Dirt your muskrat blanket is striking! The white belly fur adds a lot of dimension to the blanket. Well done.

Bryce

Rye, did you tan those yourself or have them done? I haven't noticed an unpleasant odor from the leather or fur from the hides I've had done by Sleepy Creek in Iowa.

Hi D.T.

This is a rat blanket Zim and I had made a few years ago. We used 45 rats to make a nice sized (4' x 7') throw for the couch. We had it backed with a smooth quilted fabric.



It's wonderful to have around. If anyone has a chill, they just "give themselves to the rats."

Patrice, that's another fine example of a rat blanket! Some have mentioned the need for "matching" furs, but I personally like the look of using the rats opened up like that showing the contrasting colors of the belly and back fur.

Mind me asking where you had that one made?

That rat blanket is sharp. Honestly just trying to save some of my fur and getting ideas. Now i have rats on the mind. Some of these i have already had of course, but appreciate all the very good info ya'll are sharing. I also have 4 bear rugs and a MT mountain goat. Just stirring the pot for ideas.

How/if at all do you keep the liner/fabric from shifting (other than sewing the sides)?

What kind of thread did you sew with? I have sewn some tents with special nylon thread that is strong and durable. Seems like a good application.

That smell will go away.

When that needs cleaning , what's the best way to have it cleaned ?

"Embroidery floss, yarn or a similar product is used to literally tie the layers together every few inches. This works well on both pieced and whole-cloth quilts. It is suitable for a variety of different projects, including those with different weights. Quilts with no batting or those with extra thick batting that are not able to be quilted in any other way are great candidates for this type of technique."

This is what we did on ours.

I didn't make mine, D.T. We took the pelts in and had it made at Wild Things Fur in Rockton, WI. I know they did tack the fur front to the back quilted fabric in places, but I am not sure about the thread used. I gave them the rats and told them what size I wanted and I chose the fabric from some choices they had there.

Thanks, Tlguy. I do like the way rats work together in a hexagon pattern with all of their colors showing!

I'd pay for that.

There is someone on Facebook putting out some nice stuff right now. Darling leather and fur is the FB name I think?

Sorry for the late entry here. I have wanted to have a blanket made for a long time. There used to be an insert in one of the trapping magazines advertising making products from your fur, coats, hats, blankets, mittens...etc. I thought it was Groenewald, but don't see them advertising it. I checked out Darling, but they need them tanned before getting to them. Any other suggestions??