Bead n Butter

Jessie Pruden is a Metis beader from Winnipeg, Manitoba. Her fun and colourful designs are inspired by her friends, family, nature, and culture.

Jessie started beading in 2020, during quarantine. The loneliness of lockdown made her want to connect with family, so she ordered a beading kit from Cedarlilie Beads, and invested 12 hours every day for months practicing using YouTube.

Her beadwork has been featured in several magazines, including GQ, Conde Nast Traveller, and Fashion Canada, as well as on the runway for Paris Fashion Week 2022, and most recently in the latest season of Virgin River.

Bead n Butter comes to WPRFM for the first time on Saturday, April 5