After 75 years experience serving the fur industry worldwide we remain firmly committed to our professional clients.
We offer superior quality dressing on all fancy furs as well as advice and assistance in selecting, if necessary, your goods for the processes that will maximize their value. Our customers know that they can depend upon us for completing our deliveries on time, as promised and we take great pride in this reputation. To our new customers we offer the following:
1- As for other customers, a faxed confirmation of delivery dates and prices;
2- An opportunity to send a small sample lot for rush production before committing to larger amounts. This enables you to verify our product and its applications; It comes with the promise that greater quantities of similar grade will match this sample lot.
We continue to work with our established customers year after year and highly value these long-term business relationships. We bring this same focus on continuity and customer satisfaction when dealing with new clients.
Please contact us for further information. Below are descriptions and soon we will add photos of processes that we offer, in addition to natural dressing only. Many are combined dress and dye operations, which represents a cost saving over doing each process separately.
Our Processes - A description
Beaver with Uptone:This metallic salt process is used on better-colored beaver to tone down any unwanted orange and to slightly darken the pelts. While offering a significant change, it still retains a natural, un-dyed appearance.
This is a dress and/or dye operation
Beaver with Golden Uptone: An Uptone process expressly for blond beavers. This is a gentler version of the Uptone process application, and avoids an unnatural appearance.
This is a dress and/or dye operation
Beaver with Taupe:This dress and dye process is intended for more orange and off colored beavers that require greater coverage than Uptone alone. Though slightly darker than natural the appearance still affords constant within the pelt and is a pleasing gray-brown.
This is a dress and/or dye operation (also looks great on better colored goods)
Beaver with Gunmetal: A dress and dye operation intended for orange off-colored beavers. Gunmetal imparts a medium dark gray-brown tint that covers well and still leaves a trace of contrast, while improving matchability.
This is a dress and/or dye operation
Beaver with Ebony: A dark, almost black dye done in dressing for off-colored beaver. While not making the lot 100% identical, it greatly improves matchability and is a good choice for those requiring dark coats.
This is a dress and/or dye operation
Beaver with Super-Toner: A dress and dye operation that offers premium coverage on off-colored beavers. A dark, rich natural gray-brown tint that retains the natural nuances and reflects of the fur.
This is a combined dress and dye operation
Two-tone Afghan on Sheared Beaver: Recommended for better-colored beaver. Rich beige and honey tones with contrasting highlights. Two-tone Afghan is intended for longhairs that will be sheared at the final stages of the dress and dye process. While not offering the plush softness of a pluck and sheared beaver, this sheared only article makes a dramatically elegant garment at an economical price. Process can also be done on pluck and sheared beaver.
This is a dress and/or dye operation
Sheared Beaver with Two-tone Sahara: Recommended for off-colored beaver. A pleasant medium brown-orange color tint that allows for natural highlights in the fur to show through. Two-toned Sahara is intended for longhairs that will be sheared at the final stages of the dressing process. While not offering the plush softness of a pluck and sheared beaver, this sheared only article makes a dramatically elegant garment at an economical price. Two-tone Sahara transforms off-colored beaver into a fashion item. This process can also be done on pluck and sheared, as well as dyed beaver.
This is a dress and/or dye operation
Badger with Brightening Process: This process, done in dressing, while it does not remove yellow stains, dramatically alters the yellow cast left on the pelts and replaces it with a fresh, bright and much “whiter” or brighter appearance. It is usually considered essential by our clients and used whenever possible.
Bassarisk (ringtail) with Brightening Process: This process, done in dressing, while it does not remove yellow stains, dramatically alters the yellow cast left on the pelts and replaces it with a fresh, bright and much “whiter” or brighter appearance. It is usually considered essential by our clients and used whenever possible.
Bassarisk (ringtail) with Topaz: A process that tones the orange down to a honey-brown and imparts a slightly bluish cast to the white hairs.
This is a dress and/or dye operation
Chinchilla with Brightening Process: This process, done in dressing, while it does not remove yellow stains, dramatically alters the yellow cast left on the pelts and replaces it with a fresh, bright and much “whiter” or brighter appearance. It is usually considered essential by our clients and used whenever possible.
Chinchilla with Bluing: A process that imparts a pleasing blue tint to the chinchilla while retaining the pelts’ natural highlights.
This is a combined dress and dye operation, or it can be done separately on dressed pelts.
Chinchilla with (All) colors: Chinchilla are ideals for dyeing bright fashion colors. They retain full contrast and are applicable as collars and cuffs that bring a garment to life.
Coyote with Brightening Process: This process, done in dressing, while it does not remove yellow stains, dramatically alters the yellow cast left on the pelts and replaces it with a fresh, bright and much “whiter” or brighter appearance. It is usually considered essential by our clients and used whenever possible.
Coyote with (All) Colors: Coyotes have long been dyed and employed as trim they retain good contrast when dyed fashion colors while keeping their wild fur aspect.
A dress and dye process or dye separately on dressed skins.
Fisher with Uptone: This metallic salt process is used to tone down any unwanted orange. Skin becomes slightly darker with retaining its full natural contrast.
This is a dress and dye operation, or a dye alone operation
Indigo on Fisher: While covering like the Uptone, indigo also adds a slight bluing to the skins to make a fresh looking appearance.
This is a dress and dye operation, or a dye alone operation
Fitch with Brightening Process: This process, done in dressing, while it does not remove yellow stains, dramatically alters the yellow cast left on the pelts and replaces it with a fresh, bright and much “whiter” or brighter appearance. It is usually considered essential by our clients and used whenever possible.
Blue, Shadow & Silver Foxes with Brightening Process: This process, done in dressing, while it does not remove yellow stains, dramatically alters the yellow cast left on the pelts and replaces it with a fresh, bright and much “whiter” or brighter appearance. It is usually considered essential by our clients and used whenever possible.
Blue, Shadow & Silver Foxes with All colors (except black): foxes are ideal to be dyed for accessories trims and garments. They offer fullness and contrast and are striking to look at.
This is a dress and dye operation, or a dye alone operation.
Blue, Shadow & Silver Foxes with Black: A uniform dark black coverage that makes skins of all colors matchable.
This is a dress and dye operation, or a dye alone operation
Crystal Process on Indigo & Silver Fox: A dramatic alteration that gives a fox an entirely new appearance. A rich contrast of honey, orange and black tones.
Gray Fox with Brightening Process: This process, done in dressing, while it does not remove yellow stains, dramatically alters the yellow cast left on the pelts and replaces it with a fresh, bright and much “whiter” or brighter appearance. It is usually considered essential by our clients and used whenever possible.
Gray Fox with Topaz: A process that tones the orange down to a honey-brown and imparts a slightly bluish cast to the white hairs.
This is a dress and/or dye operation
Lynx with Brightening Process: This process, done in dressing, while it does not remove yellow stains, dramatically alters the yellow cast left on the pelts and replaces it with a fresh, bright and much “whiter” or brighter appearance. It is usually considered essential by our clients and used whenever possible.
Lynx with Topaz: A process that tones the orange down to a honey-brown and imparts a slightly bluish cast to the white hairs.
This is a dress and/or dye operation
Marten with Uptone: This metallic salt process is used to tone down any unwanted orange. Skin becomes slightly darker with retaining its full natural contrast.
This is a dress and/or dye operation
Marten with Crowned Sable: A process for better-colored dark marten that involves blending to create a more uniform, darker lot with the natural contrast still apparent.
This is a dress and/or dye operation
Marten with Golden Sable: A process for all marten, but especially useful for off-colored orange skins that turns the skins into a pleasing honey shade.
This is a dress and/or dye operation
Muskrat with Blueing: A strong blue coverage of muskrat that retains contrast while overpowering orange-brown aspects. A fashion color.
Muskrat with Uptone: This metallic salt process is used to tone down any unwanted orange. Skin becomes slightly darker with retaining its full natural contrast.
This is a dress and/or dye operation
Muskrat with colors: Muskrat can be dyed many bright colors as well as muted tones, such as brown and still retain a nice contrast. Perfect for fun pieces and trim.
Mink with Brightening Process: Brings life to white and high shade mink like blue iris. Optical brightening dramatically reduces yellow tint and imparts a fresh bright look. Considered essential, when applicable.
A dress and dye operation can be done on dressed minks
Mink with Twilite:A metallic salt process that is intended for the better black mink. Tanning solutions slightly bleach and redden skins. Twilite prevents this while slightly altering brown wool to a darker gray tone.
Reinforced Mink: A very natural looking dress and dye operation that brings mink to a pleasant dark ranch color while offering a light-colored leather instead of black.
Golden Sable on Pastel Mink: A rich honey shade that transforms a plain pastel into a fashion article. Can be dress and dye operation, or dyed alone.
Whiskey on demi-Buff Mink: A strong orange-toned shade that brings a new look to the skin. Can be dress and dye operation, or dyed alone.
Pluck & Shear (or Pluck & Shear & Dye) Mink: Mink with full wool can be transformed into a modern day look. Guard hairs are plucked out leaving only the soft rich texture of the wool; the wool is then sheared to an even length according to height desired. After that the mink can be dyed rich even colors bright to brown to black.
Longhair Mink dyed Black: A full coverage of the longhair and wool. Ideal for matching purposes and fashion requirements. Can be dress and dye operation, or dyed alone.
Rabbit with Brightening Process: This process, done in dressing, while it does not remove yellow stains, dramatically alters the yellow cast left on the pelts and replaces it with a fresh, bright and much “whiter” or brighter appearance. It is usually considered essential by our clients and used whenever possible.
Rabbit with (All) colors: Rabbits can be dyed all colors Rabbits with contrast will retain their natural character while coming to life with fresh fashion colors set to accessorize.
Raccoon is a very versatile fur; it lends itself well to coloration. It retains a rich natural contrast even when dyed “high shades” like red and blue. There is a wide variation in natural color – from the most silvery “A” types to the orange “D” types that affects the choice of process as well as the final result. Better-colored skins usually are dressed with optical brightening but also yield a rich color when dyed. Very poor colored skins can be done crystal (a bleach and dye process, during dress or after) that yields a very dramatic effect.
Raccoon with O.B.X.: For better colored to fair raccoon skins. This process of optical brightening as well as a touch of blue brings the skins a fresh, lively appearance. (This process is done during the dressing).
Raccoon with (All) colors: Done after dressing or as a combined dress, then dye process. Stronger shades are recommended for better contrast.
Raccoon with Crystal: A very popular process done on very orange-colored skins; dramatic contrast of honey and silver (a process done dress and dye or dye alone).
In addition to dressing sable we offer Uptone or Crowne sable processes.
Sable with Uptone: A very natural looking dress and dye operation that tones down the sable and slightly darkens it.
Crowne Sable Process: A toning and subsequent hand-blending of the sable to both even out the lot as well as darken the pelts without loss of their natural beauty.
