very knowledgeable, friendly and accommodating!

Aside from the great staff and owner, the store itself is pretty cool. They have tons of stuff and they also run all kinds of classes in different areas of arts and crafts. HIGHLY...

I called to find out about "WALOC" that Beadology is part of at the Johnson Fairgrounds, the person answering the phone doesn't have a clue and could only tell me to look at their website, she offered to look at it for me but could only give me the store address.

It would be nice if they would include an address for the events so people could attend. Yes, I looked at the website where do you think I got the phone number from. Not all Iowans are brainless.

I've not visited the store but they didn't seem very knowledgeable...

I travel often and try to visit bead shops. It’s then that I truly appreciate the amazingness of Beadology! They are hands down the best shop I’ve ever been to. Most cities, even big ones, don’t even have a bead shop. Karen and her awesome staff of outstanding people are experts and kindly and patiently offer help and advice. The classes are great. I’ve even taken some “private lessons” when I needed to learn a specific skill. The space is safe and welcoming. We are a fortunate community to have this shop and...