Primitive Archer

Main Discussion Area => Primitive Skills => Topic started by: BowEd on May 22, 2013, 03:19:30 pm

Title: a shirt
Post by: BowEd on May 22, 2013, 03:19:30 pm
Hopefully this will show up closer for you richardzane.
Title: Re: a shirt
Post by: richardzane on May 22, 2013, 11:05:27 pm
yep, nice work!
and looks like that ones seen some use and sweat.
Title: Re: a shirt
Post by: Pappy on May 23, 2013, 07:19:05 am
Like it ,very nice. :)
   Pappy
Title: Re: a shirt
Post by: HoBow on May 23, 2013, 08:49:38 am
That's on my bucket list.  Nice shirt!
Title: Re: a shirt
Post by: BowEd on May 23, 2013, 09:12:50 am
The front and back are antelope while the arms,fringe,and bib are whitetail.Beadwork is done using nemo thread with a no.12 sharps needle and no.10 seed beads..Never going through the leather itself but just partway.No thread on backside whatsoever.Brain tan is so tough you can do that.In the olden days a sharpened bone awl or something like that was poked through the leather then the hardened end of sinew was poked through the hole.The rest of the sinew is kept moistened & pulled tight.A stitch with that stuff really sucks the seam tight as you can imagine.Lots of times a person can bead up a piece of leather then sew it to the garment.