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Indian bead stringing & weaving
Instructions for stringing and weaving beads into suggested projects. Includes examples of American Indian beadwork.
64 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 1975
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April 11, 2015
One of many 1970s vintage craft books for beginners, "Indian Bead Stringing & Weaving" doesn't have the scope of Judith Glassman's wonderful "Step By Step Beadcraft", but it presents the basics in easy-to-understand language (it's translated from German).The cover and the color schemes used in the designs -- lots of rich orange, bright yellow and blue -- are typical of the time period. Most of her examples use striking geometric patterns, and she often uses the larger 6/0 seed beads in her examples, making it easier for beginners to follow.
Curiously, Scholz-Peters refers to all types of off-loom weaving as stringing, which may be momentarily confusing to modern bead enthusiasts. She covers peyote weave (she doesn't call it that) but not brick stitch. For loomwork, she suggests upcycling shipping cartons and Styrofoam liners with a few straight pins to make simple bead looms -- a great idea for practicing technique, or giving kids something to do.
Beaders may value this book more as a nostalgic collectors' item than an actual instruction book, but it might be a good introduction for children and young people who might be daunted by the complexity of the beadwork shown in some of today's "basic" books.
I wrote this for the amazon.com review and I'm copying it here.
Jason
Curiously, Scholz-Peters refers to all types of off-loom weaving as stringing, which may be momentarily confusing to modern bead enthusiasts. She covers peyote weave (she doesn't call it that) but not brick stitch. For loomwork, she suggests upcycling shipping cartons and Styrofoam liners with a few straight pins to make simple bead looms -- a great idea for practicing technique, or giving kids something to do.
Beaders may value this book more as a nostalgic collectors' item than an actual instruction book, but it might be a good introduction for children and young people who might be daunted by the complexity of the beadwork shown in some of today's "basic" books.
I wrote this for the amazon.com review and I'm copying it here.
Jason
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