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We know that sometimes you need to see the exact color of a fabic, or feel it to know if it will work. Swatches are the fabric stores answer to that problem. Swatches are small pieces (normally around 1" x 2") that we can provide. On large prints, you will only get a portion of the total design, but when you combine that with the pictures and info on our website you should have a pretty complete picture. We can send you up to 5 swatches at no cost. If you are interested, use our handy swatch request form.


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Faux Fur- SHORTER FAKE FURS!


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Our fur monster watches over us, making sure that nothing bad happens to our fur.

This page has all of the shorter fake furs on it. These fake furs are all under an inch.

Patterns and solids, bright and natural looking... its all here.

But we have lots more fur for you.

  • Plush fabrics -- cuddly and fuzzy, shorter than these furs...
  • Longer Fake Furs furs-- longer fake furs, solids and prints....
  • The fake furs are not returnable. If you are trying to decide between a couple of different furs, why not ask us for some swatches. We can send you up to five swatches at no cost. They are big enough to get a feel for the texture and a better idea of what color it is. Just use our Request Form .

    Note: There is a 1/2yd minimum cut for each fur. After that you can buy in 1/4yd increments. Orders under 1/2 yard will automatically be increased to the minimum.
    1/4= .25
    1/2= .5
    3/4= .75

    When you are all done, find the little "buy" button near the bottom of the page and press it. This will start the ordering process.

    A note about colors!

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    We have spent a lot of time choosing swatches that appear to be close to the actual color on our screen. The color YOU see is affected by 3 things--
  • your screen-- things like age, and color balance
  • your environment-- if you are sitting by a window, if you have natural light, if you are in a dungeon
  • your vision-- Color is a very subjective thing. It is influenced by things around it as well as your interpretation of it. 8% of males, and 1% of females (myself included) are at least partially color blind (many don't even know it). Use the color swatches as a guide. Remember we can send up to 5 swatches at no cost so you can see the real deal. Just use our handy Request Form .
  • Now the details on what we stock.

    Short Pile Plush Fur- $16.98/yard. This is fuzzy and furry. The pile is about 7/16" high 60" wide.

    Light Pinkyards Bright Pink yards Burgundyyards
    Cherry Redyards Orangeyards Goldenrodyards
    Bright Yellowyards Limeyards Emeraldyards
    Royalyards Navyyards Purpleyards
    Camelyards Butterscotchyards Rustyards
    Coffeeyards Grayyards
    Blackyards White yards

    Eyelash-- This is a really soft, sleek fur that looks like thousands of little eyelashes when you move it. The lashes are about 1/4" long and have a bit of an glisten and irridescense to them.
    60" wide, $16.98 per yard

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    Zig Zag-- This is one of the softest furs I have ever felt! The pattern is a very warm burnt caramel color fur that is slightly shorter than the warm beige background furs. There is about an inch between the zig zags...
    60" wide, $27.95 per yard

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    Striped Grey fur--This is a very flat, kind of shiny grey fur with 1/2" striped running across it. Between the stripes there is empty space where only the black mesh backing shows. This is a really nice, mature twist on the whole faux fur thing. Would be great for a scarf with a bright colored backing. 60" wide, $35.98/yd
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    Beautiful Stripe--This is the only fur that reminds me of a man's suit. The base is black with a with cream stripe. It is very graphic and striking when used in a continuous run. 60" wide, $35.98/yd
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  • Black/cream yards

    Dark Baby Leopard-- This is your standard cat with black spots. The background is taupe. The spots range in size from little 1/2" splotches, up to 1" markings. This is a short pile, plush fur. $17.29/yd 60" wide
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    Snow Leopard--This is a really nice fur with a background that alternates in stripes from a creamy white to tan and back again. On top of this background are the leopard spots in a taupe.

    60" wide, $32.95

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    Cheetah- the background of this fur changes gradually from brown to rust and back again. The spots on this fur are larger than on the baby leopard. This is a short pile, plush fur. 60" wide, $26.95/yd

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    Shearling--Think lamb. This is a short, nappy not really curly fur that is kind of springy. $16.98/yard 60" wide

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    Polar Bear--This fur is a bit longer than cubby bear, but is not quite as dense. This fur has a dense lower pile with longer furs on top. I would consider this to be a short haired shag. It is not a really soft, cuddly fur-- but I'm not sure that Polar Bears are known for being cuddly.

    Special price of $18.99 per yard (was $26.98!) 60" wide

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  • Red Squirrel--This fur is a bit longer than cubby bear, but is not quite as dense. This fur has a dense lower pile with longer furs on top. I would consider this to be a short haired shag. This fur has a dark brown base. The hairs start out tan and then become a ginger red.

    $26.98 per yard, 60" wide

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  • Brown Wolf-- This a super soft realistic looking fur. The fur is 1" long with some slightly longer tips. The base is a mousy brown color with jet black frosted tips.

    $32.95 per yard, 60" wide

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  • Sunbear--This is a short, but very dense and slick fur. It is a really dark brown. Think of those Sunbears you see lounging on the rocks in those nature shows!

    $26.95/yard 60" wide

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    Cubby Bear-This fur is just under an 1" long, and is really dense. These are teddy bear kind of colors. In most cases, there are a couple of colors of fur blended together to give a slightly textured look. It kind of looks like when someone first starts to get grey hairs-- the different colors are mixed together so that the overall look is a natural blended color. 60" wide, $26.98 per yard

    Black--with some black shiny highlights yards
    White-with some white shiny highlights cubby bearyards
    Nutmeg- brown w/grey highlightscubby bearyards
    Cinnamon-red brown with dk brown highlightscubby bearyards
    Tan- beige with black highlightscubby bear<yards
    Red Fox- Rust with white highlightscubby bearyards

    Short Bear-This is a nice basic neutral fur that would be great with other furs. It would be a great fur for the body of a lion costume. It is a tad bit longer than the cubby bear and a bit shaggier.

    60" wide, $22.95 per yard.

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    Winter Horse-This fur is about 1/2" long. It is very sleek with a luminous look to it-- not quite shiny, kind of glisteny. It is slightly shorter than the cubby bear. After close inspection we have concluded that the cubby bear has shorter furs at its base, so the fur has some body. This fur lays smoother.

    60" wide, $28.69 per yard

    Black- winter horse yards
    Brown- winter horse yards
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    Marbled fur-- This is a wonderfully soft fur that is marbled in black and grey tones. This is a short pile, sleek fur. 60" wide,$35.98/yd
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    Striped Mink - Ok, this may be my new favorite fur. This is a very slick fur with 1/4" stripes of black on black. The stripes alternate with a shiny, smooth, matte black stripe and then slightly coarser, shiny black stripe. The effect is subtle but beautiful. 60" wide, $35.98 per yard


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  • Black yards

    Pelted Mink- This is one of the few furs that we have that is very traditional. This fur is "pelted" which means that there are indented lines every 1 1/2". The fur is very similar to the cubby bear fur-- medium length and fairly coarse so it has nice body. 60" wide, $35.98 per yard


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  • Black yards
  • Dark-tipped Brown- the base of this fur is chocolate, the tips are darker yards
  • Milk Chocolate Brown yards
  • Winter White yards
  • Light Pink yards
  • Dark Spruce yards

    Seal-- These furs are short (but not too short), dense and kind of slick looking. The fur is much softer that then plush fur found at the top of this page. They have that "I just got out of the water so I'm slicked back" look. 60" wide, $26.98/yd
    Whitesealyards
    Blackseal yards
    Slate Greyseal yards
    Coffeesealyards
    Forest Greenseal yards
    Cherry Redsealyards
    Burgundysealyards
    Bright Orangesealyard
    Medium Dusty Rosesealyards
    Purplesealyards
    Baby Bluesealyards

    Super Seal-- This is without a doubt one of the softest and cushiest furs we have. I wouldn't be surprised if you purchase some and find yourself just rubbing it on your face. It is a little longer than the seal fur and a little denser. 60" wide, $28.95/yd
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    camelsuper sealyards
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    All that Glitters-- This is a seal fur with a bit of pizazz. The base fur is either sand or jet black. The fur is nice and dense and cushy. The punch comes with the little pieces of lurex-- shiny metallic pieces. It is just a bit of sparkle but enough to really catch the eye. 60" wide, $26.98/yd
    White with silverall that glittersyards
    Sand with goldall that glittersyards
    Black with goldall that glittersyards

    Paisley-- yes, you read correctly! This is a really cool paisley print fur. The paisley pattern is a nice wine color with wheat colored accents. The base fur which is shorter and peaks through from time to time is a licorice black. This is a one of a kind fur that needs just the right person to appreciate it. Perhaps you are that person!

    60" wide, $24.95 per yard.


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    Argyle-- A traditional print in a non-tradtional place! This is a really graphic fur with lots of personality. The argyle "square" is 1" high. The fur is just under an 1" long but lays nice and flat.
    Available in 2 very differnt combos. Hot pink, red and black OR turquoise, purple and black

    60" wide, $28.95 per yard.

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    Blue/purple/blackargyle yards

    Teddie- Champagne--This is a very dense fur with a slightly darker backing than fur. The backing is a beige, the fur is a champagne color. The pile is about 7/8". The fur is a little stiffer than some so it has a nice texture-- rather than just laying flat. 60" wide, $29.09
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    Cocker Spaniel meets Chocolate Lab--This is a very short, slightly napped in a chocolate brown that is slightly darker in places. It is pelted so that the nap runs a couple of different ways creating light and dark spots. It is surprisingly soft. 60" wide, $35.98/yd

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    Labradoodle --This fur has a base color with contrasting short crimped furs. Available in either a coral or tan base. Both with an off white, slightly irridescent off white contrasting hairs.

    60" wide, $24.95/yd

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    taupe baselabradoodle yards

    Jaguar--This is a nice cat print. The background is cream, the inside of the spots are butterscotch and the spots are outlined in black. The spots are about 1". This is a short pile, plush fur.

    60" wide, $26.98/yd
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    Dalmation--What can I say about dalmation? The backround is white, the spots are black. This is a short pile, plush fur.

    60" wide, $25.95/yd

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    Dotmation--This fur has a white background with black dots that range in size from about 3/4" up to 1 3/8" in diameter. They are not perfectly round, bet definately read as dots. This is a short pile, plush fur.

    60" wide, $29.98/yd

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    Bubble Fur--This is a really theatrical fur with bubbles ranging in size from 1" to 2 1/4". They kind of remind me of pebbles. In between the bubbles there are some places where there is no fur and you see the black backing of the fur.

    60" wide, $20.95/yd

    Black and grey yards
    Red and dark red yards
    Red and purple yards
    Royal Blue and light blue yards
    Hot pink and purple yards
    Pink yards
    Yellow yards
    Black yards

    Calf--White background with black or brown splotches. The marking of calf are similar to the markings on dalmation, just larger. This is a short pile, plush fur.

    60" wide, $25.95/yd

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    Brown and whiteyards

    Zebra-- Who hasn't seen a zebra running down the road... do I really need to explain what a zebra looks like? I don't think so. This is a short pile, plush fur.

    60" wide, $26.98/yd

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    Brown Zebra-- This fur has the black zebra markings but with a medium brown background color. In my short online research, I have decided that this animal MIGHT not actually exist. But that doesn't mean the fur isn't cool! This is a short pile, plush fur.

    60" wide, $26.98/yd


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    Giraffe--The background on this fur is a warm creme. The puzzle piece spots are a rust with specks of the creme fur that softens it a bit. The spots are about 1 1/2". This is a short pile, plush fur.

    60" wide, $33.00/yd
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    Big Tiger--This is a really large scale tiger print. The background is a warm camel color, the pattern is black. There are three repeats of the pattern across the width of the fur. This is a short pile, plush fur.

    60" wide, $25.95/yd

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    Tiger--Here's a fur to get your engines going. The stripes are black, the background is either bright cartoon orange or traditional caramel. This is a short pile, plush fur.

    60" wide, $25.95/yd

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    Bright Orange (cartoon tiger)tiger yards
    Carameltiger yards

    Flat-Pile Tiger--This is an ultra-low loft, flat-pile fur. It is slick and fuzzy, but not fluffy. Because this fur is polyester, it is machine washable and dryable. It has a wavy pelted design woven in where the nap of the fur reverses.

    60" wide, $12.95

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    Saskwatch--This is a wonderful fur that doesn't look like any animal I've ever seen and yet it looks kind of realistic. The pile is grey with black spots that are about the size of a dime sprinkled about. The base is burgundy, but you don't see it unless you run your hands through the fur. It does give it a warmer feeling though. This is a short fur.

    60" wide, $29.98/yd
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    Mutt- You know how you look at some dogs and just know that they have bits and pieces or more breeds than you can count? This is the fur. The base is a dirty white (not white not beige). There are stripes that run parallel to the selvedge that are about 4" wide. What makes it great though is that the stripes are made up of little brown spots. Looks great from a distance This is a short fur.

    60" wide, $29.98/yd.
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    Fake Fur Trims!

    These are great to add to an existing garment. If you backed it with something, they would work for a strap on a bag as well. The narrower style is 2" wide, the wider version is 4" wide. The wider version would work well as a binding if you folded it in half. The edges are not finished, but because of the way the fake fur is manufactured it will not fray. You may lose some of the fur off the edges, but you shouldn't lose too much.

    Depending on how you were using the trim you could use a fabric glue, snaps, velcro or simply a line of stitching to attach the trim to your project.

    2" wide, $3.99 per yard.
    white -similar in length to the cubby bearwhiteyards black-short fur with a bit of textureblackyards
    Curly Grey-dark grey base with curly lighter grey fursCurlygreyyards Wolf-tan base with black and white accent hairsheatheryards
    dalmation-short fur with black patterndalmationyards leopard-short fur; warm brown background with black markingsleopardyards
    snow leopard-short fur; white/light tan background with black markingsleopardyards rabbit-- medium length grey fur with little white accent hairsrabbityards
    4" wide, $5.99 per yard.
    white -similar in length to the cubby bearwhiteyards black-short fur with a bit of textureblackyards
    dalmation-short fur with black patterndalmationyards leopard-short fur; warm brown background with black markingsleopardyards
    Curly Grey-dark grey base with curly lighter grey fursCurlygreyyards

    PIECES, SWATCHES and SAMPLES!


    Bits and Pieces of Fur!
    Bags of swatches
    Need lots of little pieces, but don't care what they are? When we discontinue furs (or when they are disontinued on us!) we end up with lots of little extra swatches. We cram these into a sandwich size ziplock bag and sell them. People who work with kids, or make puppets, or collage-a-holics love these! These are bags of assorted swatches-- no picking or choosing (sorry)
    $1.50 per bag
    Bag of fur swatches
    Pound of Fur Squares
    Are you craving an assortment of fur? At the end of the roll, we are often left with smallish pieces which won't stay rolled. We cut these into squares (rectangles actually). Each piece is about 13" x 12". Sometimes they are narrower and longer. Sometimes they are long skinny "tails". In this assortment you will get a pound of assorted fur pieces-- the equivalent of about 3/4 yard of fur if you pieced them all together (which might look a bit odd...) You will get assorted furs-- no picking or choosing (sorry). These fur squares may be any of the furs on our website. If you are buying other fur, we will TRY and choose ones which you did not purchase-- no promises though.
    $25.00. per pound.... sold in pound increments only (this is not sliced turkey)
    Set of fur squares
    What is a swatch? A swatch is a small piece of fabric about 1" x 3". It can help you decide if a certain fabric will work for your project. You can use it in the same way you use one of those paint chip papers you get a the hardware store. It gives you an idea of what the fabric looks like, and you get to feel the texture. We try our best to describe the fabrics well, but somethings are difficult to put into words.
    Free Swatches! If there is something here that has piqued your interest, we can send you up to 5 swatches free. Click here for our handy SWATCH REQUEST FORM and we will pop them in the mail for you.
    Swatch Sets
    Animal Prints--
    This set has just the animal print furs that we carry. You will get one swatch of each fur along with a price sheet for these furs. There are close to 30 swatches in this set. The set is $10.00 (which includes shipping within the US. If your order is being shipped to another country additional shipping charges will apply) animal print swatch set.
    Solids-- This set is just the solid basic furs that we carry. Some of the furs included in this set are: shag, plush, seal, fox and cubby bear. Some of the furs such as the cubby bears are multi-tonal but overall they are a solid fur. You will get one swatch of each style along with a list that details the other available colors. There are about 25 swatches in this set. The set is $10.00 (which includes shipping within the US. If your order is being shipped to another country additional shipping charges will apply).
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    Novelty--This set has the fancy, whimsical, over the top furs that we carry. If you are looking for the extraordinary furs, this is the set for you. The frosted furs and hair plug furs are just some of the furs you will find in this set. There are about 25 swatches in this set. The set is $10.00 (which includes shipping within the US. If your order is being shipped to another country additional shipping charges will apply). novelty swatch set.
    Plush Fabrics--This set has all of the ultra-short, plush type fabrics. This includes solids, textures and animal prints. Note: The flat-pile animal prints also appear in the animal set so if you get both you will have some duplication. There are about 25 swatches in this set. The set is $10.00 (which includes shipping within the US. If your order is being shipped to another country additional shipping charges will apply). plush fabric swatch set.
    Custom Swatch setIf you have very particular requirements, we can create a custom swatch set for you. For $10.00 we will put together a set of up to 20 swatches which meets your specifications. Perhaps you only want the long haired swatches, or maybe only certain animal prints. Perhaps you are interested in all things yellow-- fur, pvc, oilcloth, stretch fabrics. Click HERE to go to the Custom Swatch Set Form

  • We cut the fabric. Cut fur or fabric is not returnable. If you have any questions about what you are ordering, please request a swatch using the swatch request form so you can verify that it is what you want before you order it.

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