NORTH AMERICAN INDIAN DESIGNS - Iron-On Transfer Patterns

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A collection of iron-on transfer patterns adapted from North American Indian art traditions across the United States, Canada, and Mexico. Over 100 designs are provided, spanning painted rawhides, woven textiles, carved and painted motifs, and regional themes such as Great Lakes, Great Plains, Southwest, and Northwest coast. The transfers support multiple craft techniques including embroidery, fabric painting, beading, wood burning, and wood painting, with transfer instructions covering use on dark fabrics and wood.

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Introduction

Notes on the Designs

NORTH AMERICANINDLAN DESIGNSIRON-ON TRANSFERPATTERNS # NORTH AMERICANINDIAN DESIGNSIRON-ON TRANSFER PATTERNSMadeleine Orban-Szontagh Dover Publications,Inc.,New York # INTRODUCTION North American Indian art encompasses an extraordi-narily wide range of styles and techniques,from thepainted rawhides of the Plains Indians to the woven blan-kets of the Navajo,to the carved and painted totem polesof the Indians of the Northwest.Today this material is ingreat demand by artists and craftspeople. For this collection of iron-on transfer patterns,artistMadeleine Orban-Szontagh has adapted over 100 differ-ent designs,drawn from the work of Indian tribes in theUnited States,Canada and Mexico. The transfers can be used for a number of differentcraft techniques—embroidery,fabric painting,beading,wood burning,wood painting and more.Instructions fortransferring the patterns,including special directions foruse on dark fabrics and wood,are included on the insideback cover. # Notes on the Designs Plate 1.Great Lakes;painted rawhides.Top,Sauk.Bottom,Fox.Plate 2.Great Plains;Dakota(Sioux)pipe bag andsaddlebag designs.Plate 3.Great Plains;Dakota beadedpipe bag.Plate 4.Great Plains.Left and center bottom,Dakota.Center top,Crow.Right,Blackfoot.Plate 5.Top,Great Plains;Blackfoot bag designs.Bottom,Southwest; Pueblo pottery designs.Plate 6.Southwest;Apache andUte belt designs.Plate 7.Southwest.Assorted bird de-signs.Center,Sikyatky Thunderbird.Plate 8.Southwest;Navajo blanket.Plate 9.Southwest;Navajo sand painting.Plate 10.Southwest;Hopi pottery designs.Plate 11.Southwest;Hopi textiles.Plate 12.Southwest;Hopi effi-gies.Center bottom,Northwest;bird-head helmet,Van-couver Island.Plate 13.Top left,Apache;center left,Zuni;bottom left,Apache;all Southwest.Center,Northwest andPlateau;Haida and Nez Percé designs.Top right,Aztec;centerright,Huichol;both Mexico.Bottom right,California;Mission Indian.Plate 14.From top:First row,Southwest;Mimbres.Second row,Southwest;Pueblo pottery.Third row,Southwest.Fourth row,Northwest;left,Tlingit;right,Hupa.Plate 15.Left,Northwest;Haida totem poles.Centertop,Northwest;bird design.Right,Southwest;bird de-signs.Plate 16.Northwest coast masks.Small designs areSouthwest Pueblo birds and symbols.Plate 17.Sides,Northwest;Haida poles.Center,Southwest;Mimbres pot-tery.Plate 18.Northwest;Haida.Plate 19.Northwest;Haida.Sides and center top,totem poles.Center bottom,carved and painted chest.Plate 20.Mexico;Maya.Plate 21.Mexico;Maya glyphs.Plate 22.Mexico;Toltec.Plate 23.Mexico;Toltec.Plate 24.Top left,Mississippi;sand-stone disk,circa 1400 A.D.Top right and bottom,Mexico;Toltec. (continued on inside back cover) Copyright 1991 by Dover Publications,Inc. All'rights reserved under Pan American and International CopyrightConventions. Published in Canadaby General Publishing Company,Ltd.,30LesmilRoad,Don Mills,Toronto,Ontario. Published in the United Kingdom by Constable and Company,Ltd.,3The Lanchesters,162-164 Fulham Palace Road,London W69ER.Norih American Indian Designs Iron-On Transfer Patterns is a newwork,first published by Dover Publications,Inc.,in 1991. DoVER PictorialeArchive sERIES This book belongs to the Dover Pictorial Archive Series.You may usethe designs and illustrations for graphics and crafts applications,free andwithout special permission,provided that you include no more than fourin the same publication or project.(For permission for additional use,please write to Dover Publications,Inc.,31 East 2nd Street,Mineola, N.Y.11501.) However,republication or reproduction of anyillustration byany othergraphic service,whether it be in a book or in anyother design resource,isstrictly prohibited. International Standard Book Number:0-486-26883-7Manufactured in the United States of AmericaDover Publications,Inc,31 East 2nd Street,Mineola,N.Y.11501

FAQs

How many iron-on transfer designs are included, and where are they sourced from?

The collection includes over 100 designs adapted from the work of Indian tribes in the United States, Canada, and Mexico.

What craft techniques can the transfers be used for?

The transfers can be used for embroidery, fabric painting, beading, wood burning, wood painting, and other craft techniques.

Are there instructions for using the patterns on dark fabrics and wood?

Yes. Instructions for transferring the patterns, including special directions for dark fabrics and wood, are included on the inside back cover.

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