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In the News (Tue 17 Nov 09)

  
  It's a Mad Pad Fab Clad Fake Fur World
Fake fur comes in a huge variety of patterns and colors.
Most acrylic fake furs are machine washable in cold water.
Alison Wayne is the owner of Faux Paw Furs where you can find a wide variety of fake fur fabrics as well as fake fur blankets, throws, pillows and comforters.
www.fabrics.net /FurDecorating.asp   (547 words)

  
  Fake Fur - History, Background, Raw Materials, The Manufacturing, Quality Control
Fake fur is a type of textile fabric fashioned to simulate genuine animal fur.
Fur is one of the oldest known forms of clothing, and has been worn by men and women for a variety of reasons throughout history.
Fake furs are known as pile fabrics, which are engineered to have the appearance and warmth of animal furs.
www.madehow.com /Volume-3/Fake-Fur.html   (1836 words)

  
 Fake fur - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Fake fur, fun fur, or faux fur is any material designed to resemble fur, normally as part of a piece of clothing.
Not all fake fur is used in clothing.
There are no synthetic materials yet to achieve the same attributes from natural fur (especially wolf) from keeping snow from melting and re-freezing on the fur's fiber filaments; this is very important especially in hiking, mountain climbing, skiing and other outdoor activities which are done in extreme conditions.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Fake_fur   (234 words)

  
 FICA - Fur Information Council of America
The production of farmed and wild furs in the US is regulated by state and federal government authorities, and by industry codes of practice in conjunction with scientific advice from a panel of highly respected veterinary scientists.
There is also a strong point to be made from an environmental point-of-view as most fake fur is made from natural resources (such as oil) that are limited in availability, while fur is a renewable resource.
The fur trade's commitment to conservation is shown by the fact that when there has been doubt that sustained yields can be maintained, it has financed research to investigate the position.
www.fur.org /poen_faqs.cfm   (2336 words)

  
 Shoppers Beware: "Faux Fur" Is Actually Real
Consumers in the market for faux fur are warned to be extra vigilant this holiday season after an HSUS investigation revealed that Burlington Coat Factory, with stores nationwide, is currently advertising a "faux fur trim" jacket that is, in fact, trimmed with real fur from animals raised and killed in China.
China is a country with no animal welfare laws, where animals have been documented by multiple sources being skinned alive for their fur, and where dogs and cats are killed and their fur believed to be mislabeled, marketed, and sold as being from other types of animals.
Chinese fur is sold by many retailers and designers, who may or may not be aware that their products might be from animals who were skinned alive.
www.hsus.org /furfree/news/faux_fur_for_sale.html   (472 words)

  
 Is that fake fur — or is it Fido?: Nation & World: The Seattle Times
Importing their fur is not illegal, but activists argue they are still a type of dog.
Mislabeling fur is a misdemeanor punishable by a $5,000 fine or a year in prison.
Fur valued at less than $150 is not required to be labeled.
seattletimes.nwsource.com /html/nationworld/2003585669_webdogfur23.html   (976 words)

  
 The new fake furs are so fabulous, why buy the real thing?
As a sign that fake fur is haute couture stuff, Dan Mathews, vice president of People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, cites Paris Hilton, Sarah Jessica Parker and Martha Stewart as rich folks who have been spotted going faux.
While the folks at PETA prefer the less realistic-looking fur (Mathews says realistic fakes still send the message that the wearer does not respect animals), they're nonetheless enthusiastic about the higher quality of fakes available on the market.
Ethics aside, fake furs are just more practical -- they don't require special storage, they don't disintegrate and, because they don't retain moisture, they're easier to clean and better suited to our Northwest climate.
seattlepi.nwsource.com /lifestyle/196272_fauxfur.html   (1212 words)

  
 Sewing With Fake Fur
As you are stitching, smooth fur toward the garment and away from the cut edge.
Eliminate bulk in the seam allowances by cutting away the fake fur.
If your fake fur is thick, you will get better results if your cut away the fake fur in the seam allowance 1/2" (1.3cm) from raw edge before stitching.
www.fabriclandwest.com /SewMuchMore/sewing_with_fake_fur.htm   (536 words)

  
 FAKE FUR   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Complete line of fake furs in both high and low piles, plus many other novelties both domestic and off shore.
Large variety of fake fur novelties and pile fabrics.
Fake fur, viscose, outerwear and oilcloths imported from Europe.
www.fashiondex.com /silver/fabric/faf0.php   (300 words)

  
 MENDEL'S - Faux Fur PRINTS!   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Marbled fur-- This is a wonderfully soft fur that is marbled in fl and grey tones.
This fur is not as plush as most of the others, but it is cool.
We have 3 fur swatch sets available depending on the type and style of fake fur you are interested in.
www.mendels.com /fur_prints.html   (1546 words)

  
 MENDEL'S - Faux Fur SOLIDS!   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
If you are looking for fake fur that has a print or design, we have a Printed fur page.
The top furs are about the same length as is in the shag, but this fur has short dense under pile that makes this fur much fuller than the shag.
The accent furs are subtley striped with a darker shade of the base color and white.
www.mendels.com /fur_solids.html   (2492 words)

  
 Consumer Fraud Alert - Fake Fur CHINESE FUR FARMS
Anyone who buys a item labelled such as fake fur, but believes they have been sold a product made from real animal fur - should contact their Local Trading Standards Department as this is consumer fraud and illegal.
The fur industry is attempting to manufacture itself in a new way and hoping to fool people into believing the fur they're buying is fake.
And the industry is weaving fur and styling it so it looks fake to disguise the fact that fur actually comes from dead animals.
www.voice4dogs.org /consumer2.htm   (1916 words)

  
 Faux Fur Fabric - Fake Fur Fabric - Animal Print Fabric
Although Montreal (Northwest Fake Fur Company) and Hudson Bay (Hudsons Bay Company) were the centers of the fur trade at that time, Grand Portage was an important trade center.
The heyday of the fur trade in Minnesota was near an end, and trappers and traders began concentrating their efforts in the West, where some areas of the Rocky Mountains still contained abundant beaver populations.
Although faux fur fabric was not to be seen until sometime in the future.
www.interiormall.com /cat/collections.asp?c1=Animal+Print   (1133 words)

  
 Fake Fur Fabric - Save up to 40%
The "fur" in fake fur is typically acrylic, polyester or a combination of the two.
Although popular for coats, fake fur fabric is frequently used for apparel trim, costumes and a variety of craft and home decorating projects.
Although most of our fake fur consists of animal fur imitations, some of it is in pastel or bright colors that are great fun but resemble no known living creature.
www.denverfabrics.com /pages/static/fake-fur.htm   (627 words)

  
 Impact On Environment. Other Fur Bearing Animals
But as we know the fur is often disguised with phoney labelling and rarely is there a description on fur trimming or it is described as "other fur", furs are bleached and dyed to make them resemble more expensive fur.
In practice, furs are not biodegradable despite being natural products because the chemicals, including the carcinogens, needed to preserve the coat are not degradable and so add to the issues surrounding landfill sites when coats are discarded.
And that stuffed toy cat or dog might well be made out of real dog or cat fur, sales people in their ignorance often simply claim it must be fake if its cheap.
www.voice4dogs.org /environmental.htm   (516 words)

  
 Fake Fur Fabrics, Bonding Fabrics, Fur Fabric | China Fabrics Manufacturer
Besides bonding fabrics and fake (faux) fur, we also design fashions of a variety of fur and fake fabrics.
Our fake fur and bonding fabrics are widely used in fashion, home textiles and decoration.
With 7 years in export of quality fur fabrics, we now have regular business with many customers from Europe, America, Canada and Australia.
www.fabrics-exporter.com   (111 words)

  
 Faux Fur Grass for Realistic Scenery
Faux fur low grass is on the hill in the background.
Here is the fur grass used in a smaller scale.
This is the article that appeared in the March 2005 Railroad Model Craftsman.
www.pacificcoastairlinerr.com /fur_grass   (259 words)

  
 Fake Fur Rendering
A probabilistic lighting model is presented for thin coats of fur over skin.
Previous methods for rendering furry objects and creatures have addressed the case where individual strands or tufts of hair may be resolvable at the pixel level.
The reflected light from individual hairs and from the skin below is blended using the expectation of a ray striking a hair in that area as the opacity of hte fur coating.
www.cs.washington.edu /homes/dgoldman/fakefur   (260 words)

  
 Fur Free Alliance Information About Use of Fur Bearing Animals for Fur
The majority of fur from foxes that are killed on fur farms is not used as full length coats but as fur trim.
Since garments containing real fur often do not have accurate labels, many people are not aware that their fur collar, boot trim or glove linings are made of real fur which is obtained through the same cruel process as fur coats.
Sales people in their ignorance often claim that the fur must be fake if it is inexpensive.
www.infurmation.com /consumer.php   (595 words)

  
 Puppet101: Cutting Fake Fur
Using scissors to cut fake fur is not a good idea - it will cut the fur leaving it looking ragged and uneven.
You will also loose the tips of the fur, and be left with a blunt cut edge.
Instead, use a sharp razor blade and carefully cut the fur from the back.
swazzle.com /blogs/2005/11/cutting-fake-fur.html   (91 words)

  
 Faux/Fake fur bear rug youth child children fur rugs   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
This faux fur bear rug is 40" long from the front paw to the rear paw.
The rug is 6' long and made with soft faux fur.
The head has an open mouth with real fur teeth and fur claws.
www.frasersfur.com /childrug.htm   (111 words)

  
 Fake Fur and fake furs: Leafur #1 furrier   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Fake Fur and fake furs: Leafur #1 furrier
Leafur is a fake furrier for luxury outerwear supplies fur fashions and jackets made from fox, beaver, raccoons, coyotes, sable and shear linings.
Leafur is your #1 source for fake fur.
www.leafur.com /fake-fur-door.htm   (67 words)

  
 Faux Fur Fake Fur Cashmere Throw Blanket Comforter Pillow Stole Fabric
Faux fur blankets and throws are lined with washable upholstery grade polyester satin in a complimentary color and made by a professional sewing contractor.
Fun furs and minks come in a wide variety of colors including white, ivory, tan, camel, carmel, light brown, chocolate brown, dark brown, fl, pink, blue, purple, lavender, red, yellow, lime green, orange, khaki green, fuscia, and turquoise.
There are also fun furs in solid colors ranging from fl and white to orange and lavender, tan, pink, blue, red, and off white.
www.fauxpawfurs.com   (895 words)

  
 Faux Fur Coats, Faux Fur Jackets, Faux Fur Throws, Fake Fur Coats, Fake Fur Jackets, Fake Fur Throws and Faux Fur ...
At Donna Salyers’ Fabulous-Furs, our faux fur coats, faux fur jackets, and faux fur throws are the world’s finest because we start with the most luxurious faux fur fabrics and marry them with Donna’s unmatched sewing expertise and faux fur knowledge.
While most fake fur is made from acrylic fibers, Fabulous-Furs only uses mod-acrylic fibers to ensure that our fake fur is the softest, most realistic fabric available.
After hours of hand finishing, the result is a spectacular fake fur coat, fake fur jacket or fake fur accessory that will make you look and feel beautiful for many years.
www.fabulousfurs.com   (460 words)

  
 I'm Stuffed Fur - I'm Stuffed Fur - luxurious imported faux, fake fur fabrics
You are about to browse through some of the most wonderful fake fur fabrics on earth.
This website is a small sample of the furs that we carry.
There are so many furs that it would be impossible to list them all on our website.
www.imstuffedfur.com   (265 words)

  
 Humane Society 'Dogs' Fashion World - News Story - WMAQ | Chicago
The Humane Society of the United States is now taking the fashion world to court, and said it purchased coats from reputable outlets, such as upscale Nordstrom, with designer labels -- Andrew Marc, Tommy Hilfiger, for example -- and found them trimmed with fur from domestic dogs, even though the fur was advertised as fake.
The others had fur from raccoon dogs -- a canine species native to Asia -- or, in one case, wolves.
J.C. Penney initially removed the offending garments from its stores around Christmas -- but eventually it had employees scratch out the 'raccoon' label with fl magic marker and put the coats back on the shelves.
www.nbc5.com /news/11095613/detail.html   (1028 words)

  
 Fake Fur manufacturers
Features: 1) 700g fake fur bonded with 220gsm suede 2) Pillin
We can supply a variety of plush and fake fur fabrics.
If you are looking for FAKE FUR to use for your garment or plush
www.alibaba.com /showroom/Fake_Fur.html   (700 words)

  
 Fake Fur, Faux Fur fabrics, Fun Fur Fabrics from Big 4 Fabrics
Fake Fur, Faux Fur fabrics, Fun Fur Fabrics from Big 4 Fabrics
Nylon Lycra Prints Nylon Lycra Solids Cotton Lycra Velvet Lycra Fake Fur Polar Fleece
Our Fun Fur Fabrics come in a number of styles available all at discounted prices.
www.big4fabrics.com /fakefur.html   (69 words)

  
 GUERRILLAGIRLS: Fighting discrimination with facts, humor and fake fur
Between 1985 and 2000, close to 100 women, working collectively and anonymously, produced posters, billboards, public actions, books and other projects to make feminism funny and fashionable.
At the turn of the millennium, three separate and independent incorporated groups formed to bring fake fur and feminism to new frontiers:
Guerrilla Girls, Inc., www.guerrillagirls.com, was established by two founding Guerrilla Girls and other members to continue the use of provocative text, visuals and humor in the service of feminism and social change.
www.guerillagirls.com   (596 words)

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