Talk:Ceinture fléchée

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Anyone knows how to tie the belt? I'd really like to know, and it'd be good for the article.
Y a-t-il quelqu'un qui sait comment l'attacher cette ceinture? J'aimerais ben savoir et ça serait bon pour l'article. --Dandin1 21:27, 20 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Hello, tying three knots is traditional (for everyday wear). The showy look with part of it hanging down is something else (But this risks damage to the end). If you're using a (modern) machine made one - remember that it isn't very well made - tighten the little end knots (along the fringe) and re-twist the threads regularly. We really need to add some material on the utility of this garment to the article, however we might have to publish it first (there isn't that much written). It makes an excellent cummerbund btw. --Hrimpurstala (talk) 03:55, 26 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Finger weaving?

Could a knowledgable person clarify whether the tradition includes a technique called "finger weaving" or not? An article with that title has been proposed but not yet created at the time of this writing. I note the reference in this article to the "needle finger", which is suggestive but hardly definitive. See the questions raised in the section entitled Culture:finger weaving in the discussion area of the Métis people (Canada) article. Mrnatural (talk) 17:47, 22 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, finger weaving is precisely what makes this traditional piece of clothing so valuable. Concerning the technique, I think this very recent publication is probably the best English-language practical source on the subject:

James, Carol (2008). Fingerweaving Untangled. An illustrated beginner's guide including detailed patterns and common mistakes, Friesens Printing, 64 p. ISBN 978-0-9784695-0-4

I suggest we first rename the article to Arrow sash, which is actually English, then we can have a section on its history, its confection, its varieties, and the role it played (and still plays) in the cultures of Quebecers, other francophone peoples, the Métis, and the Amerindians. -- Mathieugp (talk) 03:22, 23 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I have never heard them called "arrow sashes" in English; they're always called by the French name, ceintures flechées. Indefatigable (talk) 21:11, 23 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]