Upriver Beads is a Karuk-owned bead supply store based in Northern California's Klamath River country. Seed beads, stone beads, and the supplies that keep Native beadwork traditions alive.
Shop NowThe Karuk people have lived along the middle Klamath River since time immemorial. Our beadwork traditions connect us to the land, to ceremony, and to each other.
Upriver Beads exists to put quality supplies in the hands of Native artists. Not a craft warehouse with ten thousand products and no soul. A curated selection of seed beads, stone beads, and essentials, chosen by someone who actually uses them.
Czech and Japanese seed beads in every size and color. The foundation of Native beadwork, sourced for consistency and quality.
Natural stone beads for jewelry and ceremonial work. Turquoise, jasper, agate, and more. Real stone, not dyed plastic.
Thread, needles, backing, findings. Everything you need to complete the project without ordering from five different stores.
Karuk-owned and operated from Etna, California. Your purchase supports a Native family and a Native business.
We carry what beaders actually need. No filler products, no thousand-page catalog. Every item is something we would use ourselves.
Built by a beader, for beaders. We know what it takes to complete a project because we are completing them too.
Based in the heart of Karuk territory. This is not a brand story we invented. It is where we come from.
"Every bead carries a story. We are here to make sure the next generation has the supplies to keep telling them."
Upriver Beads — Etna, California