Can someone tell me how to make Wabaan Aki “bracelets” or in general how to make any of its crafts? PLZ HELP?
Im Native American and I’m dieing to make some of my own crafts. A big bonus would to give me information to instructional guides for more than this single question and would help me save time asking how to make Native American style necklaces or jewelry in general.
Sorry its Wabanaki (a tribe) complete misspelling on my part. As for what im looking for is basically shown here: http://www.native-languages.org/wampum3.jpg
Im looking to learn the threading and everything of the beads as I’m new to this.
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The term you mentioned “Wabaan Aki” doesn’t appear anywhere on the internet I can find besides in your questions and also at this site (perhaps you can learn something there):
http://frontierfolk.net/phpBB/viewtopic.php?t=17429&sid=3d86829a880c82c827aa858585063a2e
….or here:
http://www.nativetech.org/authors/tara.html
Your best bet would be to include in your question a link to *photos* of what you’re wanting to make, or at least give a better description (or spelling?) so answerers could understand what you’re referring to.
P.S. Many types of “beads,” with all kinds of looks and shapes, can be made from polymer clay, and polymer clay can also simulate various natural materials like turquoise, ivory, stone, wood, etc.
If you’re interested in making beads and/or jewelry with polymer clay and also in making various fauxs in particular, check out at least these pages at my polymer clay “encyclopedia” (go to this page first, the Table of Contents page…then click on each of these page names from inside the alphabetical navigation bar on the left):
http://glassattic.com/polymer/contents.htm
Beads
Pendants
Jewelry
Wire
Faux-Turquoise & Wood
Faux-Ivory (includes “bone,” horn, teeth)
Fauxs-Many Types (coral, shells, stone, copper, silver, etc)
P.P.S. I’d stick with the polymer clays that are stronger after baking in any thin areas, if you don’t have a preference… that would mean using Premo, Kato Polyclay, FimoClassic, Cernit, SuperSculpey-Firm (gray only), or even FimoSoft, and avoiding Sculpey, SuperSculpey (flesh), and Sculpey III.
P.P.S. And if you’re just interested in “wampum” beads and or other Native American crafts, here are some how-to’s for crafts involving them:
http://www.google.com/search?q=how+to+Native+American+crafts
http://www.google.com/search?q=how+to+wampum+crafts
HTH,
Diane B.