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

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

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”.

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.