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Tonkawa Tribal
Regalia
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| Women's Belt Instructions | |
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| Supplies: Some silver conchos of varying sizes a belt of any width made of leather an awl a hammer a piece of scrap wood a string of leather as long as your belt If you want beadwork attached: Rubber cement Needle White Thread | *You can make your belt to match your regalia or with just conchos to match everything* |
| 1. Get your scrap wood and place it on a sturdy surface. | 2. Mark where you want your conchos and/or beadwork. |
| 3. Put your belt on your scrap wood, then place the tip of your awl on your mark and hammer a hole through your belt large enough for the loop on the conchos to go through. | 4. After you have made all your holes push your conchos on (the smaller they are the harder they are to get on). |
| 5. Now take the leather string and put it through all the concho loops (2nd picture below). Now tie the leather at the end concho to secure it. | 6. If you want beadwork: You will need to sew a piece of leather to the back of your beadwork to secure it to the belt. |
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7. When you are sewing the leather to the beadwork make sure to go around the beads and be careful. You will need to sew it enough to secure the leather.
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8. Then you take the leather and push it thought the holes you made earlier for the conchos and tie around the first piece of leather (4th picture below). |
| 9. If the beadwork has a definite top and bottom or you don't trust your sewing- put rubber cement on the back of your beadwork and press to your belt for added assurance and/or to line up better. | |
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To see a closer look at the belt on the inside click on an image below. |
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