Thread as Ancestral Fiber 2
The Tailor Bird uses balls of fluffy plant fiber (like the loose fiber bundles called roving) to sew leaves together to make its nest. By cleverly using its beak as … Continue reading
Thread as ancestral fiber
I was thinking this morning that the thread we bead with has a lot in common with the threads of knowledge and experience of our ancestors. The threads we cut … Continue reading
Beadwork Artists Stipend Fund / Pre-Orders Reopened
Thanks so much to the people who started off the community contributions to our Stipend Fund over Christmas – they really made a difference and spread a lot of joy. … Continue reading
Stipends for beadwork artists during the pandemic
Thank you to those in the community who have asked for a way to help support beadwork artists around the world who are struggling during the pandemic. Here is a … Continue reading
Winter Solstice Greetings
Dear Beaders, When last I wrote, I began with “we are all in a bit of crisis right now with the pandemic, America is having a contentious election, and this … Continue reading
New releases next week
I am thinking of you all, and I so miss our team getting together to work, edit, and bead in person. We are all in a bit of crisis right … Continue reading
Flower Face Cycle or Bangle: Free Pattern Release
Please enjoy one of our first free releases, a beautiful Flower Face assembly that is a bit unusual for a cycle and a fashion statement as a bracelet or bangle. … Continue reading
A Warped Hex animation from Julia Pretl
Wonderful news, the Warped Hex animation is up on our YouTube channel. If you want to try it, any six colours you love are perfect for the peyote quadrants, and … Continue reading
A peek at our upcoming Möbius Messenger Cycle and Red Flower Cycling Bangle open-source releases..
Greetings, beaders! This is an edit copy (never mind the page numbers and don’t worry about typos) of s a sneak peek of two of the patterns from our upcoming … Continue reading
Wonderful feedback
Thanks to all who read our pages yesterday and sent in photos, ideas, or gave feedback. We had some wonderful additions, quite a flood of input from all over the … Continue reading
