How to Sew Rabbit Fur

If you have experience sewing thick fabric, you shouldn't have any trouble sewing rabbit fur. Gain tips on how to sew rabbit fur for projects and clothing.

By Kathy Kellogg
Updated on July 7, 2022
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If you have experience sewing thick fabric, you shouldn’t have any trouble sewing rabbit fur. Gain tips on how to sew rabbit fur for projects and clothing.

Working with thin leather, such as rabbit skin, isn’t all that different from working with thick cloth. Therefore, any person who sews should have no great difficulty making the transition from fabric to fur.

The following list should serve to give you an idea of the variety of items an ingenious homesteader can craft with rabbit fur: bedspreads, coverlets, robes, cushion covers, pillows, handbags, toys, hats, caps, hoods, mittens, baby bootees, vests, coats, capes — in short, the scope of your furs-stitching projects is limited only by your imagination!

The first step when sewing rabbit is to make (or buy) a full-sized pattern for each piece to be cut. If you’re not sure about the fit of the finished product, sew a muslin dummy and make any necessary adjustments to the sections before cutting into the pelts.

After you’re satisfied with the size and shape of the pattern pieces, organize them on the skin side of the pelt. (For some articles you’ll need to sew several pelts together to get a large enough section of “fabric.” To do so, cut the pelts to be used into one or more squares or rectangles and stitch the blocks together. You can either make a large sheet of fur to accommodate all the pattern pieces, or combine just enough squares to fit one part of the pattern at a time.) You may need to rearrange the pieces several times to avoid objectionable bare spots and to make efficient use of the best sections of the pelt. Keep in mind that the thickest fur is found around the neck and in a band down the back.

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