Tutorial on How to Make a Porcupine Roach

Chris @TheWanderingBull shows detailed instructions on how make a 2“ round porcupine and deer hair head roach. You will learn about different styles such as turkey beard roaches, flat roaches and teardrop roaches as well as the use of different materials such as deer hair, turkey hair, horse hair and blond porcupine hair. Using a loom, Chris demonstrates how to use the hitch knot with single-ply sinew to create a 7“ strand of porcupine and deer hair. Then see how to attach it to a handmade yarn base. Finally see the way different styles of roaches are worn. Head Roach Headdresses are worn by men in a number of Native American tribes in New England, great lakes and Missouri River regions. Follow the link below to find materials to make your own!