All You Can Bead

All You Can Bead is a pop-up bead making session at The Setting Sun on Monday 28 September, running from 18:00 to 20:00. The whole thing is built around a Bead Bar that stays open throughout the session, so you can keep adding to your work as you go rather than having to get everything sorted in one go.

When you arrive, you grab a drink and pick up a starter kit, then help yourself to unlimited beads from the bar. From there, you can make bracelets, necklaces, phone straps, bag charms and whatever else you fancy. The 'unlimited' part is the main draw here — you don't have to ration your beads or worry about running out halfway through a piece, so you can be as generous with the colours and patterns as you like.

There's no experience needed to take part. The session is described as a relaxed making session, and the format is designed as an accessible, low-pressure introduction to jewellery making. If you've never strung a bead in your life, that's fine; it's more about having a go and seeing what you come up with than about arriving with a finished design in mind. It's the kind of thing that works just as well as a quiet solo activity as it does as a way to spend a couple of hours with friends.

The Setting Sun is at 1 Windmill St, Brighton and Hove, BN2 0GN. The session runs from 18:00 to 20:00 on Monday 28 September.