learning to work with rabbit fur

I have the potential to work with rabbit fur from my sister's livestock. She will be harvesting, tanning, and otherwise preparing the pelts, and I have offered to learn how to sew the fruits of her labor into new items. Key word: learn. I have no idea what I'm doing. I'm decent with fabric, but working with pelts is entirely new. I don't want to waste my sister's hard work or the lives of her rabbits by wrecking pelts, so I want to study up a bit before cutting anything. Can you point me to blogs, books, etc where I can learn the process and skills needed to work with rabbit fur?
I've looked around online and in my library, but either the resources are hiding from me or I'm just lost. Probably the later.
Thanks for your help!

Sorry if I can't help, but I think you're into something.... It's practically impossible to buy fair/sustainble fur items/clothing. There is a stigma connected to fur in general. I  think many people who dont have the possibility to work with fur would love to buy/barter for some fur accessories/clothing. Wish you good luck ! !

At least some of the skills can be practiced on fake fur. I haven't worked with fur since I was a kid, but I remember it was hard to keep the hairs out of the seam while sewing.

A quick search turned up some promising leads:

https://www.iamcountryside.com/homesteading/sewing-rabbit-hides/

https://www.wikihow.com/Sew-Fur-Pelts-Together

http://sewway.com/sewing-of-fur-pelts-by-hand.html

And one tip I remember from a leather-tanning book I read ages ago: While the rabbit is still alive, part the fur on its back and inspect the skin. When molting, the skin will have an uneven, almost mottled coloring to it. When not molting the color will be more consistent. Since a molting rabbit produces a fur that sheds heavily even after being tanned, it's best to time the harvest for when they're not molting.

I have worked some with rabbit pelts. As you have found, there doesn't seem to be much about how to work with them specifically. I think my best advice is to come up with a project you want to make and look based on that in fur generally. This is the process I used to make a couple pairs of mittens.
A note to consider, a rabbit pelt saved from a raised meat rabbit is unlikely to be as strong as those from a wild animal.
I look forward to seeing your projects!

The links above are great. I'd like to add something from personal experience as well. If the hides are tanned nicely (soft, not tough and cardboard-y), it's entirely possible to sew them with a sewing machine. The other tip I have is, when cutting fur, cut as close to the leather as possible--try to avoid cutting any of the hairs. This means that, when you seam them up, you won't have a thin/bald area near your seam.

Some suggestions--rabbit was historically prized for being a fur the middle-class could afford. It was used to line fur hoods, as well as mittens and other winter garments. Having made a fur-lined hood and fur-lined mittens, I have to say that both are highly underrated (modern hoods have fur just on the rim of the hood--copying a memory of fur-lined hoods without any of the function). Everything stays so warm! If you're in a climate with wet winters, having the fur inside rather than outside is critical for maintaining its insulative value.

The Snow Walker's Companion is a book I've seen recommended--the back has some patterns for functional garments.

Thanks so much, everyone. This is really helpful! I’ll be sure to post my projects once I have pelts in hand