Native American Shop

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This is one of the best books that I have in my collection! It has the best explanation on how to do loom work, that I have ever seen! It's so easy anyone can do it. The photo's show you how and the instructions are very concise.

I'm very interested in the beadwork styles of Native Americans and this book totally delivers. Lots of great photos and instructions.

I sell beads and beading books at my store...Blue Hawk Beads in Pendleton, OR. This is one of less than five books I would keep myself or recommend highly. The photos are excellent. The color pictures are great. Best of all, the instructions and photos of how to "do it" are spot on. A+ Good book.

Beadwork Techniques of the Native Americans is a 'must' for any jewelry-making, beadwork or Native American crafts library. It explains tricks the author's learned from his extensive experience as a bead worker, includes techniques not to be found in competing beadwork titles, and offers step-by-step color photos tying the information together. The result is a fine survey packed with a range of beadwork styles, from stitching and loom work to applique.

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this was a gift to a great-niece for Christmas. She is 11 and involved in mountain man crafts with her father. she loves the books and has produced some nice pieces.

This book is loaded with patterns that are easy to follow. All designs represent a variety of American Indian nations as well as floral designs. They range in sizes. Patterns for both bead weaving/loom and applique. Very good source for ideas to use on regalia items or everyday wear.

This book has excellant patterns but no colored pics, makes it hard to visualize what you are creating, or like in most cases would like to change. The amount and quality of patterns is wonderful though and out weights the lack of pictures.

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This book was a bit of a disappointment. There is some instruction for doing beadwork, but the print is in a very small font--making it difficult to read. The only color pictures are on the front and back covers--using both sides of the cover. All charts are in black and white. The markings in the charts are rather light, making them difficult to see. The patterns are for loom or square stitch and applique only. The book does not do justice to the rich heritage of Native American art and the great diversity in their use of beadwork.

I have been beading on garments and needed more patterns. This book had several actual beading patterns as well as many applique patterns. It was a nice companion book to my native american beading pattern library.

This book has a lot of information for the traditional beader. Hope to use it took make regalia. The transaction was easy and the shipper was very fast.

Very nice. Displays full size patterns for beading. It had designs that I wasn't familiar with. Good Find for beginner to immediate beaders.

This book is loaded with patterns. They are laid out very well and easy to follow. It is not a technique book. One improvement would be that small pictures of the finished products would have helped with choosing patterns.