These are from fur I trapped and tanned. My aunt sewed the hat and I did the mittens myself. They aren't perfect but turned out good for a first attempt. The palms are deer skin.

Nicely done! That is something to be truly proud of!

Moosetrot

Very nice work. Trapped, tanned and sewed yourself, that's really cool. Definitely pieces to be proud of.

Thank you. Hand sewing took a long time but we'll worth it.

I tan everything I catch. I can't sell put up fur for what they are giving these days. I should mention I shot the deer, didn't trap it. Lol

Very nice.

Care to share your tanning method?

I use rittels ez-100 tanning kit. I buy their super solvent degreaser and ph strips seperately. Everything else is in the kit. Once you have the kit you can replace individual items as needed. Other than that I just follow the directions. Breaking until it's fully dry is important or you end up with a stiff pelt. I did the deer hide with it and had to use a belt sander to thin it enough. Most animals just need enough sanding by hand to take down high spots and give the leather that suede feel. Coon necks/backs need a little more thinning. I caught an otter last year and sent that one to the tannery since they are thick all the way down.

Well done.

Thank you for the info. Now that I'm comfortable with deerskin, I am wanting to try fur tanning.

Real Nice

That is awesome, we’ll done!

You are welcome. If you can do deer skin most furs will be a breeze.

I see Boco replied above. He is the tanning master. I learned a lot reading his tanning/fur handling posts.

What did you use for sewing?

I made holes with a leather tool (looks like a fork) on all the pieces. Sewed with a glover's needle and heavy duty thread for making boat covers. I bought some waxed thread but it wouldn't thread through the needle.

AWESOME! I have a couple projects to do myself, still waiting, I hate to screw it up!

Great job, I give you all the credit in the world learning a new skill like that

Nice n warm!!!

looks good,

This was a good week to wear them- nice work!

They look great, coyote! I've got the tanning part down to a functional level, but not the sewing. Is the leather tool you used something like this?

https://www.amazon.com/Leather-Pron..._=fplfs&smid=A37LHUQQ08ROD0&th=1