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I’m so excited!!! My friend Georgii over at Fa has made the first completed suit of my species the wickerbeasts and has it up for ladder auction here : http://m.ebay.com/itm/261831438820?_mwBanner=1
She’s an amazing maker and real sweetheart
Her Fa:http://www.furaffinity.net/user/georgii
To find out more about the Wickers you can visit my fa here or just ask me on my tumblr
My fa: http://www.furaffinity.net/user/daemonlady/
Quick material study. Angel Aura vs. Opal vs. Pearl.
Ending a Zipper
There are a few different ways to end a zipper that you want to shorten or prevent from separating on the bottom. Here is my current favorite technique! In my previous guides I’ve used glue or webbing, but I have been doing this instead and I like the finish of this much better!
Above, using a sewing machine (hand stitching is also possible!) sew a scrap of fabric over the zipper teeth just above where the slider is supposed to separate or where you would like your zipper length to end. If you have a printed fabric or minky, like I am using, orient your fabric so it is “wrong” side against the zipper teeth.
The fabric will be folded over the zipper like so.
Here is how the opposite side looks after that first stitch. You can now trim your fabric piece smaller. To get a tidy look, folding in the end your fabric will achieve that.
You can also fold the sides in on your fabric too.
Here is both the ends and the sides folded in, ready to sew. If it helps, you can pin or clip your zipper end to keep it in place until you can sew it.
Do another line of stitching over the zipper teeth to sew the folded in end down.
You can leave your sides un-stitched until you install your zipper into your project! Once you sew your zipper down to your project, you can sew over the ends and it closes them up very neatly.
I hope this zipper ending technique is useful for your projects! Enjoy!
Tutorial: How to Machine Sew a Fursuit Zipper
How to Machine Sew a Zipper
This is my method of installing a zipper into a fursuit bodysuit, or anything sewn from faux fur that needs a zip! I use a sewing machine to do this! I try to work smarter, not harder, by planning my zipper placement, and if at all possible I sew it in before the entire project is assembled! With a small amount of pattern planning (for bodysuits, I sew up a test pattern from sheets/muslin before I make the final from fur) I know where the zipper will go! Throughout the tutorial I will also give advice on how to replace zippers in finished costumes and other projects as well.
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Making a Fursuit Body
Making a fursuit body isn’t as hard as it might seem! With these tips you will be able to make a perfectly fitted fursuit body! When it comes to bodysuits it really helps to have a sewing machine as part of this process, while it is possible to entirely hand-sew a body – using a sewing machine will save you an immense amount of time! Faux fur is very forgiving, and some traditional sewing techniques you may have in your background just don’t work on things like fursuit zippers. Let’s get started and learn about the wonderful craft of making a fursuit body!
Materials:
Sewing machine
Regular Polyester Thread
Muslin fabric or flat sheets up-cycled from a thrift store.
Long Pins and/or clips
Safety-pins
Soft measuring tape
Straight edge
Seam ripper
Chalk (or something to mark your fur fabric with) and a Permanent Marker
Scissors
Snap-off extendable razor blade
Faux fur in the colors and lengths of your choice.
Large-toothed Plastic Parka Zipper
Comb or pet slicker brush
Optional:
Masking Tape
Double fold bias tape
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How to Appliqué Paw Pads
This is an updated version of my video tutorial on the same topic! I have learned a lot since 2012, when i made that video, and I am really excited to have had the opportunity to pass the knowledge on to you now. The video tutorial is still relevant and can be a supplement to this guide, this version is the most up-to-date of the two.
My tutorials are able to be updated due in part to the generous sponsors who chip in to my Patreon, even $1 is appreciated! With their financial support I can spend so much time carefully photographing tutorial steps in detail for the benefit of all. Thank you!
This tutorial utilizes a regular sewing machine to assemble and create the decoration.
Materials:
Your palm pattern cut from faux fur
Your paw pad fabric
Pencil or chalk
Scissors
Extendable snap-off razor knife
Clips and/or pins
Sewing Machine
Thread that matches your paw pad color
Comb
Seam Ripper
Optional
Stuffing
Hemostat
Tiny scissors for cleanup
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Simple Handpaw Pattern and Tutorial
Want a set of 5-digit paws for your critter? This pattern and tutorial could help! This tutorial shows you how to make a simple set of handpaws based on a pattern, featuring five cute stubby digits.
Materials:
• The printed pattern (Letter, A4), plus one additional piece of paper • Tape • About a half-yard of faux fur • Paw pad fabric, such as vinyl or fleece • Pencil or chalk • Scissors • Extendable snap-off razor knife • Clips and/or pins • Sewing Machine & thread that matches your fur • Thread that matches your paw pad color • Comb or slicker brush
Optional
• Stuffing • Hemostat or tweezers (to stuff with) • Tiny scissors for cleanup • Measuring tape or string
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Pre-Shaving Faux Fur
This is a technique I utilize a lot when I know I need many pattern pieces to be the same length of fur, but I only can get long fur from a manufacturer! Its really quite common to pre-shave fur for use on a fursuit or a plush project if you know it will need to be short.
Note: Even if you pre-shave, It is also typical to perform a final touch-up shave, it can be done once the piece is assembled as a finishing touch, so if you are new to this technique, don’t go too short with your pre-shave so you can still do this step!
Frequent Questions about Shaving Fur
Before I show the techniques, I will answer a few frequent questions that come up quite often:
I use and prefer Andis brand, corded, pet clippers.
I use pet clippers over ones designed for human hair because pet clippers are designed to better handle the difference in several types & thicknesses of hair/fur better than human clippers that only have to deal with one type of hair that never has an undercoat. Faux fur has as much variety in thickness as pet fur does.
If you are making just 1 project, this distinction is less important, and you can use what you have on hand or what is inexpensive for you to acquire. BUT if you plan to make many faux fur projects that require shaving this becomes important in the long run and can be worth the investment.
I primarily use 2 blade sizes: 10 and 7FC and I keep guards that snap onto the #10 blade to blend lengths. Some pet clippers have a convenient lever to switch between trim length, so guards aren’t as important if you have that feature.
Guards can leave “rows” behind, which is fine for pre-shaving, but practicing the touch-up shave so you are not using a guard for that step will look the best.
The words “shaver” or “clippers” are used interchangeably quite often when describing the tool used to perform this task. Sometimes you will also see the word “trimmers” used.
Keep a vacuum handy, you’ll need it!
Personal protection and awareness help a lot when shaving faux fur. It is smart to remove pets from the room while shaving, and don’t let them in until after you vacuum.
Wear a particle mask or a bandanna over your face so you do not breathe in particles. This process generates a lot of tiny plastic pieces that can make mucous form if breathed in.
When shaking out fur or shaved WIPs (often a part of the process), do so in a controlled way with your vacuum hose nearby to avoid getting it everywhere and breathing it in.
Getting Started
Start by tracing the pattern pieces onto your piece of fur and broadly cutting it out.
Make sure there is a bit of a margin all the way around the outlying edges. Avoid cutting your pieces out exactly at this stage. Keep it a simple shape so your clippers don’t snag thin pieces. The margin helps ensure your shaving itself is even all over what will be your pattern pieces, since at the very edges of the cut out shape it is difficult to keep that part evenly trimmed.
Before you begin shaving, test your clippers on a scrap to make sure you have the right blade length snapped in, or the right guard length installed for the fur length you desire.
If your clippers are struggling to trim the fur and it is looking ragged or frizzy during any step, your clipper blades are dull and you need to replace them or get them sharpened by a professional.
The blade length I use to demonstrate in this guide is a 10 blade with a 3/8 guard. I will later touch up my shaving in a separate finishing step, using a 7FC blade with no guard, once the pattern pieces are sewn and installed on my project. It will become clear once your project is all together so planning for that touch-up step will let you have a little more leeway on what might need touched up!
My goal was to match the length of this piece of blue fur, so I checked that by using the blue fur as the scrap to test on. If the clippers are able to run over the top of it by only trimming the very tips of it, you have the correct length for the pattern pieces you will be trimming.
My first attempt on the scrap was too short, so there is a small chunk taken out of it. My next test was the correct length.
Pre-shaving your Faux Fur
With the fur direction going away from you, trim the fur in vertical rows pushing the clippers away from your body to mow the fur. Hold the clippers stable with the flat bottom of the clippers flat with the fur’s backing. Avoid tilting the blades too extremely during this process.
Depending on the size of the piece you are trimming, clean your blade between each step with a paintbrush or similar stiff bristled brush to keep loose fur clear of the cutting mechanism. If you need to oil your blades in the middle of these steps, be sure to wipe any excess oil off with a soft cloth. Be cautious if your blades are heating up as well, it can reduce cutting performance.
Next trim the fur in rows going in a diagonal direction.
Now the other way.
Trim it again in vertical rows. You should start seeing the clippers trim less fur with each pass, and see your results at this point: shorter fur pile! If not, fluff up your piece of fabric and repeat the process again, vertical, diagonal, opposite diagonal, vertical. Some very thick fur fabrics need several passes, others do just fine on the first pass.
I do not tend to go against the fur grain when pre-shaving. Unless your goal is extremely short fur to start with. If you are not able to manage short enough fur by this process going against the grain can push the fibers even shorter, and can be worth a shot. I do not often need such short fur for a pre-shave, and prefer to leave the fur a little longer than what will be my finished length since it is desirable to blend the fur via a final shave, as a step done on the finished product after assembly.
The finished pre-shaved result! Now you can cut out your pattern pieces and sew them together like normal, as if you had short fur all along!
I hope this helps make your projects easier to sew together, sometimes planning short fur areas on paws and faces and toes can make assembly much more efficient and less of a time investment in the end.
Happy crafting! Don’t forget to vacuum!
Tongues are something that really can be cute or cool, simple or detailed, short or long, thin or wide! I thought I would do a fun little writeup about how I create tongues for creatures that need one. I talk about using a sewing machine, but you can also hand-sew tongues as well.
Materials:
Paper
Suitable fabric for a tongue
Chalk or something to mark fabric with
Scissors
Pins
Matching thread
Optional:
Stuffing
Headliner foam
Hemostat to stuff
Clips
Magnets or velcro
Getting Started
Select the fabric you will be using. I really like using fabrics such as lycra, minky, velour, plain cotton, or anti-pill fleece. I try to avoid fabrics that might pill or look too “fluffy” for a tongue. Some fabrics I choose because they wrinkle up nicely, so it looks like how folds would be on a real tongue.
Take a moment to look up reference of your critter’s tongue! This might help you for figuring out what shape, size, colors, or even how thick or thin to make your tongue for your project! Even for something as simple as a tongue I look up reference examples all steps of the way in my projects.
Definitely look up more than one picture, if you can! I made a Harbor Seal fursuit and learned they have really cute forked tongues, I wouldn’t have known without seeking out reference!
Begin by making a paper pattern to get the size and length or any unique shapes (like a forked tongue) figured out. Paper is easy to work with for tongues because you can bend and manipulate it to see if you will like it and if it fits with the rest of your WIP (work in progress).
In this paper pattern I was experimenting with a 3-dimensional tongue!
Plan out where you might want to put magnets or velcro features, especially if you are making removable or “licking” tongues that stick to a magnet elsewhere on your project.
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