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[theladyrebecca]

Remind me never to cut up a fur coat ever again. Seriously. I have fur in my nose, there was fur in my eyes, and after vacuuming my sewing table, I still wound up using half a lint roll getting it cleaned up. And after all that, I don't think I have nearly as much fur as I was hoping for the skating dress. Like, maybe half as much fur as I need. So

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[nuranar]

UGH. I love the effect of fur, but it is SUCH a pain to work with!

[theladyrebecca]

Yeah, I probably should have looked up tips first!

[mala_14]

You can do it! You're such a fast sewer.

[theladyrebecca]

I'm so not, but hopefully I can push through!

[vanessa_lynne]

Did you use faux fur for the green wool gown?

When I made my fox fur gown, I used an Exacto knife and cut through just the hide on the reverse - it really cut down on the amount of fluff in the air. You might want to get a cheap painter's mask just in case though. I used a scarf.

[theladyrebecca]

Yep, and almost all of it was just ripped on the grain, so there was almost no shedding. I'll have to remember the exacto for next time, though.

[starlightmasque]

working with fur is the worst! Ugh!

it was worth it, though-- so gorgeous!

[theladyrebecca]

Thanks, but that was fake fur that I was able to rip on the grain. This real fur is for the skating dress that I'm making next.