This may be a question for the volume or production tiers out there. When you get a new cape do you pluck , size and separate the feathers into like sizes? As in pull all the 16's and put them in one container , all 18 in another and so on. It know it would make it quicker to find materials and get to work on a pattern but is there any down side or ill effect on the feathers? Some people say the feathers will last longer and stay more flexable if they stay attached to the hide patch but I've had some 100 packs around for quite some time and not noticed a difference.