Excerpts from the Peranakan museum website; Peranakan beadweaving or threaded beadwork existed in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. In this technique of weaving, the beads and thread form the design and there is no cloth or any other supporting material. Bridal bed hangings, curtain tie-backs and pillow covers were made in this manner.
Unlike European and American Indian beadweaving methods which used a single needle and strand of thread, Peranakan beadweaving used multiple threads.
Guess what!? I just happened to glance through the website of Peranakan museum.
What a stroke of luck! There is a workshop of Peranakan beadweaving (2 sessions) starting today and ending on next Wednesday. The end product is a beaded bookmark and the course fee is 150bucks…And I went ahead to register it without skipping a heartbeat. This course will be taught by Ms Bebe Seet, Singapore's authority on Peranakan beading and has promoted 'living' Peranakan heritage locally as well as abroad for over 10 years.
Unlike European and American Indian beadweaving methods which used a single needle and strand of thread, Peranakan beadweaving used multiple threads.
Guess what!? I just happened to glance through the website of Peranakan museum.
What a stroke of luck! There is a workshop of Peranakan beadweaving (2 sessions) starting today and ending on next Wednesday. The end product is a beaded bookmark and the course fee is 150bucks…And I went ahead to register it without skipping a heartbeat. This course will be taught by Ms Bebe Seet, Singapore's authority on Peranakan beading and has promoted 'living' Peranakan heritage locally as well as abroad for over 10 years.
I have been waiting for such opportunity to learn from her for so long…
Always thinking about it and no actions taken… Ha-Ha :-)
I guess it’s now or never!! I am simply over the moon... Ha-Ha :-)
Finally I am gonne meet up with Ms BeBe Seet…Too excited for words :-p
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