How to make bearskins worn by guardsmen

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The British Army tried fake fur, but it was useless. Wellington Barracks-based military tailor Jonathan Macintyre explains where the bearskin caps worn by guardsmen come from.
For Jonathan Macintyre, visit www.jmcleancuttailoring.com/
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@kirkmanning6232 2 ай бұрын

Mine was made in 1905. Still in great condition

@haneytr3s 26 күн бұрын

Why do you wear the strap on your chin?

@rab1978uk 3 жыл бұрын

They feel heavier the longer you wear one. Trust me....

@connersmith4801 Жыл бұрын

Were you a guardsmen?

@harryharryman6291 Жыл бұрын

@@connersmith4801 sounds like

@generalschmitz6691 Жыл бұрын

I’ve also tried it, it’s pretty heavy..

@chefboy2337 Жыл бұрын

How do you get the plumes to attach to the bearskin hat?

@giauscaesar8047 27 күн бұрын

I would love one can you buy them ?

@chrisbanks5925 2 жыл бұрын

The Battle of Waterloo was not in 1831. . try 1815

@ThePierre58 2 жыл бұрын

I thought it was the battle of Inkerman which was Crimean War, much later in 1850s? I will research this and edit>

@Cougarcait Жыл бұрын

I love those hats

@alaskaaksala123 3 жыл бұрын

How to Make one???

@dinkst3517 Жыл бұрын

he is a tailor assembling uniform; the hats are produced elsewhere

@dave1secondago 3 жыл бұрын

very interesting info on these great stuff

@fphil5014 2 жыл бұрын

Not so great when taxpayers fork out a huge sum for a hat!

@evelinemarquesdasilva6000 Жыл бұрын

These great stuff.😁🤪❤👍

@BlueInk912 2 жыл бұрын

Please can you tell me the name of the blue 'feathers' on the one side of some of bearskins ?

@Ikkyria 2 жыл бұрын

The blue plume is the Irish Guards, one of the 5 regiments of the Royal guards. All five regiments are: The Grenadier Guards, which have a white plume, Scot Guards, which have no plume, Irish guards, Welsh Guards, which have a white and green plume and the Coldstream Guards, which have a red plume.

@BlueInk912 2 жыл бұрын

@@Ikkyria thank you! Does it have a special name? Or just plume?

@Ikkyria 2 жыл бұрын

@@BlueInk912 no problem, and yes it is just plume. I hope it helped. ^^ 💂🏼

@Princeton5 10 ай бұрын

Late reply but I’ll correct ye. 5 regiments of the household division each have something to represent their regiment on their uniform, they are never the same. The Irish Guards is St Patrick’s Blue. Grenadier Guards is a grey-ish, Scot’s guards have no plume either side, Welsh guards have a white green white, Coldstream guards have a dark red. Each regiment has the regimental logo on the collar, so the Irish Guards will have a shamrock instead of it. The Irish Guards have 2 groups of 4 buttons .

@BlueInk912 10 ай бұрын

@@Princeton5 thank you.. For identifying that beautiful blue.. St Patricks Blue. Just to make sure if i understand correctly. These coloured plumes remain year in, year out to identify Guards easily. Love the simple Shamrock.. Counting bottons gets tricky😊

@yasmd Жыл бұрын

They kill bears for this?

@jamesevans938 Жыл бұрын

They don’t specifically kill bears so they can get the fur to make the hats but the fur is just a byproduct of a bear cull which is necessary in order to keep the population of black bear at around 900,000 which experts have identified as a healthy number so that the population doesn’t get to big that they begin to inhabit areas that humans inhabit and to keep other species of animals at a healthy while also providing economic benefits for rural communities which have limited economic opportunities so instead of the fur being wasted it’s sold to the companies that make the bearskin hats

@alboisedepontoise6283 Жыл бұрын

Yes

@alfredrodriguez7106 Жыл бұрын

From what I understand..they have tried to go other routes instead of the actuall bear... But nothing to date has worked within the standards of what is desired. And since the bear population has to be managed.. then this is the trade off... Sad but it's understandable.

@alboisedepontoise6283 Жыл бұрын

@@alfredrodriguez7106they take it from the culled bears

@dinkst3517 Жыл бұрын

the furs are sourced from bear reserves in Canada under strict laws and quantities are scarce; better than letting the natural product go to waste or producing synthetic furs through chemically intensive processes that don't do the job properly and harm the environment

@57629589 Жыл бұрын

But how is it made? This video doesn't show anything but fur.

@wagwan6248 Жыл бұрын

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@Themapleleaforever 11 ай бұрын

It’s bear fur. The bear grows it that’s how

@jamesharrison7354 Жыл бұрын

Stella Mccartney..

@gnarhound 2 жыл бұрын

But does peta know

@felixramos3078 Жыл бұрын

I believe PETA don't care much about bears these days, after losing several of their conservationist to bear attacks. Remember, they used to tied themselves to trees, and bears will eat them alive. Too bad they don't still practiced that anymore. I meant, tidings themselves to the trees.🤣

@daveaver2804 3 жыл бұрын

Fantastic tradition-

@imnotabot7878 3 жыл бұрын

Yes very cool they torture animals

@kshatriiya2046 2 жыл бұрын

@@imnotabot7878 last time I checked, death wasn't torture.

@fphil5014 2 жыл бұрын

@@kshatriiya2046 it is

@rickcavtube 9 ай бұрын

Wow, what a totally click bait title! I didn't see any "How to make" information, did you?

@hoilst265 Ай бұрын

How to make a bearskin: 1) Nick it from the French.

@rickanon9912 29 күн бұрын

@@hoilst265 hahaha good one

@harryharryman6291 Жыл бұрын

Dreadful barbarism, is it not?

@cheneencoustas6293 2 жыл бұрын

Animal cruelty is not supported. Animal products used for irrelevency is not supported. If the products tried don't work then change the outfit. Bears are not in great number and culling should not even be considered.

@deservingcomplexionm8111 2 жыл бұрын

Bugger off

@kshatriiya2046 2 жыл бұрын

Bloody hell, it's part of their tradition. They're not going to change their tradition/uniforms for animals. Just cope with it.

@fphil5014 2 жыл бұрын

@@deservingcomplexionm8111 likewise to you

@fphil5014 2 жыл бұрын

@@kshatriiya2046 this so-called tradition can and will change..for one thing it's too costly for taxpayers...we have more important requirements than ceremony hats!

@fphil5014 2 жыл бұрын

@Ro Ca so is torturing humans. Back to you.