Shirley - My first feather failed, but I have to say, I "almost" had it. I have to pay more attention to the cut. All is not lost though !!! I found another feather. The reference you provided below I think is the best I have seen so far and with that I think I can get this done to my satisfaction. If I do, I'll send you a letter, written by the quill, in the Latin scribble of old. I'll betcha that my handwriting will be clearer and more readable when compared to the little feller who sat in the corner on his high stool with a candle, conical hat, ink well and pen and scribbled up the page because he'd rather have a cold glass of wine !! Tomasz On Jul 6, 2011, at 4:02 PM, Shirley Martys wrote: > > I will not swear that this works but I have a neighbor that followed the instructions on this web site and is certain it is the only way it is done: > http://flick.com/~liralen/quills/quills.html > > I would imagine that reading all the ideas you find on the internet has been done already, but it does sound like it takes practice and maybe you would want to practice on some cheap feathers first. Good luck and let us know when the task is complete and if you are satisfied....Shirley > > > > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message