Indigenous Arts Beaded Keychains with Paige Skenandore

Learn the basics of beadwork to create a beaded keychain from start to finish. Instruction includes: preparing needle and thread, “wrap stitch” technique, replacing thread, and attaching a key ring.

Kit fee includes: Paracord, beads, needle, thread, beesewax, leather and key ring

Instructor Bio:  Shekoli, Katsitsya’?tahts niyukyats. On^yote?a.ka.ni?i okhale? wakenyaht^niwaki?talo.t^. Hello, my name is Paige Morningstar Skenandore, and my Indian name roughly translates to, “she extends out a flower.” I am an enrolled member of the Oneida Nation of Wisconsin, and I am turtle clan. I graduated from UW-Madison with a Bachelor of Science in Community and Nonprofit Leadership, and certificates in Environmental Studies and American Indian Studies. I started an indigenous collective called, Moody NDN. My passion is bead and quillwork, along with other various indigenous crafts as well. I have been teaching bead workshops for several years, and I am starting to also teach quillwork workshops, too.

Paige Skenandore is a member of the Oneida Nation. She has been teaching beadwork for several years and runs a small business, Moody NDN.