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CAS TOPICS => The Leather Shop => Topic started by: Marshal Will Wingam on June 04, 2015, 08:41:39 AM
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A friend of mine is interested in doing some historically correct beadwork. That got me to thinking, we don't really have a thread just for that so, let's start one. Let's get those beautiful examples in one place. Post pics of your bead work here, pards.
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Some "how to's" on bead work would be nice too. Chuck, KT, and Randy where are you?
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I'll jump in there: totally period incorrect, . . . but it qualifies to the extent that it has 2400 beads I personally put on all by my little old self, . . . along with a half spool of dental floss.
It is on the end of a suede gun bag for a rolling block 45-70, . . . so I think most of the shooting world will forgive my political incorrectness.
May God bless,
Dwight
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Looks good, Dwight. You know, it's amazing how many beads it takes for some of these pieces. Thanks for the pic.
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I have done limited beading. There is a great tutorial for it on PaleoPlanet.
(http://paleoplanet69529.yuku.com/)
This is a braintan Apace inspired Rifle sheath I did. Sewed with sinew, lined with trade wool, fairly period correct, but the beading design was the clients, his science/math team symbol. Nerds, we're everywhere.
(http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b349/Mogorilla/Apache02.jpg)
Here it is with two others of mine. The beads here are purchased ones.
(http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b349/Mogorilla/Sheaths001.jpg)
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Thanks for the link and photos, Mo. The beads really go good with all that fringe. 8)
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If I can ever get caught up on holster orders, I'm gonna dive head first into the beadwork. I've done a couple practice pieces but have no finished work. Gotta crap-ton of beads and books.
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A buffalo hunter's sheath with Cheyenne style beadwork
(http://www.wrtcleather.com/1-ckd/beads/gwf-2010-020-5.jpg)
A pipe bag and pipe tamper with early (pre-1850] Cheyenne style beadwork
(http://www.wrtcleather.com/1-ckd/beads/pipebag-2011-01-5.jpg)
top of the pipe bag
(http://www.wrtcleather.com/1-ckd/beads/pipebag-2011-01-6.jpg)
a couple of gun cases and a sling with Crow style beadwork
(http://www.wrtcleather.com/1-ckd/beads/rogers-lg-1.jpg)
(http://www.wrtcleather.com/1-ckd/beads/rogers-lg-2.jpg)
(http://www.wrtcleather.com/1-ckd/beads/rifle-gear-2010-johnson_04.jpg)
(http://www.wrtcleather.com/1-ckd/beads/rifle-sling-2010-johnson.jpg)
A strike-a-light pouch copied from a Kiowa original
(http://www.wrtcleather.com/1-ckd/beads/pouch-striker-2011-Whited-1.jpg)
A close copy of an original Cheyenne quiver and bow case
(http://www.wrtcleather.com/1-ckd/beads/quiver-2012-palmer-1.jpg)
A tomahawk drop or sometimes called flag - one side Cheyenne style geometric work - other side floral Metis style
(http://www.wrtcleather.com/1-ckd/beads/9-roses-8-1-5.jpg)
(http://www.wrtcleather.com/1-ckd/beads/9-roses-8-2-5.jpg)
A "medicine" bag for a friend - the pouch shape and some of the beadwork is copied directly from a Cheyenne original - I added several other bits and pieces of beadwork from other original Cheyenne pieces of the same era (1850's)
(http://www.wrtcleather.com/1-ckd/beads/pouch-pipe-2013-naomi-1-1.jpg) (http://www.wrtcleather.com/1-ckd/beads/pouch-pipe-2013-naomi-1-4.jpg)
(http://www.wrtcleather.com/1-ckd/beads/pouch-pipe-2013-naomi-1-2.jpg) (http://www.wrtcleather.com/1-ckd/beads/pouch-pipe-2013-naomi-1-3.jpg)
and sometimes less is more - a simple skipped bead outline motif on the sheath
(http://www.wrtcleather.com/1-ckd/beads/cr-39-2010-002.jpg)
I use 8/0 pound beads for most of my work which is most often pre-1860. Some beads are originals from the 19th Century while others are new old style stock from Crazy Crow. All beadwork is sewn directly onto the leather - either real braintan or the German tan from Crazy Crow - or wool trade cloth. Stitches used most are the Cheyenne style lane stitch (formerly lazy stitch) and the embroidery/applique stitch for floral or certain tribal styles such as Crow or Blackfoot. Crow work will often use 3 different stitches for different areas/effects.
For thread I use:
1) real sinew - elk or buffalo preferred, but deer will work
2) narrow imitation sinew - split in two
3) Cotton covered poly thread
4) Silk thread - my favorite and what I use on high end bench copies. I use fishing pole binding silk thread.
Along with the tutorial noted above see:
www.nativetech.org under glass beads http://www.nativetech.org/glasbead/glasbead.html
Also WIlliam Orchard's book - Beads and beadwork of the American Indians : a study based on specimens in the Museum of the American Indian, Heye Foundation - is available for free download here:
https://archive.org/details/beadsbeadworkofa00orch
My best suggestion for learning is to pick a particular tribal style or two and copy the originals as close as possible. Once you're comfortable doing that working on coming up with your own patterns based on those styles. Generally the various tribal styles are post-1860 and are seldom if ever mixed - keep to one style until you're really familiar with the differences and how they may mix under certain circumstances.
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Chuck,
The art work... I just can't say enough!
Thanks for sharing.
My best,
Blair
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Chuck, thanks for the how to info. Great looking bead work.
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I think i have just had a over load of envy. What great items. Please show more.
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Beautiful stuff, Chuck. As always, you raise the bar with your work. Thanks for the information and pics.
I sticky'd this thread so we can find it easily. Since there are good links and helpful hints in it, I also put a link in the 'HOW-TO' thread.
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in addition to the fine work, Chuck's composition poses & photography is FIRST rate
I've said it before..."Bears repeating" I'd be the 1st. in line to buy a book or 2 with his art ..... :)
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I have sold all my bead work along with almost every thing else so I only have a few to show. The first is a bag Chuck made for me and I think it is one of his best pieces. The sheath and bag is all I have left of what I made. KT
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Thanks, KT. Yeah, those pieces are definitely of his best.
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Thanks Marshal, the first bag is the one Chuck made and the other three were made by me. KT
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Nice work, KT. I guess I have to read a little better. ;D Those look good.
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Marshal I love it when someone is getting old besides me. KT ;D
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My First Effort at trying bead work. I so wanted a nice scabbard for either my 1866 or Sharps. I never totally finished it :(
(http://images58.fotki.com/v696/photos/8/848245/6026081/Scabbard-vi.jpg)
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Cool, H999. Looks good. 8)
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Thanks... I need to work on it more. I got started and never really finished.
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I like this 'un...
Been going through a tremendous life style change here, so trying to make fun stuff time again...
Web site crashed and burned, died a horrific death and lost 15000 pictures!! Working on a new one now....
But times are a changin', hopefully for the better...
Here's some I've done, not the caliber as the ones above but I'm proud of 'um....Randy
(http://i747.photobucket.com/albums/xx118/churchandson/crow/butch2.jpg) (http://s747.photobucket.com/user/churchandson/media/crow/butch2.jpg.html)(http://i747.photobucket.com/albums/xx118/churchandson/crow/bd12.jpg) (http://s747.photobucket.com/user/churchandson/media/crow/bd12.jpg.html)(http://i747.photobucket.com/albums/xx118/churchandson/crow/black3.jpg) (http://s747.photobucket.com/user/churchandson/media/crow/black3.jpg.html)(http://i747.photobucket.com/albums/xx118/churchandson/crow/crow3.jpg) (http://s747.photobucket.com/user/churchandson/media/crow/crow3.jpg.html)(http://i747.photobucket.com/albums/xx118/churchandson/Bags-%20Beading/bam7_zpsd1ce0486.jpg) (http://s747.photobucket.com/user/churchandson/media/Bags-%20Beading/bam7_zpsd1ce0486.jpg.html)(http://i747.photobucket.com/albums/xx118/churchandson/Bags-%20Beading/gurattle2_zps1d9dfb1a.jpg) (http://s747.photobucket.com/user/churchandson/media/Bags-%20Beading/gurattle2_zps1d9dfb1a.jpg.html)(http://i747.photobucket.com/albums/xx118/churchandson/Bags-%20Beading/strike-awl6.jpg) (http://s747.photobucket.com/user/churchandson/media/Bags-%20Beading/strike-awl6.jpg.html)(http://i747.photobucket.com/albums/xx118/churchandson/Bags-%20Beading/strike-awl1.jpg) (http://s747.photobucket.com/user/churchandson/media/Bags-%20Beading/strike-awl1.jpg.html)(http://i747.photobucket.com/albums/xx118/churchandson/Bags-%20Beading/shootbag1.jpg) (http://s747.photobucket.com/user/churchandson/media/Bags-%20Beading/shootbag1.jpg.html)(http://i747.photobucket.com/albums/xx118/churchandson/available%20for%20trade/beadskin1.jpg) (http://s747.photobucket.com/user/churchandson/media/available%20for%20trade/beadskin1.jpg.html)(http://i747.photobucket.com/albums/xx118/churchandson/warhawks/tkh4.jpg) (http://s747.photobucket.com/user/churchandson/media/warhawks/tkh4.jpg.html)(http://i747.photobucket.com/albums/xx118/churchandson/warhawks/CSToma1.jpg) (http://s747.photobucket.com/user/churchandson/media/warhawks/CSToma1.jpg.html)(http://i747.photobucket.com/albums/xx118/churchandson/warhawks/kith5.jpg) (http://s747.photobucket.com/user/churchandson/media/warhawks/kith5.jpg.html)(http://i747.photobucket.com/albums/xx118/churchandson/Trade%20knives/tkbow2.jpg) (http://s747.photobucket.com/user/churchandson/media/Trade%20knives/tkbow2.jpg.html)(http://i747.photobucket.com/albums/xx118/churchandson/Trade%20knives/kiowa1.jpg) (http://s747.photobucket.com/user/churchandson/media/Trade%20knives/kiowa1.jpg.html)(http://i747.photobucket.com/albums/xx118/churchandson/Trade%20knives/ys3.jpg) (http://s747.photobucket.com/user/churchandson/media/Trade%20knives/ys3.jpg.html)(http://i747.photobucket.com/albums/xx118/churchandson/Bags-%20Beading/gurattle3_zps740c4b5e.jpg) (http://s747.photobucket.com/user/churchandson/media/Bags-%20Beading/gurattle3_zps740c4b5e.jpg.html)(http://i747.photobucket.com/albums/xx118/churchandson/Bags-%20Beading/gurattle4_zps7e764d81.jpg) (http://s747.photobucket.com/user/churchandson/media/Bags-%20Beading/gurattle4_zps7e764d81.jpg.html)
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Nice work Churchandson, you really captured that period of time, thanks for sharing... 8)
teEN wOLVES ;D
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Wow, Randy. Very nice beadwork. It all looks really good. Thanks for the pics.
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Hi
I haven't tried Beading yet, but I have a couple of items to try. I currently have some 11/0 beads from Springfield leather in Light blue, navy blue, white and red. I'm looking at trying a test sheath in some patriotic design. I also have 100 sheets of 11/0 graph paper from Crazy Crow, so I'm a bit stuck on 11/0.
I'm in kind of a hurry for one deal, I'm planning on beading a snow man picture on a knife sheath. I've gotten a good sized sheath built to overlay the buckskin on. I don't have the beads yet, but OBVIOUSLY 11/0's are my preferred size cause I've got the graph paper. I need white, black, red, green (ever green trees in background), bronw (limbs), and sky blue. Is there any reason to buy Czech, French, old French, or German beads? I read about them on Crazy Crow, but didn't work out a preference.
OBVIOUSLY this one won't be all that authentic.... ;)
Thanks
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So many talented folks here. I plan to work on a knife sheath this winter and bead it. I appreciate all of the talent here and may be asking questions...
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Hi
I haven't tried Beading yet, but I have a couple of items to try. I currently have some 11/0 beads from Springfield leather in Light blue, navy blue, white and red. I'm looking at trying a test sheath in some patriotic design. I also have 100 sheets of 11/0 graph paper from Crazy Crow, so I'm a bit stuck on 11/0.
I'm in kind of a hurry for one deal, I'm planning on beading a snow man picture on a knife sheath. I've gotten a good sized sheath built to overlay the buckskin on. I don't have the beads yet, but OBVIOUSLY 11/0's are my preferred size cause I've got the graph paper. I need white, black, red, green (ever green trees in background), brown (limbs), and sky blue. Is there any reason to buy Czech, French, old French, or German beads? I read about them on Crazy Crow, but didn't work out a preference.
OBVIOUSLY this one won't be all that authentic.... ;)
Thanks
Regarding the type of beads from Crazy Crow since you are just starting and doing a modern pattern I would go with the less expensive Czech beads. For most of my work I prefer the Old time French or German (have started using the German since the French are no longer made and some colors are no longer available). For specialty work such as repairs on old work or making a museum copy, I look for the old, original beads - Crazy Crow carries some now and again or got Beadmatch.com - the latter are not cheap but when needed they are a great resource.
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Thanks
Will order later today.
Mike
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Very VERY Nice work!
A buffalo hunter's sheath with Cheyenne style beadwork
(http://www.wrtcleather.com/1-ckd/beads/gwf-2010-020-5.jpg)
A pipe bag and pipe tamper with early (pre-1850] Cheyenne style beadwork
(http://www.wrtcleather.com/1-ckd/beads/pipebag-2011-01-5.jpg)
top of the pipe bag
(http://www.wrtcleather.com/1-ckd/beads/pipebag-2011-01-6.jpg)
a couple of gun cases and a sling with Crow style beadwork
(http://www.wrtcleather.com/1-ckd/beads/rogers-lg-1.jpg)
(http://www.wrtcleather.com/1-ckd/beads/rogers-lg-2.jpg)
(http://www.wrtcleather.com/1-ckd/beads/rifle-gear-2010-johnson_04.jpg)
(http://www.wrtcleather.com/1-ckd/beads/rifle-sling-2010-johnson.jpg)
A strike-a-light pouch copied from a Kiowa original
(http://www.wrtcleather.com/1-ckd/beads/pouch-striker-2011-Whited-1.jpg)
A close copy of an original Cheyenne quiver and bow case
(http://www.wrtcleather.com/1-ckd/beads/quiver-2012-palmer-1.jpg)
A tomahawk drop or sometimes called flag - one side Cheyenne style geometric work - other side floral Metis style
(http://www.wrtcleather.com/1-ckd/beads/9-roses-8-1-5.jpg)
(http://www.wrtcleather.com/1-ckd/beads/9-roses-8-2-5.jpg)
A "medicine" bag for a friend - the pouch shape and some of the beadwork is copied directly from a Cheyenne original - I added several other bits and pieces of beadwork from other original Cheyenne pieces of the same era (1850's)
(http://www.wrtcleather.com/1-ckd/beads/pouch-pipe-2013-naomi-1-1.jpg) (http://www.wrtcleather.com/1-ckd/beads/pouch-pipe-2013-naomi-1-4.jpg)
(http://www.wrtcleather.com/1-ckd/beads/pouch-pipe-2013-naomi-1-2.jpg) (http://www.wrtcleather.com/1-ckd/beads/pouch-pipe-2013-naomi-1-3.jpg)
and sometimes less is more - a simple skipped bead outline motif on the sheath
(http://www.wrtcleather.com/1-ckd/beads/cr-39-2010-002.jpg)
I use 8/0 pound beads for most of my work which is most often pre-1860. Some beads are originals from the 19th Century while others are new old style stock from Crazy Crow. All beadwork is sewn directly onto the leather - either real braintan or the German tan from Crazy Crow - or wool trade cloth. Stitches used most are the Cheyenne style lane stitch (formerly lazy stitch) and the embroidery/applique stitch for floral or certain tribal styles such as Crow or Blackfoot. Crow work will often use 3 different stitches for different areas/effects.
For thread I use:
1) real sinew - elk or buffalo preferred, but deer will work
2) narrow imitation sinew - split in two
3) Cotton covered poly thread
4) Silk thread - my favorite and what I use on high end bench copies. I use fishing pole binding silk thread.
Along with the tutorial noted above see:
www.nativetech.org under glass beads http://www.nativetech.org/glasbead/glasbead.html
Also WIlliam Orchard's book - Beads and beadwork of the American Indians : a study based on specimens in the Museum of the American Indian, Heye Foundation - is available for free download here:
https://archive.org/details/beadsbeadworkofa00orch
My best suggestion for learning is to pick a particular tribal style or two and copy the originals as close as possible. Once you're comfortable doing that working on coming up with your own patterns based on those styles. Generally the various tribal styles are post-1860 and are seldom if ever mixed - keep to one style until you're really familiar with the differences and how they may mix under certain circumstances.
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Hi
I have a bead work question. What is the best way to transfer a picture or design to the Buckskin? I'd like to track what I have, but I guess I could re-draw it free hand and with a compass like I did in the first place.
Any suggestions?
Thanks
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Chuck the work you are showing is by far some of the BEST I have ever seen. KT
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One I just finished. The body of the sheath is 8-9oz vegetable tanned cowhide from the most flea-bitten, scar covered hide I've ever seen, carved in a crosshatch/quilted pattern. The metal spots are antique brass. The cuff is deerskin. The stitching was all done with artificial sinew. The smaller pound beads are modern Czech made. The larger beads are a mixture of modern trade beads, crow beads and antique red padre beads. The tin cones were antiqued with muriatic acid and peroxide. The bone hair pipes were also antiqued. The fringe and tin cones are decorated with black horse hair. No less than four colors of both water and alcohol based dyes were used on the various components. All in all, I think it turned out pretty good.
(http://photos.imageevent.com/newfrontier45/leatherwork/large/IMG_7467b.jpg)
Beadwork detail.
(http://photos.imageevent.com/newfrontier45/leatherwork/large/IMG_7419b.jpg)
Fringe detail.
(http://photos.imageevent.com/newfrontier45/leatherwork/large/IMG_7462b.jpg)
Stitching detail.
(http://photos.imageevent.com/newfrontier45/leatherwork/large/IMG_7420b.jpg)
(http://photos.imageevent.com/newfrontier45/leatherwork/large/IMG_7404b.jpg)
The knife in question is a 5" clip point from ML Knives.
(http://photos.imageevent.com/newfrontier45/leatherwork/large/IMG_7481b.jpg)
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That looks great, Craig. Very nice work. Thumbs-up!
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While out in the Black Hills with my Grandson, I saw this Saddle at the Crazy Horse Memorial Museum
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Well, that sure represents a few hours of work. Fascinating bit of history there. Thanks for posting the photo, Johnny.
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CraigC that's just plain beautiful. KT
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Nice work CraigC!
Inspiring!
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Great work Craig - was there any particualr inspiration for the design?
I hope we can see more of your efforts
yhs
prof marvel
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Beautiful work
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Thanks guys! I can't say that any particular sheath inspired the design but I'm sure you'll see bits of everything in Chuck's work. Seems like the beadwork pattern came from one of his sheaths and I just changed the colors. I really like red, white and black together.
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Hi guys, greetings from Europe. Just stumbled upon this thread, lots of talent here, and thought I'd share some of my modest work, hope you enjoy.
This piece is a recreation of a beaded trade blanket from the second half of the 19th century, in a typical style of the Northern Cheyenne. The blanket itself is a 4-point size, 75×90″. The strip is over 6′.
The strip is beaded using the lane stitch technique onto Canadian deerskin with pure cotton thread, and sewn onto the blanket with 100% red wool. All seed beads are vintage Salvadori and antique Venetian, in traditional Cheyenne colors: white, Bodmer Blue (translucent), Cheyenne Pink, light blue, corn yellow, catlinite red.
The rosettes are complemented in typical Cheyenne style with twisted deerskin dangles, ornamented with antique Venetian crow beads in cobalt blue and Cheyenne Pink, brass beads, antique brass thimbles, and antique dark blue French silk ribbon.
The finished piece was smoked over a campfire, with white sage, juniper and cedar.
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Thanks for sharing, Firewind. That's some fine beadwork. Nice work.
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Thanks for sharing, Firewind. That's some fine beadwork. Nice work.
Many thanks Will. :)
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Howdy Firewind,
That is some fine bead work.
Silver Rings
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Howdy Firewind,
That is some fine bead work.
Silver Rings
Thx Sir, much appreciated.
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This is my latest. Not done yet . I am having it matted and framed. KT
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Nice work Kid ::) :o 8)
tEN wOLVES ;D
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Very nice, KT. I have yet to do any bead work. It looks like it could be fun.
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Thanks T W and Marshal Will. Its a pain in the BUTT. I cant see very good and shake way to much. It takes for ever. KT
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Finally done. I got it framed. KT
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Looks good, KT. Thanks for sharing the pic. 8)
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Thanks Marshal Will. KT
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I'm inspired by such beautiful work, and may give it a try myself. I noted that on close ups of many of the pieces that there's some staining to the beads that gives them a very aged/rustic appearance, and was curious if this is because they are vintage beads or if people are doing something to stain them?
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I believe the newer beads are brighter in color than the originals. Also, some people may soak them in something to stain them slightly. I wouldn't know what would stain a glass bead very well, though. If you look on ebay you may be able to find some of the vintage ones.
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This beautiful piece from the first page of this post shows what I'm talking about well: see on the beads that some have brown staining:
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I'm inspired by such beautiful work, and may give it a try myself. I noted that on close ups of many of the pieces that there's some staining to the beads that gives them a very aged/rustic appearance, and was curious if this is because they are vintage beads or if people are doing something to stain them?
You can't stain glass after-the-fact and it doesn't change color with age but I have been able to get some "crap" to stick to them and the leather they're sewn to to make it look more aged. Then it tends to wear off the high spots and the effect is really nice on an aged piece.
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Is this crap crap, or other crap? I'd rather not use crap crap if I don't have to. ;)
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In this case the crap was Tandy's professional waterstain and/or antiquing gel. It's a little thicker than regular dye and has waxes in it. ;)
I still want to experiment with other "crap" to see if it works better.
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Very nice, KT. I have yet to do any bead work. It looks like it could be fun.
It looks EASY, but LOOKS ARE DECEIVING. It was much easier to learn to carve the dang leather. Line after line of seven beads, now hard can it be? Well, them beads are small, they need to be purdy straight, using a beading needle to poke holes in the leather ain't gonna work, and the awl makes the hole too big. Daughter didn't think much of the idea either and she was 26 at the time.
Later
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It looks EASY, but LOOKS ARE DECEIVING. It was much easier to learn to carve the dang leather. Line after line of seven beads, now hard can it be? Well, them beads are small, they need to be purdy straight, using a beading needle to poke holes in the leather ain't gonna work, and the awl makes the hole too big. Daughter didn't think much of the idea either and she was 26 at the time.
Later
Thanks for the input, there. I suspect that a specially made awl would be in order for that, then.
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Thanks for the input, there. I suspect that a specially made awl would be in order for that, then.
That couldn't hurt, but I wouldn't know exactly what size to get right now. I'd also get some magnification on the glasses. When I tried beading it was TEDIOUS. I did a good sized sheath in the last month and it wasn't' nearly as annoying. NOTE that my work won't be mistaken for anyone else's here any time soon, but it looks much better than my beading.
Later
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Finally done. I got it framed. KT
I knew ya couldn't stop! ;D
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From the Show your work thread, here is some of my very talented wife's Metis bead work.
The blue one is a finished barrette, for her hair and the green one is still a work in progress.
(https://i.imgur.com/bjXJXiY.jpg?1)
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Your wife does nice beadwork. Looking forward to seeing what you end up with on a holster or other piece.
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Here is the finished holster, first lined one I made and it was a learning process.
(https://i.imgur.com/jmv46pE.jpg?1)
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Yeah, there you go.. That's nice. Good job.
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Nice job.
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I don't think I posted this one.
(https://photos.imageevent.com/newfrontier45/leatherwork/large/Beaded%20braintan%20sheath%2001.jpg)
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Beautiful work, Craig. Looks great!
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Some of my stuff from about 8 years ago.
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Cool beadwork, Mulefoot. Thanks for sharing those with us.
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Here's two of Chuck Burrows' pieces I've added to the collection this year. The first is the most recent to benefit John Cohea's health struggles. Chuck's beadwork and John's knives are among my most prized possessions.
(https://photos.imageevent.com/newfrontier45/cutlery/large/010b.jpg)
(https://photos.imageevent.com/newfrontier45/cutlery/large/011b.jpg)
This one I found on Ebay and instantly knew it was Chuck's work. Far as I can tell, he never made the same thing twice and most of his beadwork was pictured on the website. This is the first one I've encountered that wasn't. I believe it to be a smaller, slightly less ornate version of the one below it.
(https://photos.imageevent.com/newfrontier45/cutlery/large/001b.jpg)
(https://photos.imageevent.com/newfrontier45/cutlery/large/002b.jpg)
I'm happy to say that I own both.
(https://photos.imageevent.com/newfrontier45/cutlery/large/IMG_0050b.jpg)
(https://photos.imageevent.com/newfrontier45/cutlery/large/IMG_0054b.jpg)
Also got this one about 2yrs ago.
(https://photos.imageevent.com/newfrontier45/cutlery/large/IMG_0021b.jpg)
And this one from KT.
(https://photos.imageevent.com/newfrontier45/miscellaneous/Knifeper20andper20Sheathper20Beadedper2009-3per20imageper201per20ofper203_1_.jpg)
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Those are truly outstanding. Thanks for sharing the photos.
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I acquired a beaded holster and strike-a-light pouch that Chuck did. Now working on a beaded holster of my own.
(https://photos.imageevent.com/newfrontier45/wrtc/large/013.JPG)
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That's a beautiful holster. Thanks for sharing. I look forward to seeing your own work when you get it done.
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I had a line on this one but dude wanted too much for it. The one I started will be more like this. I've got some ideas for how to make it all go together that I want to try.
(https://photos.imageevent.com/newfrontier45/wrtc/large/Beaded%20holster%2001.jpg)
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I like that one even more. It'll be fun to see how you carry that idea out.
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I’ve always wanted to get a re-creation knife sheath made for a Quigley belt knife, like Tom Selleck’s character wore in the movie. I have one of the “Original 10” Chuck Staple knives he made for the movie. ( with all the provenance) but it’s in the original leather sheath. I would love to have it in a copy of the simple beaded sheath Matthew Quigley used in that movie.