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arcticnona

sewing down coat

19 years ago

hi - I need to attach a fur ruff to a down parka. I am worried about down 'leakage' from sewing needle holes. I want to use sew on velcro so that the fur can be removed for cleaning. The parka is very high quality mature siberian goose down (no feathers), do I even need to be concerned? Should I use some sort of expanding thread to fill in the holes created by sewing? (I will be sewing by hand.)

I don't do much sewing, mostly powwow regalia, which is very 'means to an end' type projects. I don't want to ruin these expensive parkas with my improvements!

Thank you in advance for your advice!

Nona

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