Firstly, I would like to thank Noelle Peppin, @beaded_tweets on ‘X’, for coming to our classroom to teach us how to code via her ‘Beaded Tweets'(1). Unfortunately, I was not on my game that day due to a bad cold, but I did really enjoy learning to code and making secret-coded necklaces! I was able to make two necklaces with Noelle’s codes. The first was made in silver and black beads and spells out the Greek word σαγανάκι (Saganaki), which is a pan-fried sheep’s cheese with lemon. Why did I choose this word? Noelle told us to bead a code that was special to us or something that we love. On that day I was really missing home, and Greek food, specifically Saganaki from Mythos Taverna! My second necklace was made of yellow and black beads, and spells out the word ‘Capilano’. I chose these colours and this word as Capilano is my family’s rugby club and their colours are gold and black.
What’s it all about?
Beaded tweets are all about “how binary coding language and loom beading can be combined to honour both Western and Indigenous traditions”(2).
The project’s applicability in the classroom will give instructors a tangible opportunity to connect with coding while also focusing on Indigenous themes through beading (3). By practicing a traditional creative practice of many Indigenous communities, beading allows students to learn more about Indigenous cultures and ways of being, while also learning materials and concepts that are required by the curriculum.
Sources:
1)Peppin, Noelle, @beaded_tweets on ‘X’
2)https://www.pgpl.ca/events/master-minds-beaded-tweets
3) Peppin, Noelle. Beaded Tweet. July, 16th 2018. <blockquote class=”twitter-tweet”><p lang=”en” dir=”ltr”>Here’s more detail on my Masters Project. The abstract for Beaded Tweets: Bringing the Digital back to the Physical through Culture (beading) <a href=”https://t.co/QBvcbQJuPn”>pic.twitter.com/QBvcbQJuPn</a></p>— Noelle Pepin (@Beaded_Tweets) <a href=”https://twitter.com/Beaded_Tweets/status/1019104959004995584?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”>July 17, 2018</a></blockquote> <script async src=”https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js” charset=”utf-8″></script>