Simple secrets of making fox skins at home

When winter comes to the ground and a lot of snow falls, stylish ladies and gentlemen wear bright clothes made of fox fur. For many, it remains a mystery how the fox skin is dressed at home to make such chic things. Some hunters also ask a similar question, because the fox most often becomes a trophy after going out into the forest.

Interestingly, the Book of Books says that the first person to use animal skin for clothing was the Creator of the Universe himself. When the first people sinned, he showed them the greatest mercy and presented them with "long leather garments." It follows from this that the highest quality apparel can only be obtained from leather or animal fur.

Nowadays, it is quite possible to create fur masterpieces with your own hands if you know how to properly dress a fox skin at home. No wonder they say that knowledge is a great power. After all, you can make a luxurious fur coat, collar, hat or shawl from fox fur. And if there is an avid hunter in the house, then you can get such things practically for free. The main thing is to be ready to work a little.

Preparing the skin for the dressing process

For a fur product to have a chic look, it is important that the skin is freshly harvested. Therefore, for a professional hunter, this is not a problem. When the animal has already been caught and the skin has been removed, it must be thoroughly cleaned of dirt. Quite often, falling into a trap or running away from hunters, a fox can get very dirty. In addition to blood stains, a lot of burdock thorns and dirt get on the fur, which must be carefully removed from the skinss.

Experts do not recommend cleaning fur from burdocks with a metal brush. It is not advisable to cut out the damaged areas. The fur must be preserved in its natural state, without any damage.

Before you start dressing the fox skin at home, it must be washed. To do this, take warm water, add washing powder or liquid detergent there. Then gently soak the skin in the solution and gently wash. Some innovators use the washing machine to clean the fox hide. But in this case, it is advisable to set the delicate mode.

Basic operations for dressing fox hide

After the fur has been cleaned of blood, thorns and dirt, fox skins are made at home. To do this, perform the following operations:

• thorough soaking;
• fleshing;
• pickling;
• tanning.

Each of these operations should be performed strictly according to the rules. As a result, fox skinning will be successful and luxurious fur products will appear in the house.

Thorough soaking

The process of soaking the skin is carried out in order to achieve its complete degreasing. To do this, you need to take the following components:

• pure water;
• vinegar, preferably 90%;
• regular kitchen salt;
• furacilin;
• dish detergent;
• suitable capacity.

In order for the dressing of fox skins at home to be of high quality, soaking should be done in a large container. It can be a bulky basin, an old tub or a tank. A special solution is prepared in it. 1 liter of water requires:

• 1 tablespoon of table salt
• 1 teaspoon of detergent
• 0.5 tablespoon vinegar;
• 2 tablets of furacilin.

The skins are placed in the finished solution until completely immersed. During the first 2 hours, they must be turned over with a blunt stick.The procedure is repeated every quarter of an hour. After that, the interval for mixing the skins is increased to 1 time in 3 hours. The soaking process takes about 12 hours.

When salt is added to the liquid, you need to wait until it is completely dissolved. In this case, the water should not be higher than 25 degrees.

To determine the level of readiness of the material, you should pay attention to the head and paws on the skin. They should be soft to the touch, as if they were alive or just removed from an animal. Otherwise, the solution is discarded, fresh is prepared and the operation is repeated again. When the goal is achieved, the skin must be washed again to clean it of dead parasites and prepare it for the next stage.

Fleshness is an important cleansing process

After thorough cleaning, subcutaneous fat and flesh remains on the skin. This provides for the fleshing process.

Since each animal has its own skin thickness, it is advisable to perform the fleshing process with unsharp movements. Better to use a dull knife to avoid punching holes in the skin.

At home, fleshing is performed on a rounded board, stretching the skin on it. If there is no suitable board, you can perform the procedure by placing the skin on your lap.

The fleshing process begins with the removal of the film, fat and flesh from the back of the hide. It is better to do this with a blunt knife at an angle of 45 degrees in the direction from the tail to the head. This way there is a better chance of not damaging the precious fur.

Picking

Not a single fox dressing is complete without picking. After all, after this operation, the skin becomes flexible and soft, which means it is quite pliable for fur products.

To carry out pickling at home, prepare a solution:

• 2 liters of water at room temperature;
• 100 grams of vinegar;
• 2 tablespoons of rock salt.

All ingredients are mixed and the skins are placed there. They keep them in it for about a day, after which they are checked for readiness. If a few hairs can be easily ripped from the lower abdomen, then the hide is ready. Another way of checking is if a print appears when folding the skin in several layers - the material is ready.

Tanning

Before performing the operation, a tanning solution is prepared. To do this, put willow bark into a huge saucepan and fill it with water. Boil for 40 minutes, after which the liquid is drained. Salt is added to it - 1 tablespoon per 1 liter of broth. When the solution has cooled, the skins are dipped into it for 24 hours. At the end of the process, the fur blanks should be dried.

The last stage is high-quality drying

To make beautiful fur things from the skin, it is important to dry it properly. At home, it's not that easy, but it's worth it. To do this, take a special device on which the original material is stretched. Periodically it needs to be removed and stretched in the other direction. When the skin brightens and becomes almost white, it is left to dry. After that, the material is sanded with sandpaper and thoroughly grilled.

The dressing of fox skins at home shown in the video will help make the process right. The result is a great blank for a chic winter apparel. And the gorgeous red fox will warm its admirers in the cold season.