Feather laying experiment

I wanted to experiment with laying feathers in such a way that could mimic feathers on a birds wing, and noticed that they lay in line formation, overlapping each other like scales. I firstly organised all the feathers I was going to use by size; three piles of big, medium, and small. The big ones would go on the bottom, and smallest on top so they would all be visible and would have the correct layered formation I wanted to achieve.

The method I used was to first anchor the thread in place, then create a very small loop that the stem of the feather could be pushed through, then tightened. This would be repeated several times, until the feather was secured.