All I know, fake or real, try to cut fur through the skin/fabric backing only. Cut as little fur as possible. Not a ton of fun, very tedious for me. I sew for dolls and basting the fur, rather than machine sewing, also makes it a bit easier to tease up fur beaten down by seaming. Probably techniques vary depending on the density of fur and whether the fur is short, medium, or long. Also, I've had some bad results glueing fur, real or fake. Unless there is a glue for fur or piled fabrics, I'd saw don't do it.
Cindy Abel -----Original Message----- From: h-costume-boun...@indra.com [mailto:h-costume-boun...@indra.com] On Behalf Of Pixel, Goddess and Queen Sent: Wednesday, March 03, 2010 12:47 PM To: Historical Costume Subject: [h-cost] A question on sewing fur Hello the list! Does anyone have any good resources on how to sew fur? I am trying to work up a class on fur in historical costuming and although I have found a few books that cover the topic but they get mixed reviews. Many thanks! Jen/pixel/Margaret _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
