Re: [h-cost] Fur trims
Ah, that explains it. While I sometimes shake my head over political attitudes in this area (N. E. Ohio), that level of interference in other folks' business is unlikely to take hold around here. Maria ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] Fur trims & advice
Thanks, I have a wonderful 1920s green metallic silk brocade with dead white rabbit fur collar and cuffs--my Mum recently found me a modern white rabbit fut jacket to replace them but I've never worked with fur before. Katy On Sat, Dec 4, 2010 at 3:38 PM, Cin 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 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 > -- Katy Bishop, Vintage Victorian katybisho...@gmail.com www.VintageVictorian.com Custom reproduction gowns of the Victorian Era. Publisher of the Vintage Dress Series books. ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] Fur trims & advice
This edition of Threads has an article on itI 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 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 > 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
Re: [h-cost] Fur trims
Mary Piero Carey wrote: >On 12/4/2010 9:39 AM, Kate Bunting wrote: >Political correctness has made it impossible to buy old fur coats in >charity >shops... >Huh? >Kate, where are you? The 2nd hand stores around here still sell fur >>sometimes& the yard sales& estate sales are rife with them. I must have >>regretfully passed on buying well over a dozen in the last year, for lack >of >time and/or projects that required them! (All those baby boomers moving >into >smaller quarters, or dying, I'm sure.) I'm in Derby, UK. I scoured the local charity shops and could only find fake fur coats. I understand from the staff that they have a policy of not offering real fur for sale, presumably to avoid risking attacks by animal rights activists. Anyway, I now have my fur thanks to the kindness of a fellow-reenactor. I was wondering whether anyone else on the list had experience of applying small cuts of fur to a garment. 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-cost] Fur trims & advice
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 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
Re: [h-cost] Fur trims, was What's your dressmaker's dummy wearing today?
I'll be following this post closely, as I am about to embark on a similar project. I realize you are in the UK Kate, but have you tried looking on ebay? The US one is flooded with old coats of many kinds. Sg On Sat, Dec 4, 2010 at 3:22 AM, Kate Bunting 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
Re: [h-cost] Fur trims, was What's your dressmaker's dummy wearing today?
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
