Tiny Vid Demo~So yeah! I've been thinking about this for a bit with the problem of having to rip your hamdpaws off in crowds to fiddle with phones during suiting if you're not somewhere you can pop your top easily and I know there are touch screen gloves out there, so this was test one on making claws that can actually work like a stylus for touch ( Read more... )

Originally posted by tioh at Making fursuit-heads with a 3d-printer - a short tutorial about 3d-printing

I'm making 3d-models for fursuits and hand puppets for about a year now and I print them on my FlashForge Creator 3D-printer. I have made 3d-models for head-bases, claws, noses, eyelids, footpads and teeth. I've tried several materials and settings ( Read more... )

this may sound stupid but i'm not sure which way your supposed to shave the fur on the face do you shave in the direction with the fur or against the fur? some people say it looks bad against but also when you go with it, it doesn't shave it as short it just pushes it down? can some people tell me how they do it? or how they manage this? and sorry ( Read more... )

They are not on Live Journal, but they gave me the OK to post this!

THIS is amazing. And looks EASY!

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I came across this the other day and I don't recall seeing it posted here before. Quite a collection of tips and tricks, mostly for beginner-intermediate.
Cutting the fur to avoid abrupt edges
Pinning the fur to keep the fur out of the seams and avoid it slipping
Patterning
Sewing more than 2 layers
Darts
Machine Sewing
Thread Tension

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A Sped up video of making a Plantigrade bodysuit with a DTD ( Read more... )

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Hey lovely crafty people!

We made another tutorial for you all in hopes it will be of great help to first time suit makers.

It is a start to finish tutorial on a basic foam head!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O73FgEWG2Jk

We really hope this helps anyone out there struggling with making your own head.

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Just got this up, thought you might like to see it. Intro for Crackerjack, The Rainbow Connection. Or COONection, as the case may be. Cuz I'm a coon, and all. Chirr!!

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I made this video a few weeks ago. Sort of a thank you to the folks who have reached out and told me about how much my videos and tutorials have helped them :3

It's just a quick example of two easy ways to sew those tails shut after you stuff them with polyfill. Foam tails are similar but too varied to really make a tutorial for.

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