sts’qw’un’u — Earrings

sts’qw’un’u

Earrings

Hul’q’umi’num’ vocabulary list

tth’utth’xit	beads
’uhwiin’us	small beads (round things)
thithus	big beads (round things)
xwi’lum’	thread
hw’ukw’nutst	thread a needle

p’etth’	sew
p’utth’tun	needle (sewing needle)
ts’qw’at	pierce it, poke a needle in
tslhaqwt	push it through
hwakw’t	pulling it

q’isut	to tie a knot
q’usnutst	tie a knot on the end (of sewing thread)

Colours

tsq’ix	black, dark-coloured
p’uq’	white, beige, light grey, also means bright
tsqway	green (includes shades of yellow and blue)
tskwim	red
tshwikw’	grey
tth’etth’uhwum’	blue
tth’atth’uhwum’	purple
kwimulus	pink
tumlhalus	brown
tumulhalus	– Some speakers say it this way.
shkwitth’tsalus	dark blue (like skwitth’uts Stellar’s jay )
saxwulalus	green (from saxwul “grass”)
kwulula’alus	orange (from kwulala’ulhp “red alder”)
luluts’	yellow (luluts’ulhp Oregon-grape plant)
luluts’alus	yellow (some people use =alus on this colour)
kwoulalus	gold-coloured (kwoul “gold”)

Counting round objects

nuts’us	one round object
yusa’lus	two round objects
lhihwus	three round objects
xuthinus	four round objects
lhq’atssus	five round objects
t’xumus	six round objects
tth’a’kwsus	seven round objects
ta’tssus	eight round objects
toohwus	nine round objects
’upanus	ten round objects
’upanus ’i’ kw’ nuts’us	eleven round objects
tskw’shas	twenty round objects

Materials/Supplies

Rodelle beads
Beads
Thread (size D) (thread a needle)
needle
Beeswax
Scissors
Small pliers

Step-by-step process

Step 1

Take your thread and measure about an arm’s length and cut the thread. Thread your needle.

Step 2

Pick up eight beads that are going to be your base colour. Bring the beads down your thread and leave about 2 inches for a tail. Take your needle and go up through the first bead and through to your last bead. Pull your thread through and repeat this step once more. This creates a loop.

Step 3

Add your rodelle bead (big bead) to your thread and it should sit at the bottom of your loop.

Step 4

Add your beads and design as you go. Anywhere from 80-100 beads on your stand. Take your needle and go through the bottom of your big bead and pull your thread through.

Step 5

Take your needle and go through in between the loop. Pull your thread through. Take your needle and go back down the big bead.

Step 6

Repeat steps four and five until you have three loops.

Step 7

Last step is to create a double knot at the top of the big bead. After your knot take your needle and go through one of your strands. Take the scissors and cut your access thread.