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    Egg/Brain-tanning sheepskins - tips - picture heavy

    I got almost all of the muck off. The wool isn't as white as I'd hoped, but I'm not complaining. I did the same technique in the washing machine and it worked like a charm! I have run into another road block though. I thought I was completely done, so I started brushing the wool and found a few...
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    Egg/Brain-tanning sheepskins - tips - picture heavy

    Okay, so I have tanned, stretched, and smoked my first hide! Whoo hoo! It is quite an ugly thing, but I couldn't be more proud. I wandering, however, if I need to trim it. There a some parts were a flap or stretch of skin connect two parts of wool (I think it's where the back legs were. I also...
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    Egg/Brain-tanning sheepskins - tips - picture heavy

    One more question. Should I stitch up any holes before I stretch and work the hide with the brain on?
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    Wow! Thank you so much. You definitely gave me a second wind and I no longer feel like I am fumbling in the dark. I know a lot of that information was on this forum, so I apologize and appreciate that you repeated it. There are just so many steps on here, taken in different orders and with...
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    PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE HELP!!! I started the process of TRYING to flesh my first hide and I am failing MISERABLY!!! I started just trying to scrape with the salt on after two days of letting it sit. This did not work. I ended up pulling most of the flesh and membrane off with my hands, but there...
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    Egg/Brain-tanning sheepskins - tips - picture heavy

    Did you smoke the hides? If so, at what point? Doesn't the wool take forever to dry once it's washed? This is my first time tanning. My hides are currently salted and stored until I figure out what to do.
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    Egg/Brain-tanning sheepskins - tips - picture heavy

    Hello all! I am new to this forum and new to tanning in general. I recently obtained 3 sheepskins that I hope to make into rugs or blankets. I had not planned this or prepared for this at all before obtaining the sheepskins (they were going to be thrown out and I decided to give this a try). The...