J.IIC-CG VOLUME 8 & 9 (1983/1984)

Repair of Tears in Fur Skin Garments

Sandra Lougheed, Janet Mason, Jan Vuori

This paper discusses the techniques developed to repair tears in three fur skin garments. Due to the construction of the garments there was limited accessibility to their interiors. The thick fur and the thin fragile nature of the skin were also factors which had to be taken into consideration when developing suitable repair techniques.

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