Big Book of Indian Beadwork Designs

By Kay Doherty Bennett

Over the centuries, Native Americans have used beadwork to ornament clothing and a wide variety of ceremonial and utilitarian articles. Now you can create colorful, interesting designs of your own with this beadwork design treasury featuring scores of Indian motifs: buffalo, kachinas, eagles, feathers, lightning bolts, and more.
While many of the patterns appear in color-coded charts for beadwork, others can be used in appliqué and embroidery projects, as patterns for stained glass creations, and in numerous other crafts. Easy-to-follow diagrams enable even beginners to create a striking array of gorgeous authentic motifs that will add rich, ornamental touches to T-shirts, vests, blouses, handbags, belts and headbands, cushion covers, table linens, and many other items.
An inexpensive way to create beautiful gifts for friends and family, this user-friendly design book will also introduce you to a time-honored craft practiced for centuries by the first Americans.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Dover Publications
• Release date: Aug 8, 2012
• ISBN: 9780486139425

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Dover Craft Books

EASY-TO-MAKE ARTS AND CRAFTS LAMPS AND SHADES, John D. Adams. (0-486-44355-8)

BRAIDING AND KNOTTING, Constantine A. Belash. (0-486-23059-7)

BEMROSE ON TRADITIONAL WOODWORKING: CARVING, FRETWORK, BUHL WORK AND MARQUETRY, William Bemrose. With an Introduction by Frederick Wilbur. (0-486-47179-9)

BIG BOOK OF INDIAN BEADWORK DESIGNS, Kay Doherty Bennett. (0-486-40283-5)

PRACTICAL KNOTS AND ROPEWORK, Percy W. Blandford. (0-486-45278-6)

A WEAVER’S GARDEN: GROWING PLANTS FOR NATURAL DYES AND FIBERS, Rita Buchanan. (0-486-40712-8)

EGG DECORATION, Susan Byrd. (0-486-26804-7)

GLASS ETCHING: 46 FULL-SIZE PATTERNS WITH COMPLETE INSTRUCTIONS, Robert A. Capp and Robert G. Bush. (0-486-24578-0)

CRAFT OF THE DYER: COLOUR FROM PLANTS AND LICHENS, Karen Leigh Casselman. (O-486-27606-6)

BOOKBINDING: THE CLASSIC ARTS AND CRAFTS MANUAL, Douglas Cockerell. Illustrated by Noel Rooke. (0-486-44039-7)

THE COMPLETE BOOK OF STENCILCRAFT, JoAnne Day. (0-486-25372-4)

BOOKBINDING: ITS BACKGROUND AND TECHNIQUE, Edith Diehl. (0-486-24020-7)

EASY PAPERCRAFT PROJECTS, Michael Grater. (0-486-27826-3)

KITES FOR EVERYONE: HOW TO MAKE AND FLY THEM, Margaret Greger. (0-486-45295-6)

INDIAN BASKETRY, George

Reviews for Big Book of Indian Beadwork Designs

[cheryl6l6b · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Excellent selection of designs perfect for making multiple copies in order to try out alternate color schemes [each graphed design has its own color key]. There are a number of non-graphed motifs as well, many suitable for applique beadwork.