I know nothing about fur -- storage, repair, or working with it. One reason why I didn't buy any fur at the Vintage expo was because the teacher (the LACMA textiles curator chick) mentioned in passing that it was expensive to store fur coats and such because of the climate controls requirements. arooo?
Prompted by your purchase and the hope that someday I too may luck out and find something half as grand, started poking around to see what I could find. EGAD! The Fur Information Council of America a list a yard long just on how take care of the thing. eeeek. But perhaps the FICA site might yeild someting you can use in terms of care (http://www.fur.org/poen_abou.cfm?sect=care) and repair, or in this particular case considerations for crafting with fur (http://www.fur.org/poen_abou.cfm?sect=craf).
Someday maybe I'll have the skill to tackle such a project without learning from too many "oopsies" which render the final product unusable. heh. Though I do look forward to learning what you find out about working with and repairing fur items. Congrats on the find!
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Date: 2008-04-08 05:24 am (UTC)I know nothing about fur -- storage, repair, or working with it. One reason why I didn't buy any fur at the Vintage expo was because the teacher (the LACMA textiles curator chick) mentioned in passing that it was expensive to store fur coats and such because of the climate controls requirements. arooo?
Prompted by your purchase and the hope that someday I too may luck out and find something half as grand, started poking around to see what I could find. EGAD! The Fur Information Council of America a list a yard long just on how take care of the thing. eeeek. But perhaps the FICA site might yeild someting you can use in terms of care (http://www.fur.org/poen_abou.cfm?sect=care) and repair, or in this particular case considerations for crafting with fur (http://www.fur.org/poen_abou.cfm?sect=craf).
Someday maybe I'll have the skill to tackle such a project without learning from too many "oopsies" which render the final product unusable. heh. Though I do look forward to learning what you find out about working with and repairing fur items. Congrats on the find!