The hooks on the fur coat come undone

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Many owners of warm fur products believe that any work on repairing a fur coat (mink, wool, etc.) should be carried out only by professional fur coat makers. However, it also happens: the hooks on the fur coat are loose and unfastened - what to do? The task is not the most difficult, and you can cope with it quite independently. In order to repair a hook on a fur coat, it is not at all necessary to spend most of your time going to the workshop - just perform a few simple manipulations. Today we will tell you how to carefully, correctly and efficiently put everything in order so as not to spoil an expensive item.

Getting ready for renovation

If the hook on a fur product breaks, the part will need to be repaired or completely replaced. Replacing a hook does not require special knowledge and skills, however, you need to know at least a little sewing in order to complete the job accurately and accurately.

Tools

To work you will need the following tools:

Furrier's or sharp stationery knife. You can also use small scissors with pointed ends (for example, manicure scissors), but working with them requires experience and dexterity.
Needle and thread (as strong as possible). For manual work, it is best to use a special triangular needle designed for working with leather.
Medium size hooks. A piece that is too massive will be out of place, and very small hooks can easily break or come undone.
A piece of elastic fabric.

Adviсe:

For sewing, choose a thin, strong and long needle to protect the flesh from damage during piercing.
If you do not have too dense threads, then use regular thread, folding it several times.
Choose threads and hooks that are the most suitable in color, even if they are almost invisible. The fastener should not stand out too much.
When purchasing new hooks, pay attention to how they fasten. Please note that in frosty times your fingers sometimes do not obey, and it will be quite difficult to cope with a hook that is fastened too difficult and tight.
Upon completion of the repair, it is necessary to restore the position of the pile. To do this, use a natural bristle brush (not very hard) or, as a last resort, a pet brush.

Important! Before restoring a matted area of fur, wet it with warm water and glycerin.

If you do not plan to replace your fur product with a new one in the near future, you need to make efforts to ensure that it remains beautiful and durable longer. And our detailed collections of tips from articles will help you with this:

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Preparation

In order for replacing hooks on a fur coat at home to be effective, you need to take care of organizing your workplace. First of all, it is worth removing unnecessary objects from the work area and organizing lighting. Any job goes well when the necessary tools are at hand.

Materials we will need in the process:
Desk lamp.
Required number of hooks.
A stationery knife or nail scissors.
Pieces of genuine leather.
Glue "Second".
Mallet.
Punchers.
Toothpicks.
Strong threads, it is better to take nylon threads to match the product.
Long needle. It’s good if you have a special needle for working with leather.

What fasteners are best for a fur coat?

To fasten fur products use:

Hook with a special ring. The fastening system can be of two types: with a fastening element and a movable element. There is also the simplest type of hook - a fixed one. Products are made of metal and plastic.

Important! Plastic fasteners are inferior in strength to their metal counterparts, so, if possible, use metal fittings, especially if you are the owner of a heavy, floor-length fur coat. Plastic hooks may well be suitable for a fur vest or light short fur coat.

Decorative fasteners in the form of clips and decorative hooks. Decorative elements are an additional decoration of the fur product. Most often, such accessories are used for short-pile fur coats so that decorative elements are visible.

Important! Buttons can also be used.

Adviсe:

If you have to travel very often on public transport, then use fastening hooks so that the fur coat does not unfasten under the pressure of the crowd. Most often, such incidents happen with models that are flared to the bottom.
The most common option is a simple metal hook with a movable tongue. Such hooks are suitable for both short and long fur coat models, regardless of the length of the pile. This type of fastener is considered reliable and looks original.
If you want to use a decorative hook on your outerwear, don't overdo it. There should only be one such accessory. It is best to sew it on the collar so that the accessory acts as a brooch and at the same time secures the hood.

Important! Shiny accessories with stones look most impressive on plain clothes. A large size of decorative decoration is allowed, the main thing is that the accessory matches the model of the fur product.

It may not make sense to spend time repairing a fur coat if its style is already somewhat outdated. It’s better to immediately arm yourself with step-by-step instructions and update it completely. Find out how to alter a fur coat with your own hands.

Recommendations for selection

It would seem that such simple things as choosing fasteners for a fur coat should not be difficult. But experts recommend listening to some advice, then the fasteners will last a long time and add a special touch to the product.

First of all, the style of the selected hooks and fur coat must match. Fasteners serve as an addition to the product and should not stand out too much from the general background. Lovers of sparkles and rhinestones should be careful not to overdo it with decor and turn yourself into a parrot.
Hooks should fasten freely, without the use of force or other tricks. In the cold, your fingers lose sensitivity, so it will be difficult to cope with a complex fastener. But if they unfasten on their own, that’s also not good. It is recommended to reconsider your choice.
It is recommended to give preference to metal hooks, because... plastic is not resistant to low temperatures and can break at the most inopportune moment.
Hooks should be easy to sew on and remove, so that when repairing a fur coat, they can be easily torn off and sewn back on without damaging the product.

Advice! Hooks with rhinestones or stones look stylish on plain items. Stylists recommend using one such hook and sewing it onto the collar. Then the clasp simultaneously plays the role of a brooch and secures the hood.

The location of the hook on the fur coat

How to fix a hook on a fur coat without replacing it?

If the hooks do not hold on the fur product, this may be due to the following reasons:

The fittings became loose during use. If the mechanism is broken, try to lightly pinch it using ordinary small pliers. Do this as carefully as possible so as not to break the part.
The threads are partially torn. Re-sew the hook, replacing old threads with new ones or making additional stitches to strengthen the fastener.
Incorrect fitting size. Hooks that are too small cannot hold the material of the product well. Incorrectly selected fittings should be replaced.

Treatment

Method for processing the lining of a natural mink fur coat. It can be different, which will determine the specifics of working with new hooks, as well as the fact of how best to sew it. Often, the lining is fixed to the fur using hand stitches; for this reason, replacing hooks for such a product made of natural fur can be done with your own hands without a sewing machine. The main difference in the methods of processing the hem lies in the specifics of processing the hem of the fur beauty. If the bottom is detached and is not connected to the fur coat in any way, then you can carry out repair work yourself without tearing up the lining. If it is sewn with fur fabric, then there is no need to trim the lining at the bottom. It is better to do this along the side of the fur beauty directly near the place where the hooks are installed. Such hooks for fur coats are shown in the photo below. They are easy to sew onto a mink coat.

How to sew a hook to a fur coat?

To sew on the fittings and solve the problem, the hooks on the fur coat are unfastened - what to do, you must first determine its location. If you want to secure a hood or collar with a hook, then you need to clearly understand that a scarf is usually put under the collar, and the hood needs to be fastened so that it does not fly off. Therefore, very carefully determine the location of the future hook - it is best to take measurements after putting on a scarf.

Important! One more point to remember before sewing on the fittings: all fasteners are made on the lining, without touching the main skin. For example, the inside of the hook should be hidden under the lining.

Preparation

When replacing an old broken part with a new one, you must first remove the old fastener by performing some operations:

pick up the seam on the lining to get to the hook;
If the lining is not sewn, then you should turn the fur coat inside out and find the desired element.

Important! Some craftsmen rip out the seam on the lining that runs from the sleeve to remove the old fastener hidden behind the flesh.

We repair hooks

In order to install the hook yourself, strictly follow the following recommendations and complete this process step by step:

If there were no other fittings at the fastener site, then make a small cut in order to remove the necessary part of the hook. If you are replacing old fittings with new ones, then sew up the place of the old fastener (except for the slot for the new hook) and strengthen it with adhesive fabric or a piece of leather. First, make a slot on the leather material for a new fastener.
Sew a hook on the inside of the lining. Typically, the base of the hook has several holes. To ensure that the fastener “sits” firmly on the flesh and does not tear it, sew all the holes to evenly distribute the load.
Sew up all the undercut areas of the lining layer by layer. Make new seams as carefully as possible. Try to keep the bulk of the threads on the inside. Sew the last lining to the fur collar using a hidden seam.

Important! When sewing, do not pull the thread too hard, as the core may tear.

If you need to sew on a hook ring, take careful measurements first so that the hardware is level. The ring can be sewn to the lining, securing it in two places with strong threads. A more reliable option is to undercut the lining in the right place, thread the ring through the two holes made and sew it on the inside of the lining, just as in the case of a hook.

Adviсe:

To avoid stretching or tearing of the membrane, reinforce the fastener with a piece of thick fabric, leather material or adhesive fabric. Sew the patch by hand, leaving a hole for the hook first.
If the fur of the fur coat is thin, then secure the ring with a strip of leather.
Buy only high-quality hooks so as not to change them often, since a fur coat is a very expensive item and the lining should not be trimmed regularly.

Or maybe it makes sense to give yourself a great gift and simply update your wardrobe, buy more fashionable and beautiful clothes for the winter? Then it’s time to learn and remember all the details of how to choose a good quality fur coat.

Work technology

First of all, you need to get to the hook; to do this, rip out the lining near the hook, if you need to replace one or the entire lining, if you need to replace all the hooks. Don’t be afraid, rip all the layers, it’s not difficult to re-stitch them, especially since all the seams are sewn by hand.

How to sew a hook

In place of the old one, insert a new hook from the front side and sew it through the holes in the hook according to the principle of a furrier’s seam, capturing the skin of the fur coat:

Unscrew the collar into place and secure it:

Now you need to re-sew the fabric facing. It is more than easy to sew on. The main thing is that the stitch for capturing the skin is small:

Now you need to sew on the finishing piping. I will say right away that it is not present in all fur coats, but in this example it is, so see how to put it back in place. The principle of sewing is short, even stitches. It is not necessary to capture the flesh:

The next step is to sew on the lining. It’s better to first pin it with tailor’s needles, evenly distributing it, otherwise you risk pulling the lining or pinching it:

The sewing process itself is similar to that described above, but you need to grab the edge of the lining and right next to the edging, aligning the punctures against each other:

How to sew a loop

Often the loop is changed along with the hook. So that you have a complete picture, I decided to tell you how to replace the hinge.

We rip the hem to provide free access to the loop:

It is better to replace such a loop with a plastic one in the form of a ring with a leather tongue. To do this, you need to carefully cut the membrane at the attachment point:

Insert a new loop into the resulting hole with the tongue facing up:

And, holding it with your fingers, we sew the hole with a furrier’s stitch:

Pull the loop all the way to the front side and sew the tongue on both sides near the loop and on both sides a little higher:

Now you need to secure the bead correctly. Fold it approximately in the middle and sew it on as shown in the photo:

Place the needle under the stitches and tighten them well, but do not overdo it:

Now sew the facing, piping and lining to the piping as already described.

Replacing hooks with buttons

Many owners of fur products believe that hooks often fail, and their replacement requires painstaking work, so it is better to replace them with buttons. We hasten to dissuade you, making such a replacement is not at all easy. The main difficulty lies in the design of the loop. In order to make a loop, you need to have the appropriate technique that will help you process the edges so that the pile does not fall off in the cut areas.

If you decide to change hooks to buttons, then listen to the following recommendations:

Make the loops internal. They are easier to arrange. Proceed as follows: in the place where the hook ring was sewn, form a loop from dense threads. You can also use a thick elastic band, but it will have to be changed periodically, as it will stretch over time.
To replace a hook with a button, first remove the old hardware and sew up the holes left by the removed hardware using light stitches. From the inside, lay adhesive tape over the place where the hook was and install the desired part.

Be sure to learn everything about how to store a fur coat so that it will last you more than one season.

Interesting read

There are plastic products for fur clothing that are much cheaper than those made from other materials. However, in terms of strength they are significantly inferior to metal ones. Therefore, if possible, it is still better to sew metal devices onto a fur coat, especially if you have a heavy, floor-length fur coat. But for a fur vest or for a light short fur coat, plastic hooks may be quite suitable.

Decorative hooks are an additional element of decorating a fur product. They are usually used for short-pile fur coats so that they are visible. In fur products with long pile, these beautiful fasteners will simply be lost. If you choose decorative hooks, it is better to stock up on a few extra hooks. The fact is that if the hook breaks, everything will have to be replaced.

The most common option is simple metal hooks with a movable tongue. They are well suited for both long and short fur products, as well as with pile of any length. Such fasteners are considered reliable and look original.

What to do if the ring is damaged?

If it is not the fastener itself that has become unusable, but the ring into which the hook is threaded, the sequence of actions is almost the same. All layers of the lining are also ripped out, then all torn and stretched holes are sewn up, the place is strengthened with a layer of dense fabric. Then the ring is strengthened and all the lining layers are sewn together.

The last layer is secured to the fur with secret loops. Any fur coat made of mink or other fur will last much longer if you change the fittings on time and monitor its performance.

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