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Re: sewing pelts [Re: huntfishtrap97] #3917650
07/30/13 08:37 PM
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Wellston Michigan
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thanks for all of the replies guys


"...see the losers in the best bars, meet the winners in the dives.."
Re: sewing pelts [Re: huntfishtrap97] #3917655
07/30/13 08:40 PM
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Try this video! the accent gets annoying after awhile, but he knows what he is doing!!


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R0wDanq8PP8


Gotta live up to the nickname...
Re: sewing pelts [Re: huntfishtrap97] #3917872
07/30/13 09:59 PM
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ooohhh thanks coondagger2! headed there now.


Hey..HAPPY BIRTHDAY huntfishtrap!!

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Re: sewing pelts [Re: huntfishtrap97] #3917971
07/30/13 10:34 PM
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Wellston Michigan
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thanks on the happy birthday nay5 n and thanks for that good video coondagger!

Last edited by huntfishtrap97; 07/30/13 10:35 PM.

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Re: sewing pelts [Re: huntfishtrap97] #3918104
07/30/13 11:42 PM
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cuff and buton thread,you can buy it at the dime store.And I lock my stitch.AND happy b-day huntfishtrap.

Last edited by trapper les; 07/30/13 11:43 PM.

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Re: sewing pelts [Re: huntfishtrap97] #3918486
07/31/13 10:01 AM
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Wellston Michigan
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thanks guys


"...see the losers in the best bars, meet the winners in the dives.."
Re: sewing pelts [Re: huntfishtrap97] #3923485
08/03/13 04:40 PM
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Montana
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I'm working on a mountain lion right now.This skin is tanned but it's the same way I repair raw skins.Using 10# Fireline here.That's more than enough for any furbearer and 6# might even be better.

I use an overhand or whip stitch.The baseball stitch offers no advantages but doesn't hurt anything either.I also find that curved needles aren't needed unless the hide is on a stretcher.

I tie off the first stitch and pull the tag end parallel to the cut so my stitches wrap it up as I go.The thinner the hide,the closer the stitches.Long stitches cause puckering which dries as a hard ridge that can be felt.Sewing this way,I can normally repair holes in muskrats and coons without getting docked.



Re: sewing pelts [Re: huntfishtrap97] #3932870
08/09/13 12:31 AM
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Monster Toms i could have used your services a few times, would have saved me alot of medical bills laugh


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Re: sewing pelts [Re: grimlin] #3971035
08/28/13 11:13 PM
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A Glovers needle is the best for sewing up hides. It is a three cornered needle made just for that.



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Re: sewing pelts [Re: huntfishtrap97] #3971313
08/29/13 08:35 AM
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The J needles work better. They also have a 3 sided point. Easier on the hands to use.


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Re: sewing pelts [Re: huntfishtrap97] #3971346
08/29/13 08:58 AM
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On the NAFA Muskrat video, they show them sewing up damaged rat pelts. It was interesting to see that they cut the hole open into a diamond shape before sewing it shut. They said it prevented the hide from bunching up.

They had a pretty neat sewing machine for doing the repairs. It was neat to watch. The Video is wortht the time if you get a copy of it.

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