James Landreth

May Lotito wrote:General sewing books such as Vouge Sewing usually have chapters about specialty fabrics of leather and fur. The Fabric Sewing Guide by Claire Shaffer also has a chapter on fur with both hand and machine stitching (home sewing machine, not special fur machine).

Here I took a few pictures of the pages.

This looks like a gold mine. The pictures are from The Fabric Sewing Guide by Claire Shaffer, right? (as opposed to a Vogue book)

May Lotito wrote:Foe hand sewing, do you need a special needle? I have made coon hat before and used the strongest needle that came in the regular needle pack. It worked most of the time but had a hard time piercing through the skin behind the neck.

There are needles that are designed for it. They are thicker, and some are sharp, and others not. Sometimes people use an awl to pierce the hide then sew through the holes

Anne Miller wrote:This might help:

Thank you Anne! I've seen this and it is helpful, I'm just hoping for more techniques

I am especially curious as to how to to link two panels of fur side to side, if that makes sense

My request is, can anyone direct me to any books or resources?

The title says it all. This year I've really gotten into sewing,  and I have access to a lot of locally harvested fur (raccoon, fox, badger). It's harvested by farmers and given to me, else it would go to waste. A lot is prime winter fur.


I know how to tan if and have done so. The next obstacle is sewing it. I have one vintage book written by a woman by the name Phyllis Schwebke. I have also looked on the internet for videos and articles but have found little other than faux fur.


I am looking to make coats, scarves, mantles, etc, and to trim and line with it.

Traditionally (and what worked for me) was chopped scrambled eggs, and if I remember right, water over cooked oatmeal. Water over the eggs might help. They can eat tender grass from a fairly young age. Everyone's experience is different though and it's been a few years since I had geese

Thank you for the information! I reached out. Did you rent a car to get to her?

Thank you! I'll check it out

Hello,

As I mentioned in some earlier posts, I'll be doing some traveling this summer. I'm looking to visit permaculture sites in Morocco as well as the others I've mentioned. Does anyone have any recommendations?

Hello,

As I mentioned in some earlier posts, I'll be doing some traveling this summer. I'm looking to visit permaculture sites in Spain as well as the others I've mentioned. Does anyone have any recommendations?