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<p>[QUOTE="Bronwen, post: 324772, member: 5833"]When reading this, couldn't quite picture what she was describing as a fur clip mechanism. You know how it is, <a href="http://www.ebay.com/itm/322879794508" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.ebay.com/itm/322879794508" rel="nofollow">next thing you know</a>, without even looking for it:</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/dJYAAOSwSrNaCWQF/s-l500.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>I think it would take something like this to secure even a small fur. On the other hand, dress clips could be used to ruche up a neckline a little, requiring the little teeth. All shoe clips I have seen also have them. A toothless clip would not let you alter the shape of a neckline nor reliably stay in place if positioned to one side. I do not think they would be adequate to hold a fur. You'd need one of those where the fox holds on to its own tail with its mouth.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Bronwen, post: 324772, member: 5833"]When reading this, couldn't quite picture what she was describing as a fur clip mechanism. You know how it is, [URL='http://www.ebay.com/itm/322879794508']next thing you know[/URL], without even looking for it: [IMG]https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/dJYAAOSwSrNaCWQF/s-l500.jpg[/IMG] I think it would take something like this to secure even a small fur. On the other hand, dress clips could be used to ruche up a neckline a little, requiring the little teeth. All shoe clips I have seen also have them. A toothless clip would not let you alter the shape of a neckline nor reliably stay in place if positioned to one side. I do not think they would be adequate to hold a fur. You'd need one of those where the fox holds on to its own tail with its mouth.[/QUOTE]
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