Indian Bead-Weaving Patterns: Chain-Weaving Designs and Bead Loom Weaving-An Illustrated "How-To" Guide (Paperback)

by Horace Goodhue (Author)

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Product Description
Indian Bead-Weaving Patterns is written for beginning and advanced beaders. It contains over 200 instructional illustrations and photographs of 47 beadwork pieces. Emphasis is on the use of traditional Native American beading techniques. The major portion of this book covers chain-weaving patterns, examples of which include multiple strands, 6-bead and 8-bead daisy chains, "Ogalala Butterfly," ladder weaves, "Peyote Stitch," fancy tubes, "spider" designs, "Apache Leaf," "Zig-zag" variations, 5- and 8-bead diagonals, "Potawatomi Weave," "Wide Net," "Lakota Chain," beaded braids, and beaded dolls. Also included in this book are notes on supplies, knots and threading and an illustrated section on How to Make and Use an Indian Bead Loom. With this new, enlarged edition, come two additional sections, TRIANGLE BASE has illustrated directions for making this very popular pattern for pendants and ear-drops; and BEAD EMBROIDERY includes detailed instructions for Rosettes and Applique work. Additional descriptions and illustrations are also given for other patterns of sewn beadery. Expanded to 80 pages in 1989, reprinted in 1993, this has been the best introduction to Native American beadworking since 1971.

About the Author
Author Horace Goodhue, widely respected in the world of beadwork and well known as the author of "Indian Bead-Weaving Patterns," died at home early in the morning on July 16, 1997. His book, which has sold thousands of copies, documents more Indian beadwork techniques than any other book ever published. The book was a labor of love for Goodhue. "His mission was to carry on the beadwork of Indians, even when some of the younger people were not learning the traditions from their grandparents," said Orpha Goodhue, his wife. Although not a Native American, Goodhue held a deep respect for these people through many contacts over the years. "Horace loved people and gained a great deal of energy from them. He listened to people and related to them through their perspective." All beaders are deeply in his debt.

Product Details

• Paperback: 80 pages
• Publisher: Bead-Craft; Revised edition (October 1989)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0961350318
• ISBN-13: 978-0961350314
• Product Dimensions: 9.8 x 6.8 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (17 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #130,622 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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43 of 44 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A Wealth of Beadwork Techniques, January 22, 2000

By	Diane Fitzgerald (Minneapolis, MN USA) - See all my reviews

Horace Goodhue can be credited with being the first to document many Native American beadwork techniques. Between the pages of this little book, there are more techniques than any other I know of. Goodhue died a few years ago at age 96, but during his life, he devoted a great deal of time to learning about the Native American culture even though he was not Native American. While the book lacks the color examples prominent in many current books, it compensates with a wide variety not found in other publications. For anyone serious about doing beadwork, this book should be on your shelf. While the directions may seem a bit cryptic at first, due to their brevity, they are well done and will provide much stimulation for anyone who does either contemporary beadwork or Native American beadwork. Don't miss this book!

18 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Beadwork as Meditation, Many Thanks, Mr. Goodhue!, June 21, 2006

By	Mimi Routh (Mount Shasta, CA United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I can ditto everything Diane Fitzgerald says -- and I have her books as well. After I became familiar with the weaves in the book, I translated them to fashion colors and created many lovely items which I sold. By adding fringe or texture, by using iridescent or matte finish beads, by "driving on the shoulder" so to speak (i.e., doing an unstructured Oglala Butterfly around a featured handmade large bead), I could make all sorts of new looks. The diagrams are clear. I photocopied several to color with my own color scheme ideas before undertaking a project.

But I have to say this book quite saved my life when my life was falling apart. I had someone I loved in the hospital with a head injury, not even expected to live. I held a stressful job and the rest of my life was not going well at all. I began working Mr. Goodhue's book, working every weave. Culling seed beads through a magnifying lamp, listening to music or to books on tape, I could forget my problems for 45 seconds at a time! With this book, a few colors of size 11 beads, a package of needles and some size B or D thread, you'll have hours of fun and a lot of bracelets! And a whole lot more. I hope Horace is beading in Heaven!

25 of 27 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars best bead book ever!, August 27, 2000

By	Gene (Lisle, IL USA) - See all my reviews

I got this book for my kids about 5 years ago and they have become real professionals now and are still beading at 17 and 19. We haven't found a better one yet. This is a great bock to start with