1. cornmeal - sift it into the fur, let sit, shake it out (outdoors,
as it makes a mess....)
2. try a dry pet shampoo - same idea - shake it on, let sit, shake
or brush it out.
What someone else said - cut with a scalpel or very sharp knife, from
the back. Having just recently made things from an old fur coat,
some suggestions:
1. Completely disassemble the coat - remove linings, interlinings,
fastenings, etc, so you can get a good look at the backside of the fur.
2. Note that the furs are not whole skins - they are stripped and
pieced - this is done to maximize the area one can get out of a single skin.
3. Construction seams and piecing seams are similar, but
construction seams are a bit larger/thicker. Disassemble the
construction until you have flat pieces. If you get the right end of
the thread, the stitching just pulls out - they're usually sewn with
a type of chain stitch.
4. Evaluate the skin (not the fur) condition carefully. Check for
holes, weak spots, or brittleness - Due to the size of the pieces I
needed, one of the items ended up with several holes that needed to
be creatively patched. While patching, some of the skin I was trying
to stitch to just crumbled. :(
5. Make sure you get the lay of the fur the way you want it when you
cut out your trims.
Good Luck!
Sandy
At 04:37 PM 3/23/2006, you wrote:
Date: Thu, 23 Mar 2006 13:11:38 -0800
From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: [h-cost] Cleaning fur
So to my question... How do you clean white fur? I have purchased
and old white mink fur coat and I'd like to clean it before I cut it
up :) I'd really rather not spend much more money on this
project. Any ideas?
Also how do I cut it? I am going to use it to trim a 15th century V
necked gown.
Annette
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Are Doomed to Repeat It;
Those Who Fail To Learn History Correctly --
Why They Are Simply Doomed.
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