Robyn Eades, who lives on a Tasmanian island, says her designs are increasingly popular, and she has taken orders from as far away as Siberia.
But although most of her designs are made from the skins of feral cats which roam the island, the trapper who sends her the carcasses admits his haul includes the odd unlucky pet.
The self-styled artist, 60, lives on remote King Island in the middle of the Bass Straight, south of Australia.
Every week she takes delivery of frozen cat carcasses which have been trapped and shot by a local ranger employed to cull the population.
The cats are defrosted and skinned, before being tanned and stitched into winter hats, coat hangers and purses.
Skins with particularly interesting patterns, she sells whole as small rugs.
"I feel like I am saving them from their fate. They are going to live forever in my creations," said Ms Eades, who lives near the hamlet of Naracoopa.
The animals have been blamed for the decline in population of the rare orange-bellied parrot on the island.
Ms Eades was first taught to skin wallabies by her friend Nigel Burgess, who is the park ranger.
"They were just so soft and easy to skin. Wallabies were getting a bit hard as my hands are getting arthritic," she said.
"There's no local opposition to what I do. The cats are a problem on this island. I am turning the skins into something useful."
Mr Burgess, who lures the cats to his traps with rotten cheese, said: "If it's got into my trap and it's a domestic cat, it should not be there. Any cat that gets into my trap will be dealt with. I take the rifle and shoot it in the head."
