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Tutorial how to make a DIY dream catcher.

How to Make a Dreamcatcher: Easy DIY Step-by-Step Tutorial

May 15, 2026 May 15, 2026

Learning how to make a dreamcatcher is a satisfying hands-on project for beginners, classroom craft groups, camp activities, and anyone who loves rustic, handmade decor. With a hoop, lace, sinew, beads, and a few simple knots, you can build a beautiful webbed design that looks far more complicated than it really is.

This DIY dreamcatcher tutorial walks you through the whole process, from wrapping the hoop to weaving the web and adding hanging fringe.

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How do you get rid of the smell of skunk spray on your pelts?

August 28, 2021 June 9, 2025

Skunks have a chemical in their scent gland spray that makes the smell stick to the proteins in skin and hair for a very long time, including on their own pelt.

Skunk spray permeates clothes, skin and fur, making it last for weeks. Research shows that a skunk’s odor will last at least 14-21 days if left untreated.
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How to tan a rabbit fur

May 8, 2020 November 2, 2024

I’ve discovered that tanning a rabbit pelt isn’t time-consuming, difficult, or expensive. In fact, it’s a source of both pride and great satisfaction, since it enables me to create beautiful, useful fur articles from skins that would otherwise have been discarded. How to tan a rabbit fur »»

How to figure out square feet when measuring leather

March 30, 2019 March 30, 2019

When you buy commercially tanned leather, the square feet of the hide is usually stamped on it, but sometimes the stamp is not legible. Here is a simple formula to measure square feet. How to figure out square feet when measuring leather »»

How to clean suede leather.

November 11, 2018

Suede and leather can be hard to clean. It’s advised that you have suede cleaned professionally. However there are a few steps you can take if it’s very light soiling. How to clean suede leather. »»

Five ways to clean a rabbit fur pelt

November 10, 2018 November 11, 2018

Keeping and displaying tanned rabbit fur pelts — or any animal pelt — is a way to preserve a portion of an animal that might otherwise be wasted. A hide may, for example, be kept by a hunter as a trophy piece or it may simply serve a decorative purpose. Some people belive each animal has spiritual power, and keeping one nearby gives you protection or helps you with whatever that animal represents.

Whatever the case may be, tanned hides need to be cared for in order to keep them clean and presentable. Properly maintaining a tanned hide requires routine maintenance to ensure that it looks good and does not suffer the effects of aging and potential deterioration. Five ways to clean a rabbit fur pelt »»