This is an assortment of haphazardly compiled information, news and facts, all related to fur in one way or another.
* Fur Care Terms: Drumming is a process to clean furs using abrasion. It is required that you tumble the fur with sawdust soaked in a special solution. The sawdust absorbs dirt and oil and the abrasive action fluffs the fur. Once a year if you use your fur and it need cleaning you should take it to a professional cleaner.
- Flat Furs are furs that have only one type of hair or fur like Seal and Persian Lamb, for example.
- In an attempt to reduce weight and bulk of the fur, the technique of shearing is employed, all the while making new designs and patterns in the pile of fur. You can use shearing to create a new light weight, smoother garment from an older long-haired coat.
- Grooving is a kind of shearing technique that produces a stripe pattern. The width and depth of the stripes or grooves are nothing alike, and a corduroy like texture will be the final result. Another term for grooving is cording.
- Another name for natural lamb fur is shearling. The leather half is typically sueded and worn on the exterior with the fur side turned inward for warmth. Due to the suede leather techniques used today to produce Shearling coats and jackets, they are not as heavy as when first manufactured.
- A product known as Knitted Fur is composed of fur yarn. The technique for manufacturing this knittable yarn is to combine thin cut-outs of fur with cotton yarn or silk. Fur yarn can also be crocheted or weaved to produce all sorts of objects. There are a number of knitted products which are actually machine washable.
* Fur Facts - Sheared fur will keep you as warm as unsheared fur. Fur typically consists of two main layers; the underfur or Ground hair -bottom layer-, closest to the skin, made of shorter and denser wool hairs and the Guard hair -top layer made of longer straighter hairs-. Shearing only effects the Guard hair, ground hair acts as insulation and determines the warmth of the fur. The guard hairs include the majority of the fur's coloration and imbue the assorted furs with their unique traits. Some furs also have a middle layer of hair called Awn hair.
- Generally, long hair furs do not provide any more warmth than short hair furs. Ground hair determines the warmth of a fur.
- Furs from female minks are generally more lightweight, softer, sleeker, glossier and more pliant than those from the male of the species. Female mink is more often used in styles that have draping and soft tailoring. Male mink is used for different, less supple styling. Male mink garments are not automatically cheaper than female mink garments.
- The best and most exquisite fur products do not contain any leather. When more leather is used to place the strips of fur together, the value of the garment goes down much more.
* Up to date Fur Industry and Market Trends - In the 1980's and 1990's the anti fur campaign damaged the fur industry with negativity. The fur industry is recovering fast.
- Three main factors have contributed to the renewed growth of the industry: an unprecedented increase in demand for fur products by the growing middle class, or nouveaux riches. In China and Russia the downward slop of the Russian fur industry which used to produce about 15% of the USSR's yearly income and the western fashion industry's new findings of fur garments.
- Russian manufactured fur production today is seven times less than it was in the 1980s. Lacking governmental support, Russia now trails severely in the international manufacturing of fur. Both American and European manufacturers have outpaced the former giant. Russias share in fur production worldwide has dropped from the 35% provided by Soviet Russian breeders in the late 1980s to no more than 3 or 4 %. Russia is responsible for manufacturing 30% of furs world wide. This is partly due to the drop in domestic production, but high domestic demand for quality furs.
- China is churning furs from North America into garments for resale back to the Americas and Russia. Mass production in Chinese fur farms, supported by the state, negatively affects Russian fur production. When the Soviet Union collapsed many of the fur farms in Russia went down with it. Unable to reduce expenses, the Russian fur industry is also unable to compete with western fur producers.
- The fur trade in Russia may have their struggle intensified further by recent happenings in Georgia. Due to Russia's intervention in Georgia, the economy suffered billions of dollars being withheld for commerce. The places involved in this situation are considered some of the biggest fur purchasers worldwide.
- The best marketplaces that sell luxury fur garments nowadays are Dubai, Shanghai and Moscow. - 15359
* Fur Care Terms: Drumming is a process to clean furs using abrasion. It is required that you tumble the fur with sawdust soaked in a special solution. The sawdust absorbs dirt and oil and the abrasive action fluffs the fur. Once a year if you use your fur and it need cleaning you should take it to a professional cleaner.
- Flat Furs are furs that have only one type of hair or fur like Seal and Persian Lamb, for example.
- In an attempt to reduce weight and bulk of the fur, the technique of shearing is employed, all the while making new designs and patterns in the pile of fur. You can use shearing to create a new light weight, smoother garment from an older long-haired coat.
- Grooving is a kind of shearing technique that produces a stripe pattern. The width and depth of the stripes or grooves are nothing alike, and a corduroy like texture will be the final result. Another term for grooving is cording.
- Another name for natural lamb fur is shearling. The leather half is typically sueded and worn on the exterior with the fur side turned inward for warmth. Due to the suede leather techniques used today to produce Shearling coats and jackets, they are not as heavy as when first manufactured.
- A product known as Knitted Fur is composed of fur yarn. The technique for manufacturing this knittable yarn is to combine thin cut-outs of fur with cotton yarn or silk. Fur yarn can also be crocheted or weaved to produce all sorts of objects. There are a number of knitted products which are actually machine washable.
* Fur Facts - Sheared fur will keep you as warm as unsheared fur. Fur typically consists of two main layers; the underfur or Ground hair -bottom layer-, closest to the skin, made of shorter and denser wool hairs and the Guard hair -top layer made of longer straighter hairs-. Shearing only effects the Guard hair, ground hair acts as insulation and determines the warmth of the fur. The guard hairs include the majority of the fur's coloration and imbue the assorted furs with their unique traits. Some furs also have a middle layer of hair called Awn hair.
- Generally, long hair furs do not provide any more warmth than short hair furs. Ground hair determines the warmth of a fur.
- Furs from female minks are generally more lightweight, softer, sleeker, glossier and more pliant than those from the male of the species. Female mink is more often used in styles that have draping and soft tailoring. Male mink is used for different, less supple styling. Male mink garments are not automatically cheaper than female mink garments.
- The best and most exquisite fur products do not contain any leather. When more leather is used to place the strips of fur together, the value of the garment goes down much more.
* Up to date Fur Industry and Market Trends - In the 1980's and 1990's the anti fur campaign damaged the fur industry with negativity. The fur industry is recovering fast.
- Three main factors have contributed to the renewed growth of the industry: an unprecedented increase in demand for fur products by the growing middle class, or nouveaux riches. In China and Russia the downward slop of the Russian fur industry which used to produce about 15% of the USSR's yearly income and the western fashion industry's new findings of fur garments.
- Russian manufactured fur production today is seven times less than it was in the 1980s. Lacking governmental support, Russia now trails severely in the international manufacturing of fur. Both American and European manufacturers have outpaced the former giant. Russias share in fur production worldwide has dropped from the 35% provided by Soviet Russian breeders in the late 1980s to no more than 3 or 4 %. Russia is responsible for manufacturing 30% of furs world wide. This is partly due to the drop in domestic production, but high domestic demand for quality furs.
- China is churning furs from North America into garments for resale back to the Americas and Russia. Mass production in Chinese fur farms, supported by the state, negatively affects Russian fur production. When the Soviet Union collapsed many of the fur farms in Russia went down with it. Unable to reduce expenses, the Russian fur industry is also unable to compete with western fur producers.
- The fur trade in Russia may have their struggle intensified further by recent happenings in Georgia. Due to Russia's intervention in Georgia, the economy suffered billions of dollars being withheld for commerce. The places involved in this situation are considered some of the biggest fur purchasers worldwide.
- The best marketplaces that sell luxury fur garments nowadays are Dubai, Shanghai and Moscow. - 15359
