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Marie & Andrew Gussmann
PO Box 1995, Browning, MT 59417-1995
phone: 406-450-5876
mail: beadmatch@gmail.com

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High quality 19th century 100% wool Stroud broadcloth
reproduction - Red, Navy blue and now green also


BeadMatch Reproduction 100% Wool Stroud Save List Broadcloth

We are very proud to offer to you best in the market reproduction old save list cloth. Beadmatch has done extensive source research in the 19th century save list cloth and using old cloth specimens we were able to reproduce old cloth with all of the qualities that the old cloth had. Our reproduction cloth is made of the same type of wool that the original cloth had. It has the same weaving pattern which is one to one (warp to weft thread) square weave pattern. Our cloth has the same milling and finish as the old cloth had. Our cloth is 100% wool made in England to our strict specifications. We produced a variety of grades and styles to match our samples of old Save List Stroud cloth that we had. We dye our cloth by hand here in United States using the same technique to produce the desired Save list results. We used extensive analysis of the dye colors to obtain the same colors to match our old Stroud save list swatches. We also offer styles of cloth dyed with natural indigo dye.

We would like to offer special thanks to Mark Miller of Kalispell Montana who has been very influential and supportive in reproduction process with his expertise in the subject matter and providing us with the old save list cloth specimens.

This type of broadcloth is used by many Native Tribes: Crow, Assiniboine, Lakota, Cheyenne, Blackfeet, Nez Perce, Plains Cree,Ute, Kiowa and others, especially for men's leggings, shirts, breechcloths, warbonnets trailers or women's dresses and blankets.

Types of Wool Stroud Save List below



#1 Reproduction Northern Style Broadcloth 100% Wool

This cloth is made to match old samples of the Northern style broadcloth. This cloth is made of the same type of wool with the same milling and finish as the old cloth. The color is correct to the period cloth as well as the plain weave. Most commonly seen cloth in museum examples of the Northern style objects: dresses, shirts, leggings, vests, Straight Up headdresses and split horn bonnets etc. This type of Broadcloth was the most commonly used among tribes of the Northern Plains: Blackfeet (Blackfoot), Cree, Sarsi, Stoney, Assiniboine, Gros Ventre and some could be found among Eastern Plateau tribes: Nez Perce

Cloth is available in colors: Scarlet red, Navy Blue

price: 110$ per yard + shipping

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#2 Reproduction Northern Style Broadcloth 100% Wool

This cloth is made of finer wool threads then our cloth #1 and #3 and heavily milled producing very fine quality cloth and back in a day would be sold as high quality at premium price. This cloth is made to match old samples of the Northern style broadcloth. This cloth is made of the same type of wool with the same milling and finish as the old cloth. The color is also correct to the period cloth as well as the plain weave. This type of Broadcloth was the most commonly used among tribes of the Norther Plains: Blackfeet (Blackfoot), Cree, Sarsi, Stoney, Assiniboine, Gros Ventre and some could be found among Eastern Plateau tribes: Nez Perce

Cloth is available in colors: Scarlet red, Navy Blue

price: 110$ per yard + shipping

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#3 Reproduction Northern Style Broadcloth 100% Wool

This cloth is made to match old samples of the Northern style broadcloth. The 3 black stripes are slightly narrower then our cloth #1 and has not been as heavily milled resulting in clearly visible thread weave pattern as our old cloth samples. This cloth is made of the same type of wool and has the same milling and finish as the old cloth had. The color is also correct to the period cloth as well as the plain weave. This cloth is from very an early period of Northern trade.

This type of Broadcloth was the most commonly used among tribes of the Northern Plains: Blackfeet (Blackfoot), Cree, Sarsi, Stoney, Assiniboine, Gros Ventre and some could be found among Eastern Plateau tribes: Nez Perce

Cloth is available in colors: Scarlet red, Navy Blue

price: 110$ per yard + shipping

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#4 Reproduction Stroud Save list Broadcloth 100% wool

This cloth is made to match old samples of Stroud broadcloth. It is made with a finer thickness of wool threads resulting in a very nice quality cloth. This cloth is made of the same type of wool and has the same milling and finish as the old cloth. The color is also correct to the period cloth as well as the plain weave. In the later period of the nineteenth century, this cloth became the most desired cloth by the Indian Tribes. As their taste became more refined, they demanded a higher quality cloth in their trade. This type of Broadcloth was the most commonly used among all the tribes from the Northern, Central, and Southern Plains as well in Plateau and Prairie tribes: Lakota, Cheyenne, Blackfeet (Blackfoot), Crow, Arapahoe, Assiniboine, Nez Perce, Shoshone, Kiowa, Comanche, Gros Ventres, Ute, Cree, Sarsi, and Stoney etc.

Cloth is available in colors: Scarlet red, Navy Blue

price: 110$ per yard + shipping

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#5 Reproduction Stroud Save List Broadcloth 100% wool

This cloth is made to match old samples of Stroud broadcloth. This cloth is made with thicker wool threads then our cloth #4. This was the most commonly traded quality cloth. This cloth is made of the same type of wool and has the same milling and finish as the old cloth. The color is also correct to the period cloth as well as the plain weave.

This type of Broadcloth was the most commonly used among all the tribes from the Northern, Central, and Southern Plains as well in Plateau and Prairie tribes: Lakota, Cheyenne, Blackfeet (Blackfoot), Crow, Arapahoe, Assiniboine, Nez Perce, Shoshone, Kiowa, Comanche, Gros Ventres, Ute, Cree, Sarsi, and Stoney etc.

Cloth is available in colors: Scarlet red, Navy Blue

price: 110$ per yard + shipping

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#6 Reproduction Stroud Save List Broadcloth 100% wool

This cloth is made to match old samples of Stroud broadcloth. This cloth is made of thicker wool threads just like our cloth #5 but it was milled much heavier resulting in thicker and finer quality cloth than our cloth #5. This cloth is made of the same type of wool and has the same milling and finish as the old cloth - Plain Weave. The color is also correct color to the period cloth. This type of Broadcloth was the most commonly used among all the tribes from the Northern, Central, and Southern Plains as well in Plateau and Prairie tribes: Lakota, Cheyenne, Blackfeet (Blackfoot), Crow, Arapahoe, Assiniboine, Nez Perce, Shoshone, Kiowa, Comanche, Gros Ventres, Ute, Cree, Sarsi, and Stoney etc.

Cloth is available in colors: Scarlet red, Navy Blue

price: 110$ per yard + shipping

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#7 Reproduction Stroud Save List Broadcloth 100% wool

This cloth is made to match old samples of Stroud broadcloth. This cloth is made of thicker wool threads just like our cloth #6 but it was milled much heavier resulting in thicker and finer quality cloth than our cloth #6. This cloth is made of the same type of wool and has the same milling and finish as the old cloth - Plain Weave. The color is also correct color to the period cloth.

This type of Broadcloth was the most commonly used among all the tribes from the Northern, Central, and Southern Plains as well in Plateau and Prairie tribes: Lakota, Cheyenne, Blackfeet (Blackfoot), Crow, Arapahoe, Assiniboine, Nez Perce, Shoshone, Kiowa, Comanche, Gros Ventres, Ute, Cree, Sarsi, and Stoney etc.

Cloth is available in colors: Green

price: 110$ per yard + shipping

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Save List Broadcloth sample cards


BeadMatch Reproduction - 100% Wool Stroud Save List Broadcloth Sample Cards

Our Broadcloth card #1 is solely composed of our 19th century reproduction broadcloth. It represents all 6 types of our cloth that we that we offer for sale. This type of cloth has not been offered for sale in over a century. Currently our cloth is available in two colors Scarlet Red and Navy Blue colors. Eventually we will include Green color.

#1 Broadcloth Card: $10.00 plus shipping

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Set of two 100% Wool Stroud Save List Broadcloth Sample Cards

Our Broadcloth Card #2 you will find some very fine cloth in a lighter weight, as well as, our broadcloth #9 which is the thickest of our broadcloths and is great for blankets, capotes, etc. It is also the widest 70” wide.

#2 Broadcloth Card: $5.00 plus shipping

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100% Wool Stroud Save List Broadcloth Sample Cards

A set of both Broadcloth cards #1 & #2 is $15.00 plus shipping,

Please note: Because each piece of wool is hand stitched and dyed, there may be a slight variation in the pattern of the “saw tooth”.

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Our wool broadcloth in details


Color comperison to old swath of the cloth form 1860's

Comperison cloth #2 with old cloth swatch

Our cloth #2 that been aged by Mark Miller

Wide and nerow stripes comperison


You can buy also bead card set

Sample Card Set, 8 Sample Cards in a beautiful fold over cover by artist, Museum Curator, ethnographer and author - Bill Holm

The sample cards are hand sewn on the best quality hand made paper available internationaly. The paper was selected because it comes the closest to the texture and color of vintage brain tanned hide which most of the American Indian beaded objects were made from in pre reservation and early reservation times. The Art work is done by Bill Holm, Professor Emeritus of Art History, and Curator Emeritus of Northwest Coast Indian Art at the Burke Museum. Bill is recognized internationally as one of the most knowledgeable experts in the field of Northwest Coast Native art history as well as being an informed student of Plains, and Plateau Indian arts.

Click here for a Bill Holm Biography, Don't forget to watch the great lecture!

Bill cracked the code for Northwest Coast Indian Art with his seminal work titled "Northwest Coast Indian Art An Analysis of Form" originally published in 1965 it is still in print and as fresh as the day it was published.

Bead Card Set
Set of all eight sample cards in a fold over cover for $120 + shipping. Or purchase each card as indivuals for $10 plus shipping

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Contact Information

Marie & Andrew Gussmann, PO Box 1995, Browning, MT 59417-1995
phone: 406-450-5876
mail: beadmatchbeads@gmail.com