Northeastern vamp type moccasins: the drawstring pleat.

From: Whispering Wind | Date: July 1, 2007| Author: | Copyright information

Previous articles (1),(2) on Northeastern footwear in Whispering Wind discussed simple vamp moccasins of the Cree and center seam/vamp moccasins of the Ojibwa.

In the course of describing both types, I made mention of a very refined method of creating the pleats or puckers appearing at the juncture of the vamp piece and the body of the moccasin through the use of drawstrings, but without explaining the process itself. In this article I will describe three methods for doing so, used by Northeastern tribal crafts people at various times in recent history.

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