North American Indian Beadwork Patterns


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Weave belts, headbands, and sashes and decorate handbags, vests, blouses, and other garments with this inexpensive do-it-yourself book. You'll find 73 charts for bead weaving and 12 full-size patterns for bead appliqué, all based on authentic designs of Cheyenne, Sioux, Crow, and other tribes. Complete instructions and color keys for every chart and pattern.




American Indian Beadwork


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A handicraft guide to American Indian beadwork for those seeking the fundamentals of construction and ideas of design—fully illustrated throughout. American Indian Beadwork includes: -Directions for beading stitches -Directions for making and stringing a loom -Fifty-four black-and-white photographs of actual Indian beadwork -Thirteen full-color pages of 132 authentic Indian patterns for your own beadwork




Crow Indian Beadwork


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"This publication combines the findings of William Wildschut and those of John C. Ewers. In so doing it provides both and illustrated description and a history of Crow Indian beadwork from the time of its first mention by the fur trader, Francois Laroque, in 1805, to the conclusion of Wildschut's field studies in 1927"--Foreword




The Technique of North American Indian Beadwork


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Keywords include: bandolier, bannock, beading bags, Blackfoot, blanket strips, breaking beads, breech cloth, Chippewa-Cree, contemporary stitch, Crow beads, Earth Maker, fur trade, half leggings, hexigon beads, knife sheath, looms, quillwork, saddle bags, tobacco bags.




Native American Beadwork Patterns


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The patterns in this book are presented in the three formats most popular among beaders - colored freehand drawings; non-colored freehand drawings and patterns drawn on size 11 beading graph paper. The last two can be copied and colors filled in by the beader. The patterns can be used for embroidery and painted works. Designs include Sioux Star with a Bear Paw, Buffalo Spirit, several Geometrics, Four Feathers, Sunburst, various Butterflies, Medicine Buffalo, Flowers, Dove of Peace, Turtles, Feathers, Dragonflies, a Horse, a Fish and more. There are also templates for barrettes, bolos, hairties and more. There are 24 photos of beaded pieces that show different patterns and combinations, including Bear & Salmon, Medicine Wheels, Roses, and Geometrics. Most are detailed enough to show how the beads are sewn into the pattern. May your creative juices flow as you use this book! 48 pages in full color. 142 illustrations.




Beadwork Techniques of the Native Americans


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Combining detailed step-by-step photographs and illustrations, this books covers beadwork styles found among Native Americans on the western plains, including loom work, applique, and more.




Traditional Indian Bead & Leather Crafts


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Presents illustrated instructions on the basics of beadwork and leather crafts of the American Indians and the early frontier.




Sioux Beadwork


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Crow Indian Beadwork


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Apsáalooke Women and Warriors


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The Apsáalooke people, also known as the Crow, are noted for their bravery and artistry, twin pillars of a centuries-old culture rooted in the landscape of the Northern Plains. This book, published in conjunction with a multi-site exhibition jointly organized by the Field Museum and the Neubauer Collegium at the University of Chicago, offers a rich narrative of the Apsáalooke paste with a keen eye on issues that concern present-day Apsáalooke identity. Apsáalooke Women and Warriors features contributions by contemporary Apsáalooke artists, intellectuals, and writers. Together, they constitute a major statement on the cosmologies, iconographies, and lifeways of the Apsáalooke people past, present--and, above all--future.