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hide tanning advice
Aaron H:
Bj, If you are planning on making clothing, just take some old clothes that fit well and take them apart at the seams, there's your patterns
bjrogg:
Trail walker I just reread beginning of this thread. I see your dad has been involved in this project from start. You can tell him I said not only is he raising some good young men, but he's gotta be I pretty good dad to get in there scrapping that hide with you guys. A whole lotta work but a nice family project. Feels good to see that.
Bjrogg
bjrogg:
Thanks Aaron, good idea. Some of the things I have in mind I don't have to take apart though. I will keep that in mind though and I guess I could experiment with paper or rags and try fitting together stuff from them first.
Bjrogg
BowEd:
Bjrogg....Well you know hats,possible bags,quivers,mittens,maybe even a vest right off the bat don't require a pattern really.Mostly seeing something like I want to make and then going from there for a custom fit.Sketch books from mountain man attire type book.Mystic warriors of the Plains book is a good one.That book might be rather expensive though.Really it's cool to just make something that suits your needs.I like to make things that are functional myself.Going to a rendezvous can give many ideas.Mountain man buckskinners or bow gathering rendezvous's.Some type of primitive gathering.Best to think it all through before cutting things up.I like to make cardboard patterns first then copy that.
bjrogg:
Thanks Ed, I'd love to attend a rendezvous. So far I've always just done like you said, when I need something I just experiment and make it. Lots of times first one ends up a little crude.lol. I really like functionality too. I am thinking vest and also some mittens and a troopers hat.
Bjrogg
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