the primitive (history) crafts thread

Here everyone can post there pictures, questions or tips about primitive crafts or crafts inspired by primitive stuff (made on an primitive or a "green" way in history).
for example: weaving on a vertical loom, needlebinding, making furniture, replica's, spinning with a stick or other old kind of spinning tool, making baskets, smith works, cutting wood, making bowls and spoons, crochet, knitting...

 

some links



native and primitive technologys and crafts:
http://www.nativetech.org/
http://www.primitiveways.com/

crochet:
http://tapestrycrochet.com/

 

I have nothing to add right now other than thanks for the links .....most of my craft works have been "old school" ways

I am a firm believer of this is what is wrong with the world today...people have forgotten where they came from......they have complicated simplicity...through technology...thanks again

 

well nothing is wrong i thing, or good even. everyone is making his own point there


i want to thank you for your invitation, i will think about it!

 

this is basically my line of work right now, im a self-employed native american (lakota sioux) making crafts from my culture. i do alot of beadwork more than anything else, i have done quillwork in the past. my father (a french guy) does carvings making pipe stems, catlinite pipe bowls, pipe tampers, etc. he also does beadwork, quillwork, and much much more.

as it is my way of income... it has to be done the right and traditional way, my stuff is usually sold to friends, collectors, and ive actually seen my stuff put into museums. new-age crap doesnt sell well amongst my buyers.

i make beaded turtles, lizards... beaded pipebags, knifecases, and other stuff... since it is done in the primitive way. all my materials used are from nature, except the beads... i know it may not sound hippie, but ive actually killed animals for food and work lol. deers, buffalos etc. no i havent killed a buffalo but ive been to a buffalo hunt, and helped butcher and stuff. the hunt was with another native friend who was doing reinactments of the oldways, he actually used a bow to try and kill it, u have to have a fast/fearless horse! those things are so fast. well thats off topic.

from the deer we scrape and tan the hide... i use sinew as a thread for beading, which is located on the sides of the spine/backbone of the deer. for the turtles, lizards... i stuff em with buffalo hair when there done and im sewing them up, i actually have a wildlife park nearby with buffalos, so i can just go and pickup buffalo fur/hair for free. and no, not when there walking around, they'd kill ya! theres accidents with bikers almost every year. i live about 2 hours from the Sturgis Rally so theres floods of bikers everywhere, its quite annoying even though i live nowhere near the highway i can still hear them.

i also use oldschool beads, there very hard to find and are mad expensive since they're not produced anymore. well thats my story, maybe i'll post up some pics of my work later on...

 

well i hope so! your story sounds great, and i would love to see some of your work (and get inspired )

i hope you made something beautifull out of that deerskin, it's the best for comfortable clothing and that kind of stuff i think!

 

heres a few recent works i made. the knifecase is selling for 350 to a friend up in montana. the lizard is going for 250 to a collector nearby. took alot of hours and late nights... lol. usually my turtles/lizards go for 125. that hair u see stickin out the tin-cones is dyed horse hair. that dangle from the knifecase is wrapped quillwork. i have other pics from older stuff aswell.

 

can understand that!!!

 

ur work is great , love the bead work , what tribe is it from ?

 

its lakota sioux, im from the miniconjou tribe. i tend to look at old pieces in/at museums or online etc. but most of my work are originals or close copies made up by me... alot of sioux stuff is mainly geometric in design and has a certain style of colors... u might of heard of my tribe from the Wounded Knee Massacre. im a descendant of a survivor... one of my grandfathers was 17 years old in that encampment and ran for his life when the soldiers started shooting. other well known names u might of heard that are from the lakota sioux tribe... sitting bull, crazy horse, red cloud etc...

thx for the compliment.

 

it's wonderfull that you do something with your roots! and that you really good at it works with you of course


i have heard about the sioux, but not so much about that woundeed knee massacre, i searched stuff up about it... what a mess... but what was wounded knee origanally im wondering, because they mention that is the name of the creek and a viligae nearby?