By: Gale
Dears, I am no furrier but a dressmaker/designer form Steamboat Springs Colorado. I was asked to remodel my first fur about 10 years ago. I spent a month gathering all the information I could find (one...
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anj Also about the glue. It if is glue from a fusible fabric (a iron patch or hem tape try ironing it with a dry iron with a piece of paper between the iron and the hide. It is like ly the glue when it...
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You can too use glue, just use something flexible which means with silicones in, and do it from the back. Try any silicone glue, and let it dry thoroughly. Shattered furs can sometimes be fixed this...
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Hello! My mother’s mink, rarely worn now, but with no repairs required and still very warming, has been well treated but has not been properly stored for some time. As a result, whereas before it used...
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If you google lanasfur dot com you will find all sorts of do it yourself stuff, from fur cleaning and glazing to restoring dried pelts to odor removers. I have not tried any of these yet, but they look...
View ArticleBy: Sharon Maxwell-Yamamoto
Yes, I have seen Lana’s Fur website and asked them a long time ago to send me some products to test, but they never did. I can’t recommend them for this reason. I am going to bring some of my best furs...
View ArticleBy: samantha anastasiou
Hi Gale, Thank you for so much information! I am wondering about the reconditioning, the olive oil and white vinegar… I am wondering why not a leather conditioner such as Bick or a good one like it?...
View ArticleBy: Samantha Anastasiou
Hello, Thank you so much for the information! Your job was amazing, I can’t even make out what the furrier did in the first picture?? What you did is amazing! Good for you! My question is, I have a...
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Oh, also how do you repair holes, and bald or patchy areas? I have one that is very visible due to my furs being stored improperly for too long, much longer than I anticipated, they came out wrinkled,...
View ArticleBy: Peter White
I found the missing Vintage sewing info link on furs, fine leather and feather cleaning too from the 1930′s, great stuff and thanks for all the info from this site....
View ArticleBy: Sharon Maxwell-Yamamoto
Hello readers, I wrote this article several years ago and while I appreciate knowing that it’s still being read, I think it’s gotten a tiny bit out of control as far as becoming a blog of sorts for the...
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Marmot looks more like squirrel, while the fur she described had stripes of some sort. Marmot is also soft, not coarse like Muskrat.. Regrds, Sharon
View ArticleBy: patricia
Greetings Sharon. Thanks everso for the info on EZ Persian lamb fixes. I am on a very fixed income and appreciate anything I can do myself. I have a couple quarter-size patches of curls pulling up on...
View ArticleBy: Jeanette Burton
Hello Sharon, I was an antique dealer that collected vintage furs for twenty plus years, I’m now a professional photographer and want to use some of the furs as props with the models. The problem is I...
View ArticleBy: Jennifer Macdonald
Hi I have an old Musquash fur coat was my grans, can I repair it just with normal threads and needles its come undone under arms and some of the fur a bit thiner on back ta
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Hi, a friend has lent me a beautiful vintage fur wrap for a special occasion. I think it’s silver fox. The fur seems OK but the lining is quite grubby. Please can anyone advise on the best way to clean...
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