Construction of a disc bead loop necklace
By Craig Jones Materials List (10) strands of Teton Synthetic Disc Beads. 16" per strand, the bone color was used in this project (4)...
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Teton Trade Cloth
- Apr 20, 2021
- 1 min
Replica Eagle Claw Necklace by Craig Jones
Drill the bottom of the toes first. I use a drummel because I like the control that it offers. A drill press or a drill can also work...
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Teton Trade Cloth
- Mar 17, 2021
- 2 min
Teton Cuff Bracelet by Craig Jones
We were visiting with artist Steven Paul Judd and he was telling us about some of the things that he had done in the past with...
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Teton Trade Cloth
- Feb 8, 2021
- 1 min
Preparing Teton Angora Furs
By Craig Jones Teton is now offering angora fur that is dyed to match our wool colors. This will allow you to have a total matching look...
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Teton Trade Cloth
- Dec 28, 2020
- 1 min
Eagle Toe Amulet, by Craig Jones
An eagle toe decoration is common on the necklaces of many Native people. It is often strung with other beads and sometimes just on a...
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Teton Trade Cloth
- Dec 28, 2020
- 2 min
Coloring the Teton "Quilled" Wheels. By Craig Jones
Teton Trade Cloth is very proud to introduce these simulated quilled wheels. We developed these to have the texture of real quilled...
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Teton Trade Cloth
- Oct 21, 2020
- 3 min
Adding color to Teton Simulated Bear Claws
By Craig Jones At Teton Trade Cloth, we offer 2 types of bear claws. Grizzly bear claw replica sets and "achievable" grizzly sets. Our...
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Teton Trade Cloth
- Oct 20, 2020
- 2 min
Hawk Bell Bandolier
By Craig Jones According to Howard Zinn, in The People’s History of the United States [1], when Christopher Columbus landed in the “new...
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Teton Trade Cloth
- Oct 20, 2020
- 7 min
Beaded Gauntlets
Someone asked recently about making a pair of beaded leather gauntlets and I thought I would re post and article I wrote a few years ago...
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Teton Trade Cloth
- Oct 12, 2020
- 3 min
How to drill elk ivories and repair the root if needed.
By Craig Jones Occasionally at Teton Trade Cloth we have some real elk ivories that we sell on the website. Recently we had a number of...
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Teton Trade Cloth
- Sep 9, 2020
- 1 min
Cutting ermine strips
This post was prompted by a conversation with a friend recently about cutting ermine strips. Tanned ermine hides have paper thin skin...
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Teton Trade Cloth
- Jul 23, 2020
- 1 min
How to use a Teton Trade Cloth bandana as a water jug holder.
There's a ton of uses for your new Teton Trade Cloth bandanas designed by Native artists like this one designed by Tokeya Waci U, who is...
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Teton Trade Cloth
- Jul 23, 2020
- 1 min
Construction of a beaded loop necklace.
A friend of ours asked if we could share info on how to make a beaded loop necklace. Here is an article (Link to the PDF below) I wrote...
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Teton Trade Cloth
- Jul 2, 2020
- 2 min
Adding Color to Teton Simulated Elk Ivories
Written by Craig Jones Teton Trade Cloth has developed a new line of simulated elk ivories that allows one to have an "achievable" look...
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Teton Trade Cloth
- Jun 8, 2020
- 5 min
Applying Patina to Reproduction Trade Beads
The beads made by Teton Trade Cloth are manufactured in the same way that old trade beads were made, by hand, each bead is unique and...
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Teton Trade Cloth
- Apr 7, 2020
- 1 min
Ermine Horn Bonnets
A friend of our's here at Teton asked us recently for some information on how to make an ermine horn bonnet. We pulled some old articles...
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Teton Trade Cloth
- Mar 4, 2020
- 1 min
Prairie Grizzly Claw Necklace with Teton Claws and Trade Beads
Craig Jones recently finished a custom order for a prairie-style plains grizzly claw necklace using Teton Trade Cloth honey grizzly claws...
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Teton Trade Cloth
- Dec 16, 2019
- 1 min
Plateau and Crow Headscarves
Here is a great article from Scott Thompson on women of the Plateau and how they wear scarves. Shop our expansive line of printed...
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Teton Trade Cloth
- Dec 3, 2019
- 0 min
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Teton Trade Cloth
- Nov 27, 2019
- 1 min
Video review of the 1800's English 6 Band Cloth by Mike Wright
If your interested in an independent review of our reproduction navy and red 1800's English 6 band cloth. Watch Mike's review HERE . If...
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