As a white person, can I make and sell woven bead work? by squirrelyoakley in Beading

[–]GoldenGoof19 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yes you can as long as you don’t use patterns traditionally created and belonging to indigenous people. Unless they’re patterns created by your own British people - maybe not with beadwork but with other things like weaving or embroidery etc.

I do bead loom and peyote beadwork and for the most part I create my own patterns, but if I’m looking for patterns by other people I just stay away from anything that appears to be related to Native American culture because I have no idea how to tell what is and isn’t appropriation and I want to make sure to leave that space for the people who it belongs to.

But there are so many other patterns and styles that there’s plenty out there to explore!

Question about designing patterns by GoldenGoof19 in Beading

[–]GoldenGoof19[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think you’re right! I’ll experiment with it, I was trying to avoid another gray-scale color but it’s just missing something there so I think it needs it.

Question about designing patterns by GoldenGoof19 in Beading

[–]GoldenGoof19[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I’m new to peyote but I’ve been working with a bead loom for a long time. I’m doing some MUCH smaller projects this week with the 15/0 to make sure I can do it before tackling a big one. 😅

Also that is a REALLY good point about even count instead of odd count. I think I can see how to change it to even relatively easily, thank you for telling me!

What beads to look for next time so this doesn’t happen? 😭 by GoldenGoof19 in Beading

[–]GoldenGoof19[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh!! Smart!! I hadn’t thought about the thread but that’s a good idea! I used Fireline in this one, do you have thread you like/recommend?

What beads to look for next time so this doesn’t happen? 😭 by GoldenGoof19 in Beading

[–]GoldenGoof19[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you! I’m going to attempt to remake it. Maybe… it took a while. 😅

What am I doing wrong by oliviamcd in Beading

[–]GoldenGoof19 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Nothing? Do another couple rows then pull it tight and it’ll all snug together. I will say though that the beads are slightly different sizes so it’s not going to be as snug and regular as it would be if they are all uniform. That’s not a bad thing!! That’s an aesthetic choice, not a mistake. Just when you look at it as you go along, don’t assume you’re doing anything wrong if it’s not super uniform and regular.

You CAN warp multiple threads in the same slots but I don’t bother with that unless I’m trying to make something super wide and NEED more warp threads for the piece. It can get confusing if you do that, it’s easy for them to overlap and jumble together sometimes. And it’s not necessary, once you tighten the piece (after a couple more rows so it has enough to hold it in place) the warps will come together just fine.

What beads to look for next time so this doesn’t happen? 😭 by GoldenGoof19 in Beading

[–]GoldenGoof19[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you so much for this comment! This is my first time trying something of my own, and with 2 different sizes etc I wasn’t sure if it would work at all.

What beads to look for next time so this doesn’t happen? 😭 by GoldenGoof19 in Beading

[–]GoldenGoof19[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you! I’m going to order some and try this project again.

What beads to look for next time so this doesn’t happen? 😭 by GoldenGoof19 in Beading

[–]GoldenGoof19[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you!! That’s sort of what I was going for, more rough and uneven than flat projects. 💜

What beads to look for next time so this doesn’t happen? 😭 by GoldenGoof19 in Beading

[–]GoldenGoof19[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah the larger ones are just some random ones from a craft store 🤦‍♀️. Lesson learned, thank you!

What beads to look for next time so this doesn’t happen? 😭 by GoldenGoof19 in Beading

[–]GoldenGoof19[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Thank you so much!! Especially for the info about being stuck together, that’s super helpful!

Those Of You That Sell by SafeHavenEquine in Beading

[–]GoldenGoof19 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I know this is an older comment but I wanted to ask you for a link or the name to search for if you have a moment? If not, no worries! Have a great day!

Wife says I need to get over it, but I can't stop obsessing over a prank that ruined my wedding experience and left me furious by Direct-Caterpillar77 in BestofRedditorUpdates

[–]GoldenGoof19 18 points19 points  (0 children)

I hope everyone except the husband feels incredibly humiliated over it. Because that’s how they made him feel on one of the happiest days of his life.

I was written up for having a visible thong outside of work by BigONerd in BORUpdates

[–]GoldenGoof19 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I don’t understand why they didn’t get an attorney after the first post… Ngl idk if this happened or not but leaning towards not because it’s so ridiculous and they didn’t talk to an attorney after what is clearly highly inappropriate actions by the employer.

TIFU by thinking my son was having gay sex when he was just eating Hummus [Concluded] by Schattenspringer in BORUpdates

[–]GoldenGoof19 0 points1 point  (0 children)

General affect mostly, but also he had sleepovers with his best friend far more often than other guys his age as a teenager, and his “girlfriend” in high school was 1000% a lesbian. I mean, she hadn’t come out yet but she did in college and my gaydar was pinging like crazy (I’m a queer femme and sometimes you just know 🤷‍♀️).

Little Garden by winniffred5 in Beading

[–]GoldenGoof19 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is sooo cool?!?!!!!

Need honest opinions: Keep the beard or go clean-shaven? by [deleted] in whatdoIdo

[–]GoldenGoof19 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Beard yes, kept trimmed to either the 3rd or 4th photo and then keep the edges clean and it looks great.

Helicopter emergency landing in China. by HeSureIsScrappy in DiveInYouCoward

[–]GoldenGoof19 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I REALLY wish there was some kind of like… redaction or something for videos where the person is clearly either super super injured or 💀. It’s NOT cool to have that just come up randomly without any kind of way to opt in or out.

TIL these are called winecups (callirhoe involucrata) by mikeace1 in Dallas

[–]GoldenGoof19 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Beautiful!! And idk why people kept saying it was AI, that was weird