Arts and Crafting Program

Date: Friday, Oct 24th and Oct 31st

Time: 1 pm - 3 pm

Location: ERA office board room

GUEST ARTIST: Deb Enoch

Learn the steps to create a keychain from guest artist Deb Enoch of "ibead with Deb"! Deb shows the one needle method to bead around the cabochon. Once you have the lines beaded, the edging is done to put the keychain together. The ring can be added to the keychain once it is completed. The back is blank, you are welcome to add anything else to your keychain. Cabochon and bead colours vary. No previous experience required. Includes beading kit ($25 value!). Must register for both classes. 

More about the guest artist:

Deb Enoch, owner of iBead with Deb E.

Providing beadwork, such as moccasins, earrings, hair accessories, card holders, key rings and many more items. Also provides beading workshops on these items.

Loving and learning traditional beading, one bead at a time.

Deb’s ancestry is Northern Tutchone and Upper Tanana and is a member of White River First Nation.  
Deb grew up in Snag with her adopted parents Jimmy and Lena Enoch, then moved to Burwash Landing to attend elementary school.  While growing up she was always surrounded by her mother and grandmother sewing.  She learned from them as well as her aunts and the ladies in the community of Burwash Landing.
Deb lives in Whitehorse now and has taken up sewing after she retired from NorthwesTel in 2020. She joined the Kwanlin Dun Cultural Centre sewing group and has been involved with creating projects with them. Projects such as the Yukon Quest Dog Blanket, podium banner for the Kwanlin Dunn Cultural Centre, Yukon Quest patches, and most recent “Northern Winter Traditions” banner. She also provides beading workshops in person for YG Mental Health & Wellness and through Zoom with Connect North for schools across Canada.

This class will be $30 per person.

*Hosted at the ERA office

Register here!

Register with the link above OR at ElderActive in person.