Feather Work Help Needed

[Riverwoman]

Can someone give us some help or a how to on feahter work? I have an idea on how to start, just not sure.... thats all;)

Thanks for your time and replies:)

[Suzizila]

What are you trying to do with the feather?

[Riverwoman]

Just add a bit of decoration to the bottom of the feather, then add some threadwork.... trying to get a bit creative;)

[nc silent quiver]

Originally posted by Tahemet
Just add a bit of decoration to the bottom of the feather, then add some threadwork.... trying to get a bit creative;)

I have done some pretty good feather work, at least my 4 year old tells me "good job daddy" so with that I fished a very nice feather for my sole pot. It is wraped with medicine wheel colors, then it has white and red yarn down the shaft at the end it has deer hair (deer clan) covered with a brain tanned dot. I will get pictures up as soon as I can. It is done in traditional eastern style. If you like the look of it I will tell you how I was taught.

[Mariposa]

Brain Tan

Silent Quiver, I noticed you mentioned a brain tan dot. Would you know where I can purchase a piece of brain tanned hide. I just need about a square foot?

Any help or directions would be appreciated. I need to restore someones medicine pouch that was destroyed in a house flood

[Tibiki Kinew]

I decorate them too. Take a slender piece of cedar and drill a hole in it and insert the feather shaft part way(like a drinking straw. Then cover the cedar and feather edge with leather. Cover the leather with bead work. These can be left as is or then mounted on barrette clips with strands of trailing beads. On the other end you can mount claws with the hair on them. I usually add different fur strands around the base and then again near the feather start. These can be for hats as well. Or smudge feathers. Talking feathers have a longer piece of cedar.

[Mariposa]

So I take it you dont know where I can purchase a piece of braintanned hide?

[Tibiki Kinew]

I barter for mine, sorry I don't have any right now otherwise I would gladly give it free to you! It will be deer hunting time very soon so there will be lots of hides again.

[WolfTears]

http://www.matoska.com/cgibin/gencat.cgi?AC=gencat&PC=7&ST=0&S1=38&S2=20&RS=11&NO=0

they have hides. LOL go to the browse catalog part . Look under leather an hides they have them there.

[WolfTears]

I will also check with a friend of mine I wont see them till next weekend at the pow wow . I will see what I can find there for you .

[Tara]

Originally posted by Mariposa
So I take it you dont know where I can purchase a piece of braintanned hide?

http://eidnesfurs.com/

eidnes furs is very reasonable... very helpful on the phone

Tara

[Tibiki Kinew]

Did you see the price of the claws,,, I can start singing
"I'm in the money"
Just empty my bins!:devil :D

[nc silent quiver]

Re: Brain Tan

Originally posted by Mariposa
Silent Quiver, I noticed you mentioned a brain tan dot. Would you know where I can purchase a piece of brain tanned hide. I just need about a square foot?

Any help or directions would be appreciated. I need to restore someones medicine pouch that was destroyed in a house flood

Mariposa I have run out of all the hide that I had this year. But it is deer season here and I will have plenty of hides soon. Once I finish tanning them I will give you what you need to fix the medicine bag if you can wait that long? It will be about 1 - 2 months until they are finished.

[Mariposa]

Silent Quiver, I will wait for it. I've waited almost 7 months. whats another 2...lol

thank you...

p.s. check out my post about the shawls and dolls I make