How To Make A Cow Skin Rug

When i saw some realistic looking cow fabric online and read some reviews on it i had an idea to make a fake cowhide rug just for kicks and see how it turned out.

How to make a cow skin rug.

Simply match up as best as you can and trim off any extra. Step 4 rinse the animal hide several times in lukewarm water changing the water in the can as often as needed. Don t use a cowhide rug on gloss tiles because these are very slippery. Make sure you get rid of any blood dirt or debris that is still sticking to the hide.

If the one you choose only comes in smaller sizes then you can use multiple ones to make up the difference. Use a steam cleaner if your rug is especially dirty. Prepare the alum solution. To help control the sliding better attach a self adhesive foam rug underlay to the bottom of the rug.

This fabric is fantastic and the rug looks really cute. Once that is done then take time to scrape and remaining flesh or fat from the hide. Just to give you an idea it seems i usually end up doing this about once per quarter and or if we will be doing some entertaining so that my guests aren t tripping over the rug. After it is cured soak the cow hide in a tub of clean water several times until all the salt is removed.

Remove hide and squeeze excess water again. And last but not least if you are on the hunt for a cowhide rug i ve scoured the web and found some favorites in a few different colors and sizes. It usually takes a few hours for the skin to become soft enough. Be certain to make enough tanning solution to soak the entire cow hide.

I did just that and i totally love the result. The rug is generally organically shaped the size of the largest attainable piece of fur and can be any color from brown to rich rust to the most common white with black or brown spots. There s something special about the softness and warmth of a sheepskin rug and the unique look of a cowhide rug. Lift the hide out and scrape the skin side again to make it supple and make sure absolutely no fat or muscle remains.

They re very practical too as both materials are naturally durable. A cowhide can be used for a variety of craft and decorative purposes if it is correctly prepared. By soaking your rug you can disrupt the tanning materials on your rug. The initial step is curing the cowhide which simply means cleaning it and drying it out.

A rug made from the skin of a cow. A cow skin rug is as it sounds. The cow hide should be soaked for around two weeks longer if possible. Cow hide rugs are tanned in order to better preserve the proteins on the skin.

After two weeks squeeze hide gently to remove excess and rinse under cool water until clean.