A brief look at an arrow sash
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- čas přidán 11. 04. 2024
- A brief look at an arrow sash/metis sash/cinture flechee/fletched cincher.
The name comes from the patterns in the weaving.
Like an absolute human dud when I tried to pronounce the French name I misremembered and got the French word for belt confused with the Spanish word for belt. Incompetence in three languages at once.
The sash in the video is just a cheap mass produced one that a relative bought me. They have a variety of patterns and styles.
Yet another failed attempt to figure out how to record outside. It's such a pain trying to record anything outdoors, between the rain, the sun, the wind and all the various bits of equipment there are just too many things to account for. I really empathize with those old films shot entirely on soundstages. I probably need to make a really heavy duty wind filter.
Link to patreon if you are so inclined. I will not use the money to buy better recording equipment as I would rather spend it frivolously on things like magic beans, copper nails and string.
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I like how you just jump in and have a go. Thanks for the content.
Wow. Merci Malcolm PL.
I love the colors used for your ceinture fléchée.... It makes me want to learn how to weave!!! Thanks again 🌞
I need to clarify that I didn't make this one, it's a mass produced one that a relative gave me years ago.
The finger weaving is fairly easy if you're working on something narrow like a garter, with something this wide it's tricky keeping track of all the threads.
@@MalcolmPL - Perhaps you could find somebody to demonstrate the technique for us?
Another utility of the sash is keeping the wind from seeking beneath your coat
Good ole cultural syncretism. Ceinture fléchée - You could say it like "Saint - sur Flesh - eh". If you care to know haha. (Don't blame you if you don't). I remember seeing 2 of these at my grandparent's house, they were woven in our specific Outaouais regional style, I had no interest in them at the time and no one knows where they went after they died. Great video as always man
I knew of using sashes to hold items, but that period clothing often lacked pockets is something I had not considered. Thank you
Thank you Malcolm, informative as always.
Pretty cool. I guess the 'arrow' part of the name is just to do with the pattern, rather than having anything to do with archery.
Yes.
Impressive. The myriad uses really do start to pop out the second you get your hands on this sort of thing in a relevant context. Not to mention the splints, hauling straps, bandages, wraps, slings, tie-downs, etc you can improvise with a sash or scarf. It's almost like a branch on the family tree of paracord bracelets that was realized too early and is now underappreciated.
Thanks for the videos. I am enjoying the history behind the items you present and the in depth detail of their use.
My mother was told, when she was a child, that her Johnson relatives are related to Sir William through his wife, "Molly" Brant. It spurred my interest in the Iroquois Confederacy and their culture; therefore, I was happy to find your channel a while back. It is satisfying to see it grow ^_^ .
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(I have done the genealogy and much to my brother's bitter disappointment and mine, I just don't see any connection to Johnson or the Brants. But I have read biographies of Molly Brant, Joseph Brant, and Sir William and find the time period and area fascinating and sometimes incredibly painful.)
Interesting the combination of cultures that created the flechee . I have one but it is a modern weave that i bought at an event at Louisberg in cape Bretton, a restaging of one of the battles there. I knew them only as old style French Canadian gear.
Beautifull. Im working on a primitive weaving project, something like this wold be cool.
Very cool, the sash reminds me of Otzi the Iceman's belt that I've seen interpreted as a similar pocket/fanny pack.
I've fallen into a rabbit hole researching untailored clothing ever since hearing we have no evidence that Neaderthal's had needles, yet lived in Northern Europe during an Ice Age. Currently I'm clothed in three woolen rectangles: braes/braccae inspired by your video (legwraps secure the fabric around the calves for even more warmth), a greek chiton/tunic secured with a belt (a braided Balearic sling) which as you note makes for a huge waist pocket, and a greek himation/cloak. With something on my feet, it's warm down to about 10C :)
I imagine sewing in those times existed, but not done with conventional materials. Sewing in the Ice Age was likely done with smaller, animal bones, and the thread was likely sinew, or strips of scrap leather.
It’s likely that due to degradation of the materials there’s no “proof” of sewing existing, despite it most definitely being a thing. Though, I’ve never heard anyone suggest that Neanderthals couldn’t sew, to be honest.
@cnawan - Not true! Neanderthals DID have stone / bone needles as did even earlier relatives. It was probably on a video of "Gutsick Gibbon" 's. I'll look for it, but if I don't remember, look at her channel for me. You can save yourself some time by searching the transcript instead of watching the entire videos. (They are long as she packs TONS of info into them.)
@@MossyMozart This guy gets it. :)
I like all your videos. I was out of town for the weekend, so I am late saying so.
Sashes are so cool. Why did we stop wearing em?
merci beaucoup! very informative video,looking forward to your next videos!
Keep it up, your videos are always a joy :)
If I'm not mistaken the «ceinture fléchée» was used to carry furs around to for the «coureurs des bois» attaching it diagonaly around your chest while holding furs on your back. (I'm not sure where I heard it and if it's accurate but it seems like a viable thing to use it for).
Story I heard was yes. It is long and strong enough you might use it as tump line replacement. Though it being their to guard your waist during heavy loads was important enough. Another story was that as an insult they would cut the Metis's slash thus also preventing them from working (until repaired).
It really does look sharp too. This outfit looks great.
Thank you for posting this video! I have recently taken up band weaving and now I’m inspired to learn finger weaving aswell 😃
Thank you for the video, I been wanting to make one. It was cool to hear a brief history on it.
Great video !
being a child of that mixed culture is always fun, In burlington, Vt i knew frere jaques. way before my country tis of thee!
ho , never tie it that way ! good to know . thank you I will tr it next time I go conoeing.
Strange question: I have a similar belt (though it comes from a gaelic tradition) called a crios, would it seem appropriative to wear it, based on how similar it is to an arrow sash? Is it a open enough belt tradition that it's permissible?
(also, as a hernia haver, I get what you mean on helping keep your guts in.)
It looks like almost the same thing to me, so I don't see any issue.
Looks like convergent evolution. : )
Tan’si, friend. As a finger weaver and historian from the prairies, I’m curious what some of your sources are?
I’ve come to a lot of the same conclusions regarding the history and utility of the sash, and I’m curious if we drew from the same materials, or if we reached these conclusions independently.
As an aside, with regards to the term Metis sash, I would argue that the term should be treated as regionally-specific. On the prairies, by the early 1800s, most (though not all) sash wearers were Metis and most (though not all) Metis men worse sashes, so an association developed between the two out here. But despite being a Metis weaver myself, I’ll be the first to admit that, despite its significance for us, we don’t have a monopoly on their production or use.
(P.S. I’ve been binging your videos today because I stumbled on your channel and absolutely love the content. I’ve been waiting and hoping for a CZcams channel that engages with Indigenous subject matter in terms of density rather than difference for years, and this is the first one I’ve seen that has the kind of historical content I love without a cringe-worthy amount of Othering gaze. Thank you for what you do!)
Cool!
Do you have any more details on how this finger weaving technique is done?
What was the main ways the Mohawk people insulted their homes through out their history? From long house to European style cabin?
Insulated? Pretty sure in the winter they just packed snow by the walls.
Buddy beat me to it. A longhouse is designed to collect the snow from the roof against the walls. You would also hang blankets or furs around your bunk like a four poster bed. Besides which you have a lot of bodies generating heat in the same room.
On log cabins, besides snow, if you're using decent size logs, then they will have a decent bit of thermal mass which is almost as good as insulation.
I've been told that these are have patterns that are only worn by certain families like family tartans that we Irish wear.
There is also some color patterns tied to events/hopes/thoughts of Metis history
@@b1laxson that's pretty cool
Maarsi❤
By the way, does anybody know if the nations in Northern US / Southern Canada have any particular beliefs or traditions about eclipses?
Any particular reason it is called an "Arrow" sash?
The patterns that the weaving typically produces are like a great many little arrows going up and down the fabric.
I don't mean to be insulting when I say this so don't take it that way.
Saying "um" as much as you do heavily detracts from what you're trying to say. I understand it's a bad habit, but I suggest just being silent until you've completed your next thought instead of breaking silence with "um". Worst case scenario, you can edit the silence out in post.
No offence taken, I know full well how irritating it is, main reason why I don't often do the typical youtube approach of talking into a camera. I got a bit of a stutter and four years of reading scripts hasn't fixed it.
Because it's so frequent it's actually often worse when edited out, cause you lose the continuity and flow and the picture jumps all over the place from second to second.
@@MalcolmPL I barely notice it, you get your thoughts across real good
I notice it but that's what gives Malcolm's ramblings a personality. It feels natural, not rehearsed, it's like talking face to face. I enjoy it.
So, basically, a fanny pack
But infinitely more stylish and even more uses!
where the arrows
On the traditional finger woven ones the jagged arrow pattern is clearer. The loom woven ones it’s less arrow-y.