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Peashooterjoe:
Anybody done any quill work on bags , straps, etc. Care to share any insight on what to do and not what to do.Thanks PeashooterJoe..

Poor Bull:
About all my experience has been in making hat bands and medicine wheels.
Have found that the big fat quills aren't good to use.  The finer ones have to be spliced more often but, they work out better.

Peashooterjoe:
Thanks for the reply,thinking on adding some to sheaths and straps maybe. Wonder what it would look like on some ball bags? Thanks PeashooterJoe..

keweenaw:
There is considerable variety in how quills are applied to leather, how edges are made, etc.  The techniques varied somewhat with the tribe doing the work, both in terms of patterns used and how the quilling was done.  William Orchard's book,Technique of Porcupine-Quill Decoration Among the North American Indians, will give you a good idea of how to go about it or you could take a class at Conner Prairie.

You can get a used copy of the book for about $8 including shipping on line through abebooks or other sellers.  It's well worth having if you have any serious interest in this.

Tom

Peashooterjoe:
Thanks, haven't ran across that one, will check it out. Peashooterjoe..

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