Here's that list:
SUPPLIERS LIST 1995; MANY FROM MUZZLE LOADER MAGAZINE
Society of Primative Technology, P.O. Box 3226, Flagstaff, AZ 86003; Dave
Wescott. They offer several week-long "wilderness skills" retreat where
you can learn things like tanning, tracking, edible foods from the wild,
etc. This is NOT a Tom Brown tracking school event; this one is
legitimate. The most widely popular gathering is called "Rabbit Stick
Rondezvous", which is held in Idaho or Montana in September.
**Crazy Crow Trading Post, P.O. Box 314, Denison, TX 75020. 903/ 463-
1366. Got this source from Terry Trip Rompon. Have an ad in Whispering
Winds for a northern traditional bustle kit. Catalog $3 or free with
bustle order. To get a free wholesale catalog, send them a copy of your
business license or BIA enrollment card. (this last requirement might be a
hoax). THEY HAVE AN ***INCREDIBLE*** CATALOG, & DO WHOLESALE, ***BUT***
ONLY ORDER FROM THEM USING C.O.D., BECAUSE THEY OFTEN TAKE **FOREVER** TO
SHIP, & THEN SOMETIMES DON'T SEND A FULL SHIPMENT. IN THE MEANTIME, THEY
HAVE THE USE OF YOUR MONEY FOR FREE, AND ITS ALSO HARD TO GET THEM TO SEND
YOU A REFUND FOR WHATEVER THEY DIDN'T HAVE IN STOCK. (To reduce the chance
of credit card fraud, don't send ANYONE your credit card number!)
Eagle's View Patterns, 706 W. Riverdale Rd., Ogden, UT 84405. Patterns
include Indian War Shirt, Early Frontiersman's Shirt, Leggings &
Breechclout, Plains Indian Dress, Plains Cloth Dress, Plains Moccasins,
Plains Hightop Moccasins, Blanket Capote, Frontier Fur Hat, etc.
Eagle Feather Trading Post, 168 W. 12th Street, Ogden, UT 84404;
Wholesale/Retail;
Gallup Indian Trading Company, P.O. Box 1358, Gallup, NM 87301. 1000
Highway 66 West. 505/ 863-3838
*Grey Owl Indian Craft Co., Inc. 113-15 Springfield Blvd, Queens Village,
NY 11429. 718/ 341-4000. Quantity Discounts. Catalog Free to Native
Americans. Called for Catalog 5/20/93. USED to be reliable, but they've
had a change in ownership, and I don't have any personal connection with
them.
Elk Creek Co. Custom made plains bows & arrows, bow cases, accessories.
Ted Weatherly, 1701 Tenth St., Galena Park, TX 77547.
**Flying Feathers, P.O. Box 868, East Lansing, MI 48826-0868. Rick Hewitt.
**517/ 484-7093 Lakota Language Tapes & Book, Contemporary and Traditional
Native American supplies & Crafts. $2 Catalog.
Shipwreck Beads, 5021 Mud Bay Road, Olympia, WA 98502. 206/ 866-4061.
"World's Largest Selection of Beads", full color catalog. 2000 Beads in
full color. Retail/Wholesale. $3 catalog.
Sioux Trading Post, 913 Mt. Rushmore Rd., Rapid City, SD 57701. 605/ 348-
4822. Catalog $2.
**Steve Eagles, Native American Regalia; 719/ 495-0798, 10 to 6 mt standard
time. wholesale/retail. Hand painted eagle & hawk feathers.
The Blanket Brigade, Dale & Donna Harrison, P.O. Box 534, Kunkletown, PA
18058. 215/ 381-4400. Costume Designers/Mfg; Buckskin clothing, shirts,
warshirts, capotes, witney blanks, etc.
Mountain Bird Creations, 361 N. 475 W., Valparaiso, IN 46383. 219/ 759-
2987. Custom designed Native American Art, Crafts & Supplies foir dancers
and reinactors. $5 free on first time orders over $50. Moccasins, leather
shirts/dresses, garment leathers, dance regalia, beads, feathers & more.
Can make anything to your particular size & specifications.
Matoska Trading Co., P.O. Box 2004 Yorba Linda, CA 92686. 714/ 393-0647.
Books, plains material culture, how to's, Antique Nat. Amer. artifacts -
beadwork, quillwork, bags, moccasins, etc., Contemporary Nat. American art,
braintanned deer, trade beads, etc. Write or all for current catalog.
World Beader Looms, J. R. Helbert, 903 W. Alameda, #122, Santa Fe, NM
87501. 1-800/ 695-9257. "Loom-N-Nations". Videos. Brochure $2, refunded
with order.
Nat'l Tipi Owners Assn, P.O. Box 433, Valley Center, KS 67147. $2 for
information . "Dedicated to the preservation of the heritage and
lifestyles of the American plains Indian. Newsletters, Camp Circles, Craft
Discounts, & more.
American Broadcloth, P.O. Box 5784, Marlboro, MA 01752. 617/ 965-6938.
Tradecloth & Four Way Blankets (Red, blue & purple). Retail & Wholesale.
Sunrise Trading Post, 35 Park Ave., Dumont, NJ 07628. 201/ 384-4794.
Imitation claws and teeth; grizzly & black bear claws, eagle talons, bear
teeth. Also available are real 4-hole bone chocker spacers and the best
imitation hand-painted eagle feathers available today; selected by & used
in the movie Dances w/ Wolves. Prices on request. Wholesale & Retail.
Send sase fopr retail or wholesale price list or call eve. between 7 & 9:30
p.m.
Richard Small, Mokulomne Hill does for feathers, claws, etc.
Western Trading Post, P.O. Box 9070 W, Denver, CO 80209-0070. Located at
32 Broadway, Denver. 303/ 777-7750. Nat. Amer. Crafts Supply Store since
1952. Beads, Buckskin (Indian Taned), Feathers, blankets, music, video
tapes, etc. For a wholesale catalog send a copy of your tax license or
send $3 for Retail Catalog. ***Bill does a lot of business with them --
bird bone whistles. Very good & reliable. Willing to make good on
anything you don't care for (on the rare occasion it might happen).
Red Hawk Trading, 3112 W. 11400 So., South Jordan, UT 84065. 801/ 254-
7671. "Superior quality Tipis and Tents". "Guaranteed Satisfaction,
service & Workmanship. To inspect finished product first hand will not
cost anything. Ask us how. Send $2 for catalog refundable with order".
University of Nebraska Press, 901 N. 17th, Lincoln, Nebrasks 68588-0520.
800/ 755-1105.
"Native American Designs in Cross Stitch", Frankye Jones. Sterling
Publishing Co., Inc., NY Written Heritage, 8009 Wales St., New Orleans, LA
70126.
Wakeda Trading Post, Cliff Paulsen, P.O. Box 19146, Sacramento, CA 95819.
916/ 485-9838. Hides, beads, bells, feather, Mt. Men supplies, mail order
only, $1/catalog. ***Bill does a lot of business with them. Brass nails &
tacks; McCaw feathers size 22 & 24 beads.
Indian Artifact Magazine, $17/4 issues. RD #1, Box 240, Turbotville, PA
17772. articles, pictures, historical & educational information,
collecting, buying, finding & enjoying. Reference & Resource. Money back
guarantee on unused copies. ***Bill really enjoys this magazine.
Porcupine Headdress. custom made to your color and style. Finely crafted
hair bases - Osage & Iroquois style and special requests. Greasy Grass
Trading Post, Paul Daniels, 3521 Chamberlain Drive, Billings, MT 59101.
406/ 259-5460 (eves.).
David O. Clayton, Doc's Roach Factory, 1485 Girvin Rd., Jacksonville, FL
3225 904/ 221-9150.
Wintercount, P.O. Box 889, New Castle, CO 81647. American Indian Art,
Prose, & Poetry. Animal Prints, Carol Snow's 1993 Native American Wildlife
Calender, $12.50/calendar. Catalog $2. Wholesale/retail.
Written Heritage, 8009 Wales St., New Orleans, LA 70126. Videos: Ribbons
of the Osage, Cherokee Basketmaker, The Strength of Life, Songs of Indian
Territory. Wholesale & Retail.
Pipestone Indian Shrine Assn., P.O. Box 727, Pipestone, MN 56164.
Pipestone pipes, crafts & Jewelry. Send stamp for brochure.
Wapenish Trading Post, Yakima Indian Reservation, 702 W. 9th St., Wapato,
WA 98951. 509/ 877-4554. Beeds and complete line of Indian goods. Free
catalog.
Jim Bond, 35113 Brewster Rd., Lebannon, OR 97355. 503/ 258-3645. Smoked,
hand-tanned moose hide moccasins, fleeced lined, large sizes. Vamps
partially beaded $85.
Buffalo Tipi Pole Co., 3355 Upper Gold Crk, Sandpoint, ID 83864. 208/
263-6953. Top quality tipis, poles, accessories, back rests, parfleches,
beaded pillows, old time bead colors in seed and pony sizes. Catalog $1.
Pocahontas Leather, P.O. Box 253, Garrettsville, OH 44231. Orders only
call 216/ 527-5277. New lower prices on better quality deer and elk. All
grades from 75 cents per foot & up. Most skins tannery scotchguarded for
water and soil repellency and pre-stretched for honest, useable footage.
Send s.a.s.e.
Howell, The Original Beadman, P.O. Box 586, Clear Lake, WA 98235. In
business since 1927. Will not answer freebe letters. 50 pg. beads and
findings $5 w/$5 coupon.
Lodgepoles, Backrests (as seen in Dances w/Wolves & Son of the Morning
Star). Tipis & misc. trade items. $1 for catalog; refundable with 1st
purchase. Little Bear Trading, 22983 S. HWy 2, Libby, MT 59923. 406/
293-9880.
Bovis Bead Co., P.O. Box 460, Tombstone, AZ 85638; 602/ 457-3359. ***Bill
buys a lot from them -- copper beads & crow beads.
Catalog & 2 sample Cards, $10; refund w/min. order. Four Winds Indian
Trading Post, Box 580-W, St. Ignatius, MT 59865. 406/ 745-4336. Catalog
Allard's place?
La Pelleterie, P.O. Box 127, Highway 41, Arrow Rock, MO 65320; 816/ 837-
3261. Make Pioneer and Mt. Man clothing out of the appropriate materials.
Woodland Indians, plains indians costumes, etc. Catalog is about $3.
"Blue Mountain Buckskin, A Working Manual," by Jim Riggs; $9 postpaid; Jim
Riggs, Route 1, Box 44E, Wallowa, Oregon 97885.
Publications from Rebel Publishing Co., INc.; Dept. BOB; Rt. 5, Box 347-M,
Texarkana, TX 75501. Shipping & Handling: $2 for 1st book, $1 each
aditional.
"The Book of Bucksinning"; $11.95 The Philosophy of Buckskinning, How to
Get Started, Rendezvous & Shoots, The Lodge, The Guns, The Clothing,
Accoutrements & Equipment, The Skills, Women in Buckskinning and the
Crafts.
"The Book of Buckskinning II"; $12.95; Why Buckskinners Create, Working
with Leather, 18th Century Clothing, Horseback Travel, Design &
Construction of Powder Horns, Firemaking, Traveling Afoot & By Canoe,
Making Camp Gear and Gun Tune-Up & Care.
"The Book of Buckskinning III"; $14.95. Historic Guns & Today's Makers,
Quillworking, Trade Beads, 18th & 19th Century Cooking, The Hunting Pouch,
Beadworking, Techniques for Making Footwear, Period Shelters, plus a
Special Color Section.
"The Book of Buckskinning IV" $14.95; Traditional Blacksmithing, Blankets
in Early America, From Raw Hides to Rawhide, Styles of the Southwest,
Smoothbores on the Frontier, Trade Silver, Backwoods Knives, Lighting the
Primitive Camp and Historic Sites & Museums.
"The Book of Buckskinning V", $15.95. Trade Goods for Rendezvous, Games,
Sports & Other Amusements, Fur Trade Indian Dresses, Tipi Know-How,
Engraving & Carving, Old-Time Music & Instruments, Pack Saddles & Panniers,
Museums & Historic Sites II, plus a Special Color Section.
"Born Out of Season", $5.95. The 1981 autobiography of Marshal Ralph L.
Hooker, From his early, rough-and-tumble years in Oklahoma & Missouri, to
his walks of the Santa Fe Trail & Boone's Wilderness Trail, Hooker's story
is told in his own honest, down-home way.
Quill workers: Blue Laslow, White River Arizona. Spinner/dyer current
writing a book on natural dyes and dyeing methods for porcupine quills.
Cathy Smith has a business called Medicine Mountain Trading Co, founded in
1974, in South Dakota's Black Hills. She wrote the section on Quillwork in
the Book of Buckskinning III. Was 1st woman to ride into an American Mt.
Man redezvous in July 1981 when she and a brigade of AMM members rode over
the High Uintahs of Utah to the Henry's Fork Rendezvous. Her work was also
feature in Crafts of America: A Guide to theFinest Traditional Crafts Made
in the United States, edited by Constance Stapleton. Cathy's address is:
Medine Mountain, Box 6342, Santa Fe, New Mexico 87502. 505/ 894-0710.
Muzzleloader Magazine, Rebel Publishing Co., INc.; Dept. BOB; Rt. 5, Box
347-M, Texarkana, TX 75501. $14/year, 2 yrs for $25. 903/ 832-4726
MasterCard or Visa.
Mountain Man rendezvous clothing; coats, bags, vest, etc., Theresa A.
Falls-Rock; 503/ 896-0405.
Going West Trading Post, Outfitters for the Buckskinner & his Woman, Marla
Sue & Chris West, 15210 S.W. Gentle Woods Court, Tigard, Oregon 97224; 503/
639-1456. Met her at the Oregon Rendezvous; bought Vol. III & IV from
her. Sells Eagles View Patterns; Capotes, Hides, Porcupine Quill Wheels
(Sioux Made)
Bill & Lenni Toney, 206/ 964-0721. Mailing address: 10507 Gravelly Lake
Dr. SW 15A-211, Tacoma, WA 98499.
Pacific Western Traders 916/ 985-3851; Herb & Peggy Puffer; 305 Wool St.,
Folsom, CA 95630-2550. Beads, buckskin, basketry materials, etc.,etc.
I should also say that Jim Bond, whose address is on the list, attends many
of the larger west-coast PowWows, and has extensive materials for those
making their own regalia. He also sells sweet grass, and has a source for
porky roaches up in Montana where he has them "hand made" (can't imagine it
any other way, actually... but keep an eye out for those import tags ...).
Have fun!
lyn
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