Traditional Beadwork

Traditional Beadwork
Author: Mabel Dawn Van Niekerk
Publisher: Mabel Dawn Van Niekerk
Total Pages: 31
Release: 2014-06-25
Genre: Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN:

Traditional bead work is fascinating and a great craft to learn. Many ethnic groups in Africa and all over the world are proud of their beading crafts. It’s a wonderful way of keeping the stories of the past alive. As time goes on the younger generations lose interest in their traditions and crafts, which is sad as one wonders if these crafts will eventually become something of the past – lost and forgotten.

Creative Native American Beading

Creative Native American Beading
Author: Theresa Flores Geary
Publisher: Sterling Publishing Company, Inc.
Total Pages: 132
Release: 2009
Genre: Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN: 9781600595325

The 19 highlighted jewellery and accessory projects include a Huichol Lace Sun Catcher and a Ladder Chain Bracelet (perfect for beginners) along with advanced-level projects like the Waterbird Pendant and Sun Rosette Medallion.

The Art & Tradition of Beadwork

The Art & Tradition of Beadwork
Author: Marsha C. Bol
Publisher: Gibbs Smith
Total Pages: 1159
Release: 2018-06-05
Genre: Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN: 1423631803

A former professor and museum director offers a fascinating, in-depth look at the culture and history of beaded objects around the world. From a beaded dress found in an ancient Egyptian tomb to the beaded fringe on a 1920s Parisian flapper’s hem, humans throughout history have used beading as a way to express, adorn, and tell a story. Bol explores beadwork across the world and through the ages, showing how beading has taken on many different styles, forms, and purposes for different cultures. She looks at children’s clothing, puberty ceremonies, burials, emblems of social status and leadership, festivals, and many other cultural occasions that involve the use of beadwork. Images of artifacts and heirlooms as well as photography of people and their beadwork enhance the scholarship of this book for a beautiful, enlightening addition to art, history, multicultural collections everywhere.

Beading in the Native American Tradition

Beading in the Native American Tradition
Author: David Dean
Publisher: Interweave
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2002-06-01
Genre: Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN: 9781931499033

Full-color photographs illustrate the rich art of Native American beadwork in this combination practical how-to and coffee-table book. A historical perspective explains how and why beadwork is produced and what techniques are popular today. Clear and concise directions show how to produce beadwork in the Native American tradition, including lane stitch, loom, applique, gourd stitch, and Comanche brickwork. An illustrated gallery showcases historical and contemporary beadwork. Also included is information on research, tools, and materials.

A Beginner's Handbook to Traditional Native American Beadwork

A Beginner's Handbook to Traditional Native American Beadwork
Author: James Byrne
Publisher:
Total Pages: 84
Release: 2005
Genre: Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN: 9781420899481

Though often dismissed as coincidence, chance, or "hunches," many people experience visions (realities beyond one's current space and/or time). Through meditation and unconditional love, Pebbles from the Path teaches readers to recognize and explore visions in daily life. Presenting insights gained through his own consciousness work, John details the simple techniques he has used to discover and explore visions. This book is designed to allow readers to journal their insights and own their discoveries as they explore their spiritual path. Among the topics covered: -Attaining and sustaining a meditative state -Understanding the limits of meditation -Dealing with disruptions during meditation -Identifying visions -Knowing and sharing unconditional love (agendaless love) -Journaling to honestly explore visions -Sharing visions -Sending in the Angels -Questioning visions and dealing with errors Also included is a collection of John's visions, how he dealt with the people involved, and the insights he gained.

Contemporary Loom Beading

Contemporary Loom Beading
Author: Sharon Bateman
Publisher: Sterling Publishing Company, Inc.
Total Pages: 144
Release: 2009
Genre: Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN: 9781600592737

Captures the many ways this traditional craft has risen to new creative heights. See how to set up a loom, follow graphed patterns, create edgings and fringes and even build a simple loom from scratch.

American Indian Beadwork

American Indian Beadwork
Author: J.F. "Buck" Burshears
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 68
Release: 2014-04-18
Genre: Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN: 1476783179

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

Northern Athapaskan Art

Northern Athapaskan Art
Author: Kate C. Duncan
Publisher: Seattle : University of Washington Press
Total Pages: 224
Release: 1989
Genre: Art
ISBN: 9780295965697

Native American Beadwork

Native American Beadwork
Author: Theresa Flores Geary
Publisher: Sterling Publishing Company, Inc.
Total Pages: 132
Release: 2006
Genre: Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN: 9781402740626

Beadwork has been steadily gaining popularity among crafters, and no area of the genre garners more interest than the intricate designs of the Apache, Comanche, and Lakota peoples of the American Southwest, who use their designs to relate legends and pass down tribal lore. Here are 15 authentic projects using such traditional stitches as the flat and circular peyote stitches, the Comanche weave, free-form feathering, and more. Each project is accompanied by a rich explanation of how the colors, shapes, and combinations of materials interact to tell a story. Abundant color photographs and illustrations guide the reader through this unique art form.