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- Real Fur Hats, Coats & Blankets -

We offer inspection and cleaning services for real fur coats and rugs.

- Removal of odors, dirt and oils from the hair and fur - 

- Custom builds, Alterations and Repairs -

- Real raccoon and beaver fur hats in stock -

Looking for something amazing to add to your collection?

We have a wonderful selection of natural furs for sale in our shop.

We also provide appraisals, Recycling and Repurposing services.

Raccoon Hat

Raccoon Hat

Natural raccoon fur hat with tail.

Fur Bomber

Fur Bomber

Beaver fur hat with positionable ear flaps - snap closure.

Boon Bear

Boon Bear

Natural raccoon fur hat on a mounted bear.

Silver Cloud

Silver Cloud

Coat made from full pelts of Northern spotted hair seal.

Golden Sunrise

Golden Sunrise

Marvelous 3/4 length coat made from full pelts of the golden hair seal.

The Rabbit and the Cat

The Rabbit and the Cat

Patchwork coat made from pieces of feral cat and rabbit pelts.

Bengal

Bengal

Exotic colored pony pelt with magnificent tiger stripes.

Winter Spots

Winter Spots

A fabulous faux - shimmery pearl fibers mottled with black and grey leopard spots.

An Evening Out

An Evening Out

A wonderful full length mink trimmed with crystal fox fur.

Worlds Collide

Worlds Collide

Raccoon fur vest with arctic fox fur trim.

If you don't already have tanned skins to make a fur hat we have a nice selection of premium quality pelts for you to chose from...

Freshly tanned raccoon skins
Footless Raccoon Hide

How your garment is cleaned:

How your garment is crafted:

What is involved in making a real fur hat?

First you have to decide what animal you are going to make the hat out of...

The most common choices are raccoon, beaver & coyote;

but you can use any type of fur or wool bearing animal you have access to. 

On this page you will see how we construct the standard 'pill box' pattern Danial Boone hat.

To see how we process our skins click HERE.

Raccoon and river otter pelt

Wether you tan your own skins or purchase already tanned pelts; the next step is to choose your lining material and cut out your pattern. When purchasing hides; it is preferable that you obtain garment quality dry tanned skins.

Pieces of fabric trimed for a hat lining

It can take more than one animal to make a quality hat; Using the thickest and best colored fur sections. We sew our patterns together with a Bonis fur machine. It is a very time consuming process to cut and sew the pieces together so the hair goes in one direction.

Sewing fur pieces with a bonis machine
The shell of a fur hat after pieces are sewn

After the fur shell is finished the tail is added and a piece of lining is sewn around the entire edge.

Shell of a raccoon fur hat
raccoon fur hat with lining piece added
In progress photo of lining a fur hat

The lining is assembled separately to fit inside the fur shell and hand stitched to the trim piece that has been machine sewn to the fur.

Sewn together lining for a fur hat

We add our label to the lining and your coonskin hat is complete. 

Finished lining installed in a fur hat
A raccoon fur hat fuly assembled

In some of the above photos you see we have dyed the skins. This is done to create a full, deep look to the pelt. This way wherever the hair is thinner or it separates you will not see any bright colored skin underneath. This is an especially desirable feature if you are making garments. To see our coloring formulas check the bottom of our 'HOW TO PAGE'.

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