#dowman

The tail's original position seemed a bit high on the rump, as if coming right from the stoat's lower back. I decided to move it down a bit.

I carefully unpicked the seam that the tail is sewn into, removed the tail, then continued opening up the seam a little further down the butt (pardon the indecent image...)

Then, starting from the bottom, I begin to ladder stitch the hole closed again. After the first few stitches I start to include the tail, passing the needle through it each time I move back and forth between the two sides, until it is secured in a seam again.