Rate This Article Craft Focus: Porcupine Quillwork Oldest Form of Embroidery used by Native Americans By Crazy Crow Trading Post ~ September, 2012 Porcupine Quillwork Oldest Form of Native Americans Embroidery By Crazy Crow Trading Post ~ September, 2012 Uses of Porcupine Quillwork Porcupine quillwork [read more]
Rate This Article Iroquois Glass Wampum Bandolier Bag A Craft "Odyssey" by Sandy Rhoades Photo Credit: Sandy Rhoades 2011 Iroquois Glass Wampum Bandolier Bag A Craft "Odyssey" by Sandy Rhoades Photo Credit: Sandy Rhoades 2011 Photo Credit: Sandy Rhoades 2011. Reproduction of original bag in British [read more]
To clean quality wool blankets, such as the popular Pendleton Native American style design blankets, we recommend dry cleaning. This method best maintains blanket size, hand and appearance. Tests show that when washed, wool blankets experienced significant shrinkage, even with the mildest care methods.
Rate This Article Imitation Eagle Turkey Feather Preparation Tips Native American Turkey Feather Craft Use ~ April 2010 (With notes on quality of available Imitation Eagle Feathers) Imitation Eagle Turkey Feather Preparation Tips Native American Turkey Feather Craft Use ~ April 2010 (With notes on quality of available Imitation [read more]
Rate This Article Native American Dance Shawls By Crazy Crow Trading Post ~ July 8, 2014 Credit Above Photo: Tony Alter from Newport News, USA, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons Native American Dance Shawls By Crazy Crow Trading Post ~ July 8, 2014 Credit Above Photo: Tony [read more]
This article, A Visual History of Tradecloth, A Partial Record, is an enhancement of the original presentation at the Material Culture of the Plains, Prairie and Plateau Conference (MCPPP), National Cowboy Hall of Fame and Western Heritage Museum, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, October 16-18, 2008. It is an attempt to show examples of the various types of trade cloth and their use by American Indian people over time.
