Jessie Pruden

Jessie Pruden is a Metis beader from Winnipeg, Manitoba.

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. She invested 12 hours every day practising using YouTube and reaching out to fellow beaders and family for help. She soon found an amazing beading community, which allowed her to connect with friends new and old.

Her beadwork has been featured in several magazines, including GQ, Condé Nast Traveller, and Fashion Canada, on the runway at Paris Fashion Week 2022, on several red carpets, and on TV shows such as Virgin River, Acting Good, and Sullivan’s Crossing.