Do you put clay in rug feet or just leave them as is?
Clay seems too heavy but without it seems too delicate.
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Thats part of stretching themmmmmmm. You work to pull them flat and the claws to be straight, wet them out and pin them.
I never put feet in rugs its use less, a rug is already not anatomiclly correct. Mater of fact I have never seen feet mounted on a rug.
"never seen feet mounted on a rug."
not even on a bear?
...is the key word. I'm sure John means mounted over some sort of armature as opposed to not. I haven't heard of the feet being mounted on any rug either.
Bob Mead
I always fill the toes of animals like bear and coyote, etc. Then I hot glue a 1/4-1/2 inch block in the base of the paw, and build the paw up with cotton fill, or batting. This gives them support for a wall hanging, and also a real nice full look...the clay helps to form the claws and sets them very nicely.