Summer Hours are here until August 23.  We are now open to 8:00 pm on Thursdays & Fridays.

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Welcome to Bead in Hand  We are a retail bead shop in Oak Park, Illinois, just outside of Chicago.  We’re  easy to get to by car or by public transportation. Please come visit us! If you are a beader, you won’t be disappointed – we have an extraordinary selection of all kinds of beads and beading supplies.
Classes Etc  Click on the menu bar at the top for details and dates about our classes, parties & special events.  The calendar gives you a quick visual look at our upcoming schedule of classes. 
Getting Here & Contacting Us   The Hours & Directions tab will tell you how to get here and when we're open, and the Contact Us tab will tell you how, well, you can contact us.
Plan to Stay   We know how important it is to spend time on design and selecting colors.  Customers are welcome to work at the shop (we have tools you can borrow while here) either at our back work table if there are no classes or parties, or at our front table where tools are also available.  We even have a place to hang your coats!
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Front Table
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Back Table
Beader's Night Out
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Bead In Hand is enrolled in the IGBA Green Business Certification Program, which helps businesses go green across nine areas of sustainability. The program is funded by the Oak Park-River Forest Community Foundation and administered by Triton College.
An extraordinary selection of beads
and beading supplies.  
Classes.  Parties.  Repairs.
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