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
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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
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 cinbar...@gmail.com wrote:
Vogue
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
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
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
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
