Cultural Skills Class: Applique patterns for regalia

Join instructor Czarina Thompson for a skills class focused on making applique patterns for personal regalia. Materials for this class will be provided. Questions? Contact chcculturalactivities@potawatomi.org. 

Cultural Skills Class: What do Potawatomi Wear?

This class will begin a series of cultural skills classes organized around making regalia with an image presentation (10 a.m. to 12 p.m.) and an opportunity to design regalia and applique patterns for personal regalia (1-4 p.m.). Materials for this class will be provided. Questions? Contact chcculturalactivities@potawatomi.org.

Tips for making regalia

Wanting to make her own regalia to dance at Family Reunion Festival, Tribal member Reva Wolf began sewing 10 years ago after taking an applique class at the Cultural Heritage Center.

Arts, crafts and more at the CHC June 26-27

Tribal members and their families are given the opportunity to work on regalia and share techniques with fellow Potawatomi at Festival each year. During Friday and Saturday of the annual event, theCultural Heritage Center hosts regalia making classes where items such as shawls, moccasins, medallions and bandoliers are crafted. “We’ve really tried to make our Read More »