Wednesday, May 25, 2011

MY TRADITIONAL SIDE

Hi Everyone!

In yesterday's post I promised to show you some of my traditional beading and if you follow me you may know that my brother, Pat, sent me these wonderful gifts for my birthday. Bear and Moose teeth.

For a girl like me it is the best!!!

Here is what I made yesterday.

Traditional peyote begins differently than the modern day peyote and thus gives the most perfect fit and the most perfect diagonal bead count. I used Czech seed beads in my Native colors.

It begins like this
Measure beads around the item you want to peyote



Then remove half of those beads

Run the needle back through the beads to form a circle around the object


 From here simply pick up a bead and go through a bead . The step down is very easy to keep tract of with this method. I have had this traditional start up for peyote published in many beading magazine and in my own books.

The perfect bead count


The finished piece


I used a small shin bone for the clasp


Honor and Integrity in Life in Art
Nicole/Beadwright

10 comments:

Kokopelli said...

Awwwwwww! You know that I'm drooling right now, don't you?

Ann said...

OMG..I'm speechless!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
:)

Noemi said...

I would have never ever come up with such a wonderful piece with three bones. I am speechless.

DVArtist said...

Thanks Ladies. This is a very special piece to me.
Nicole/Beadwright

Susan said...

Holy Bead loom Batman!!

I am not understanding what you did, but I love the colors, and how you incorporated the moose tooth, I think I would have made a bracelet with the bear tooth to match, THAT IS if i knew what I was doing! LOL

How long is this necklace?

you rock the tribe stuff GF!!
Hugs,
Susan

Anonymous said...

Wow that is incredible! Moose tooth I don't know looks like a Yeti tooth to me. LOL, only kidding. I will have to try this method of peyote.

Orion Designs said...

That is an amazing piece of jewelry Nicole -- love it!

MoonRae said...

It's magnificent sweetie!!!
~Sharon~

Unknown said...

OMG Shelby and I WANTS IT! What gorgeous work!

Lynn said...

Wow - love it!!!!! And the shin bone clasp is so cool :)