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How do I make Feather Fluffs?....I'm just starting to do these Powwow Outfit Projects.
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Could you re-phrase the question? I'm not sure what you are asking. A person does not "make" fluffs, breath plumes, or downy feathers, that's the way they come from the bird.
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theres another thread that gives suggestions as to how to get the feathers fluffy....
suggested to wash them with a gentle soap such as baby shampoo and then blow dry them I have also heard of washing them and puttin them in the dryer on the air cycle...
Is that what you were referring to?
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Im a bot curious as to what plumes actually are...as in where on teh bird...?I'm interested more in self determination than gender equity. In other words, changing white men for white woman in the structures of power, does nothing to transform the opression in my community.
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You ever thought to look under the tail??? Duh, just kidding... Hey if you've never cleaned a dead bird, how could you know.Comment
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I found some under the right wing. j/k Like WocusWoman said, Look right under the tail!
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Can someone give me directions on how to fix actual plumes? I have some loose Eagle plumes and was hoping to make a small to medium side plume. No idea on how to start
09-15-2007, 10:56 AM -
My daughters have danced for years and now that my oldest is a young women, I am allowing her to wear her eagle feathers that were given to her some years ago.
What is the respectful way of cleaning the plumes, tail and wing feathers. I keep them in a feather box, but we all know that...11-23-2002, 03:47 AM -
although i like plumes ...i tried wearing them once and it felt to strange...i prefer blacktips to plumes...which do you prefer10-21-2003, 03:48 AM -
You see I'm a fancy shawl dancer, but I haven't been dancing long, maybe 5 years. I don't own any plumes though, to go with my outfit. People tell me to get them from Wild Life Preservation, or to buy them from a store. But I strongly believe that people should only where feathers that are A: given...05-07-2007, 05:08 PM
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I found an awesome imitation for plumes...have you ever seen those feather boas that they sell at costume shops that are like plumes? Use that....thread the string up a shishkabob skewer and add in a few feather tips and there you go...insta full plumes!! I even found that I added peices of the boa...10-30-2003, 12:14 PM
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