how do you make a drop fan? what would I need? I have feathers already, leather, beads, thread, etc..
should I use a dowel/stick for the handle?
Feather Fans by Nicholas Breeze Wood...
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08-11-2007, 09:03 PM -
Hello all!
I bought a lot of Macaw feathers to make a flat fan, for my jingle, and I have ran into a issue. I need the feathers straighter than they are to make a flat fan. I was told to steam them or place them close to a hot lamp. Ok problem being... I steamed a IMMITATION eagle feather for...04-26-2006, 09:34 AM -
Okay, so I located a fan handle, not detacheable but whole, which is still fine :)
However, I am wondering what do you use to attach the feathers to the fan. Is there a specific name for that material/piece that I can seek out, perhaps at a art store?
I'd like to attempt threadwork...12-12-2014, 03:37 AM -
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I just opened my big plastic feather box to pick out some feathers for a new fan. As I started going through the different prepared bunches, I noticed that a "critter" has eaten its way through my best feathers.
It must have been a connoiseur of feathers,...04-21-2004, 03:50 PM -
I've beaded fans, but this is the first time to make a fan from the feathers to the beadwork. Someone from way down South gave me a lot of Macaw feathers from the Andes. All they told me to do was steam them and wrap 'em up they said. Help with steaming and wrapping? I don't understand any websites...10-18-2004, 03:10 AM