Feather Bustle

chitimacha1974 · 02-17-2002, 12:10 PM

New thread...I now have just over 2 dozen hawk feathers. Approximately how many eathers would it take to make a rather "full", u-shaped traditional dance bustle? Has anyone ever made one with hawk feathers? They're quite smaller than the goose feathers of my present bustle.

Huya,
Jim

nativelohaus · 02-17-2002, 01:22 PM

hmmmm, i think that you would probably need at least twice that many to make it real full. i have a friend making my son one and that is from 2 sets of hawk wings but it will be a double. i guess it depends on how large you want the bustle to be and how big you are. that would only be about 12 feathers to a side.

DCP · 02-17-2002, 11:19 PM

With wide feathers, you need 15+ per side. Hawks are pretty slim, so I would go almost double that. The length of the extensions also plays a huge role in the overall look. Hawks will definately need extensions . . .

Whatever you do, please don't put loooooong extentions on them if you don't have a lot of feathers. I really hate those "tinker-toy" bustles I see from time to time.

**wardancer** · 02-18-2002, 09:04 PM

I've built several hawk bustles. I wouldn't extend over 6" unless you're putting in a second layer. I used about 26 wing feathers , per side , for an adult size bustle. It measures about 30" across.
I was lucky , I found several very large hawks and kinda sorted and picked the biggest feathers. Don't be impatient , if it's meant to be , they will come to you. Later

02-17-2002, 12:10 PM	#1 (permalink)
chitimacha1974 Tiny Tot Dancer Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Hattiesburg, Mississippi Posts: 49	Feather Bustle New thread...I now have just over 2 dozen hawk feathers. Approximately how many eathers would it take to make a rather "full", u-shaped traditional dance bustle? Has anyone ever made one with hawk feathers? They're quite smaller than the goose feathers of my present bustle. Huya, Jim

02-17-2002, 11:19 PM	#3 (permalink)
DCP Just Hangin' Round Join Date: Mar 2000 Location: Chicagoland Posts: 84	With wide feathers, you need 15+ per side. Hawks are pretty slim, so I would go almost double that. The length of the extensions also plays a huge role in the overall look. Hawks will definately need extensions . . . Whatever you do, please don't put loooooong extentions on them if you don't have a lot of feathers. I really hate those "tinker-toy" bustles I see from time to time. __________________ Don't sweat the petty things and don't pet the sweaty things.

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02-17-2002, 01:22 PM	#2 (permalink)
nativelohaus Tiny Tot Dancer Join Date: May 2001 Location: Oklahoma. . .I want to go home!!! Posts: 41	hmmmm, i think that you would probably need at least twice that many to make it real full. i have a friend making my son one and that is from 2 sets of hawk wings but it will be a double. i guess it depends on how large you want the bustle to be and how big you are. that would only be about 12 feathers to a side.

02-18-2002, 09:04 PM	#4 (permalink)
wardancer Don't be skurred ! Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: S.E. Kansas Posts: 11,075	I've built several hawk bustles. I wouldn't extend over 6" unless you're putting in a second layer. I used about 26 wing feathers , per side , for an adult size bustle. It measures about 30" across. I was lucky , I found several very large hawks and kinda sorted and picked the biggest feathers. Don't be impatient , if it's meant to be , they will come to you. Later

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