Ecopel produce high quality faux fur in polyethylene terephthalate (PES), polyester. It is possible to use recycled polyethylene terephthalate (PET), polyester fibre and their Koba fur uses partially bio-based polyester fibre - polytrimethylene terephthalate (PTT) marketed under the trade name Sorona. Image by Ecopel.
Coyote fur - as well as racoon dog, wolf and fox - is used to line to hoods of parka arctic jackets, using a technique that dates back to early man, to help keep a warm pocket of air around the face and so stop the skin freezing.
Fox fur, such as used to trim parka hoods, hats, scarves and stoles, is taken from farmed animals. It is soft and long, up to 70 mm long, with distinctive straight guard hairs protruding from the soft undercoat. Depending on the breed, colour ranges from silver to white, red and black.
Raccoon dog fur, such as used to trim parka hoods, has clearly distinguished guard hairs that stand long and stiff above the dense and insulating undercoat.
Rabbits are farmed for their fur. The hair on a mature animal is up to around 20 mm long and the undercoat around half that. It is very soft and insulating - the highest quality fur comes from their winter coats. They are small and so typically used for trim and linings. Rabbit is relatively cheap and so used to mimic the appearance of more expensive furs, like mink and sable, by dyeing and painting.
Seal skin slippers by Great Greenland. The sealskin is caught, tanned and produced in Greenland. The Ringed seal's natural colour is light grey with very notable markings along the ridge which can vary from light grey to almost black.
Faux fur produced with a mix of soft and fine acrylic fibres in a dense pile weave. Natural animal-like patterns and textures are created by mixing different coloured fibres with fibres that have varying heat-shrinking properties.
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