A short history of beads and beadwork in America -- Researching Native American beadwork -- Collecting Native American beadwork -- Tools, materials, and how to buy beads -- Lane-stitch beadwork -- ...

Describe what you do/sell/serve: We are a full-service bead studio. Our primary focus is teaching off-loom beadweaving techniques and to sell beads and other tools for our students. We have 11 ongoing ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. Made by members of the U.S. Army's ...

In the 19th century, European traders and colonists brought glass beads to the United States, and Native American artists began using them in their textile embellishment work. Before beadwork, there ...

Nestled in a 100-year-old Victorian house in Old Town Katy are two studios where weaving, spinning, beading and braiding turn ordinary materials into works of art. The Lone Star Loom Room and Giovanna ...

It's time-consuming, it's intricate, and it's a passion that's intertwined with identity itself. Crystal Semaganis, from the Little Pine First Nation and Poundmaker Cree Nation in Saskatchewan, has ...