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Creative Native American Beading - $24.95
Classic Native American Beading Using Modern Tools and Materials
by Theresa Flores Geary
Hard cover, 10" x 9", 128 pages, copyright 2005.
Sample Project
Sample Project
Sample Project
Sample Project
Sample Project

Creative Native American Beading features colorful artistic themes inspired by nature which have cultural meaning to the native peoples of North America. Author Theresa Flores Geary shows how to create a variety of beautiful, traditional beaded projects using contemporary tools and materials. In earlier times, for example, Native beaders often worked on leather. Although leather is a supple material, it's not comparable to synthetics such as Ultrasuede®, through which a needle glides smoothly.

Creative Native American Beading gives you a quick course in reading beading patterns, familiarizes you with the basic stitches, and provides some design tips. It then presents a assortment of nineteen useful and decorative projects ranging in skill levels from beginner to advanced for you to complete or use as a starting point for your own designs.

The illustrated projects include Rock-Art Pottery, Badge-Holder Necklace, White Buffalo Calf Earrings, Sun-Rosette Medallion, Zuni Triple-Strand Bracelet, Horsehair Hatband, Coyote Pottery Earrings, Free-Form Peyote Bracelet, Blue Violet flower, Rope Eyeglass Holder, Thunderbird Lighter Case, Waterbird Tobacco or Medicine Bag, Huichol-Lace Sun Catcher, Ladder-Chain Bracelet, Dream-Catcher Ornament, Southwest Gecko Pin, Sage Bear Sachet, Native American Maiden, and Blue Kokopelli Amulet Bag. Addendums include Bag Patterns, Beadwork Glossary and Index.

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