06 October 2011, 05:55
Mary Hilliard-KruegerSaved AR member Mad Dog's Son's zebra rug
Chris and I made a beautiful mountain lion rug for Dan a while back. He was so pleased with the finished product that he asked if I could take a look at his zebra rug, that was done elsewhere, with hopes to restore it to a rug he would be proud to display.
Rug upon presentation:
Airplane/dog ears, nostrils left open, eyes not sewn shut, forehead not laid flat, hot glued to a piece of scissor edged felt.
Soaked and removed the hot glue which covered the whole inside of the ears.
Positioned the ears properly, sewed nostrils and eyes shut, re-stretched the whole rug and flattened the forehead properly.
Finished restored rug with a nice leather border and carpet backing.
06 October 2011, 06:00
GraftonNice save Mary. The backskin rug looks nice as well.
Regards,
Grafton
06 October 2011, 06:15
Aspen Hill AdventuresSimply gorgeous! Good save!
06 October 2011, 07:59
Equinsu OchaYou rock, Mary! Great save.
Wanna try another? I've got one in my family room floor that's getting pretty ragged. Same issues as this one.
I'll call ya.
07 October 2011, 01:30
Mary Hilliard-KruegerThanks, all!
Scotty, let's see what we can do with that skin. Your buddies zebras are coming up in rotation soon.
07 October 2011, 01:54
Ricardo CVery nice work and restoration , Mary.
24 October 2011, 09:09
Mad Dog's SonMary, thanks again for your work! I'm still thrilled with how it looks now in my house!
27 October 2011, 07:20
jdollarconsidering the fantastic job you and Chris did on my croc rug( as well as the sable, suni, bush pig, and red duiker), i am not surprised in the least! you guys are a 1-2 tag team of first rate taxidermy work.
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03 November 2011, 01:18
nampomMary, great job
I still think your leather border and carpet backing is the best, just a shame I can't find anyone this side to it.
