Many years ago, I attending a one-day Textile Artists gathering up in
Sacramento, and I took a 40 min. mini-workshop/Demonstration from a very
talented your woman by the name of Cheryl Bradkin. She did Seminole
patchwork on "everything that would stand still for an hour" -- including
swets, shoes, jeans, vests, purses, blankets ... & the list goes on
She has written a very comprehensive book on the subject called
BASIC SEMINOLE PATCHWORK
ISDN #: 0-942786-50-5
$16.95 soft cover
It is probably available at Libraries across the country, including UNM.
It was published by a small company owned by Diane Leone .. sorry, can't
remember the official "publisher name".. If you can't locate it in one of
the thousands of quilting shops across the U.S., it can be obtained from
Diane's business:
The Quilting Bee
357 Castro St.
Mt. View, CA 94041
(415) 969-1714
READY-MADE QUILTING: There are several excellent seminole quilters who
sell their "wares" at "Bobby Henry's Seminole Village" on the Tampa
(Florida) Reservation. I saw a photo on their wall of Floyd Westerman
wearing a seminole vest, as I recall, by the way. If you were to write
to them, stating your needs, & enclosing an "SASE", I'm sure you will
find someone who would be willing & able to make you a vest or whatever
you want.
Bobby Henry's Seminole Indian Village
5221 N. Orient Road
Tampa, Florida
don't have the phone number, but the area code is (813)
There are also working craftsmen ...oops, craftspersons ... on the
Brighton Reservation (about 40 miles west of Hollywood, FL), & on the
Miccosukee Reservation, & no doubt other places as well.
Bobby's place is listed in a book called "Indian America" (I think) which
probably lists other resources as well
good luck
lyn
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