Without your easy-to-understand instructions I would never have learned how to do this art form. "Thank you". And yes, I will be back for more of your quills and other supplies.
I love this technique, thank you for getting the video close so we can see what your doing. I always wanted to do some quill work but never knew how, now i do thanks again !!!!
Welalin sitting bull my grandfather told me as a kid how to gather quills but I never understood why now I do and thank you for showing me more -nmultis
Just found this on quill work. In Edinburgh castle museum there is some quill work on powder horn straps from the anglo french wars in Canada and the US
Thank you so much for explaining the techniques! I just currently got my first quill's today! And hearing how you do your work has given me such great ideas to do and you've had just taught me alote just bye watching your videos 😁 💯
i love your catalog, i received a copy after purchasing some peaces of hide scraps to practice bead embroidery on, that catalog really gets me hyped up on all these wonderful crafts, I've been working with seed beads for 10 years and after researching on native american bead work i realized i know nothing, its beautiful and inspiring to learn about.
great video! very detailed and great instructions. wish i lived closer so i could learn in person! we just had a neighborhood porcupine pass away so i gathered his quills and cleaned them. looking for inspiration for what to do with them. now to find some leather!
Beautiful work ! Do you have any videos on how to dye quills ? Nevermind I see you use rit ! This is so interesting I'm going to give this a try. I took 1 class for quillwork, it was very relaxing. Your videos are so thorough. Thankyou again! 💜
Thanks for watching. Yes I use powder rit dye- one gallon of water per package, boil the water add the dye make sure it is dissolved. Add 4 ounces of natural quills. I keep pushing the quill down into the dye. Turning them several time. Depends on the color it takes about 20- 40 minutes to get the color I am looing for. Then I rinse under hot water, and then cold water to set the dye. Happy quilling!
@@thewanderingbull9843 ok sounds good. I have a plastic coffee container full of quills that need to be washed - how do I do this ? Just in dawn dishsoap? I'm assuming they need to be washed before I dye them
Do u have a video on how u dye your quills? Can you make a video on them? I am using rit but its not coloring them. I let them soak overnight & its still not dying them.
The process we use is to bring 2 gallons (at the most) of water to a boil. Then add one packet of rit dye. Bring it down to a simmer and add the quills. Let it simmer for one hour. This should work. Please let us know if you have any other questions!
Thank you! I think now I can attempt this art form which I've read about & seen but never felt confident enough to attempt. Can I remove the "business" ends before soaking? When making earrings, I don't soak. I take a few in my hand & line them up "business" ends in a paper towel, then clip. I then carefully fold the paper towel up & throw away. Thanks again
Loved the video. Could you put a link to the website in your information. I'll go ahead and google it, but it might be quicker for people if you have a link already here. Thank you for making this video.
Thank you for answering. :) I guess I should have asked the question a little differently. I was asking if you'd put a direct link to the Wandering Bull website in the information section that's directly below the video here on this page. That way people can watch the video and immediately click the link to your website instead of having to google for it. Like this: wanderingbull.com/shop/craft-supplies/porcupine-quills-natural/ Have an awesome day.
We do ship to the UK. We do not print a full catalog since our inventory is always changing. However you can order from our website or sign up for our quarterly mailing and we will send you our brochure which highlights some of our in stock items. Here is the link to our site wanderingbull.com/ Thanks for watching!
We use one gallon of water per one package of dry rit dye to 4 ounces of natural quills. Boil the water, add the dye mix it well, add the quills, try to keep them under the water, keep turning over the quills. Depends on the color on how long it take. The darker colors are about 20 minutes to simmer. Dry them real well before you use them.
Wow. this is exceptional! Thank you so much for your amazing videos!! Where would I be able to purchase the quills? I didn't see them in your online store...?
Awesome video! Thank you for showing this. I’ve wondered how it was done. I am trying to locate a place to purchase brain-tanned hide pieces but am not finding any, yet. Do you have any suggestions? Thank you again for your videos!
Thanks for watching! We carry braintan in our store you can find some at this link. wanderingbull.com/shop/craft-supplies/leather/braintanned-deer-hides/ We are just restocking them now will be available by this afternoon
The Wandering Bull I am looking for small scraps of brain tan for making small bags and rosettes to bead on, not whole hides. Sorry, I didn’t make that very clear. 😯 Do your scrap leather bags have any brain tanned scraps in them? It is not mentioned...only “Top Grain Deerskin and Deerskin Leather Splits”. But thank you anyway. I am enjoying your videos and am getting ready to place a small order. Just thought I’d check about the scrap bag before I place the order.
@@aurawright2130 Sorry that we don't have scrap braintan. I will let you know if we do have braintan scrap. I could also cut a hide in half for you if you are interested just call 800-430-2855
I learned quilling from an Athabaskan Eskimo woman several years ago. Her solution was to put the sharp end in a cleaned styrofoam meat tray and cut it after it is stuck in. The sharp quills won't come out of the styrofoam and you have a safe way to work with them and safely throw them away.
@@fxblf You don't need to add Eskimo if you say Athabascan. Many Alaskan natives don't like to be called Eskimo anyway, myself included. I just refer to myself as Athabascan.
@@jessicalowrey8458 Correct both are completely different in culture, language, ancestry and physical characteristics. That in mind she most likely learned from an Athabascan as there are no trees on the coast, and porcupines are a pine forest creature.
Pontius Pilate lol “true Americans”? Really? Unless indigenous you’re all immigrants🤷🏾♀️ And they used plenty of natural dyes from natural materials/resources like plants and stones. Ever heard of red ocher pigment? Used since ore historic times🤦♂️🙄
