Indian Bead-weaving Patterns: Chain-weaving Designs, Bead Loom Weaving, and Bead Embroidery : an Illustrated "how-to" GuideWritten for both beginners and advanced beaders with over 200 illustrations and photographs of 47 bead-work pieces. The emphasis here is on traditional Native American techniques. The patterns include Ogalala Butterfly, Peyote Stitch, Apache Leaf, Zig-zag, Potawatomi Weave, and Lakota Chain among others. Includes sources for supplies, notes on knots and threading, and an illustrated section on how to make an Indian Bead Loom. Other techniques explained are pendants, ear drops, rosettes, applique, and sewn beadery. A complete beading resource. |
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3-color 6-bead Daisy add center adding Altho American Indian Apache Leaf Base baseline bead on thread BEAD-WEAVING Bead-work by Cecile Beaded Embroidery beaders belt Bordered Crosses BT 2nd BT 3rd BT 4th bugle Cecile Malack center bead center line choker CIRCLE-BAR cross the circle Daisies-on-a-string DAISY CHAINS Daisy-Bar Diagonals diagram doll Double Zig-zag edge finger rings Flower Cluster forward thru FT 6th go thru going back thru Horace Goodhue Indian crafts knot Lacy Tube ladder Lakota larger bead leather Lone Scout loom loop Minnesota Native American Navajo necklace needles thru number of beads Ojibwa opposite bead Paiute pattern Peyote Tube Peyote weave Photograph by Terry Picture piece Potawatomi put the needle Red Lake seed beads selvage sewing shown snug Spider strings Sweat Lodge technique Terry Schwab third bead thread back thru 2nd thru corner thru the corner thru the opposite variations warp Winnebago