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Main Discussion Area => Around the Campfire => Topic started by: madcrow on January 28, 2012, 08:22:22 pm

Title: Crow Tobacco Pouch
Post by: madcrow on January 28, 2012, 08:22:22 pm

Well, maybe Crow.  I was trying for it anyway. 

(http://i408.photobucket.com/albums/pp161/madcrow_2008/2012-01-07162545.jpg)

Title: Re: Crow Tobacco Pouch
Post by: bryan irwin on January 28, 2012, 09:42:17 pm

cool i looks good

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Post by: JW_Halverson on January 28, 2012, 10:20:04 pm

That's a MadCrow tobacco pouch, I'd recognize it anywhere!  Nice detail work!

Title: Re: Crow Tobacco Pouch
Post by: mullet on January 28, 2012, 11:56:25 pm

And I like this one just as much as the other one, sure would look nice along with my skunk Possibles bag. ;D

Title: Re: Crow Tobacco Pouch
Post by: madcrow on January 29, 2012, 02:19:12 am

Thanks guys.  Eddie, I do have some beadwork fresh off the loom that would look good sewn onto the shoulder strap of the skunk bag.

Title: Re: Crow Tobacco Pouch
Post by: Lee Slikkers on January 29, 2012, 11:23:11 am

Really excellent work my friend, I just picked up a bunch of #11 Cech beads, some artificial sinew (to be thinned) about 3 sq ft of braintanned white-tail and a nice basic loom.  I just need to figure out what I want to bead and what design/style.

Title: Re: Crow Tobacco Pouch
Post by: madcrow on January 29, 2012, 12:10:15 pm

Thanks Lee.  I use a loom for the longer strips.  I'm thinking about using it for some medicine bag and strike a lite pouches.  I need to order some very long needles for those or do them in sections.  For the most part my beading is done directly on the buckskin.  I tried thinning the sinew and did get it small enough to go thru the eye of the needle, but had trouble getting it to make the second pass thru the beads.  I use regular sewing thread now and have had no problems.  Single strand on the loom and double on the buckskin.

Title: Re: Crow Tobacco Pouch
Post by: Lee Slikkers on January 29, 2012, 02:21:57 pm

Thanks for the tip/heads up on the sinew thickness issue...guess I need to make a run back into town this afternoon and pick some thread then.  I'm thinking of doing a strike a light pouch also but need to pick up a flint & steel set before I plan out the pouch size.

Title: Re: Crow Tobacco Pouch
Post by: Jeanette on February 01, 2012, 05:04:17 am

I am jealous...that is nice .....for some reason I can not get the hang of loom beading but do lazy squaw. Has any one done quill work ??
Jeanette

Title: Re: Crow Tobacco Pouch
Post by: madcrow on February 01, 2012, 10:34:41 am

I do some quillwork, but nothing too elaborate.  I have a beaded knife sheath to finish and then I'm working on some quilled stuff.

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Post by: jonathan creason on February 01, 2012, 11:52:22 am

I like that one a lot.  I've been wanting to pick up some beading materials myself to use on some knife sheaths.  I think this is just the inspiration I need.

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Post by: Parnell on February 02, 2012, 11:05:11 am

That's very nice.  So, the beadwork is done on the loom and then you stitch it to the bag? 

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Post by: mullet on February 02, 2012, 11:09:59 am

Rebecca Parker does some excellent quill work, Jeanette. You can check it out on James Parker's website in the Classifieds.

Title: Re: Crow Tobacco Pouch
Post by: madcrow on February 02, 2012, 03:07:57 pm

I do some loom beading but with both thepouches I posted, the beads were sewn directly to the buckskin.  Usually five or six beads at a time.  On. The lane stitch I sew eight or ten at a time.

Title: Re: Crow Tobacco Pouch
Post by: nugget on February 10, 2012, 09:24:36 am

Sweet looking bag Eddie.