Amailfur Posted August 20, 2008 Share Posted August 20, 2008 I've unfortunately heard a tearing sound whilst wearing my reasonably new fox coat - quite a distressing sound (heart rending); (occured whilst sitting on full length and stupidly leaning forward in full stretch). The tear is linear and under the arm pit with no crossing across the pelt and is next to a leather 'spacer' - I'm a bit distraught and am wondering if this can be typically be repaired? The coat was bought overseas (Canada) and I have no local furriers I'm aware of in Perth. No trips planned in near future. Thanks for your advice? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Barguzin Posted August 20, 2008 Share Posted August 20, 2008 Ah, Yellow Pages, where would we be without them? "Sinikka Furs Exclusive, International Furriers Category: Furriers Address 117 Barrack St Perth WA, 6000 Australia Contact Details Ph: (08) 9325 9733 " Leastways, I hope they still exist. At least they appear in the current online listings. PB ( And yes, I definitely know how you feel. Bloke has changed his seating method.... a few times *grin* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amailfur Posted August 20, 2008 Author Share Posted August 20, 2008 Thanks very much! Does the tear itself sound repairable - it seems exceptionally long - some 10cm - but as I said no break across pelts etc. Thanks again Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
White Fox Posted August 20, 2008 Share Posted August 20, 2008 Amilfur Tear sounds possible to fix. Have them take a look. Might be worth putting a little bit of extra fur under there. I had that happen a couple of times with a coat. Then, the furrier put in a bit of extra fur there and presto, problem never happened again. Since the coat is fairly new the skins are likely not dry, so you should be ok. Caution. I am not an expert here though. Hopefully Maillon will come on and see this post. W Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AKcoyote Posted August 20, 2008 Share Posted August 20, 2008 Amailfur, If the garment is relatively new, has otherwise been properly cared for, and there is no fur missing, then yes it can be repaired. I urge you to get the tear repaired as soon as possible to prevent further damage. One always needs to be careful to NOT put unnecessary stress on fur garments to avoid situations like Amailfur described. Fox fur garments are especially susceptible to such problems because the leather is thinner than many other fur types. Also if the furrier who assembled the coat set the stitch spacing too small (too many stitches per inch), the stitch holes can become a perforation line when the pelt is stressed like in Amailfur's situation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mailonfurs Posted August 20, 2008 Share Posted August 20, 2008 hi, yes it does sound repairable although my inadequeate english did not help me fully understand where the tear is and how it looks like. Some photos would help. Altough I am pretty sure your local furrier mentioned above will easily help you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
auzmink Posted August 21, 2008 Share Posted August 21, 2008 Also, if no furrier in Perth, then still one in Melbourne and Brisbane. Have my furs stored in Melbourne and they do good repairs and garments. Yes, you can post the coat, I always do......its pretty safe in Auz. Auzmink. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mailonfurs Posted August 21, 2008 Share Posted August 21, 2008 I'm sorry... you live in UK but store your furs in Australia? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FrBrGr Posted August 22, 2008 Share Posted August 22, 2008 I think auzmink moved back to Australia, Kostas. I think he's just forgotten to change his location under his avatar . . . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
auzmink Posted August 22, 2008 Share Posted August 22, 2008 Kostas - moving back to Auz in 2 weeks. I just had a few too many to bring back to the UK. So I stored them.....was a bit pricey but..... Auzmink. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amailfur Posted August 23, 2008 Author Share Posted August 23, 2008 Thanks guys for your help - will follow up the leads. Auzmink could i ask you which furrier you use to store your furs? Would it be impolite to ask of a rough cost for storage per coat? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
White Fox Posted August 23, 2008 Share Posted August 23, 2008 AM He will likely be on to help you better, but one word here. Storage depends on the value you put on the coat for insurance. If you value it at $1,000 it is a whole lot less expensive to store the coat than if you value it at $7,000. Also on top of that any extra repairs will cost too. Hope that helps Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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