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November 2023
Indigenous Beading: We're beading the turtle from the creation story known as Skywoman. This creation story is shared by many Indigenous people in North America, including Potawatomi, Mohawk, Haudenosaunee, Oneida. The land we're on in Bloomington is part of the Potawatomi's ancestral homelands. The beading technique we're using for the turtle shell is called "return stitch." It is a relatively new form of appliqué beading and a simplification of two-needle appliqué as it only requires one needle.
We had a workshop where women learned how to decorate the cuffs of socks with tri-beads. I taught the class
Jewellery Beading Wire
18A Metres x .4 mm thick of silver coloured wire for jewellery making and crafts.
Wired Bracelets. The one on the bottom is the one I started in my first wiring class. The one in the middle is my first finished wired piece. The one on the top is one of my favorites, Opalite on sterling silver wire.
Camera: Canon EOS Digital Rebel XT
Exposure: 0.02 sec (1/50)
Aperture: f/5.6
Focal Length: 55 mm
ISO Speed: 800
Exposure Bias: 0 EV
Flash: Off, Did not fire
Here Chloe painstakingly beaded the bottom of the cookie. She decided that was too labor intensive for her. But it looked great.
In order to get the beads and larger gems I had to take apart another top. All the beading is done by hand and I particularly like the the flower and the three lower crystals as I feel that they really draw the eye and make a statement in the true spirit of the Rio Carnival.