Folklife Resources for Educators

Materials Related to Sewing

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Ojibwa Sewn Bead Designs
by Illinois State Museum
http://www.museum.state.il.us/ismdepts/anthro/beads/sewn_beads_lesson.html

Activity geared to grades 6-9 to examine and recreate the Ojibwa sewn beading styles that were influenced by seventeenth-century French floral embroidery and fabric prints imported by French traders, using beaded objects found in the museum's collections and on the web. Includes discussion of Ojibwa beading styles and their motifs. Addresses the Illinois State Board of Education Goals and Standards for the Visual Arts and Social Science.

Sponsoring Organization:
Illinois State Museum
502 South Spring Street
Springfield IL 62706-5000
(217) 782-7386
http://www.museum.state.il.us/