 Native American
Medicine Pouch
Many woodland Indians, including the Cherokee and Iroquois, carried a
medicine pouch. These bags were used to hold plants for medicine and also to hold personal
items and good luck charms.You
need:
Instructions::
Print pattern. Staple to leather or foam all around the outside of the outer line. Punch holes
using 1/8' hole punch. Cut out.
Cut cord into two 4" pieces and two 20" pieces.
Use a 4" piece of cord to tie to a barrel bead to the front of the small piece of the
pouch. Lay the small piece of pouch on top of the larger piece of the pouch placing the
fringe between the two pieces at the bottom edge and lining up the holes.
 Make a knot in one end of each 20" piece. If using satin cord,
stiffen ends with white glue. If using plastic lace, cut ends into a point. Start at the
bottom front of one side of the pouch and stitch around the side to the top. Make a knot
at the back of  the top hole. Repeat for the other side, using
the second 20" piece of cord. Tie both cords together at the ends.
Use the remaining 4" cord to make a loop to go around
the bead on the back of the flap, threading through the holes.
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