MtMan-List: brain tan pants

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I concur that a well done brain tan is the best for making pants, etc.
However, it is VERY expensive if you are not tanning it yourself.  I use it in
my quillwork but I have found a good alternative for my native american
dresses.  I purchase pure white deer hides and make the garment with the rough
side out.  After that I soak it in a solution of tea and coffee.  This gives
it the color of a very tan creamy brain tan.  The buckskin is, also, very
soft. Actually  it as soft as some of the  poorly done brain tan that I have
felt.  I can do a dress for around $100.  Pants would probably run less.  Most
folks comment on how pretty the brain tan dress looks.

Red Hawk

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