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In these pages you'll find 73 charts for bead weaving and 12 full-page patterns for bead appliqué — all taken from authentic craftwork of the Cheyenne, Sioux, Crow, Sauk & Fox, Winnebago, Kickapoo, Cree, Arapaho, and other Native American groups. Complete instructions are provided along with color keys for every chart and pattern.
Use the charts to weave belts, headbands, sashes, necklaces, and other eye-catching accessories. You'll find the appliqué patterns are perfect for decorating leather, denim, and other fabrics. It's a great way to embellish handbags, vests, blouses, and other apparel and personal items. By following the clear step-by-step instructions in this book, even beginners can create a host of attractive beadwork projects with authentic Native American flavor.
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North American Indian Beadwork Patterns - Pamela Stanley-Millner
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Introduction
American Indian beadwork is on display in many museums around the country. Its splendid colors and vibrant patterns enlivening belts, dresses, headbands and other leather artifacts are a testament to the skill of many hands and the eye for beauty of many tribes. In the pages that follow, you will find complete instructions for two types of traditional American Indian bead application—bead weaving and appliqué beading—plus 85 authentic American Indian beadwork designs, 73 charted on graph paper for bead weaving and 12 drawn as full-size patterns for applique. You will find it possible to achieve the very striking effects you have admired and will be surprised to discover how simple the techniques are.
Beadcraft has such a long history in American Indian culture that the origin of many designs is obscure. Some bead designs are representational. For example, a cross symbolizes the four winds; a zigzag line, lightning. Characteristic designs differentiate the beadwork of one tribe from that of another. Some favor geometrics; others, florals; still others, animal depictions. Tribal origin is specified for each beadwork design included in this book. You will be able to see for yourself which tribes favor which motifs.
BEADS. In Columbus’s day, coastal American Indians used shells, both in their natural state and shaped and polished into wampum, as the beads for their fancy work. Not long, however, after the arrival of the European settlers, French traders bartering with the Indians for furs introduced glass beads from Italy. These
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