View C in this pattern uses long fake fur, which can be tricky to work with the first time. I am going to share some of the techniques I use to, I hope, make life a little easier for you!
 Fur can be very heavy and a tissue pattern will tear when pinned to it, so if that piece is cut from another fabric, too, that fabric piece can be used as the pattern.  This is what it should look like when you pull the piece away from the rest of the fur.  But first, trim the fur away as short as possible in the seam allowance area.  Stitch as you would any other seam, pulling pins as you go. |  To cut, slide the tip of a pointy pair of scissors just under the back of the fur trying to only cut the backing not the fur.  Here is the collar all ready to go.  The goal is to not get any fur caught in the seams, so as you pin the pieces together, tuck the fur inside the pieces being pinned.  No matter how hard I try though, some fur does get caught, so I brush it out with a cat brush. |
Short fur is easier to work with, but you should use the same techniques. Here are a few more tips for sewing with fur.
Always push the fur away from the cut edge when sewing, whether sewing on top of the fur, or if it's inside a seam.
Use long pins with brightly colored heads. It's easier to find them if they fall off. A lost pin inside some fur can be painful!
Fur can be invisibly pieced by butting two cut edges together and whip stitching from the back. You really can't tell from the front. The fur will completely hide the join.
Fake fur can make a garment, costume or craft item look very lush. I hope you will try it.
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