Fixing Plumes

[Creewoman05]

I ended up giving them to a friend in SoCal. I still have some side feathers, hmmm.

[windy_rain49]

[QUOTE=lilbigwoman;967489] I like to use wire to wrap mine to. I don't use glue because when you want to change them out, the glue makes the stems all weak. QUOTE]

Using a blank feather quill works great to...take a turkey feather and strip off all the feather part, then attach a darker tip and your plumes to the blank quill...gives it a nice natural curve

[lilbigwoman]

Well, before you put them together you should clean them. Get some woolite and luke warm water and swish them around in that for a few min, until they are clean, then dry 'em with a fan. After they are all dry, I like to use wire to wrap mine to. I don't use glue because when you want to change them out, the glue makes the stems all weak. I use clear nail polish to go over the threads once I'm done wrapping them. When you are all done, use a hair dryer and fluff 'em up. BAM...ya got some new plumes.

[eap7]

Just search the archives for how to make plumes or something. I'm sure you'll find the threads.

[Creewoman05]

I'm not sure what you mean by fixing them, but if you mean putting them together to make a side plume...you do it the exact same way you'd do with non-eagle plumes. The feathers don't know the difference LOL. I think there's been various threads n tutorials on how to do so. Good luck :)

I will figure it out somehow, haha Went to the store today, and yet again I forgot to get the glue

[eap7]

I'm not sure what you mean by fixing them, but if you mean putting them together to make a side plume...you do it the exact same way you'd do with non-eagle plumes. The feathers don't know the difference LOL. I think there's been various threads n tutorials on how to do so. Good luck :)

[Creewoman05]

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