Boy’s Life – 1951-04 – Beeded Indian Belts – Ben Hunt
A good article on indian beading, in this case making a belt
Shows the construction of a beading loom to use to make the belt
Provides details on the stitching required to weave the beads and attach them to the best
These articles led to a monthly column in Boy’s Life – The Slide of the Month by Whittlin Jim Column
W Ben Hunt created the Whittlin Jim and Lone Eagle names, and published articles under all three name – Ben Hunt wrote 2-4 articles per month for Boy’s Life, and I think he created the Whittlin Jim and Lone Eagle to make is seem like there were multiple authors writing the articles
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