Hi fursuit community!
Due to the sheer number of issues with one fur supplier, I made a small change to the community profile page.
Distinctive Fabrics has been moved to the bottom of the "fur suppliers in the USA" list with the notation "(check return policy before ordering)" this is due to how many problems that our community members are enduring if they have a problem with their order. Many orders go through perfectly fine, so I feel that this is a professional way to still include them in our comprehensive list, but to let people know that there are many more websites out there that have a better return policy, and we have a choice when it comes to ordering for our projects.
With that said, I would also like to politely encourage people to discontinue the misnomer "DF" when referring to the common shag or luxury shag faux fur fabric that Shannon Fabrics manufactures. It is a furry fandom word that originated right here in our LiveJournal community to describe that specific quality of faux fur. "DF" originated because Distinctive Fabrics was the first to the awareness of the furry fandom that that carried the soft fine grain 2-inch pile faux fur that Shannon Fabrics manufactures under the “Luxury Shag” product line. It only ingrains Distinctive Fabrics as the "only" or "primary" source when it is one of many suppliers. It is also known as shag, punky muppet, or promo shag, all to describe the very same product.
If you have a fur supplier that you noticed is not on our list I would be happy to include it!
If there is a supplier that no longer carries fur, I would also be happy to remove it!
Thanks for your consideration on this topic. :D
Due to the sheer number of issues with one fur supplier, I made a small change to the community profile page.
Distinctive Fabrics has been moved to the bottom of the "fur suppliers in the USA" list with the notation "(check return policy before ordering)" this is due to how many problems that our community members are enduring if they have a problem with their order. Many orders go through perfectly fine, so I feel that this is a professional way to still include them in our comprehensive list, but to let people know that there are many more websites out there that have a better return policy, and we have a choice when it comes to ordering for our projects.
With that said, I would also like to politely encourage people to discontinue the misnomer "DF" when referring to the common shag or luxury shag faux fur fabric that Shannon Fabrics manufactures. It is a furry fandom word that originated right here in our LiveJournal community to describe that specific quality of faux fur. "DF" originated because Distinctive Fabrics was the first to the awareness of the furry fandom that that carried the soft fine grain 2-inch pile faux fur that Shannon Fabrics manufactures under the “Luxury Shag” product line. It only ingrains Distinctive Fabrics as the "only" or "primary" source when it is one of many suppliers. It is also known as shag, punky muppet, or promo shag, all to describe the very same product.
If you have a fur supplier that you noticed is not on our list I would be happy to include it!
If there is a supplier that no longer carries fur, I would also be happy to remove it!
Thanks for your consideration on this topic. :D