Authentic American Indian Beadwork and How to Do It: With 50 Charts for Bead Weaving and 21 Full-Size Patterns for Applique (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. The bead weaving patterns are smaller than those in the author's book North American Indian Beadwork Patterns North American Indian Beadwork Patterns and in this book there are frequently multiple patterns per page. The applique beading patters are pretty much the same size as in that book.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* Arapaho (1)* Arikara (1)* Blackfoot (2)* Chippewa (3* Crow (4)* Dakota Sioux (1)* Delaware (1)* Iroquois (2)* Kickapoo (1)* Osage (2)* Pawnee (1)* Potawatomi (1)* Sauk and Fox (4)* Seminole (2)* Shashoni (1)* Sioux (5)* Woodland (7)* Winnebago (10)Applique Beading Patterns* Algonquian (1)* Blackfoot (2)* Chippewa (7)* Crow (1)* Delaware (1)* Nez Perce (4)* Ojibwa (3)* Woodland (2)

Bought as a gift for my mother who is self teaching / learning Native Nations arts and crafts. Has great diagrams, simple to follow and helps ensue a great result.

This book not only has a lot of information, but it also has some wonderful designs. I have not had an opportunity to work on any of the patterns yet, but I am anxious to begin.

I've taken some of the designs in the first half of the book and tweeked them to fit what I am doing. It's great that they are on graph, it's easier to determine what I want to keep.Still working on the second half of the book. Have plans for some of the flower designs.Designs are clear and no guessing at all.Thank you for your talent.LilyM

I am still new to loom beading but I found these authentic native patterns to be beautiful, easy to follow designs that will give an experienced feel to beading projects and the opportunity to celebrate colors.

I gave this book this rating because there wasn't much to do with my tribe in this book. It's an ok book for doing beadwork and the instruction was good. I would have liked it better if there was more beadwork patterns concerning my tribe in it. Otherwise it was a good beadwork instruction book. Thanks.John

Very informative!

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.