My Little Project

As I mentioned the other day, my husband and son shot a coyote. It had 

beautifully colored, thick pelt on it.I couldn't let it go to waste, 

so we skinned it, and I defleshed and salted it.

This morning I rinsed it out good, and dried it.  This afternoon, I oiled it

and stretched the skin.  I am hoping it comes out okay with this method.

As of right now the hide side is butter soft. Tomorrow, if it is nice, I will work

it again and oil it again. Then I will sew up the holes in the skin with 

dental floss. I am debating on whether or not to line the pelt with satin,

or to leave it unlined. Or I might send the husband for a couple

more, so I can make a coyote fur vest.  Then I would be rednecked

up whenever I went somewhere!

Drying out the fur.  The left side was the head side, and
it has that beautiful ruff.  The right side would be the back
end, and it is still wet in this photo, so it's not fluffy.