DIY nutria fur coat repair

In detail: do-it-yourself repair of a nutria fur coat from a real master for the site my.housecope.com.

Wear resistance of sheared and uncut nutria skins 50-60%, plucked 40%. The plastic properties of leather tissue are retained for a long time. However, constant rubbing against the bag, carrying your hands in your pockets, the habit of folding your hands on your stomach, or, as in your case, when the fur coat takes the same position for a long time, will certainly cause the formation of bald patches and scuffs, which will give the fur coat an unpresentable look of worn out. In these cases, only repairs in a fur atelier can help, where the master will suggest replacing the fur plate or another option for eliminating defects. Nutria skins have good cutting properties, and the size of nutria skins is rather large: the length reaches 60 cm and more, the width is about 40 cm, so the hair of the skins can be restored when the product is repaired. Restoring the integrity of the hairline of the product is achieved by removing small frayed areas of fur by cuts with a “fish”, moving full-fledged sections of fur to areas with damaged fur by lowering wedges, moving strips, as well as various inserts and attachments or replacing individual skins.

Cutting with a fish. This method removes small scuffs of the hairline up to 1.5 cm wide in almost any areas of the fur top (if the skin tissue gives a stretch), as well as damage to the skin tissue. The cuts are made strictly along the line of direction of the hairline or at an angle not exceeding 30 °.

Descent of wedges. This method is used quite widely when removing significant areas of the fur top with shabby hair and repairing damage to the skin tissue with a width of more than 1.5 cm. The method allows you to restore damaged areas of various configurations by lowering one or more wedges. The length of the wedge must be at least three times the width of the section to be removed.

Moving full-fledged sections of fur. The method is used to restore the integrity of large-sized damaged areas of the fur top of a coat, jacket and other clothing. Instead of a removed section of fur (for example, on the center of the back, shelves or sleeves), use a strip of fur located over or over the damaged area. The voids created by the movement of the fur strip are filled with the use of additional fur or fur cuffs, lapels or collar of the product.

Which of the methods to choose and whether it is possible to turn the product into a fur coat with sheared fur - it is necessary to decide directly on the spot with the repair shop foreman.

Dear housewives, tell me please, my nutriya fur coat began to break, maybe someone knows how to strengthen the fur, thanks in advance!

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January 10, 12, at 00:46 I have been repairing fur coats for more than one year. I will not tell all the secrets, it still will not work. you need to understand what exactly you are holding in your hands. but my work has not yet been brought back.

I join Galina Ivanovay, Arina Perova, Olga Tolstykh. SUPER GLUE is the death of your fur coat. if the fur coat is torn, it’s simple, if it creeps, it’s worse. I usually change the fur in those places where it crawls, but focus on my hands, they feel the skin. cut out the shabby place, insert a piece. at home you can overwrite it, do not be afraid. we removed the dilapidated place. from the face on the fur, combing to hide the seams ..the places where I stitched, I glue it with the skin on rubber glue (linoleum is laid on this glue, it is elastic. buy on the construction market on tap) we glue WITHOUT IRON. but we do not regret the glue. I also strengthen my shoulders. I cut the skin again as necessary, but consider. if you burst in the same place, this is not the reason for the skin. sometimes we gain weight or round up a little. although we don't want to admit it

then it is better to insert pieces of fur. there is one more way out. if from the whole fur coat there is not much skin left. I combine it with the skin. I sew a new thing.

I hope you understand, I'm not a very good storyteller

good luck! take care of your skins! they are on the face))) The text is hidden expand

In principle, repairing a nutria fur coat is no different from repairing fur coats from other types of products (you can find detailed instructions on this issue here). However, there are still differences. Therefore, here we will talk about a couple of important points to consider if you decide to repair a nutria fur coat. So…

Nutria fur becomes fragile and brittle over time. As a rule, if the flesh (the leather underside of the fur) on the fur coat begins to tear, it is useless to sew it up - it will tear again and again. Therefore, the most reliable repair options for such products are gluing and / or gluing + stitching. Read about how to put an adhesive patch on fur here.

But if a nutria fur coat is torn at the seam, one gluing for a full, high-quality repair will not be enough. You will first need to reinforce the edges with fabric or leather patches, and then sew the reinforced edges together.

Nutria, although beautiful, but very capricious fur. Therefore, if you have any difficulties with its repair, contact the specialists of our studio for help.

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1.I got me on the occasion of a fur coat for free, from nutria, last year. Fur seems to be like nothing else, but the wrong side - the skin (hereinafter MESDRA) is already very frail. Not because of the old age of the fur coat, not because the dressing is bad - to which I am more inclined, because. in places like not pulling the skin in different directions, it is stronger than jeans, and in places like toilet paper. Last year I repaired it a little and wore it for the winter (in the future I will show last year's repairs in the photo), but over the summer I recovered a little, and the moth gnawed the skin in one place, and from 3 fur coats, only this one spoiled it. one, with the repair of bald patches, shorten a little and embroider in the chest (everything is ok on the hips). And I filmed all this, suddenly someone will come in handy

Actually, there was such a bald spot, in the center of the back there was also on the cuff of the sleeve

For work we need: a clerical knife (or a razor blade), rubber glue (moment or crystal, etc.), a thin needle, threads in the color of fur or similar in color (no thicker than No. 40), cotton fabric. If the hole is not large and the area of the surface to be repaired is also small, then the glue and fabric can be replaced with a medical tissue adhesive plaster (hereinafter there is a photo of an example) Scissors and a pen or pencil, pieces of fur for repair (in my case, I shortened the fur coat and made from the cut fur patches and embroidered in the chest) And so let's get started: with a blade, or a knife, carefully holding the skin in weight, cut out a bald patch

We cut it out a little with a margin for good fur, then we put a piece of bald patches on a good skin of the bald patch (as in the photo), observing the direction of the fur, circle (without allowances) and keeping the skin in weight, carefully from the side of the bald patch, cut out a piece identical to our cut out bald patch

then we insert the cut piece into the hole (look at the direction of the fur) joint to joint and with oblique stitches we sew the thread to each other moderately (not strongly, but not weakly). Then, in the same way, we sew up all the holes and gaps in the menzdra.

There was such a hole on the sleeve not far from the seam.

Here I want to show that even if you have a gap into such small parts, do not despair, just carefully sew them into a single whole

And then we take our fabric glue and a fur coat and go to the balcony or corridor (because the glue smells very strongly in the apartment, it is not advisable to glue them) there we coat the entire seam and from the seam 2 cm in each direction with glue, let it dry out a little

put on the fabric and press firmly, make sure that all the edges are glued

After all the seams are cat. repaired glued, we again take a thread with a needle and sew our "sticker" with oblique stitches. This completes the menzdra repair

And this is my last year's repair with adhesive plaster, everything is the same as with glue and cloth

But as an experiment I tried this on double-sided tape, which is also good, but there are some peculiarities, after the tape was glued to the sponge, and the cloth to the scotch tape, all the skin should be washed well in my hands, and then, like everywhere else, quilted (here on it is a little more difficult to sew the scotch tape, the needle gets stuck in the scotch tape)

And this is the result of work - the place where there was a bald patch

And finally, a few photos of my tailoring - alterations from leather and fur. Here is such a sheepskin coat was sewn from an old adult sheepskin coat, I will say that this is the second sheepskin coat that I have already altered

This is how it was before the alteration, dirty in places with worn fur. The size of an adult sheepskin coat is 48, a children's one at the exit is 134.

And this is our first sheepskin coat, both of them are made of natural suede, and the fur inside is woolen (natural on a woven basis), the edges are all natural

This fur coat is all made of faux fur plush

Here is such a vest we sewed from a collar and hem from grandmother's polto

Here's another fur coat and a hat, probably not very visible, but it has ears on the crown

And I made such a fur coat for myself the year before last, it is a transformer, the sleeves can be unfastened, the lining removed, and a vest will turn out for the spring

I hope my MK will be useful and someone will save on expensive repairs in the studio. I ask you not to pay attention to the absence of commas and errors at 4 o'clock in the morning, as it is not up to that. And at other times of the day - the Internet is busy for a long time, then the pets do not give it. Oh, but I forgot to mention that after the repair, the fur coat must be thoroughly combed in order to straighten out all the villi captured by us during quilting.

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If this is a mechanical defect or a mole, then it makes sense to pick up a shred and a tailor with a thermal adhesive tape gently stick the shred from the inside of the fur coat. You can also repair a mink coat with your own hands, but only with experience with this area, because the repair of a mink coat is very narrow with many aspects and one mistake can ruin the whole fur coat. It is worth contacting a special studio.Well, her service life is long, so it's better to take it to the studio, where they will carefully sew it up for you.

It is intended that this procedure leaves its small marks on the surface of the clothes. Everything here depends on personal skill, as well as the scale and nature of the damage. If you do not have the necessary experience, desire or damage is very severe, then you should seek help from experts. They have the necessary experience, abilities and tools to cope with this problem. Fortunately, a huge number of similar services are offered. Similar clothes cost from 60 thousand rubles. Therefore, it is best not to try to show your own cutting and sewing skills when repairing a mink coat.

Yes, it will be expensive to turn to the master. Moreover, such a discrepancy as a hole in the back. If you dare to do without the help of a specialist, then a video tutorial will help you with this. You cannot repair the fur coat yourself, do not even take on this matter. The mink coat is expensive and your samples can be completely killed by fixing everything. Contact not a bad studio, to a specialist, let them make decisions.

How to fix a nutria fur coat

Perfect as an element of outerwear. Apart from its own great aesthetic properties, it also has good protective functions. Protects the body of a lady from the effects of severe cold, which can completely seriously affect her overall health in a bad way, and lead to severe diseases. And it means and cause severe damage to both her appearance and beauty. As well as no matter what other thing a mink coat is subject to destructive effects under the negative influence of time and outdoor events.

But obviously cheaper than buying the latest fur coat. If you still want to fix it yourself, then you can read useful tips here. Before removing a hole in a fur coat, it is necessary to establish the prerequisites for its appearance. If this is a lack of fur, then it makes sense to change all the poor-quality skin. In this case, the fur can be purchased, but it is difficult to match the color. If the hole was formed from the impact of a moth or has ragged edges - there is only one way out - a workshop. Only experts can assess the harm from the actions of insects and correctly change the pieces, and it is completely unrealistic to sew the torn edges of the skins into a hand-made thing - most likely, a new insert will also be required here.

If you are into handicrafts, then it is worth the experience if the scale of the disaster is not so great. The best thing is to give the thing to the experts. It is enough to take a needle and strong threads and carefully cut the lining to sew a seam. Small holes can even be protected with a couple of stitches on top, no one will ever see the black threads, well, you yourself will not find them in a few minutes. If you do not have the ability to sew, then you should not take up this business. So a mink coat is not a cheap thing and you can just spoil it.

Also a tricky and cunning moth. You can fight with moths with the help of naphthalene. A mink coat consists of several small skins sewn together. If your mole has eaten a couple of skins, or the fur of one of the skins has worn out, you just need to contact the fur traders and pick up the skins to match the fur coat, then go to the atelier to replace the damaged areas. Looking what hole appeared.

If the seam just came apart, which often happens with fur coats sewn from pieces, which have a lot of these seams, then it is possible to do it on your own. She took out her fur coat, and a hole appeared on the back. What to do? In the workshop they will take it dearly. And if you still decide to fix it with your own hands, I advise you to watch this video clip. It seems that it was not expensive to contact a specialist, you still need to do it. Because a mink coat is a very spicy thing.

But damages and defects of a fur coat come from time to time.Small flaws can simply be arranged without the help of others with the introduction of an ordinary needle and thread or glue. Otherwise, the harm will be greater if you ruin everything than you pay for sewing. A mink coat is not cheap.

This is the dream of any lady and the decoration of her wardrobe. Fur coat is not 1 year old. I would like to know the worldview of those who themselves solved such issues with their own hands. A mink coat is a very important part of a lady's wardrobe.

She gives a harsh opportunity to feel feminine and pretty even in the cold winter conditions.

Of course, at the beginning of my (c) fur path, I also glued such nutria for a moment. the fur coat turned out to be beautiful and the customer wanted to come and sew something else. but did not come
I do not advise using glue - the most unpleasant thing is that it injures the aesthetics of the fur = like putting on a piece of rubber ..
how do you like the version of a beautiful fur rug? - there and glue will not interfere

Hello members of the forum! I need your advice. I'm a beginner, but after resting this forum I was inspired by the idea of restoring astrakhan fur coat. Knowledge in this area 0 I have a sewing education (I can cut it), I want to try. In general, I have a fur coat (astrakhan fur) and I want to sew it into sewing, tell me how to correctly make the connection of karakul and leather (if possible schematically) Can you give some control, I really need your advice, and for this model, which is the best sleeve to make (set-in or semi-raglan)

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Hello! Thank you for such a wonderful topic, I am still in the process of reading, there are a lot of materials, but my hands were already combed and took out my mother's nutria fur coat. I already realized that the old nutria is not the best fur for altering, but still. I checked it in the indicated way - moistened, pulled - does not break, only slightly stretches. Mom ripped the fur coat herself long ago, cut out the weakened places. And now I have two separate raglan sleeves and a large back and front cover. I want to make a vest with diagonal leather stitching. And I just can't understand the sequence of operations.
I understood it this way: First you need to choose a pattern. Then cut it into strips according to the jointing scheme. Then cut the fur along it.
And then questions came up - do you need to cut the whole piece into separate pieces and assemble everything in a new way for your product, or can you ignore them?
Do individual fur stripes need to be tweaked? Or do you first need to collect hide (leather + fur) and edit everything together? And then exactly cut out the pattern?
And how to arrange the fur on the stripes? Is the direction of the hair similar to that of the tissue?
Do I have to reinforce each cut with strips of fabric? Or does it depend on the condition of the leather in a particular place?
Another question - what seam to connect the skin and fur? I will sew by hand.

Something thought that the style must be different. I will take advice with pleasure!

The warmest thing in a winter wardrobe is a natural fur coat. Over time, your favorite thing wears out, especially the bottom of the fur coat. How to fix it? You can simply shorten your fur coat at home.

It is not worth undertaking a complete overlap of a fur coat made of natural fur at home. Only a specialist, a furrier, can handle this work. Therefore, it is better to contact a fur atelier.

But, if the bottom of the sleeves or the bottom of the fur coat is wiped off or has suffered from salt, which is abundantly sprinkled on our streets, then the fur coat can be helped by shortening the bottom. It's not as difficult as it sounds. All you need is desire and patience, because almost all the work is done by hand.

blade or sharp knife;
short and sharp needles for handmade;
strong threads in the color of the fur coat lining;
a thimble and cotton braid 1-2 cm wide with a length equal to the bottom of the fur coat.

So, first you need to carefully examine the bottom and mark all damaged areas, then try on the fur coat and determine its new length.

You can either shorten it a little or solve the issue radically - make a short fur coat out of a long fur coat.The principle of operation is the same.

Then you need to rip off the lining at the hem just above the marked new bottom line. As a rule, the lining of fur coats is made detachable (not sewn on the bottom).

Spread the fur coat on a flat surface, fold the lining up and handle
draw a new bottom line right along the flesh. It is better to do this by measuring the desired distance from the old bottom line.

Use a blade or a sharp paper-cutting knife to carefully cut the flesh, being careful not to damage the fur.

Vacuum the edges of the cut immediately after cutting to remove any excess hair.

Put on a fur coat on yourself or a mannequin and mark the bottom line on the lining exactly along the bottom of the fur coat.

Trim the bottom of the lining 4 cm below the trimmed edge of the fur coat.

Spread the fur coat on the table and align (cut more accurately) the bottom of the lining. The cut piece of lining (if it is more than 20 cm) will be useful to us, do not throw it away.

The flesh is flexible enough that it can stretch under the foot of a clipper or overlock. Gently glue a strip of non-woven fabric - kantenband on the bottom of the fur coat with a not very hot iron on the wool position.

Important! Mezdra shrinks under steam, so we glue the strip without steam, with a dry iron. First try doing this on a cut off piece of fur.

If the flesh changes under the iron, then it is better to sweep a strip of non-woven fabric by hand.

Apply cotton tape from the side of the fur and sew with a narrow overlock on the overlock (you can manually over the edge or on a typewriter). Place the line from the side of the braid.

Tuck the bottom of the fur coat with the tape on the wrong side and pin. In the corners of the hem, fold the corner so that the hem of the bottom does not look out from the front side, that is, an envelope. The hem width can vary from 1 to 4 cm depending on the style.

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We hem the bottom, basting the braid. It is not easy to do this, the flesh does not pierce well, so we take a short needle (it will not bend) and a thimble. We make the stitch so that it is shorter along the flesh. This will prevent the stitches from being visible from the right side.
Then we manually sew the corner at the bottom. We comb the fur along the bottom, removing traces of stitches.

The cut piece of lining is ironed, if it does not fit, we take a new lining in color, cut a strip 20 cm wide in the shape of the bottom.

Long cuts of the lining must be ironed to the wrong side.

We put a lining on the seamy side of the fur coat along the bottom, pin it over the braid.
We fill short cuts of the backing strip for the picks at the picks.

Sew the lining to the tape along the bottom with a blind stitch. At the same time, the flesh is not captured, so it is not difficult to sew.

Sew the top edge of the lining strip to the flesh of the fur coat. This work is more difficult, so we use a thimble. We take the threads to match the lining, so the stitches will not be so noticeable.

What is this lining for? Firstly, the flesh is light; with a fly-off lining, it will not be visible along the bottom. Secondly, the lining strip will keep the inside of the skin from wear and tear.

Tuck the bottom of the lining twice so that it is shorter than the bottom of the fur coat by the width of the hem of the fur and press it on.

Stitch the hem of the lining. Hem width 3-4 cm. You can use any decorative stitch along the bottom of the lining.

Sew the ripped lining to the hem. There is also cotton tape, so the lining is sewn over the tape.

Here's what you should get. Only the lining is visible at the bottom. Mezdra is protected.

Grab the lining on the sides of the fur coat with long stitches with bridging.

Ready! The fur coat will still serve and warm you in the cold.

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I have the same story. Only 2 fur coats - muton and raccoon. I don’t know what to do with them, but it’s a pity to throw them out.

From the muton, I made myself a short sheepskin coat at the waist. From Nutria, you can make a jacket with knitted or leather sleeves. The collar and bottom-belt are also made of knitwear. The jersey is sold as a large knit - an elastic band and is called "jersey for cuffs"

This is how the sheepskin coat is altered

In our fur ateliers, old fur coats are used to make excellent short fur coats, boas, vests, handbags, and capes. Sweets make, very modern!

I also have 2 nutria and muskrat.

In Volgograd. I think that there are such in any city.

There are several options: to alter my daughter (if there is a child in the family), to sew a fur vest (to come up with finishing options so that it is not boring), to update the fur coat (I fitted my mutton one, sewed on a new silver fox collar, new beautiful buttons and trimmed with a narrow strip of leather on the sides and bottom of the sleeves).

In general, you can just go shopping, spy on something new in the design of fur coats and try to create something similar.

When my son was little, I sewed a sheepskin coat and a hat for him from muton coats.

Hello to all!! Just yesterday, on the vast expanses of the network, I came across infa about the trends for this winter - it seems not very practical, but ooooooooo cool - various sleeveless jackets made of fur, and the fur is not sheared in fashion. Sleeveless jackets are fashionable not short, with different designs, combi of two different furs, etc. etc. Well, very beautiful. 1 With mitts, but with a brimmed hat - imagine a vidocq.

Armchair from an old fur coat

Open and cut the bottom, make a sheepskin coat. From the cut-off bottom, you can sew: a hood to a sheepskin coat (fasten with buttons to the collar) or a clutch, or a fur bag to a sheepskin coat. You can sheathe some old bag with pieces of fur. You can sew a fur vest on a fabric (silk or knitted woolen) lining. It is expensive to rent in an atelier, all this can be done by yourself. It is not very difficult, and there is still time before the cold weather. And if nothing comes to mind besides the insoles in the galoshes, then you can eventually open up, sew the details into one large canvas, put them on some kind of lining and even hang them on the wall instead of a carpet, or even put them on an ottoman instead of a blanket-bedspread.

In any case, no matter what you decide to create: the fur is cut with a sharp blade on the back side, ordinary scissors are superfluous. Along the edge, free up a little space from the pile or shorten it very much (then you will get by from the pile creases at the seams). It is advisable to put a knitted strip at the seams. or something similar (soft, but will sharply break through the skin at the seams).

Girls, give advice. We gave away the old nutria fur coat. Not beaten by a moth, practically good. I want to sew a vest. Is it possible to update the fur so that it becomes newer?

It depends on how old the fur is. I think nutria is not good for overhauling.

It's a pity, I thought that somehow I could give the required look.

Irina. I suppose the fur on the pile does not need updating. If you mean the strength of the flesh, then, as they say, an autopsy will show. I have more than 30 years of experience as a restorer and I can say one thing about nutria - it all depends on the dressing, hence the service life of the fur coat. During my entire practice, I came across two nutria fur coats at the age of 25, but it was Golden nutria, Australian. Did the overlap. no problem. But basically the dressing is domestic and terrible. And when working on the table, it can creep even when wearing the first season. The nutria has a very moisture-absorbing porous flesh, actively absorbs sweat in the areas adjacent to the body in the neck and armpits. The seams under the sleeves burst quickly. on the shoulder blades along the back. you need to rip up and look at the defects from the inside of the fur coat. Of course, the wiped areas of fur along the pile will need to be bypassed when cutting. I will not describe all the details of the technology, since you are taken it means you are confident in your abilities. Good luck!

And that means there is still hope. 🙂

Irin, first of all, take it apart, the fur coat still has nothing to lose;

secondly, on the hands, over the edge (not with a vestibule, but with an ordinary seam over the edge), sew up the burst and parted places (if any);

thirdly, do the cut, avoiding bald patches and scuffs, and, if necessary, replacing these pieces with others, taking into account the similarity of the texture of the fur and the direction of the pile;

Fifthly, there are glue for fur, if the dressing is filthy and the fur coat is many years old, strengthen it.

Absolutely “dead” fur does not exist for me, go for it! :)

Please tell me how to fix the skin?

Yeah, yeah, I get it. Thank you, otherwise I was already upset. I thought I'd have to throw it out. 🙂

update and clean the fur from the tips of the hostess:

Parting with an old fur coat is not so easy, especially if it is beautiful and expensive. Such things are usually worn for a very long time, but still, at one point, the style goes out of fashion, scuffs appear on the sleeves, and bald patches appear on the seams. What if the once elegant fur thing has lost its appearance, and in the nearest fur workshop they cannot offer anything acceptable? There is only one way out - to master the furrier's craft. How to alter a fur coat with your own hands? You can come up with very interesting models. Now we will discuss them.

Regardless of what you will make from the old fur coat, you will need some things, and it is better to prepare them in advance. Before you alter a fur coat from a muton with your own hands, as well as from any other fur, prepare:

a pattern for what you will be sewing;
furrier knife (with retractable blade);
tweezers;
high quality cotton threads # 40 or # 45;
needles for the skin.

As for the materials, you will have some of them with a guarantee - the same fur coat that needs to be remade. But fur alone is not enough. You need:

viscose fabric for lining;
if the design idea requires it - pieces of leather;
accessories (buttons, buttons, etc.).

It is best to make basic patterns. Fur coats and dresses are sewn on them. The basic pattern can be modeled, which is what you need now. Where can I get it? You can do it in different ways:

order in a studio;
find something suitable in magazines or on the Internet;
build yourself;
rip and circle the details of an old but suitable product (best of all a dressing gown).

The simplest options are to look in a magazine or circle the details of old clothes. In order to correctly build a pattern, you need a special guide. Most often these are professional publications or old books on needlework - there are a lot of them on the Internet.

Regardless of how you decide to get a pattern, you need to know your measurements. Without them, you simply cannot pick up a pattern and do not customize it. In order to sew something different from a fur coat that has lost its appearance, you need to know:

chest girth;
waist circumference;
hip girth;
girth of the neck;
product length;
sleeve length;
seam length from armpit to waist;
shoulder width;
shoulder length.

Important! When building a pattern, horizontal measurements are divided by 2.

Before you alter a fur coat with your own hands, you need to see what kind of material you will have to deal with. Rate how good your fur is:

Find out which pieces can be used and which ones are best removed.
To determine the strength of suspicious areas, moisten them with warm water and leave them alone for half an hour, and then try to gently stretch the flesh. If it does not start to tear and all the hairs remain in place, the fur can be safely used.
Choose a style.
Calculate how much fur you need, what other materials you can add.
Open the fur coat.

The first step is to rip off the lining. No special devices are needed for this - a simple tailor's seam ripper is enough.

Important! Using a blade is not very desirable, you can damage the flesh.

Lay out the details of the fur coat, and on them - the details of the pattern. See if there is enough fur or if you have to combine.

When considering options for how to remake a fur coat, consider several features of this material. Such knowledge will be useful when working with muton, nutria, and mink. The new parts are cut into the flesh, not the fur. This is done like this:

Lay the piece of fur, skin side up.
Place a pattern detail on it.
Pin off the details - in this case, not tailor's pins are more suitable, but the most ordinary pushpins.
Cut the piece with allowances with a sharp furrier knife, barely touching so as not to cut the pile.

Important! Never press fur against a table.

Converting old fur coats into fashionable ones with your own hands is a rather monotonous activity and requires a fair amount of patience. Prepare to be stitched by hand. For working with fur, seams are used:

Important! Why is hand stitching better than machine stitching? Everything is very simple. The pile will have to be constantly refilled so that it does not remain on the seamy side. In this case, the seam should be on the skin, and not on the pile - the fur hides your work. The thread should be tightened very carefully. The stitches should be neither too tight nor too loose. In the first case, you run the risk of tearing the flesh, in the second, the seam will not hold.

Seams that carry a lot of stress need to be strengthened. For this, doublerin is used. You can also use special glue pads for leather and fur, they are also sometimes sold in sewing and furrier shops. The seams will have to be carefully aligned. For this you need:

The seam is moistened with a sponge, after which something heavy is placed on it (for example, an iron, but you don't need to turn it on). You need to wait until it is completely dry, and only then proceed to the next stage. After the seam has dried, the fur must be combed along the seam - first against the pile, then in the direction of hair growth.

If you want to alter a fur coat with your own hands, the master class begins with the choice of threads. For such work, cotton of medium thickness are always used. Synthetics simply cuts the flesh.

It is better to buy special needles for fur. But if those suddenly do not appear in a sewing store, you can also purchase ordinary ones that correspond to threads No. 40 or No. 45.

You can do with an old fur coat in different ways. You can not alter anything at all, but simply shorten the hem or sleeves, and also hem. These are the simplest options, so let's start with them.

This method is suitable for products made from any fur, but there is one condition - the fur coat must be detachable. She may be:

on a yoke;
detachable along the waist line;
with a low waist, that is, detachable along the line of the hips.

Important! This method is recommended if the horizontal seams do not line up with the corresponding lines of your body.

In this way, you can change the style very significantly.

Open the seam that sews the top to the bottom.
Set aside the desired length along the side seam of the bodice or skirt.
Sweep up the details.
Try on what happened.
Sew the top and bottom with a goat or furrier stitch.

Important! From the remnants of fur, you can make jewelry or sew a sleeve.

This part of fur products is most often worn out. The edge rubs against the clothes, resulting in bald patches. It is best to replace the parts, and at the same time install new fittings, because buttons and hooks also wear out over time.

Important! New picks can be made from faux fur, leather, or even thick fabric, but the first two are better.

The lower parts of the sleeves also “go bald” quite often. There are two ways to deal with the problem: