Fingerweaving

Fingerweaving by Gerald L Findley

The two beautiful Osage women’s belts pictured on this cover represent a type of textile production that has been practiced by Native Americans for centuries. Fingerweaving, as it is called, requires no sophisticated loom, only the nimble hands of the weaver. These colorful yarn belts combine several of the dozens of techniques expertly described in this book. The author, Gerald Findley, has spent many years studying, reproducing, and teaching the art of fingerweaving, and he shares his expertise through these many pages of illustrations and descriptions. Each technique is simply described, step by step, with a color illustration for each move. What at first might seem like a complicated craft becomes pleasantly clear as Mr. Findley builds the introduction of each technique on the one previously completed. Whether wishing to reproduce the styles and designs of the Native Americans or creating original pieces of your own, Fingerweaving Basics is the easiest-to-follow book that has ever been published dealing with this subject.