British Columbia’s Speplól Tanya Zilinski is part of a new generation of Indigenous beadwork artists who mix tradition with contemporary ways to create loom bead art. Zilinski began to develop a ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...