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Main Discussion Area => Primitive Skills => Topic started by: iowabow on September 28, 2012, 04:08:30 pm

Title: Weaved milkweed fibers pouch wind tell
Post by: iowabow on September 28, 2012, 04:08:30 pm
Pouch for holding seeds and pod
Title: Re: Weaved milkweed fibers pouch wind tell
Post by: iowabow on September 28, 2012, 04:31:28 pm
This was made from fibers left over from the bowstring project. The fibers were dyed in berry wine i made this summer as a dye. I dyed the thread and served it on the fringe and rim. The idea was to make a pouch to hold the seed fibers. These seed will be dropped to determine wind drection and current while hunting.
Title: Re: Weaved milkweed fibers pouch wind tell
Post by: Adam on September 28, 2012, 05:40:37 pm
Great idea!  I like using the fibers for wind direction too, but I've been using an old film canister (remember those?) with a hole drilled in the bottom and a pin on the back.  It was functional, but what you've got there is way better.  After all, I like to look the part, at least until someone sees me shoot!  Thanks for sharing.
Title: Re: Weaved milkweed fibers pouch wind tell
Post by: Josh on September 28, 2012, 06:19:24 pm
that looks awesome!  great work.  :)
Title: Re: Weaved milkweed fibers pouch wind tell
Post by: YosemiteBen on September 28, 2012, 09:28:27 pm
Very nice job on the cordage.  It will be a good milkweed and dogbane season this year if the rains hold off. There is a lot of both. I might have to make some pouches like that for the Indian Musuem Gift Shop.
Title: Re: Weaved milkweed fibers pouch wind tell
Post by: TRACY on September 29, 2012, 08:54:40 am
Very cool John. That would be a great pouch for keeping spare stone points ;)


Tracy
Title: Re: Weaved milkweed fibers pouch wind tell
Post by: swamp yeti on September 30, 2012, 02:16:10 pm
Love those bags out of dogbane,poplar bark,basswood and paw paw cordadge,very nlce.
Title: Re: Weaved milkweed fibers pouch wind tell
Post by: iowabow on September 30, 2012, 02:40:07 pm
Ya I have way more respect for this kinda stuff now that I have made some stuff. I am going label my art work as a movement called  "connectionism" because of the understanding and origin of materials used in a computer age.
Title: Re: Weaved milkweed fibers pouch wind tell
Post by: Pappy on October 01, 2012, 08:44:15 am
Very cool pouch John,you got lots of  patients and talent and it shows in your work :)
   Pappy
Title: Re: Weaved milkweed fibers pouch wind tell
Post by: iowabow on October 01, 2012, 09:37:51 am
Thanks Pappy! Funny thing this little pouch has more fibers per inch than the milkweed string I made.
Title: Re: Weaved milkweed fibers pouch wind tell
Post by: Stringman on October 04, 2012, 09:48:56 am
Nice job on that little bag! Cattail down also works well as wind indicators.