Tanning a Small Skin
Dear Aunt Daisy, I wonder if you would be good enough to publish the method of tanning or curing a small skin. I believe you have given this before, but unfortunately I did not take much notice at the time. I would be very grateful if you can, as I have been promised a small skin. "Margaret," Christchurch. _ Rabbit or Lamb Skins: This is a reliable method for curing rabbit or lamb skins. First scour the pelt well in warm soapy water to clean the wool or hair. Rinse in clean warm water. Shake ‘the skin as dry as possible, and lay on a clean sack, pelt side upwards. Boil 2 tablespoons of alum and 1 tablespoon of salt in 1 pint of water, until dissolved. When at blood heat, wash the pelt with it, putting plenty on. Use a soft cloth for this. Roll the skin up, first folding it pelt te pelt, to keep the mixture away from the wool or hair. Leave for two days. Repeat this process twice, giving three dressings altogether. Then spread it out to dry away from the sun and wind. While drying, frequently stretch and pull and rub between the hands to soften. When nearly dry, work witha blunt knife, or rub with pumice stone, till the skin is as soft as suede, Sheep skins may be dyed by making up any good dye according to directions, then filling a_ soft sponge and dabbing it gently all over, so that the wool. absorbs the colour evenly.
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New Zealand Listener, Volume 15, Issue 372, 9 August 1946, Page 27
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258Tanning a Small Skin New Zealand Listener, Volume 15, Issue 372, 9 August 1946, Page 27
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