ɛ.'ko.li beaded earrings

This beaded piece made by Beading Hearts is a labor of precision and determination—these Pacific Northwest Indigenous earrings were stitched bead by bead over the course of seven and a half focused hours, inspired by traditional basket weave and wood carving patterns. They were weaved on a loom and then flat stitched to pellon, then backed with buckskin leather. “ɛ.'ko.li” translates to whale in Chinook Wawa.

Beading Hearts uses only the highest quality materials for their flatstitch beadwork, using sterling silver, dentalium shells, glass miyuki delica beads and ethically-sourced buckskin leather from local hunters/artists in Okanogan, Washington.

This is slow fashion rooted in Indigenous artistry: timeless, sacred.

Details:

• Materials: Glass Miyuki Delica beads, buckskin leather sourced from hunters in Okanogan, WA, dentalium shells, invisible nylon thread, silicone earring backs, sterling silver earring hooks.
• Dimensions: 1.75 inches wide, 4.75 inches long from hook to bottom of longest dentalium shell.
• Weight: 10.5 grams each, 21 grams total. Medium weight.