North American Indian Beadwork Patterns (Dover Crafts: Bead Work)

This book provides a lot of patterns based on different Native American tribal designs. I also like that they suggest bead colors as I am a beginner and a little color challenged. The book discusses bead weaving (using a loom) and applique beading (on fabric), but if you're a beginner you'll probably have to look on YouTube for more info. I think this is more of a pattern/design book than a how-to bead book. I am actually to try to use these patterns for embroidery, which I think is also doable.The first part of the book presents designs for bead weaving and the second part presents designs for applique beading. There are more designs for bead weaving than for applique beading.There is no table of contents or index, so if you're looking for designs from or inspired by a particular tribe you have to page through the book. Here's a list of tribes covered. I've tried to be as accurate as possible but provide no guarantee to accuracy. The tribe names are those as printed in the book. Note that the designs for a specific tribe aren't covered in consecutive pages, and for example you may find Sioux designs on pages 4, 8, 11, 30, etc. The number in parentheses indicates the number of patterns/designs.Bead weaving patterns/designs:(45 pages of patterns or varying sizes):* Algonquian (1)* Arapaho (5)* Assisinboin (1)* Blackfoot (1)* Caddoan Villagers* Cheyenne (4)* Comanche (1)* Crow (7)* Dakota Sioux (4)* Deleware (1)* Flathead (1)* Gros Ventre (1)* Kickapoo (2)* Kiowa (2)* Klamath (2)* Paiute (2)* Osage (1)* Menominee (2)* New England Tribe* Plains (1)* Plains Cree (3)* Potawatatomi (1)* Sacree (1)* Sauk and Fox (3)* Seminole (2)* Sioux (6)* Southern Plains (1)* Washo (1)* Winnebago (10) (No indication Nebraska or Wisconsin tribes)* Woodland (2)* Yakima (2)Applique beading patterns/designs:(12 pages)* Chippewa (3)* Cree (1)* Flathead (1)* Iroquois (1)* Menominee (1)* Ojibwa (1)* Plains Cree (1)* Potawatatomi (1)* Winnebago (2)

I haven't started any projects yet, but have looked through the book and found it to my liking. I've seen some complaints that the pictures aren't colored, but they are all tagged with what color the beads should be. I was describing the book to my mother and she said that was how her cross-stitch patterns were done. The way I look at it, the complaints are kind of petty... if you want to see what they'd look like in the stated colours, one could always Xerox a page and colour it in with coloured pencils. With no colours actually filled in, you have the option to copy and put in different colours.Anyways it is nice that some of the patterns correlate with items on the cover and I look forward to trying out some of the patterns when I get my stuff together.

Beautiful patterns

I would like to say first that I was amazed at the shape of the book since it was "used". It was immaculate and looked like new. I will certainly use this provider again. The book itself has excellent photos and instruction charts with extensive instructions. I particularly enjoyed the identification of the particular tribes the designs came from. My husband and I have a handmade jewelry business and I specialize in Indian and Celtic designs along with some particular Victorian designs and it is always a special find to see designs with the tribal information. I feel it is important to give my customers information regarding the designs they find most appealing. This book is full of ideas and creation helps that lead to a quality piece of work. I certainly will make the most use of it possible!

I was slightly disappointed in the different design options and style this book had to offer and have yet to do any of the patterns in the book. Great idea behind the book but not so great final product. Wish they had better design patterns & more variety of native American patterns & had more variety styles & patterns starting w/traditional patterns passed down from our 1st elders and ending w/style & patterns created from the newest generations variations & designs

I've been interested in American Indian beading for quilt some time and I chose this book. I've tried a few things and I'll get better as I go.

This book is accurate as a representation of Native American Art. The patterns are easy to follow no problems there. If you want color patterns just take out your color pencils and color it in. The cost of the book is as it should be I have no problem there. Remember our native peoples only had so many colors available and the beads were roughly made from sea shell and bone not glass. These patterns meant something to the weaver and those tribes wearing them. I am enjoying these creations. These are a teaching point to our children and grandchildren.

Great instructions for beading.

I was disappointed with this book. Although it had a lot of designs they were rather dull in black and white. They may be authentic Indian designs but were mostly simple geometric shapes that anyone could develop on graph paper. The instructions were written with very few, very poor diagrams and the instructions and designs for the applique did not inspire.

The book is what the title says - it's full of detailed patterns on American Indian Beadwork. Some of the patterns are very attractive, some remind me Christmas cross stitch patterns - that's another way how the book could be used. There is just a very short explenation on how to do loom beading so for detailed explanation on the technique, look elswhere.

This is a great book for beginner and expert alike. Even my two grandsons who are 7 and 8 have used the patterns to make book marks and I found that once they had got the pattern started they were quite happy to continue by themselves and made very few errors; it is a great way to keep them occupied for a few hours.

I purchased this for my 8 year old niece along with a bead loom. There are plenty of patterns, but its not so easy to see as the book is purely in black and white only. Would have been much better if in colour. Perhaps not a child friendly purchase

I was quite surprised at the detailing in the book, I have just bought a loom and will try it out at the weekend. I am impressed with the explanations of how to start the projects, it is explained very well, Thanks a lot !