Use tear away. Cut a strip, pin it down after you comb the fur then tear it all off when you're done.
♫ Chiara Francesca "Which 'Chiara'...?? Nah... wasn't me ;-)" > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] > On Behalf Of Elena House > Sent: Wednesday, March 03, 2010 9:34 PM > To: Historical Costume > Subject: Re: [h-cost] A question on sewing fur > > Rather than shaving the seam allowances, I leave out the seam > allowances entirely (well, ok, maybe a teeny allowance--whatever it > takes to keep the sinew from pulling through). Then I push the fur > away from the edges, put the pieces together fur to fur, and > whip-stitch by hand. (Don't pull the stitches tight; leave them loose > enough that they don't pull the leather and that they allow wiggle > room to pull apart and flatten the two pieces.) I'm not saying it's > fun, but it's faster, the end result is smoother, and for many eras > it's a period practice. > > -E House > _______________________________________________ > h-costume mailing list > [email protected] > http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list [email protected] http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
