Field Notes

Christmas beaded earrings - Field note 9, a beaded Christmas

A Beaded Christmas: St. Nicholas, Sviat Vechir ...

The Ukrainian gift calendar from St. Nicholas Day to Sviat Vechir, what wheat has to do with beadwork, why we skip Black Friday, and how to choose a Christmas gift...

A Beaded Christmas: St. Nicholas, Sviat Vechir ...

The Ukrainian gift calendar from St. Nicholas Day to Sviat Vechir, what wheat has to do with beadwork, why we skip Black Friday, and how to choose a Christmas gift...

Articulated beaded skeleton earrings - Field note 8, beaded Halloween jewelry

Beaded Halloween Jewelry: Skeletons, Bats and B...

How beaded skeleton, bat, black cat and skull earrings are built in brick stitch with no glue, why black glass beads outlast Halloween, and how to wear them past October.

Beaded Halloween Jewelry: Skeletons, Bats and B...

How beaded skeleton, bat, black cat and skull earrings are built in brick stitch with no glue, why black glass beads outlast Halloween, and how to wear them past October.

Articulated beaded skeleton earrings - Field note 7, Beads for the Night Side

Beads for the Night Side: Black Glass, Memento ...

Why black glass beads carry a long memory - from Victorian French jet to the black-ground gerdan - and how our gothic skulls, bats and serpents are beaded exactly like...

Beads for the Night Side: Black Glass, Memento ...

Why black glass beads carry a long memory - from Victorian French jet to the black-ground gerdan - and how our gothic skulls, bats and serpents are beaded exactly like...

Ukrainian gerdan necklace with red beaded poppy flowers on white ground

The Poppy in Ukrainian Beadwork: A Flower That ...

Red as summer, the poppy is the most beloved flower in Ukrainian folk art — a guardian of the home and a keeper of memory. Its story, and why so...

The Poppy in Ukrainian Beadwork: A Flower That ...

Red as summer, the poppy is the most beloved flower in Ukrainian folk art — a guardian of the home and a keeper of memory. Its story, and why so...

Delicate handmade beaded rose jewelry on a cream background

How to Care for Beaded Jewelry So It Becomes an...

Glass beads outlast generations when kept kindly. Simple care rituals for handmade beaded jewelry — moisture, perfume, storage and travel — so your piece becomes an heirloom.

How to Care for Beaded Jewelry So It Becomes an...

Glass beads outlast generations when kept kindly. Simple care rituals for handmade beaded jewelry — moisture, perfume, storage and travel — so your piece becomes an heirloom.

Sylianka-style strung beadwork necklace with flower motifs, handmade in Ukraine

What Is a Sylianka? Ukraine’s Needle-and-Thread...

A sylianka is Ukrainian beadwork made with needle and thread alone — a net of beads older than the bead loom. What it is, how it differs from a gerdan,...

What Is a Sylianka? Ukraine’s Needle-and-Thread...

A sylianka is Ukrainian beadwork made with needle and thread alone — a net of beads older than the bead loom. What it is, how it differs from a gerdan,...