The skin or the hide of a deer is used for making rugs and clothing, along with other commodities. The tradition of making clothes out of the skin of animals is old and has been practiced since ancient times. The tendency for such clothing items lasts for centuries, and for this reason it is very expensive.
To form the deerskin into a piece of garment, a lot of time and materials are needed.
Things needed
- Sharp knife
- 1 lb alum
- 2 quarts vinegar
- Sawhorse
- 2 lbs slaked lime
- Salt
- Sandpaper
- Baby oil
- Cloths
- 20 gallons clean water
- Sewing supplies
- Plywood
- Tacks
- Clothing patterns
- Sewing machine
- Empty garbage can
- Large bucket
- Scissors
- 1 gallon hardwood ashes
Technique
- Place the deerskin flat over a sawhorse and with the knife, remove any traces of flesh from it.
- Slowly, remove the hair from it with a mixture made from the lime, hardwood ashes in a bucket. Stir the mixture and immerse the deerskin. Let this stay for 3 days so that the hair fully comes off.
- Put the deerskin on the sawhorse, keeping the hair side up. Remove the hair with the knife and rinse the skin in clean water.
- Mix the vinegar and 10 gallons of water in the garbage can and soak the deerskin in it for a whole day. Stir it every few house. The next day, place the hide in clean water for a full day.
- Dissolve the alum in a gallon of water in a bucket, and add salt to it. Stir this mixture well.
- Soak the deerskin in the garbage can and leave it for 8 days. Make sure you stir twice a day.
- Remove the deerskin and let the mixture drain from it. Rinse it then under running water for 15 minutes.
- Stick the skin on the plywood as it is wet. Let it dry but not under the sun.
- Rub the skin with baby oil and dab a cloth over it to remove excess.
- Moisten the deerskin slightly.
- Rub the sandpaper over it to smooth it.
- Now you can cut the deerskin in a clothing pattern of your desire. Sew the clothing accordingly.
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