Sort of...professional furriers will tumble the fur in a barrel filled with some sort of media such as walnut shells or sawdust, that has been charged with a cleaning solution. Then the media is vacuumed out of the fur, and the fur is steamed and pressed between rollers that line up and fluff the hairs.
I don't know if simple cornmeal will do the trick. Worth a try I guess, depending on how valuable the fur is. Talia -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Sharon at Collierfam.com Sent: Thursday, March 23, 2006 5:12 PM To: 'Historical Costume' Subject: RE: [h-cost] Cleaning fur My mom says you use cornmeal. Rub it into the fur, then brush out. Be sure to go with the grain and be gentle. It's tedious. She says that is how professional furriers do it. Sharon _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list [email protected] http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
