Ameture old man cosplay

He/Him - 25 - Gay AND Trans?? God damn Living rural and trying to fill the time by doing crafts :3

[fuzzy-wizard]

Ive done about 16 hours of sewing, unpicking and re-sewing in the past few days because I wanted to hand make some paws instead of using ones I already got from some mass produced place. Watching a bunch of cosplay/convention videos from a whole assortment of creators inspired me to put in the effort, and give this scary project a try! I got some more black fur from in town, and a cute cherry fabric for the pads (My current island has cherries, so I thought it was a cute detail.), and I followed This Tutorial by RunnerRabbitWorks on YT, and it was super easy to follow! A couple of the seams have burst, and they're a little messy, and I had to wrestle with my machine for So Long that I decided to hand sew all the pieces on the second paw together, but they turned out okay! Theres a lot of things I'd do differently, but im pretty happy with how they turned out! I'll be wearing this suit to Oz Comic-Con this year, alongside my friend who will be going as Sherb! We're both super excited and very nervous to wear them out for the first time, as neither of us have done any sewing for a solid few years. Next step is to iron down all the bandages I sewed and attach them to the head! I'm taking a break today so I don't burn myself out too quickly :3

[fuzzy-wizard]

Been a few days! But I have made some solid progress. I went into town to grab some thread and scissors and pins so I could start patterning! I cut the pattern I made out of duct tape and paper, realised I had done it backwards, did it the RIGHT WAY and its not too bad! Theres a few ripples and buckles about but hey, most of them are going to be covered by a different fabric. i also built a head bucket out of foam and by Jove its being difficult. The more I work on this the more i respect the cost that goes into making a head like this, I spent a solid few hours just getting the patch, two ears, a tail and a bucket out and I'm Spent. As much as I would like to keep working, I need rest. Next step is to sew up a bunch of bandages to stall on sewing and putting together the neck :P

Overall, Im having a lot of fun! And I'm learning a lot :)

[fuzzy-wizard]

using this blog to post progress + keep myself accountable for making my cosplay for sydney comic con! i'll be making a poor-mans partial suit of Lucky from animal crossing! I ordered the head base from BettafulCreations on etsy! Super good service, I highly recommend if you're aus based and after a solid head base. I've ordered fur and fabric thats sitting on my table, and I went out for a day at bunnings to grab tape and paint to pattern up the bits that need patterning! this is my first attempt at anything close to a fursuit, so advice is appreciated