Ndebele beadwork is famous for its striking colors and geometric designs, which are now being used in modern fashion collections. Designers are using these patterns on everything from dresses to ...

“Amazon Bag” by Nico Williams is one of the pieces included in “Radical Stitch,” now showing through Aug. 3 at the Eiteljorg Museum. The exhibition is one of the largest collections of contemporary ...

Beading techniques vary from region to region in Africa, each with its own unique charm. Practice basic stitching methods such as peyote stitch or brick stitch before moving on to more complex ones ...

Reine Pavlik holds hand-sewn moccasins in April 2025. Reine Pavlik sorted through a large collection of her latest work. She pointed to a pair of jeans with seal skin flare, a women’s suit made of ...

Demond Melancon brings a New Orleans tradition into the contemporary art world with his first solo museum exhibition, As Any Means Are Necessary, now on view at the Halsey Institute of Contemporary ...

Teri Greeves embellishes traditional woodwork with glass beads to celebrate her Kiowa culture and ancestry. The post Year of Glass: Contemporary Native American Beadwork first appeared on Cooper ...

Three women's age grades--puberty, eligible for "courting," and engaged--are distinguished among the Bhaca and Khuze by dress and beadwork. As a girl passes through these stages of adolescence toward ...

Rhonda Besaw sits at her table fabric in front of her, tiny bead in one hand, needle in the other. With the first prick of the needle, she starts the conversation with her ancestors. “I take up the ...