Aww.... Rats!

Grey rats are perfect Medieval companions.  These were free-form cut out of grey micro-suede, have thread sculpted rat tails, grey felt ears, 8mm black bead eyes (faceted for that extra flash) and fishing line whiskers.  4 whiskers per side of the muzzle.  The feet are felt and hand sewn on after the bodies are stuffed.  I sold them for $5 each. The ones in the picture are about ten inches from nose to tail tip.

                                 

One year I had maybe 50 or 60 of them for sale and the booth next to us started a ‘Rat Olympics’ with us, which included a 10 foot rat toss into a bucket, a relay race up and down the aisle in front of the tents, and – what really drew the customers – a Bodice Dive.  She was well endowed, loosened her bodice and the guys each got three rats to ‘toss’ into the cleavage area. Nobody even got close, LOL!  We did it at the early days of the event when the grass there was lush and green.  After day 5 most of our aisle was crushed grass and dirt, too filthy to try something like this.