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How to make stretchy beaded bracelets that actually last

Learn how to make stretchy beaded bracelets with elastic cord and glass beads, plus tips for tying a secure knot that actually holds! Skills Required: None. Even if you’ve never crafted before, you’ll ...
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Eiteljorg Museum unveils largest Native bead art exhibition

INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — The Eiteljorg Museum is gearing up to unveil the largest contemporary Native American bead art exhibition, Radical Stitch. The only stop in the United States is here in the ...
The New York Times

We Are in Our Friendship Bracelet Era. Here’s How to Make the Perfect One.

We independently review everything we recommend. When you buy through our links, we may earn a commission. Learn more› By Annemarie Conte Annemarie Conte writes the Ask Wirecutter column, ...
Smithsonian Magazine

Meet Jewels Gilbert, the Native Artist Behind Beautiful Arctic Beadwork

Above the Arctic Circle, where the temperature plumets below zero and darkness abounds for months, the art of Indigenous beading sustains the resilience of the Alaskan Gwich’in Athabaskan culture.
The New York Times

For This Indigenous Beadworker, Every Stitch ‘Is an Act of Resistance’

Teri Greeves builds on a legacy of artistry, rarely recognized by mainstream institutions, that stretches through generations of Native women. Credit... Supported by By Julia Carmel Photographs and ...