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| Sunday, July 12th, 2009 | 4:02 pm
[kyralie]
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| 6:03 pm
[darzi_j]
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Sewing Machine recommendations?
Just a quick question about sewing machines! I'm currently using a really sturdy Kenmore. It's about 20 years old, and it's a beast. But it's also borrowed, and my friend's mother is asking after getting it back soon...so I need to invest in one of my own. Unfortunately, I don't know that much about them nor about what to look for. So I'm turning to you all for assistance! Recommendations or just suggestions about what to be on the lookout for would be fabulous. Thanks, all! Current Mood:  artistic | 3:09 pm
[mousethedog]
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| 2:46 pm
[davennashi]
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Unknown fur type (atleast, for me)
Ok, kinda dumb question. I bought a really awesome black faux fur from Walmart, roughly two years ago... but it came on a very short roll and only bought a yard of it. I've since used it on misc stuff (tails, ears, my Hyena's head/mane/chest, leg covers, etc) and there not enough left to use on even small portions of a specified partial, left. This is for that Wolf-ram-bird-dragon thing I call a 'Shadow Beast'... I thought it looked much more realistic than shag fur... and not to mention more rugged for a beastly type creature. Can anyone identify what kind of fur this is, or something similar? I liked the rough, hair-like, thickness, and rough texture (despite that, it's kinda soft at the same time). It's a really good, high quality faux fur... It was roughly 2 inch pile (or more?) Is this what they call fox fur? (because honestly, the only furs I know the names of are shag and seal.... anything else I may have grabbed from Joanns/Walmart was just.... "that fur" if it wasn't either of those two types) Pictures under cut. ( Read more... )Any ideas? Current Mood: busy | 8:35 am
[poprock_grey]
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Furring balaclava, removing rit dye from skin. ^^;
Hi again guys! I feel incredibly silly about asking this, but I tried to find it in memories, but failed... Does anyone have a nice tutorial for furring a moving jaw on a balaclava? Also, another question: Does anyone know how to get Rit dye off your skin? There was a hole in the glove and yaddah yaddah, hand in dye and WAT?! Denim blue finger?! I feel silly... but at least it wasn't green and just my thumb. xD | 12:19 pm
[tayalu]
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Best density of foam to use?
Hey there, I'm just about to start ordering foam for making my first suit, but I'm at a loss to what density to buy... I'm gonig to be working from this (click for tutorial) technique, as I love Tanidareal's suits and think they're very effective. I'm ordering foam from efoam.co.uk, and they offer densities of: Average (soft) Medium High (firm) Severe (very firm) Which would be best for this kind of technique, and what dimensions should i order? I'm going to order one sheet 0.5" thick and one 3" thick. Thank you for reading! Taya~ Current Mood:  confused | | Saturday, July 11th, 2009 | 10:17 pm
[sharamordinae]
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| 10:35 pm
[kazilith]
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| 10:45 pm
[hindpaws]
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AC's Past, I can finally post.
Yay!! Anthrocon is over, and I can finally post all the suits that I've finished for people to premiere at AC. This is a pink husky built for Razz Husky. Originally the suit was gonna be a black and white husky but Razz decided to change it as a gift for his significant other.  Comments and critiques always welcome. There are more pics available at the link below. Thanks for looking. (BTW, he is a pink and white husky, the camera bleached the color a bit due to it being a sunny day, sorry everyone!) http://web.mac.com/hindpaws/Hindpaws_Den/Fursuits_09/Pages/Pink_Husky.html | 8:34 pm
[jaguargrin]
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Help meee! I've done work on it since these photos were taken....but not much! :) Red lines? Critique? Im going for dinosaur/dragon look! First attempt ever...only a few hours work on it so far. X_X ( PICTURES ) | | Sunday, July 12th, 2009 | 1:00 am
[karpour]
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Anyone willing to sell Fox Fur?
Sorry for posting again in such a short time, but since the only result I got from the last post is that Monterey Mills Fox fur is the one that fits, I'll just ask. Is anyone here willing to sell Monterey Mills Fox Fur Rust (the long pile one)? I'd need about 2 yards. | | Saturday, July 11th, 2009 | 4:21 pm
[blackcat2086]
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Need Help with Jaw Twisting
Finally got it to the point where I can wear it! The foam has been glued down with Super77 and "caulked" with hot glue. The ears are finished, just not glued down yet. The nose is still unattached because I'm trying to decide on using Plasti-Dip or using a nice black cloth to cover it. I'm thinking about going with the latter at this point since I haven't tried it before and I'm afraid the Plasti-Dip will cause shrinkage in the foam when it dries. I am having a problem with the lower jaw twisting to the wearer's right when opened and closed. I thought that by adjusting the tension in one side of the elastic band it would correct itself. It did a little, but not entirely. I'm not exactly sure what to do about it, so I decided to consult you guys about it. I'm afraid that once I get the teeth in and fur everything the added weight will make it worse. Current Mood: accomplished | 9:53 pm
[fry_fuzzmutt]
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| 8:49 pm
[shadowedxrunes]
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dragon suit complete!
I finished this lovely guy recently, and everyone seems to love him! I also recently put him up for auction, which i'll be jumping over to fursuit auctions to post about soon :3 anyway, onwards to the photos! ( pictures below! ) | 12:28 pm
[sdkitsune]
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| 7:53 am
[jirris_midvale]
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Fatsuit
I took a look through memories for something that would answer my question, but I didn't see anything off-hand. So, I've had an idea for a fursuit in the works for a while. Been working on it when I've got a few spare hours, few extra bucks, and the desire to make animal costumes. One of the big problems I've had in the planning phases has been giving the suit the proper bodytype. Now, I'm a guy of a pretty average build. The character in question is a chubby girl. ( Drawings of girl behind cut )What I've seen on other people's suits is that the layered foam on the undersuit tends to work well for denser materials like muscle and structure, and using 'pillows' of polyfil or shredded foam built into the suit itself works great for making characters big and soft looking. The big difference I've noticed is how each material moves with the suit. The 'padded divesuit' method gives the illusion of something moving under the skin, whereas the 'padded fursuit' method looks more like the character is carrying some extra pounds. So, I come to you, oh great and knowledgeable fursuit list. How the heck do I make an under structure that doesn't make her look sculpted or like a blimp? Or am I missing the point entirely and it's all about how it's shaped, not what it's made of and where it goes in the suit? Help me fursuit mailing list, you're my only hope. Current Mood: confused | 12:30 am
[tieran]
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Keep up the efforts, or Stick with what I've got?
( backstory. Can't find more fur )I have a few options now. I can call the bodysuit a loss and just have the person working on it send it back to me, see if maybe I can rework to fur to at least be a nice looking partial... Or I can buy a different kind of fur and rip all the fur off my head (it's glued on), paws, and tail and refur them to match Or I can maybe buy a different type of fur that's kind of close-ish and see if I can airbrush-blend them in Are any attempts to salvage the body feasible, or should I avoid risking damaging my head/paws or mismatching badly and just be satisfied with a partial at this point? | | Friday, July 10th, 2009 | 10:48 pm
[shadowkatt20]
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Dragon!
Hello all!
This is my first post and first suit. I hope that this belongs here since it's not really all that "furry". This is the first time that I've worn everything together and I'm really proud of it! I'd love some critique and/or redlining so that I can fix basic shapes and whatnot before I start detailing.
( More Pictures ) | | Saturday, July 11th, 2009 | 1:05 am
[coyoty]
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Getting a Ript physique
 The Ript Fusion T-shirt is a support shirt that shapes a man's body so that it looks like he has a better physique than he does. It also works like UnderArmor, wicking away moisture. This would be a good option for guys who would rather have a better frame for their fursuits than nature provides. http://www.riptfusion.com/rip-t-fusion.html | | Friday, July 10th, 2009 | 9:03 pm
[beastcub]
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Updated wolf quad stuff, better pictures and video
one of the new pics and new video below go here for more new stuff http://community.livejournal.com/quadsuits/30550.htmli added some padding to the back of the head to make the neck look better and loosened the jaw spring so the mouth is open more and moves better. i also put a battery powered fan int he chect which weighs it down and makes it look deeper. i also made sure my sister stretched her body out as wide as she could to fill outt his huge costume better for the phots. it looks a bit better now. no?  |
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