Accent feather holder for plume socket cup and method of using same

A method of attaching an accent feather to a plume wherein the plume is retained by a socket cup, wherein the socket cup has a wall extending around a base panel, and the wall and base panel define a hollow interior for the socket cup, the method comprising:

• accessing a holder having a coil portion and a socket cup connector portion extending from the coil portion, wherein the socket cup connector portion has an inner leg, the inner leg has a first region extending axially relative to the coil portion, the inner leg has a second region extending in a direction away from the inner leg first region and the coil portion,
• inserting the inner leg of the socket cup connector portion into the interior of the socket cup such that the socket cup wall is disposed between the coil portion and the first region of the inner leg of the socket cup connector portion with the coil portion and the first region of the inner leg of the socket cup connector portion resiliently and releasably engaging the wall of the socket cup;
• and
• inserting a shaft of an accent feather into an interior of the coil portion along the center axis.