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So...Whatever Happened to that Coon Hide?

10/12/2013

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Y'all haven't forgotten about my first foray into hide tanning, have you? Good, because neither did I.

I finally got around to making that coon-hide pouch I threated to make. I'm convinced that Mum thinks me slightly loco: "You are really going to carry that thing?" :D 

If  anybody looks at the thing (which I assured Katherine I would not call "That Rascal"), they will most certainly know that it's an amateur job, but I did learn a little in the process (and had fun) so that is really what matters at this point. Besides, the pouch is actually useable!

The following is a photographic progress report:
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Marked; ready for cutting. I actually took a hair more off on the left side than I meant to, but it worked out alright.
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Cutting; I love my pocketknife! (I went with the drop point blade rather than the sheeps foot because I figured it would work best--some odd notion about blade angles, etc... :D)
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I'm afraid the seams aren't the straightest, but for a first time with a stitching awl, I think it's alright.
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You see the ice-pick back there? On top of using it to poke holes for the eyelets in my dress that day, I used it to help pull extra thread from the awl.
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No...we didn't go crazy and no...we aren't fighting over my hide turned pouch....
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We were just trying to get That Rascal (;D) turned right-side out!! (Sorry, Katherine, I couldn't help it!)
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Abby was completely fascinated with the coon hide (they match!)
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The first handle/belt loop...I was tying off at this point.
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This un is a bit blurry...(the yellow is scrap from my dress.)
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The flap (could call it a lid!) consists of the left rear leg and the tail.
And there you have it! I know it looks kind of goofy, but I'm pleased as punch with it all the same.

        Racheal

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Kerrichka
10/12/2013 07:27:42 am

Glad to see that you finished your project! Good job! I think it is fabulous =-D

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Sandra Sullivan
10/12/2013 08:58:15 am

I think it turned out great!! I am anxious to see it with your dress :-D

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Courtney
10/12/2013 02:56:26 pm

Great job, Racheal! I actually love it. It's very you. ;)

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Racheal
10/15/2013 03:48:56 am

Thank-you ladies! Thank-you! :D

There will eventually be pictures of bag and dress...but since the entirety of my outfit is not completed yet...it'll have to wait a little.

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