Why I think you should consider wearing Art Beaded Earrings.
Because
they are beautiful and they are a Traditional piece of jewelry that
will last for many years. Cleanable by dipping in soapy water and then
rinsing and hanging to air dry.
Fixable if you break one send it in for
bead repair.
Owning a pair also helps support Native Crafts that
are hand made and not like factory jewelry duplicated by the tens of
thousands and sold in chain stores.
Art beaded earrings are
tasteful and brilliant. And, come as post earrings, small. medium and
long lengths.. You can also find one of our designs and order it in the
colors of your choice. Try that at a chain store?
The most
beautiful hand crafted items came after the introduction of beads, and
especially colored beads. However, long before glass beads appeared?
Originally,
Native American Indians crafted beads that were carved from natural
materials like shells,coral,turquoise and stones or the metals like
copper, silver, wood, amber, ivory, and animal bones, horns, quills, and
some were discovered made from teeth. Glass beads were not used until
the fur traders brought to the Natives in trade for furs. Glass beads
quickly became part of American Indian Crafts culture. Today glass
beads, particularly fine seed beads, are the primary materials for
traditional bead artists of many tribes and adorn the finest of Regalia
you may view in the Great Circle.
In closing, we invite you and your friends to visit and explore the Beautiful Native Jewelry at our friends Family Jewels.
Thanks for reading, and please consider sharing this writing?
Blessings, Annlee Wells
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Four of our Master Regalia Designers: In red Regalia is Annlee
Native American Indian Crafts
Use of beads, furs and leathers Native Americans have been
crafting for centuries and beyond. Basically all their clothes were
also crafted from hides. For summer wear most hides were scrapped clean
of fur, and for winter they kept the fur on but reversed the wearing so
the fur was against the body to keep heat in.
Crafting
was natural to the Native Indians. Women crafted designs and made
utensils from the horns and bones of animals the Warriors brought to the
meals. Warriors crafted with leather, sinew and feathers and even with
stones or hair braided into useful things. All decorations were a craft.
When new items became available the Natives crafted with them. Examples
are: Metals, beads of wood, beads of horns, glass beads brought by
traders.
Today, we all can see the wonders of Native American
Indian Crafts by attending the fantastic Pow Wows held all over the
United States. Seeing the time people have spent to create their Dancing
Regalia is marvelous when you come to understand it was not done
overnight. Some have spent years to create their Circle Items.
Moreover, at the Pow Wow you will see many vendors displaying crafted
items for sale. I do not know of even one Powwow without vendors showing
off their wares like the traders of old. But, with tents and displays!
The list of crafted items is endless: From bows and arrows to eating
utensils. Encompassing decorating one's horse to decorating one's Tepee.
Making knives, clubs and even flutes or pipes is all Native
American Indian Crafts. Many women crafted foot wear and clothes. Pots
made from clay have been discovered for centuries.
Today,
crafted items include earrings, jewelry, rattles, Head Wear, Colorful
and gorgeous Dance Regalia and even fancy dance shawls. Like I said the
list is truly endless.
We appreciate your time and Thanks for visiting.
Seed Bead History:
Seed
bead crafts date as far back as 4000 years ago and come from many
cultures all around the world. Nevertheless, Native Americans are the
most known seed bead artist because of their use to create ornate
costumes and moccasins. Even though seed bead crafts have been found in
the Pharaohs tombs in Egypt.
Venice,
Italy, is believed to be the birthplace of the modern beading era
which started around 1480 as many people invented ways to mass produce
seed beads in glass. Seed beads became the traders exchange money as
they were useful, light weight and highly in demand by the North
American Indian population which incorporated them into their daily
wear. Trade beads from this era now are very costly and collectible.
Prices range from $2.00 as high as $ 789 per bead. Vintage seed beads
are pricey as well.
Many
stitching ways were discovered? Like the peyote stitch, brick stitch
and square stitch which are common in beading crafted items. The peyote
stitch has a few types such as the 2-drop, 3-drop and 4 drop patterns
which many Native American Artist have become the masters of adding
peyote stitch beading to Regalia and Dance Circle items such as leggings,
hair pieces, belts, moccasins, cuffs and to create adornment loaded
Dancing Regalia that we all can enjoy at the Pow Wow Ceremonies.
Seed
beads can also be embroidered onto almost any fabric. Many craft items
are beaded on a loom and then hand sewn to leathers to create the
adornments we see at the pow wows. Or are stand alone seed beaded items
like earrings and necklaces that are done with modern strong threads
developed for heavy use and less breakage of the stringing materials.
Seed
beading is a simple craft which can be shared with the young ones and
is light, portable and easy to take from place to place. I sit and bead
constantly during the pow wows and enjoy creating and sharing with all
who ask. Clearly, the versatility of using and crafting with seed beads
is endless ideas and possibilities. Many projects are simple enough that
minimal skill and trial and error correct as they learn the art of seed
crafting. As one learns the tricks of seed beading they can tackle a
deeply patterned earring or necklace set. Beading takes practice and
more practice to become proficient at the art of seed bead crafting.
To
get started all you need is the thread, needles and a few beads and of
course some patterns to follow. The patterns are all over the internet
and use the FREE ONES. Once you learn the basics you will quickly
discover you can see a finished project and duplicate it with out allot
of problems. I do no think any new patterns exist? I say this because I
believe every thing has been done that can be done and in truth we all
are beading patterns from long ago patterns. But, color combinations are
personal and using a different set of colors upon established patterns
does create the unusual one-of-a-kind that is exciting and rewarding.
Please
remember? If your at a pow wow and you do see a seed beaded item you
would like to try beading ask for permission first as many are family
treasures handed down generation upon generation. You will discover the
Native American wearing the items usually is open and honored that you
would like to re-create the finished product. Mass production to-day has
filled the world with seed beaded items that appear as those we create
for Regalia. The difference is easy if you examine the quality of the
stitching and of course ask the one selling the item if they can craft
the incidental items pattern with YOUR CHOICE OF COLORS? This simple
test is needed even at booths within the pow wows as many booths carry
the mass produced seed beading items but do not do the actual seed
beaded crafting them self.
At
every pow wow in my booths we always keep many projects being worked
upon on display for people to see we are Real Genuine Seed Bead Artists
and can make their choice of colored beads into every pattern we
display in a finished product.
You have found a real Native Artist today!
Osiyo to all
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