This edition of Threads has an article on it....I will try to get a hold of it - my collection doesn't go back that far. More recent versions have some tips - I will look those up.
Sewing with fur David Page Coffin 17 JUN/JUL 1988 8 Saragrace On Sat, Dec 4, 2010 at 1:38 PM, Cin <cinbar...@gmail.com> wrote: > Vogue Patterns mag Dec 2010/Jan 2011 issue has a realy nice article on > working with fur. It has a huge chunk of advice for working with old > furs, mending splits, reshaping and more. I dont generally get this > mag, but this article was a "must have" for me. I too, have a closet > full of vintage furs and a box in the garage labelled "road kill" > filled with furs with big holes, badly worn areas & other problems. > --cin > Cynthia Barnes > cinbar...@gmail.com > > > > On Sat, Dec 4, 2010 at 2:22 AM, Kate Bunting <k.m.bunt...@derby.ac.uk> > wrote: > > My current project is to trim the 17th century jacket, which I made last > winter, with fur. Political correctness has made it impossible to buy old > fur coats in charity shops, but a fellow reenactor kindly gave me the > sleeves of a rabbit coat during the summer. I want it to look like the > fur-edged jackets you see in many Dutch paintings. > > > > Does anyone have any advice about this? I've borrowed a library book with > instructions for making fur collars etc. It recommends you to dampen the > skin side of the fur and pin it into shape on a board before cutting. I've > made a paper template but haven't had time to do anything more yet. > > > > Kate Bunting > > Librarian & 17th century reenactor > > > > > > _____________________________________________________________________ > > The University of Derby has a published policy regarding email and > reserves the right to monitor email traffic. If you believe this email was > sent to you in error, please notify the sender and delete this email. Please > direct any concerns to info...@derby.ac.uk. > > The policy is available here: http://www.derby.ac.uk/LIS/Email-Policy > > _______________________________________________ > > 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 > _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
