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FUR TERMINOLOGY& TECHNIQUESGlossary & Resource FileFFD 502 Fur Design Farley Chatto, 2015, 2018, 2019, 2020
Anatomy of a furRoad map for pelts Understanding skins
Fur TerminologyHead- shorter hairShoulder- natural dipFront PawsGrotzen- wild- ”cow lick”Flank (Belly) - thin hairRump- dense hairHind LegsTailCoyoteCrystal Fox
Fur Terminology- cross sectionGuard HairMuskratLeather or SkinFoxes- Silver, Grey & RedUnderfur or Underwool
SKINSMinks, Foxes, Coyotes, Beavers & many more
Minks FarmedMale- 15”-18”Female- 12”-14”Uses: both long haired & shearedClassic colours: PastelDemi-buffMahoganyDark RanchNatural BlackSapphireBlue IrisPearlWhite
Silver Fox Farmed- main Size range: 28”- over 49” North American: Soft, shorter hair,loose, dense European: Longer, courser hair Colour: range from almostall black to very pale
Red Fox WildSize: Under 28” – over 34”North American: Eastern: rich golden brassy colour Western: rich gingery red colour Thinner, shorter hair & silkier coatDenser, thicker, longer hair & silky coatEuropean: Brassy red colour, Longer, thinner & looser hair
Grey Fox WildSize: 28” and upNorth American: Eastern: paler salt & pepper colouring Thinner, shorter hair & silkier coatWestern: darker salt & pepper colours Denser, thicker, longer hair & silky coat
Seal WildWater basedHarp or RingSize: 36” – 48” L x 24” – 36” WSkin markings varyColour: light silvery & tan- dyedcolours or dark colours to hidespotting
Beaver WildWater basedSizes: Under 42” – over 70”North American: European: Eastern- Dense, dark colour guardhair- thick underfur, good forshearingWestern- Thinner, lighter colouredguard hair- thinner underfurNutria- Spanish or ArgentineanBeaverSmall in sizeThinner underfur & much courserguard hairUses: both long haired & sheared
Muskrat WildWater Base“Water Rat” or “poor man's mink”Size: under 10” – over 17”Skin sizes tend to be smallColour: rich dark chestnut brownto rich caramel colour Uses: both long hair & sheared
Coyote WildSizes: under 36” – over 46”Grotzen is wilder & spikierNorth American: Eastern- Dense, pale greyishcolour guard hairWestern- Thinner, lighter, reddishcaramel coloured guard hairUses: garments & mainly trimming
Raccoon WildSizes: Under 20”- over 41”Colours: pale gold to dark richbrown w/silver tips & dark grotzenCorse & shorter silky guard hairw/short underfur
Fisher WildWild cousin of sableSizes: M- 35”- 47” (including tail)F- 30”-37” (including tail)Darker & rich golden brownCorse & silky guard hair with softshort underfur
Sable or Marten WildSizes: M- 15”- 22” (w/o tail)F- 14”-20” (w/o tail)North American: marten Colour ranges from deepcaramel brown to pale goldenEuropean: Barguzin Darker & rich golden-brownw/silver tipped hairsLong, loose, silky guard hair withsoft short underfur
Chinchilla FarmedSizes: 14.5” – 16”Delicate skinColours from pale beige to extradark black and Black VelvetShort, dense silky guard hair withdeep, soft, short underfur
Lynx WildSizes: under 31” – over 39”Colour- Darker & rich tawnyspotted grotzen and pale white tocreamy light spotted bellyCorse & silky long, guard hair withlong, luxurious soft belly, short richunderfurLynx cat – creamy belly w/faintspotted bellyBobcat- darker creamy bellyw/dark spots
FUR TECHNIQUESBuilding blocks to design
Fur Techniques Skin on Skin Colour blockingLet OutLeatheringLong & Short HairFish scaleSpiralWaveCheckerboard FeatheringHoundstoothIntarsia Air Galloon or Galloon Galloon & IntarsiaKnitted FurStrippingSmocking
Skin on SkinVariation: Split Skin- Flank to Belly
Skin on Skin- Colour Blocking
Let Out
Variations: Two Tone Herringbone or Chevrons
Leathering
Variation: Leathering using fabric
Leathering- plaid
Variation: Leathering w/Let Out
Variation: Combining Leathering, Let Out & Swapping
Hi- Low (long & short hair)
Fish Scales
Flank to Grotzen and reversed w/leathering
Spiral shifting & leathering
Wave- ½ shifting & alternating rows
Checkerboard
Feathering
Feathering variationsFeathering- long & sheared OR LeatherVariation: Chevron Feathering
Houndstooth
IntarsiaIntarsia
Intarsia- appliqué
Intarsia VariationsIntarsia:SwappingIntarsia:Inverting
Galloon or Air Gallon
Variation- intarsia w/galloon*Alturzarra FW13
Knitting
Stripping
Smocking
Technical Work- Studio NAFA Galloon, Colour Blocking- SAGA Studio Fish Scale- Farley Chatto/ WMCFW- GeorgePimentel/Getty Image Alturzarra- FW13Resources: Truthaboutfur.com NAFA.ca SAGA.com Sealandsealing,net Bearsden.com Fursource.com GettyImage.com Farley Chatto, 2019, 2020 Photos:Sources
Coyote Crystal Fox. Fur Terminology- cross section Guard Hair Muskrat Underfur or Underwool Foxes- Silver, Grey & Red Leather or Skin. . spotted grotzen and pale white to creamy light spotted belly Corse & silky long, guard
