By: Georgi
The best way I have found to repair a vintage fur thats not worth spending money at the furrier is to cut a patch of fabric – best from a cotton shirt, place it under the rip in between the lining and...
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the WORST THING you can do yo a fur is use GLUE to repair itt… hoever says it is clueless about repairing furs. glue will dry out and crack and there goes your fur. people dont give advice if you dont...
View ArticleBy: Sharon Maxwell-Yamamoto
I must agree…as I said in the article, the ONLY time I use glue is a TINY dot of it on a toothpick to fasten a Persian lamb curl back into place. I appreciate your knowledge, but please don’t be nasty...
View ArticleBy: anj
I tried to repair my just purchased vintage fur, apologies but unsure what the fur is possibly able, it is made from lets running down in lines and had a 3 inch split at the back close to the shoulder,...
View ArticleBy: Sioban
Per a furrier if you are not going to wear the coat a lot or are making something like a blanket out of an old coat you can use duct tape on the tear. She said to pull the rip together, tape from the...
View ArticleBy: Cheryl
I purchased a vintage fur that has no visable flaws except that it is kind of stiff. I was wondering if I could open the lining and use some kind of leather oil, mink oil, lexol, etc. on the hide side...
View ArticleBy: Michele Mahaffey Baldwin
Y’all can send me your fur fiascoes!! Even if you think they are too small or awkwardly shaped. depnomore@yahoo.com If you can’t pay for shipping, I may be able to, it just depends. Thanks, M
View ArticleBy: Natassia
Hello I have this old fur coat and it has an approx 5 inch long rip on the arm sleeve. i’m not sure what type of fur it is.. it’s a bit course, it’s dark brown with lines on it.. mink? but.. i dont...
View ArticleBy: Sharon Maxwell-Yamamoto
Hi Natassia, From your description, and what I know is commonly available out there, I would bet this is muskrat. Dyed with stripes to make it look more like mink, muskrat is a very versatile and...
View ArticleBy: Sharon Maxwell-Yamamoto
I have a home product I am going to test myself and I will post the results here.
View ArticleBy: Carrie
Thank you for your site!!! I have a couple old coats that I haven’t been able to part yet but they’re really aren’t wearable either with the rips and tears in the pelts. I’m going to try the duct tape...
View ArticleBy: Warna
I have fur jacket acquired from a reputable furrier about 1980. The large collar is curly lamb. Due to the way the jacket was stored, the collar has developed what can best be described as “bed hair.”...
View ArticleBy: Barbara Bishop
I have bought a fox fur stole but the head has bent and is too stiff to reposition. Does anyone have any ideas on how to soften the head to position it correctly so it lies flat?
View ArticleBy: Amanda
Hi I was wondering if anybody knows how it fix a fur coat that has gone stiff, it is very old.
View ArticleBy: Ann Newell
I have several ventage furs. I would like to glaze and restore the leather myself. Any ideas?
View ArticleBy: meme
Hi, I have gain some waight and I can’t button my shierling jacket. It was to hot for our winter Thanks anyway. Haw can I trim the fur and make it shorter? thanks
View ArticleBy: Lita
I recently obtained a vintage sheared mink stole that has an odor. Not worth it to me to pay for professional cleaning. Does anyone have any tips on getting odor out of fur AND lining. Thinking about...
View ArticleBy: MARK B.
Hello ppl, I came across several chinchilla pelts that I’d like to color to match a vest. Does anyone know of a process to dye the skins?
View ArticleBy: BJ
For all you guys and gals that want to fix up your furs. I’ve got a great website you can go to. http://lanasfur.com She has product for glazing your fur, and now she has a product that is for fixing...
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