Rattle Kit Instructions Part #1
- Soak rawhide cut outs in cold water for 8 hours
- Take out pat dry with a towel.
- Insert sinew into the needle, pulling through only half the length of the sinew.
- Sew through both cut outs starting from bottom corner of cut outs (see picture above)
- Make sure to leave 16"-20" of sinew not pulled through
- When finished sewing all around, make sure before cutting to leave 16"-20" unused sinew.
- Stuff wet rattle head with sand or rice to shape the rawhide.
- Place upright to dry over night.
- When dried remove stuffing material.
- Soak lower portion of rattle head in a glass of cold water (refer to above picture) for 4-6 hours
- Insert your rattle material (ei. dried beans, popcorn kenels or similar)
- Insert the wood dowel into the rattle head.
Rattle Kit Instructions Part #2
- Securely tie the rattle head to the dowel with unused sinew.
- Trim off access sinew.
- Let wet part of rawhide dry for 8 hours.
- When all dried, the rattle is finished and ready for decorating if desired (fur accents, leather handle, etc)