American Indian Beadwork
W. B.(Walter Ben) Hunt and J.F. Burshears
c1951 Bruce Pub. Co. New York, NY
63 pgs; 13 in color. Loom, rosettes, peyote, diagrams
$8.95 at TSI/Washington

American Indian Motifs
Patterns are made for neelepoint and cross stitch but can be easily applied to loomwork. color plates 67 pages $5

Authentic American Indian Beadwork and how to do it
50 charts for bead weaving and 21 full-size patterns for applique Pamela Stanley-Miller
1984 Dover, New York 48 pages
Chiefly illustrations $3.50

Adventures in Creating Earrings
Laura Reid
Eagle's View Publishing
18 different types of earrings with bugle and seed beads American Indian style beadwork
98 pages, 4 color plates

Beaded Earrings
Therese Spears
Various Native American style earrings
b/w 20 pages $4 at Fire Mountain Gems/Oregon

Beaded Jewelry and Fashion Appliques
Lynne Benhamou
1993 Plaid Enterprises
Indian Beading
24 pages Color $3.95

Beads and Beadwork of the American Indian
William C. Orchard
A study based on specimens in the Museum of the American Indian, Heye Foundation. A lot of good information availabie in this book.- The Bead Museum Store 168 pages $12.00

Beads to Buckskins (Vol. 1) -
Peggy Sue Henry 1988
Beading Patterns and Designs of the Native North American Indian with Illustration and Written Instructions. Vol 1-6 cover all aspects of Indian beading, from moccasins to off loom beadwork to beadweaving. Vol. 7+ cover designing, cribboards, weaving, cabachons and leather work. --Discount Bead House catalog.
Currently 10 volumes. About 96 pages each 10.95 each

Beadworking With Today's Material
Loren and Donna Woerpel
Native Indian style bead work with peyote and loom beadwork and more. b and w 30 pages $3.95

Complete Guide to Traditional Native American Beadwork: a Definitive Study of Authentic Tools, Materials, Techniques and Style
Joel Monture 1993
Collier Books or Maxwell Macmillan International
113 pages illustrated (some color) $14.00

The Complete How-to Book of Indiancrafts
W.B. (Walter Ben) Hunt 1888-1970
1973 Collier Books, New York, NY
68 projects; 187 pages illustrated $12.00

Creative Beaded Earrings Vols 1-4
Veon Schunzel
Indian Beaded earrings and pendants 40 pages each b/w illustrations with color cover
$9.95 at Fire MountainGems/Oregon

Crow Indian Beadwork: A Descriptive and Historical Study
William Wildschut and John C. Ewers
Eagle's View Publishing, Ogden, Utah
Covers dress clothing, riding gear and containers.
55 pages 40 page of plates illustrated, color pictures and b/w beadwork shown
$8.95 (pbk) or $14.95 (hard)

Dancing Colors Path of Native American Women
C.J. Brafford and Laine Thom
120 pages $18.95

Ethnic Beading for Today
Jane Sherwood
Patterns and instructions featuring Native American and Huichol beaded jewelry. 15 different designs. 14 pgs $4.95 at TSI/Washington

Faith's Creative Bead Weaving
Faith Monell Judd
Comanche style of beadwork made easy
17 page $5.95 at Garden of Beadin'/California

Guide to Indian Quillworking
Christy Ann Hensler 64 pages $7.95

Indian Bead-Weaving Patterns
(Subtitle: chain-weaving designs, bead loom-weaving, and bead embroidery: an illustrated 'how-to' guide)
Horace R. Goodhue 1989
80 pages Illustrative black/white photos $8.50

Indian Jewelry Making Vol. 1 and 2
Oscar T. Branson Each 64 pages color photos
$12.95 each

Indian Trade Good
Arthur Woodward
Includes buttons and coins as well as glass beads.
- The Bead Museum Store 38 pages $5.95

Medicine Pouch Jewelry: A Contemporary Interpretation of the Traditional Medicine Pouch
Lydia F. Borin 1994
Lyden Enterprises
Patterns for both pt-shaped pouches and matching earrings. Bead embroidery suggestions. Glossary of Indian symbols and motifs.
Price unknown

Native American Beadwork
Georg J. Barth 1993
R. Schneider Publishers
210 pp $19.95

N.W. Indian Beading Craft Manual
$12.95

A Primer: The Art of Native American Beadwork
Z. Susanne Aikman c1980 (1982 printing)
(Revised and enlarged)
Morning Flower Press, P.O. Box 11443, Denver CO 80211
43 pages b/w photos $6.99

A Quillwork Companion
Jean Heinbuch
92 pages $9.95

Technique of North American Indian Beadwork
Monte Smith 1983
Eagle's View Publishing, Ogden, Utah
Loom and applique work. Has many hard to find and unusual techniques Fully Illustrated 102 pages, 4 color plates $10.95

Technique of Porcupine Quill Decoration
Among the Indian of North American
William C. Orchard
First printed in 1916
84 page illustrated 61 b/w figures 29 b/w plates
4 color plates $8.95

The Native American Crafts Directory
Spotted Horse 1995
A comprehensive listing of over 1000 sources for Native American crafts, supplies, books, and organizations.
$8.95 plus $1.50 postage and handling

Trade Ornament Usage Among the Native People of Canada
Karlis Karklins
A source book of Migratory Tribes of the Eastern Woodlands, Agricultural Tribes of the Eastern Woodland, Tribes of the plains, Tribes of Mackenzie Subarctic, Tribes of the Cordillera and Plateau, Tribes of the Pacific Coast and the Inuit. - Cochran's Craft $19.95

Traditional Indian Bead and Leather Crafts Pouches
99 pages $9.95

Traditional Indian Crafts
Monte Smith
96 pages $8.95

For additional reading about Native American Crafts and Arts contact: Morning Star Indian Gallery
126 Sheridan Ave
Mailing address: P.O..Box 2343 attn: web
Cody wy 82414
307-587-6577
307-587-4383 fax
Retail storefront; retail-wholesale
Catalog $3 applied to purchase; primarily
Supplies, books and tapes although the store
Offers many handmade items.
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