Unlike fabric sewing machines, which hold and sew pieces horizontally, fur sewing machines hold pieces vertically between two wheels. The sewer must move the wheels at the same pace, or the fur will ...

Archaeologists identified the bones of fur-bearing animals used as sewing needles in early North American societies. University of Wyoming The idea behind using every part of an animal might have ...

CATHLAMET, Wahkiakum County — Pat Talbott, a 71-year-old grandmother, says she would never wear fur. But the Cathlamet woman has spent 35 years repurposing fur coats from animals, such as minks, ...

Maija Katak Lukin brings her sewing kit everywhere she goes. Making clothes for her family is as crucial as taking care of the people she loves and, by now, comes to her as natural as breathing. This ...

Jessie McFadyen keeps a collection of old fur coats hanging inside a small wooden shop beside her home in southwestern New Brunswick. The 55-year-old buys them from Kijiji and Value Village. If she's ...