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

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High quality craft materials

With over two decades of craft experience, we are pleased to bring to you the best materials for making Native American crafts. They are also great for restoration and reproduction work. Check our cotton threads, beading needles, bees wax, brass bells, etc..


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Glazed Hand Quilting 100% Cotton Thread

This is the best cotton thread in the market today. It has a glazed finish that keeps the thread from tangling or knotting and it makes it glide smoothly through hide or fabric. This is the strongest cotton thread that I have ever used and it is great for doing beadwork, quillwork or regular sewing. It is excellent for restoration and reconstruction work. This thread comes on wooden spools in 1000 yards of thread. Made in the USA

Threas is available in colors: White, Ecru

1000 yards wooden spool - (out of stock)

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Glazed Hand Quilting 100% Cotton Thread

This is the best cotton thread in the market today. It has a glazed finish that keeps the thread from tangling or knotting and it makes it glide smoothly through hide or fabric. This is the strongest cotton thread that I have ever used and it is great for doing beadwork, quillwork or regular sewing. It is excellent for restoration and reconstruction work. This thread comes on wooden spools in 500 yards of thread. Made in the USA

Threas is available in Natural, White, Ecru and Light Brown

500 yards wooden spool - $ 6.95 ea. + shipping

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John James Beading needles size 13/0

Size 13/0 John James Needles are a high quality and most popular type of needle used by bead workers and quill workers. The size 13/0 is great for beading with 13-14 size beads. Each Pack contains 25 needles. Those needles were still made in England unlike their new production from China.

Price: John James Beading needles size 13/0 - 25 each - $8.75 + shipping

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John James Beading needles size 15/0

Size 15/0 John James Needles are a high quality and most popular type of needle used by bead workers and quill workers. The size 15/0 needle is great for doing micro beadwork. Beading with micro beads requires extra thin needles. In each of the pack you can usually find 2-3 needles that have an extremely fine eye that allows you to use size 22/0 beads. Each Pack contains 25 needles. Those needles were still made in England unlike their new production from China.

Price: John James Beading needles size 15/0 - 25 each - $16.99 + shipping

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Beeswax

Beeswax We are beekeepers and we are proud to offer bees wax that our bees produce. This beeswax comes from the Prairie of Northern Montana. Beeswax increases the strength of the thread and helps prevent/reduce the tangling and knotting of the thread. We make our bees wax into a disk shape that fits comfortably in your hand and is approximately 1.8” in diameter and contains approximately 1 oz. of quality beeswax

Price: Beeswax 1 each - $1.50 + 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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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