[lucyparadisepotions]

Has anybody got experience of doing their own sheepskin at home with k tan brush on system from Snowdonia? I'm going to try it and looking for experiences good or bad and tips please. 

[devonlady]

Where do you get k tan, Lucy?

[SallyintNorth]

If anybody is interested it went very well and I now have two beautiful sheepskin rugs done by myself!

Sounds great!  How much work was it to do?

[Fleecewife]

Found it http://www.snowdoniasupplies.co.uk/cgi-bin/catalogue.pl?ref=tanningkits


Now to go and peruse.


I too would be interested to know if it's a young person's job ie needs untold energy, or if old fogeys can tackle it.


After a quick look, I see it's aimed at taxidermists.  Now I know where to get a kit for moleskins next time we have a cull.  Last time, rats ran off with the skins for their nests when I tried salting them  .   Would be good for bunnies too.


Thanks for drawing our attention to this Lucy.  Any pics of the process or finished skins?

[SallyintNorth]

THIS one does sheep and deer too, it says. £30 for enough for two sheep.  As I’m near enough Devonia to drive there, think I’ll stick with them.

[Steph Hen]

Found it http://www.snowdoniasupplies.co.uk/cgi-bin/catalogue.pl?ref=tanningkits


 Last time, rats ran off with the skins for their nests when I tried salting them  .   

Thought it was just me - did some tanning solution on bunnies skins, might have been k tan (orange bottle) my land lady's dog ate them!

[Fleecewife]

Found it http://www.snowdoniasupplies.co.uk/cgi-bin/catalogue.pl?ref=tanningkits


 Last time, rats ran off with the skins for their nests when I tried salting them  .   

Thought it was just me - did some tanning solution on bunnies skins, might have been k tan (orange bottle) my land lady's dog ate them!

 

[SallyintNorth]

Quick run through of procedure: pick up skins same day as killed from abattoir and cover generously with salt. Leave a week. Rinse off. Deflesh using a knife or fleshing blade. That bit took about an hour. Wash a few times. I did 3 washes  in sink and last one in washing machine on wool cycle. I used bio d wash liquid. Lay on a pallet and apply the kit solutions every 24 hours. That took about 5/6 days but quick to do each coat. Made a wooden frame 5x4ft and stitched skin to frame to stretch it. Leave to dry. When nearly dry start to work the skin. I rubbed it with a lawn edging tool. Then sand with coarse sand paper. Take off frame, trim edges. Brush wool which took a while. Finished!

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