Customer Reviews

A Beginner's Handbook to Traditional Native American Beadwork

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I found this book very delightful. It is written with a sufficient amount of information to get you started enjoying the craft quickly without being 'wordy' and drawn out to the point of annoyance while trying to get the 'meat' of the book. The sentences are spaced nicely apart to make reading easy on the eyes and makes it possible to write notes between the lines. I especially was glad to find a small bead graph paper page that I can copy to use to draw designs which I have had difficulty finding in that size. This book is simple enough for anyone with no experience including children interested in the craft.

I found this book to be very informative. It incorporates a lot of history and information on the Native American culture while instructing the reader on traditional beadwork designs. While the reading is a bit dry at times, I think this will be a fine instructional tool for students of Native American history and anyone wanting to create authentic beadwork designs. I especially enjoyed all the photographs of completed beadwork items, but I wish they had been in color. The hand-drawn illustrations were clear and easy to follow.

I thought I would learn some beading techniques, but it is about the history, not the actual designs that I expected it to be. Would have returned but it would have cost as much as I paid for it. Would not recommend