By: cindy
you are knowledgeable in vintage and fur and seem to have the clientele that can afford such luxuries. I have inherited a 1920s vintage hand tailored Vicuna coat from m y great grandmother. She was the...
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Thanks Sharon for advice on sewing fur. Mine is a (Bambergers- i.e, now Macy’s) fur beanie/ hat which shows how old it is. I’m glad you added to use a regular thin needle (not leather needle) for...
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Fur odors, leave in very cold conditions, a freezer, if you do not have a large freezer, the trunk of your car in winter will do. i would wrap loosely in a clean white cotton sheet, definitely never...
View ArticleBy: KM
Thank you for this valuable discussion Sharon and readers. Regarding repairing furs, my fur has lost it’s hair on the leading edge down the front. Any ideas on how or what to do? I “painted” the white...
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How badly is the collar torn? I found a steal of a rabbit fur jacket at the thrift store. I bought it for a couple dollars and proceeded to flip the coat inside out (someone had used the sleeves for a...
View ArticleBy: zeebaneighba
I’ve not had good luck with Lana’s. Her cleaning and glazing product smells of straight vinegar and didn’t remove the musty odor from my vintage fur. It made no dicsernable difference in the shine or...
View ArticleBy: Abundant Life
I think the author of this good article is no longer active on the site. The instructions here are very helpful and good to know a vintage fur can be diy repaired with some imagination. My mother (RIP)...
View ArticleBy: Sharon Maxwell-Yamamoto
Hello, I do come back here from time to time and do read some comments, but this article was not meant to be a place for me to appraise furs or give explicit instructions on fur care, which it seems it...
View ArticleBy: Mari
I have 2 fur collars from coats that I want to make into capes for my granddaughters–my problem is they seem to bee shedding some. What can I do to stop or at least slow down the shedding? Thanks for...
View ArticleBy: Rachel Goldblatt
Thank you very much. I just fix a tare in a fur coat that my wife had. And to make sure if i did it right and maybe fone some kind of glue that i could put over the inside of the coat. And i found your...
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