Aburu seed beading

Like the fabrics for her garments, Aburu’s mother sends beads and seeds for her accessories in monthly packages to her Puyallup home. Aburu says that Skype makes it easier for the two to confer over different pattern and material choices.

Shelby Mang

Shelby Mang studies journalism and psychology at the University of Washington. “Adulting” isn’t a major there yet but she’s also learning that, too.