Jingle Dresses
Please donate any of the following items to be used to make jingle dresses for traditional dances and dance competitions.
Order online and have the items shipped directly to the address below!
- Two yard pieces of fabric (any bright solid color in satin or satin-like, shiny fabric)
- One-half yard or larger pieces of contrasting fabric for special designs (lame, metallic, or other shiny, bright or decorative fabric)
- Double fold bias tape (any color, 5 pkgs. per dress)
- Single-fold bias tape (any color, 2 pkgs. per dress)
- Extra-wide double-fold bias tape (any color, 2 pkgs. per dress)
- Rick Rack (any type, any color)
- Poly Cotton Thread (any color)
- Straight Pins
- Fiskars Softouch Scissors, Left/Right Hand, 8 Inches
- Fiskars Short Cut Razor-Edge Snips
- Seam Rippers
- Jingle cones, silver or gold, any size – toddler, children’s or regular (Each dress requires 150-300 jingle cones, depending on the design)
Please send your jingle dress donations via
UPS/FedEx:*
Alice Phelps, Director
First Families Now
2900 BIA 27
Porcupine, SD 57772-3027
U.S. Mail:
Alice Phelps, Director
First Families Now
2900 BIA 27
Porcupine, SD 57772-3027
Beading
Please donate any of the following items to be used to teach students traditional beading techniques.
- Seed Beads, any color in sizes 9, 10, 11
- Crow beads, any size, any color
- Bugle beads
- Earring wires
- Beading Needles Size 10 and 11
- Beading Thread Bobbin Size D
- Soft leather scraps
Please send your beading supplies donations via
UPS/FedEx:*
Alice Phelps, Director
First Families Now
2900 BIA 27
Porcupine, SD 57772-3027
U.S. Mail:
Alice Phelps, Director
First Families Now
2900 BIA 27
Porcupine, SD 57772-3027
*When entering this address on Amazon orders you’ll get a message that says “This street name or number appears to be invalid.” Ignore it and continue by clicking on the “Ship to this address” button and it will accept it.
Please Note: Due to the volume of donations shipped to the reservation FoPRR cannot verify delivery of your boxes. If you are shipping from home and require confirmation of delivery, please purchase delivery confirmation from the post office or use your shipping service’s tracking system.