beadwork

American  

[beed-wurk] / ˈbidˌwɜrk /

noun

1. beading.

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Etymology

Origin of beadwork

First recorded in 1745–55; bead + work

Example Sentences

The top of it had been decorated with traditional beadwork and an aópazan — Lakota for plume.

From Seattle Times

Elders tell stories from the rocking chairs on the porch, children play in the woods nearby, and vendors sell beadwork and clothing.

From Seattle Times

Paper works incorporate vintage beadwork purchased from websites, estate and garage sales in mixed media displays that honor the generations of Native American makers that preceded him.

From Seattle Times

Flags, paintings, sculptures and a video envelop and fill the stately building with proliferating geometric patterns, intricate beadwork, evocative text, a psychedelic overdose of color and political references to Indigenous and broader American histories.

From New York Times

The challenge will be translating these delicate structures of beadwork, textiles and paint into four weatherproof sculptures that will gaze upon museum visitors from their plinths above Fifth Avenue.

From New York Times