Sewing Pelts

Going to get the wife to sew a few Muskrat /Beaver pelts together and she asked me what type of Thread to use?
I of course didn't know, I was hoping someone out here could enlighten Me .She said she will be using a Machine to do the Bulk of the Sewing--

Thx

I use dental floss or a dark thread from a leather awl I have

Heavy duty white thread, hitch each stitch, or it will look funny, medium size needle

I use Tech 100. Jean weight thread. Also try to color match like black with skunk, white with possum, brown with most others. I also use a regular fur sewing machine. A flat type sewing machine may be able to use the heavy thread due to the bobbin deal.
Ted

Thanks for all the advise- will make me look good in the eyes of the seamstress

Some use a straight leather needle and others seem to prefer some sort of S shaped needle. Does anyone see an advantage to a 's' shaped needle? I know Wal-Mart sells the straight (glovers) leather needles (I don't know that they have s shaped ones).

Straight 000 Glover’s needle with simulated sinew. I use a whip stitch.Have hand sewn 4 blankets and so far so good!

Upholstry thread.Use a whip stich so the seams butt flat.

I use Fireline braided fishing line. Slick and very strong

Based on a fisher I sent in for tanning a year ago, it seems like sewing holds up fine to the rigors of the tanning process. Maybe I lucked out, but I think I just used regular thread from WalMart.

upholstery thread

If you sew your damaged skins while raw and then send them off to get tanned you can have varying results when they come back.

Most skins receive some sort of thinning at least on the back and neck area. If the fur dresser is doing their job properly those stitches you put in will be sheared off. Stitches on the belly may or may not get cut depending on how aggressive the guy on the fleshing machine is.

It's still probably a good idea to stitch holes on the back even though they will get cut off during the dressing process, it may result in that hole not getting cut larger during the thinning process.