Prepared and published in the 1940s by the U.S. Office of Indian Affairs, this volume offers an in-depth guide to the ancient craft of quillwork and its latter-day counterpart, beadwork. It focuses on the techniques of the western Sioux, showing how to re-create their decorative use of quills and beads, with explanations of techniques involved in quillwork, including dyeing and sewing; beadwork methods; and the development of Sioux designs. Amply illustrated with over 80 photographs and drawings, this concise study offers a valuable resource of authentic designs for readers interested in crafts and in Native American culture.

Sioux Quill and Beadwork: Designs and Techniques (Dover Crafts: Bead Work)

History

Lyford, Carrie A.

Americas

Dover Publications

A study of home-economics education in teacher-training institutions for Negroes ([U.S. Office of Education. Division of Vocational and Technical Education] Bulletin no. 79)

Education & Teaching

Higher & Continuing Education

Negro Universities Press

Iroquois Crafts

This is a new release of the original 1945 edition.

Iroqrafts, Ltd.

The Sioux believed that the art of quilling was brought to a woman in a dream. She in turn taught others how to work with the quills. Each woman used personal and original designs which she received through her own dreams. When European beads became available the traditional designs were carried over into beadwork. 
Quill and Beadwork of the Wesern Sioux is the classic work on these important Plains Indian arts, applying to the Cheyennes and Arapahoes as well as to the Sioux. The book is at once a history and a practical, easy to follow manual for people wishing to recreate for themselves objects decorated in an authentic and traditional manner.

Quill and Beadwork of the Western Sioux

Arts & Photography

History & Criticism

Johnson Pub. Co

In the first half of the twentieth century, the Ojibwa (Chippewa) people of the western Great Lakes region still retained many of their traditional tribal ways of life, ways of life which included a wealth of ingenious and clever crafts based upon their understanding and use of natural local materials. With few tools but a long history, skilled artisans created the everyday articles needed for shelter, food preparation, clothing, and ceremonials; they also found time to make decorative items for exchange at trading posts or for sale to tourists who passed through their lands.

Ojibwa Crafts

Crafts, Hobbies & Home

Antiques & Collectibles

Schneider Pubs

This is a new release of the original 1945 edition.

Crafts & Hobbies

The Sioux believed that the art of quilling was brought to a woman in a dream. She in turn taught others how to work with the quills. Each woman used personal and original designs which she received through her own dreams. When European beads became available the traditional designs were carried over into beadwork. Quill and Beadwork of the Western Sioux is the classic work on these important Plains Indian arts, applying to the Cheyennes and Arapahoes as well as to the Sioux. The book is at once a history and a practical, easy to follow manual for people wishing to recreate for themselves objects decorated in an authentic and traditional manner.

This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions that are true to the original work.

Quill And Beadwork Of The Western Sioux

Individual Artists

Kessinger Publishing

Iroquois Crafts: Indian Handcrafts No. Six

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Sioux Quill and Beadwork: Designs and Techniques (Dover Crafts: Bead Work)

A study of home-economics education in teacher-training institutions for Negroes ([U.S. Office of Education. Division of Vocational and Technical Education] Bulletin no. 79)

Iroquois Crafts

Quill and Beadwork of the Western Sioux

Ojibwa Crafts

Iroquois Crafts

Quill and Beadwork of the Western Sioux

Quill And Beadwork Of The Western Sioux

Quill And Beadwork Of The Western Sioux

Iroquois Crafts: Indian Handcrafts No. Six