Cherokee Traditions: Fingerweaving

Welcome to our all-new series, Cherokee Traditions! In this first episode, Lily Drywater demonstrates the art of fingerweaving. Stay tuned every month for more Cherokee cultural demonstrations.
#Cherokee #Fingerweaving #NativeAmerican

[@auntnut2011]

It would be so nice if there was an online class to learn this beautiful art! Thank you for sharing your work.

[@Felix.Wingfield]

Like on skillshare or something.

[@maryrandi3025]

i do fingerweaving and demonstrate at pow wows here in Florida. I had to learn from a book since i had nobody to teach me it i am very blessed to be able to share this tradition with everybody who attends

[@davidhopson9802]

Thank you for keeping finger weaving alive.

[@dancingbear2367]

Thank you for this my grandfather is Cherokee it's helps me with my native ancestors

[@sojournerx2]

Very beautiful... lovely to see the traditions of our nations continued.

[@TMChelle]

Beautiful art

[@outdoorgal9602]

Love this! It looks very relaxing and therapeutic, as well as, making beautiful art!

[@bobbylong4443]

❤❤ very cool thank you for teaching the old ways ❤

[@terrydaniels9126]

Nice work. Like color designs

[@susanhanna940]

I love your work! ❤️

[@lindabarling7719]

Beautiful 💞

[@VS-ff4ez]

Beautiful work.

[@Triad637]

It is soothing. More than being similar to the Danish spraang (spräng) weave style but w/o sticks, it's strap weaving w/o cards.

[@scottrussell6717]

Absolutely gorgeous

[@dwatkins7272]

Very beautiful art

[@ryandonahue285]

Wado lilly

[@frenchpizza9725]

Bless you family. Sacred OWL WOMAN Texas

[@TxgrlnGa]

I would love to learn that from you. Do you show how?

[@frenchpizza9725]

Omggggg. WOW

[@1313InkLife]

How do I go about getting a bracelet or 2 made? My grandmother was Eastern Band Bird Clan, I would love to have a lightning bolt one made! Thanks @visitCherokeeNation

[@deedeeedwinburks8614]

That is something I would Love to learn!! I can do primitive loom weaving in the woods. I don't show people what all I know cause most just laugh at me, so now I just stay to myself. Do you charge to teach people how to finger weave?

[@antisocialshelley2326]

Wado. Yakoki.

[@EmunahFL]

What does yakoki mean? 🙂

[@EmunahFL]

@@Mikaela39989 Oh! Thank you for the reply. 😊

[@antisocialshelley2326]

@ Cheryl Smith my Ancestors' Native language; it means thank you in the colonized English language❤ (Cherokee And Choctaw)

[@deedeeedwinburks8614]

Halito. Chima chikama? Chata hachim? Da qua do a, yani onega!

[@deedeeedwinburks8614]

@@EmunahFL in Choctaw it means "you are welcome " ya-to-ke (yah- to- kay) is thank you in Mississippi Choctaw.

[@gobiggreen1811]

These people should start preparing for doomsday.