Kaeli had given me a wonderful white hide.. it had already been worked into a soft pilable piece to use, but what would I do with it..I had been thinking of a gift for a while.. and as I thought even more my smile widened... I began first to sort through all the ribbons that Catch had brought me.. I sat down on the fur inside my wagon.. and picked through each one... and selected a color from each hue that I knew of.. each bright and beautful in its own way.. Once I had the ones selected.. I tied them loosely together.. so they did not get mixed up with the others..
Now for the hide... I took my sharpest quiva out.. and with an old skirt I followed the pattern.. and soon enough I had the basic skirt cut out. I could invision it in my mind.. as I cut some slits to each side... I took a small break.. and sat there thinking.. As I looked around my bare wagon.. I thought perhaps it would be time to make it my home... and fix it up some.. Maybe I could talk one of my brothers to make me a larger chest.. I had to smile some as I thought about it.. but back to work.. I worked the edges of the skirt with the small needle and thread.. humming along as I worked.. In no time at all I had the edges finished.. and the waistband done.. As I drew it together.. I could see I did have the slits all lined up the way they should be...
I reached over and pulled the ribbons towards me... and then slowly weaved them through the slits.. it almost looked like a rainbow.. I tacked each ribbon to the soft leather.. with little knots that looked like tiny buds of flowers.. a stich one of the elders had shown me.. Lifting the skirt.. I shook it out a moment to make sure the ribbons would wave a little when the skirt moved.. It was perfect.. and it took me most the night to make.. but I did not care.. it was for a special friend.. a very special friend.. and perhaps one day she could find a use for it..
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