The necklaces are beautiful and come in an endless colors. Each necklace takes about a week to make. The process begins with magazine paper....yes, magazine paper!! The magazine pages are cut into long triangular strips. Each strip is then rolled around a sewing needle. The beads are then string on fishing line and dipped into varnish. After drying for one to two days, the beads undergo a second phase of varnishing. They are then restrung into necklaces and bracelets.
The whole process is very time consuming and quite tedious, and the women quickly earned my respect for their art. They are innovative, and make it look deceivingly easy. (Lets just say that a newbie like me was not quite able to roll a bead as quickly or neatly as my Ugandan friends could) Their art is definitely something I greatly admire and their creativity is amazing!
Traditional, long necklace ($10). Can be worn long or short.
Also can be worn as a bracelet wrapped several times around the wrist.
Dear Natalie,
ReplyDeleteYour visit to our school today was so enjoyable and educational! Thank you so much for coming. I look forward to following your blog and your work.
We will be posting about your visit within the next two days. I know the students enjoyed meeting you and will love blogging about what they learned.
Sincerely,
Faith Ranney
http://mrsranneysclassroomblog.blogspot.com/