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Persian claw coat , in which, unusually, the slightly hairy thieves were also used (Düsseldorf, 2010)

Dieche , also Diege , in Austria also Dichtl , also Tieche or Tiege , is a technical term in skinning (from Diech, Diach, mhd. For thighs of humans and animals and etymologically identical with English thigh ). It refers to the thinly haired, swirled, almost bald spots in some types of fur that are located where the legs start on the body. For some types of fur , the term nakedness is also used for this, for example lambskins and sheepskins , where the term nakedness was probably only used in the past. It is the point on the inside of the animal's upper legs that rubs against the body when walking or running.

General

Sketch of a Persian hide. The claws with fur on the sides, the little ones hatched

The hair is not developed at the place of the sting as in the rest of the fur. Depending on the hairiness and the size of the animal, the die looks different. It is either more or less bald, or at least the hair is sparse than on the rest of the body. The hair often forms vortices here.

The master furrier Alexander Tuma jun. said that the hair around the thief of the hind paws is often particularly beautiful: “The color usually lighter and fluffy, it represents a splendid contrast. But precisely because the transition from the bald thief to the surrounding downy hair is sometimes so abrupt , the removal or the obscuring of the bald spots are more difficult ”.

Thugs are not found in all types of fur, for example hardly in the abundant rabbit fur . Very seldom they are already removed from cut skins that come flat from the fur trim. Round, hosiery pelts, like all species of martens and foxes, show thieves.

Foal skins have, like the skins of all equines , besides the Hinterdiechen a special subscription, Diechenwirbel as "Ross" - or "foal mirror". It is so distinctive that it requires special attention when dividing the fur for a coat.

Diechenverdichtung, Diechenausschnitt

If the thieves are bald or otherwise annoying, they are removed through the thief cutout during the processing of the fur and are not used any further. This happens either when the skin is opened, i.e. the removal of damaged areas before further processing, or in one operation when cutting into the shape required for the end product.

Slightly and thinly haired thieves can possibly be compressed by compression seams running parallel to each other in order to be able to process them. Depending on the density of the hair growth, these blind seams are placed more or less close to each other. With a full-haired fox you will do without it, especially if it is left out . It is then sufficient to pay particular attention to these points when dividing the fur. Skipping is a working technique in which the fur is lengthened by cuts and sewing at the expense of the width.

Due to the shape of the fur, the narrowest fur width after cutting out the thieves is on the front legs. With the opposite method of discharging, the inlets may be refilled under certain circumstances, the resulting by cutting out Diechen narrow point. In the case of curly skins, these areas are usually refilled more easily by inserting a suitable piece of skin.

Individual evidence

1. ^ Friedrich Lorenz: Rauchwareenkunde . 4th edition. People and Knowledge, Berlin 1958, p. 7 .
2. ↑ ^{a b c} Alexander Tuma: Pelz-Lexikon. Fur and Rough Goods, Volume XVII . Alexander Tuma, Vienna 1949, p. 137 , keywords "Diege", "Diegenausschnitt" .
3. ↑ ^{a b c} Alexander Tuma jun .: The furrier's practice . Julius Springer, Vienna 1928, p. 44-45 . (→ Table of Contents) .