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Fur Alterations Referral
updated: Jan 07, 2012, 12:01 PM

I am looking for referrals for someone who is good and creative at fur alterations. Not wanting to wear a fur coat, I want to make it into a throw.

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Juan Lara Saddle Shop

Tropicali

What People Are Saying:

COMMENT 246960	2012-01-07 01:45 PM
FUR IS MURDER!!!1!
COMMENT 246982	2012-01-07 03:48 PM
Do you want it altered back in to a living animal? That would be best.
COMMENT 246993	2012-01-07 04:57 PM
We have been using animal parts for 150k+ years, and it is decidedly green, unlike petro-pleather. I do not condone factory farming of animals, but the poster is trying to re-purpose an existing object, let's not attack. Sorry I do not know who could make a throw from it, but you might be able to donate it to an organization that sends them to very cold places, where such clothing is both life saving and appreciated.
COMMENT 246994P	2012-01-07 04:58 PM
Personally, I don't wear/buy fur, but I find this sort of uber-emphasis on animals and the attendant scolding by the animal "guardian" types here beyond tedious. I find that I check in here less and less.
AQUAHOLIC	2012-01-07 05:18 PM
Mr Milton was our only furrier in town. I would check with Nordstrom or Saks for a referral. I don't condone the wearing of fur either, but I do agree with most of what CHANNELFOG is saying. There are parts of the world (Arctic regions) that utilize the whole animal for multiple purposes and rely on them for their very survival...that makes sense to me. For the rest of us in the lower 48, fur is unnecessary, we have Patagonia to keep us warm. ;-)
COMMENT 247001	2012-01-07 05:39 PM
Juan Lara saddle shop in San Ynez
COMMENT 247019P	2012-01-07 07:51 PM
When a friend of ours died, we found furs in her closet, furs that she had probably inherited herself. We sent them to the Coats for Cubs headquarters. Here is an e-mail received from that organization (their web site also gives great information) : "We operate a program called Coats for Cubs which sounds like it would be the perfect use for your unwanted fur. If you donate the fur to us, we send it out to wildlife rehabilitators around the country who use the fur to warm and comfort orphaned and injured wildlife -- thus giving the fur back to the animals. Updated details and more information on the program and claiming a tax deduction is at www.coatsforcubs.org . Donating is easy. Simply pack up the fur in a sturdy box and mail to: The Humane Society of the United States 2100 L St. NW Washington, DC 20037 attn: Coats for Cubs If you want to receive a letter of thanks, please include a note inside the box stating your email address or your mailing address requesting an acknowledgement. If you've requested an acknowledgement, you will be sent a letter of thanks 2-3 weeks after the fur has arrived. Please save this letter if you want to claim a tax deduction. Please do not hesitate to call or email with further questions. Retail Outreach Coordinator, Fur-Free Campaign The Humane Society of the United States 301.721.6434 phone 301.721.6414 fax FurFreehsus.org@hsus.org "
COMMENT 247059	2012-01-08 08:23 AM
tropicali in the funk zone ask for Jill she's the best
COMMENT 247060	2012-01-08 08:32 AM
Furs by Ursula. A true professional. I recommend her without reservation.
DULCE	2012-01-08 09:19 AM
As the one who asked, thank you for the helpful suggestions as yes, I did inherit and don't want to wear or waste the sacrifice of these innocent animals. The cruel responses only make it worse and hurtful.
COMMENT 247101	2012-01-08 11:28 AM
yes why is this site so full of angry mean people; I need a good Furrier also for some repair work on a very old fur cape that was my Grandmothers in the 40's; so I was happy to see someone had asked the question, but all the pointless responses about fur being right or wrong just have no place here no one asked for opinions on fur use-just fur repair in SB Im gonna call Ursula thank you all
MESARATS	2012-01-08 12:22 PM
It is unfortunate that a perfectly resonable request would bring the trolls out of their caves. Anonymity can encourage honest discussion or provide a forum for the weak and angry to have a voice. Dulce, don't let them get you down. DFTT(don't feed the trolls). Brief definition from Wiki below: In Internet slang, a troll is someone who posts inflammatory,[2]extraneous, or off-topic messages in an online community, such as an online discussion forum, chat room, or blog, with the primary intent of provoking readers into an emotional response[3] or of otherwise disrupting normal on-topic discussion.[4]
COMMENT 247113	2012-01-08 12:47 PM
Anyone who eats hamburgers, chicken wings or hot dogs or wears a leather belt and scolds others for wearing fur is nothing more than a hypocrite. We can live without animal meat and fur and leather yet millions of people choose to do one and not the other and pretend that there is any difference. It's charming. Animals should be both eaten and worn, that's how the food and fashion chains work; end of story. If you don't like the fact that we are at the top of the food chain then make a sign and go protest the unfairness of evolution down on State St.
COMMENT 247120	2012-01-08 01:55 PM
113, ya made me grunt in accord...
COMMENT 247147P	2012-01-08 04:36 PM
@113 Factory farmed meat for human consumption is one thing. Trapping and killing a wild animal for it's fur is quite another. I see a BIG difference.
COMMENT 247168	2012-01-08 07:08 PM
147: The fact that you see a BIG difference between killing a cow in a pen for food and a fox in the wild for fur is mind-boggling to me. They are both animals killed for something they provide that is not necessary for us humans to survive. I've seen many healthy vegetarians and many fashionable folks wearing pleather. So please explain to me how killing a cow for food is OK but killing a mink for fur is unacceptable? Again, neither is REQUIRED for survival so how do you justify one over the other? Are you saying that an animal that is born in a pen deserves to die but an animal that roams freely should be protected under all circumstances? Your opinion stating that which side of a barbed wire fence you are born on determines the value of your life is odd quite odd to me.....
COMMENT 247173	2012-01-08 07:39 PM
Ursula took over Mr Milton's fur business until she closed it two years ago but she still does fur services including remodeling, repairs and even throws. You can reach her at 962-0671
COMMENT 247182P	2012-01-08 10:02 PM
168, try telling that to the Inuit.