Beads and beadwork of the American Indians : a study based on specimens in the Museum of the American Indian, Heye Foundation (1929)
Orchard, William C · New York : Museum of the American Indian, Heye Foundation · leaf 198
136 BEADS AND BEADWORK and pouches. As will be seen in the drawing, a single row of beads only is used, and the thread crosses itself between the beads. In both drawings the beads are purposely spread apart in order to show the movement of the threads. In the finished work the threads are hardly… … for line decoration, two Fig. 133. — Detail of two-beaded line-work. rows of beads are used with a looping stitch. The dotted lines in the drawing show the po- sition of the threads under the cloth. This technique has not been found on leather. The solid lines indicate the position of the thread…
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