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 k.m.bunt...@derby.ac.ukwrote:
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
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