It's waterproof. It's windproof. It's lightweight and durable. And it's made from the intestines of two bears, painstakingly cleaned and sew
I really wanted to know more about this, especially how the water proof stitching works. Here's more information on this project, and hopefully more in the future!
This is amazing! I need to make a note to play around with that water proof stitch technology soon.
June Pardue has a video on YouTube demonstrating the waterproof stitch!
The waterproof stitch is interesting; an insulating layer of dry grass twist between a running stitch and a whip stitch. A smart solution using simple techniques and basic implements. I really love that the ornamentation is applied as the garment is being made - so no additional time is required - and the fringe neither damages the sealed membrane of intestine during construction nor would it tear anything if it caught on something later.
When they say no part of an animal is wasted, this is what they mean.























