Fur Clothing: Traditional Designs

The clothes that are made up of the animal fur partially or completely are called the fur clothing.
Fur is one of the oldest types of clothing. It is extensively used as the hominids and was expanded first outside the African country. Some of the people look into fur as a luxurious one and some do not accept this clothing because of the welfare of the animals and also concerned ethically. In general, the term fur is used to indicate a shawl, wrap or a coat which is prepared with the fur of the animals.

Fur is the material that is first used for the bodily decoration and for the clothing. There is debate going on regarding the correct date of the introduction of fur in the clothing. It is a well known fact that various species of the hominoids that includes homoneanderthalensis and Homo sapiens are use for the fur clothing.

In some countries, the fur clothing or the skin clothing is worn practically. The insulation property on the fur clothing is extremely good and hence these are used by those people who live in the cold countries. In some countries, these fur clothes are used as traditional clothing.

The animal furs are used in the garments and the trim can be dyed with the bright colours or even with the good patterns. In general, the pattern would be impersonated of the foreign animal pelts. Alternatively, the original pattern and the colour may be left. To reproduce the feel of the soft velvet clothing the fur can be shorn and thus a new fabric called as shearing will be produced.

The animals that are commonly used for manufacturing of fur clothing and the fur trimmed accessories are the mink, fox, stoat, sable, otter, rabbit, dogs, coyotes and cats. The rate of this fur will differ depending upon the quality or the grade and the colour.

The hair that is left on the processed skin of the animals obtained from the animal pelts is used for the manufacture of fur clothing. In contrary, the leather that is made from the animal hide requires removal of fur from the skin and uses only the skin that is tanned. The wool fabric is manufactured by just shearing the hair from the animals that live and thus allow the wool to grow again on the animals. The duplicate fur or the faux fur is nothing but the synthetic material manufactured from the oil that is used to imitate the appearance of the original fur.

To get the felting quality, chemical treatment is given to the fur material and it is called as the carroting as this will turn the fur into a yellowish red colour like carrot. The person doing the alteration, repair and cleaning work or dealing with the animal’s fur is called as the furrier.