You'll see how to work with tanned muskrat pelts,, once you've chosen what to make these tips will let you get a great finished product. The basic techniques are the same for small projects like mitts, hats , plows and blankets. I hope you find it helpful. I sew with all types of fur and can design and make items from your furs or mine.
This is the most wonderful, helpful video! I've been trying to make a blanket and pillow from possum pelts (in NZ) and this is just the information i needed to do the job well. Can you tell me please what the name of the tape is that you put around the edge - is it cold tape? Thank you!
Excellent video, I'm glad I found this. I've been increasingly diving into fur crafting and trap and tan everything myself, just bought a fur machine after a few years of doing it by hand. Question for you, what sort of table are you using to staple to when you block the pelts out, is it just some plywood? I've only just learned about doing that and feel like i need to start doing it with my pelts before crafting them.
I got it at menards, it is a piece of Homasote, type of cellulose fiber board like paper mache. Its lightweight for me and easy to staple into. Also called sound board. I cut the 4x8 sheet in half and use both sides, stand on End to dry
Use a sheet of Homasote board, its a fiber board from menards, its 1/2 or so thick , I use on top of a table, I cut it in half easier to move, I can use both sides. Its also called sound board its like pressed paper usually used to insulate for noise.. works awesome
@@McCormickLeatherandFurs Current price for raw muskrat is about $2.50 Tanning is a variable. Trying to figure out how much a robe would cost. Looking at furs that aren't worth as much as coyote and bobcat that would be tolerable to have against you. Thanks again. Maybe opossum ! 😅🤣😂
@ryanmosley8250 you cant wash in water. Fur will shrink. You take to a furrier that cleans fur coats, its cleaned furrier method. Which is a fine dust of corncob fractions mixed with a solvent. The mixture is either hand rubbed into the fur or the item is put in a large drum ( dryer type machine) its tumbled so the dust works thru the hair the solvent mixture cleans, the grease, body oils , adhere to the dust. The dust is blown or shaken out, and fur is nice n clean. Basic description.
I bought a blue fox fur blanket and won’t get it for about a month, I know I’ll get info about it from the seller, but what’s your thoughts on storing fur blankets from may-September?
May I ask.. what’s the nicest due to make a blanket out of Fox beaver musta rat or Rex rabbit I want the best of the best Please give me insight to the different furs. As ur an expert
There's alot of really good options for fur blankets, you can use mink, you can use fox, you can use sheared and plucked beaver not regular beaver, you can use raccoon, kangaroo, chinchilla. All these are amazing to use for blankets or pillows
I'm sorry if you found the project hard to follow. The process is similar to my red fox blanket video, as far as basic construction. The difference of couse is the type of fur used and size on pelts. But overall, the process is similar. I appreciate the comment, I hope I can improve with my content. Good luck with your project.
You'll see how to work with tanned muskrat pelts,, once you've chosen what to make these tips will let you get a great finished product. The basic techniques are the same for small projects like mitts, hats , plows and blankets. I hope you find it helpful. I sew with all types of fur and can design and make items from your furs or mine.
Thanks for making this video! It's so hard to find any information on crafting with real fur so this is a rare treat 😊
Thanks I plan on doing more, I agree limited examples, it seems like in all the fur shops the furriers are retiring, and not into doing demos.
This is the most wonderful, helpful video! I've been trying to make a blanket and pillow from possum pelts (in NZ) and this is just the information i needed to do the job well. Can you tell me please what the name of the tape is that you put around the edge - is it cold tape? Thank you!
Yes cold tape buy at samuel bauer Unlimited, you have to call order in
Mam.. please keep making these videos.. I show much appreciation and you showed me a lot during this! Thank you very much
Thank you , hope to do more so subscribe
You’re an amazing artist and excellent teacher. Thank you!
Very kind thank you
12:27 thanks for sharing! This is beautiful
Thanks 🤗
AWESOME. Thank you!
Ur amazing as ur craft
Excellent video, I'm glad I found this. I've been increasingly diving into fur crafting and trap and tan everything myself, just bought a fur machine after a few years of doing it by hand. Question for you, what sort of table are you using to staple to when you block the pelts out, is it just some plywood? I've only just learned about doing that and feel like i need to start doing it with my pelts before crafting them.
I got it at menards, it is a piece of Homasote, type of cellulose fiber board like paper mache. Its lightweight for me and easy to staple into. Also called sound board. I cut the 4x8 sheet in half and use both sides, stand on End to dry
Use a sheet of Homasote board, its a fiber board from menards, its 1/2 or so thick , I use on top of a table, I cut it in half easier to move, I can use both sides. Its also called sound board its like pressed paper usually used to insulate for noise.. works awesome
Great video.
Did I miss how many tanned muskrat hides it would take to make a sleeping robe ?
About 5'× 6'
Thanks for sharing.
Depends of size of muskrats, this blanket took about 100
I'd estimate 50 to 60
For a 5x6 size
@@McCormickLeatherandFurs Current price for raw muskrat is about $2.50
Tanning is a variable.
Trying to figure out how much a robe would cost.
Looking at furs that aren't worth as much as coyote and bobcat that would be tolerable to have against you.
Thanks again.
Maybe opossum ! 😅🤣😂
What did you use to stitch them?
@ryanmosley8250 i have a Bonis brand Fur machine, its a model A 16.
@McCormickLeatherandFurs ok thank you. Might be a dumb question but how would you recommend washing these if you needed?
@ryanmosley8250 you cant wash in water. Fur will shrink. You take to a furrier that cleans fur coats, its cleaned furrier method. Which is a fine dust of corncob fractions mixed with a solvent. The mixture is either hand rubbed into the fur or the item is put in a large drum ( dryer type machine) its tumbled so the dust works thru the hair the solvent mixture cleans, the grease, body oils , adhere to the dust. The dust is blown or shaken out, and fur is nice n clean. Basic description.
I bought a blue fox fur blanket and won’t get it for about a month, I know I’ll get info about it from the seller, but what’s your thoughts on storing fur blankets from may-September?
Preferably at home.
Well you can always bring into a furrier for storage during summer , but id say get a big hanger and hang it up if you store at home.
May I ask.. what’s the nicest due to make a blanket out of
Fox beaver musta rat or Rex rabbit
I want the best of the best
Please give me insight to the different furs. As ur an expert
There's alot of really good options for fur blankets, you can use mink, you can use fox, you can use sheared and plucked beaver not regular beaver, you can use raccoon, kangaroo, chinchilla. All these are amazing to use for blankets or pillows
If you want something royal, use ermine 😃
You do very nice work but your explanation is hard to follow.
I'm sorry if you found the project hard to follow. The process is similar to my red fox blanket video, as far as basic construction. The difference of couse is the type of fur used and size on pelts. But overall, the process is similar.
I appreciate the comment, I hope I can improve with my content. Good luck with your project.