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History of the Rain Stick is believed to have originated in Chile, the people believed it could bring rainstorms to water the crops. Typically this percussion instrument was made from dried cactus branches, many different version have been made to date out of wood, cardboard and other material. Here is the version I came up with.
History of the Rain Stick is believed to have originated in Chile, the people believed it could bring rainstorms to water the crops. Typically this percussion instrument was made from dried cactus branches, many different version have been made to date out of wood, cardboard and other material. Here is the version I came up with.
Supplies as follows~ any old cardboard paper roll such as toilet paper, paper towel, etc. , Iam using an old wrapping paper roll, about 2 1/2 feet long. 1 piece of construction paper and scissors spray adhesive tacky glue glass beads and feathers, embrodery thread and a needle, wire and wire cutters scotch tape, aluminum foil, jute, beans and rice for fill...I think that will do, the fabric paint is optional
first things first, I got the embellishments out of the way, cut 2 pieces of wire about 10 inches long. Here I wrapped the ends of the feathers with wire and fed them through two silver cones
Next I got out my embroidery thread and needle and strung about six beads and wrapped the wire around the thread to secure the strand, I also fed this through the silver cones
Next on the construction paper, trace the bottom of the tube, I used an old tape roll to make a larger circle on the outside
cut out the circles and slash on the lines, be sure to cut 2 small circles of fabric for later
take your tacky glue and fit the circle over one end of the tube, secure with a rubber band, you will be leaving the rubber bands on for added strength plus it has a nice look and hold the jute nicely
measure 2 strips of aluminum fold twice the length of your tube
twist each piece from one end to the next
twist both pieces together to form a chain
I decided to give it a bit more support and run wire in between the coils
I tried to use the left over scraps as a funnel and shoveled in about 1 cup of dry beans and rice
finish the other end the same as the first
cut a piece of fabric a little longer than the length of your tube and lay the tube on the fabric
I used spray adhesive on the tube and rolled it up in the fabric, making sure the seam overlaps...spray adhesive is fairly easy to work with and sets up fast! trim the excess within 1/2 in and slash just like you did for your circles
using scotch tape so you dont wreck your fabric, wrap a few pieces around the tube and at the ends
you can work on the ends with the tape still in place. wrap a piece of jute around the end about three times and tie
Taking the feather and bead embelishments you made earlier, hand sew them to the jute that you wrapped around, continuing around the whole tube and tie off
take your previosly cut fabric circles
and embroidery stitch those babies on. wrap a piece of jute down the tube and wala...a rainmaker