How can you tell sable from mink?

Sable and mink are both extremely soft and shiny. Sable is lightweight and silky. Mink has richly tinted, smooth fur. Almost all animal fur will feel coarse if you push the hair upward against the grain while mink and sable remain soft.

How do you identify sable fur?

Look at the coloring of the fur. The finest Russian sable is deep brown with silver tips that can give it an almost blue coloring. There is also golden sable that takes on a reddish brown appearance in some lights. Feel the texture of the sable.

Is mink the same as sable?

The sable, resembling a cross between a cat and a weasel, is a cousin of both the weasel and the mink, but its fur surpasses all others in silky density and luminous hues of beige, brown, gold, silver and black.

What does a sable fur coat look like?

Sables may look like the marten family animals, but they have longer ears and head. If you take a traditional sable coat, you may notice that it’s made from soft wool top, a dense coat of fur and another top of longer coat of hair.

What’s the difference between mink and sable fur?

Yep, Barbara’s right and you were right about the fur on the cuffs of the jacket which are mink. The body of the coat is mink but the collar and cuffs as your customer told you was indeed sable. Sable fur has more density than mink, there are more furs per follicle, the guardhair with a silkier texture, and is lighter in weight than mink.

How can you tell the difference between a mink and a rabbit?

Mink, opossum, rabbit and weasel are typically mid-to-short in fur length. Feel fur for density and thickness. Furs that tend to be more dense and/or thick are coyote, fisher, mink, opossum, raccoon, chinchilla and weasel. Determine whether the fur is more soft or coarse. Denseness in fur does not necessarily indicate softness.

How can you tell if a fur coat is a sable?

The most expensive sables come from Russia, with cheaper sable available from Canada. There are several ways to tell if your fur coat, hat or handbag is genuine sable. Feel the weight of the fur. Russian and Canadian sable is lighter than other types of furs, including mink, fox and rabbit. Look at the coloring of the fur.

What kind of fur is lighter than mink?

Russian and Canadian sable is lighter than other types of furs, including mink, fox and rabbit. Look at the coloring of the fur. The finest Russian sable is deep brown with silver tips that can give it an almost blue coloring. There is also golden sable that takes on a reddish brown appearance in some lights.