The Best Southern Buckskin Dressmakers?

[VIP4life]

I know lots of ladies don't bead for just anybody. There pretty protective of there designs. I just seen a new dress that Cara Purdy made, and it's beautiful. Very different, I wish I could wear one, but I'm the wrong tribe:( . One of these dayz Ill get a northern style gear going.:p So who makes the coolest dresses?

[Riverwoman]

Janet Littlecrow:D

Http://www.littlecrowtradingpost.com mine is on the front page:)

[Str8Dancer49]

The best southern buckskin dressmaker in my opinion is Vanessa Paukeigope Jennings from Red Stone, Oklahoma.... She's just a straight up bad-a$$ beadworker and clothing maker.

On a side note, at this past year's NDN market in Santa Fe, Vanessa won her division in the clothing contest. She was wearing this coooooool dress - made out of white tradecloth, but cut like a Kiowa buckskin dress, with the tabs and all. The selvage of the cloth was at the point of each tab, the bottom edges of the sleeves and skirt. Then she added the fringe on the sleeves, killer beadwork..... just freaking awsome.

[VIP4life]

Wow

Sounds pretty. I love her work. Very old school, don't need all that ice to dress up her work.:Angel2

[goose]

Grandma Grace Tsontekoy..Jackie and Linda's dresses are awesome.
Rita Franklin Poor Buffalo: very traditional
Sanah Scott: very detailed and put together nicely. She is really nice, too.

[Miss_Kiowa]

Originally posted by Str8Dancer49
The best southern buckskin dressmaker in my opinion is Vanessa Paukeigope Jennings from Red Stone, Oklahoma.... She's just a straight up bad-a$$ beadworker and clothing maker.

On a side note, at this past year's NDN market in Santa Fe, Vanessa won her division in the clothing contest. She was wearing this coooooool dress - made out of white tradecloth, but cut like a Kiowa buckskin dress, with the tabs and all. The selvage of the cloth was at the point of each tab, the bottom edges of the sleeves and skirt. Then she added the fringe on the sleeves, killer beadwork..... just freaking awsome.

ITA!! I have several dresses (including a cowrie shell buckskin) that Vanessa made. She's great, and her dresses are pretty classy if I say so myself. :)

I have to give some credit to Carrie Horse, who made my other two buckskin dresses. I like them a lot too, they're a little more contemporary, but still not over the edge or anything, and she's made well over 60 dresses for people so far. She can't be too bad if that many people trust her. *hehehe*

[~Ajidamoo*Princess~]

Who makes A-Kee-Mah's! Her's are beautiful!:D

[oOoSouthernStyozoOo]

Well...i know of a certain family that is making mine...they told me it was done a couple of weeks ago..and now they said it isn't yesterday...and they had an attitude just cause i told them that thye said it wasdone and now it's not....i tried telling them if you don't want to do it...i am sure i can finish it on my own...bbut they acted like i don't bead and told me that my mom had told them i don't do my beadwork...which is bs..becuase my mom knows i do all my own stuff. And i even gave this certain lady some pices i made..and some loomwork pieces to put on it. SO this is just ticking me off!!!

[VIP4life]

Originally posted by apache-hopigurl
Well...i know of a certain family that is making mine...they told me it was done a couple of weeks ago..and now they said it isn't yesterday...and they had an attitude just cause i told them that thye said it wasdone and now it's not....i tried telling them if you don't want to do it...i am sure i can finish it on my own...bbut they acted like i don't bead and told me that my mom had told them i don't do my beadwork...which is bs..becuase my mom knows i do all my own stuff. And i even gave this certain lady some pices i made..and some loomwork pieces to put on it. SO this is just ticking me off!!!

Are you getting an Apache style one or a plains style? Hope you don't get burned. Seem's to be happin in here a lot lately.:Angel:

[sidsteppin_on_air]

i think who ever does karie myers bead work is good!!
she has this new beadwork for her new buckskin and it is pretty!!

[PowwowEyes]

karie's old bead work was kiowa-made & i think her new bead work is kiowa too.

[MidniteBlueSky]

Best Southern Dress Makers

Southern Cheyenne would be the Late Mary Armstrong.

Southern Arapaho are Katherin Hoffman, Malvin Blackburn, and Charlotte Lumpmouth.