We bought black cotton broadcloth yesterday, along with the embroidery floss in all three colors.  I was thinking of doing our emblems on top, instead of simply edging the alter cloth.  But in my 'wisdom' (i.e. lack thereof), I only bought half a meter of fabric.  So while there is enough for a 41 x 100 piece, there's not enough to double it.

So where and how do I go looking for 'quills'. I want them black and curved, like you sometimes see on those necklaces. If I look for spikes and studs they're all silver and only the cat's claw comes close, but that's not quite what I'm looking for.

Sahi wrote:

So where and how do I go looking for 'quills'. I want them black and curved, like you sometimes see on those necklaces. If I look for spikes and studs they're all silver and only the cathttp://www.tadwilliams.com/images/banner/Message.gif's claw comes close, but that's not quite what I'm looking for.

How about real quills?

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Sahi wrote:

Em, real quills would be awesome, but kinda hard to attach to the top of a bandana. The idea is that I'm going to create a leather bandana with a mohawk of 'quills'. (To go with my vengeance maiden costume.)

There's lots of information on the web on how to work with quills. There should be something there you can adapt to your use. The indigent American peoples use them in their costumes.

Sahi wrote:

Yeah, but so far what I saw was beadwork, and what I want is the 'quils' to stick up. If you know of a site that tells me how to do that, please let me know.

Sounds like you'll need some sort of structure to keep the quills vertical.  But first you'll need to determine how your 'bandana' will attach to your head.  If you mean to tie it to your head like a head-scarf, I'm not sure that's secure enough to hold the sort of structure that you'll need.  Those quills that Em linked to are 25-30 cms long!

Sahi wrote:

I was definitely not thinking of quills that are 20 cm's long or longer. I was thinking more of something like 5 cms...

How about something like this?  It may be best for you to first determine what sort of 'quill' you want to use and how you want it look (angle of placement, arrangement, etc.).  Then you can determine what sort of attachment method and/or structure you'll need, which would then dictate the kind of head-garment you'll need in order to support it.  The type bandana you are considering does not offer much in the way of stability.

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