So this might be kinda long.. I know I've been posting a lot lately, I plan on making a 3/4 suit. It will be my second suit and I want it to be something special, since I will be going all out, and buying real quality supplies. (Until my last suit, which everything, fur and all came from joann' s).
1. Where is a good place to get foam for heads/feet? Online or store? The stuff I get from joanns is ok, but it doesn't seem like that's what professional makers use.
I heard you can go to upholstery stores and ask if they have foam scraps they want to throw out, getting free foam. Can you?
2. So I plan on making digigrade pants on a dtd this time. I'm thinking about getting a disposal painters suit, making straight pants, and carving up foam to attach to the dtd.
But for the actual suit, I was going to pattern one piece of fabric off the padding, attaching it to the fur, and either filling it with stuffing, or stuffed pillows. Then closing it up with Velcro or a zipper. Is there another way to keep it closed?
Also, is there mabye a cheaper why to do the padding on the dtd? It just seems like a waste to carve up foam if that's all I'll use it for. I thought about using the pillows, but I thought they would flatten down after the taping, and not make the pattern work right.
3. For the furring, I was thinking of making the fur come up more, so that it's higher then my belt line, since I was thinking about making a hole, the same way you do on fullsuits so the belt doesn't show. I don't want my clothing pulling up where you can see the belt. (This happens every time I wear my half suit). Would this be a good idea? Or maybe I could have belt loops that hide the belt? Because how could I keep the pants up without them?
4. For my tail, it's going to be over 4ft long. I'll be carrying it most of the time, but I would like to be able to clean it if needed, since it has alot of white. I was thinking of putting a zipper on the top back so it could be washed in the washer (I've done this with a bodysuit). Or I've heard about a sleeve. Anyone know anything about this?
5. I've heard shaving a bodysuit down is both bad and ok. I want my fur short everywhere but my cheeks, neck, and tail. I want short, but not seal fur short. I've seen cr crafts short fur, anyone gotten it before? Or know a good place to get medium/short length fur? I might get mm fox for the tail and head, I just hope the tail won't get knotted fur for being so long.
6. I've made a few pairs of paws, but mess up every time. It's always that I mess up between the fingers, and the shape is never right. I'm going to be making stuffed four fingered paws. I need help on knowing how to get the round shape just right, the seem allowance between the fingers, and making sure the two-fingerd finger blends in well.
1. Where is a good place to get foam for heads/feet? Online or store? The stuff I get from joanns is ok, but it doesn't seem like that's what professional makers use.
I heard you can go to upholstery stores and ask if they have foam scraps they want to throw out, getting free foam. Can you?
2. So I plan on making digigrade pants on a dtd this time. I'm thinking about getting a disposal painters suit, making straight pants, and carving up foam to attach to the dtd.
But for the actual suit, I was going to pattern one piece of fabric off the padding, attaching it to the fur, and either filling it with stuffing, or stuffed pillows. Then closing it up with Velcro or a zipper. Is there another way to keep it closed?
Also, is there mabye a cheaper why to do the padding on the dtd? It just seems like a waste to carve up foam if that's all I'll use it for. I thought about using the pillows, but I thought they would flatten down after the taping, and not make the pattern work right.
3. For the furring, I was thinking of making the fur come up more, so that it's higher then my belt line, since I was thinking about making a hole, the same way you do on fullsuits so the belt doesn't show. I don't want my clothing pulling up where you can see the belt. (This happens every time I wear my half suit). Would this be a good idea? Or maybe I could have belt loops that hide the belt? Because how could I keep the pants up without them?
4. For my tail, it's going to be over 4ft long. I'll be carrying it most of the time, but I would like to be able to clean it if needed, since it has alot of white. I was thinking of putting a zipper on the top back so it could be washed in the washer (I've done this with a bodysuit). Or I've heard about a sleeve. Anyone know anything about this?
5. I've heard shaving a bodysuit down is both bad and ok. I want my fur short everywhere but my cheeks, neck, and tail. I want short, but not seal fur short. I've seen cr crafts short fur, anyone gotten it before? Or know a good place to get medium/short length fur? I might get mm fox for the tail and head, I just hope the tail won't get knotted fur for being so long.
6. I've made a few pairs of paws, but mess up every time. It's always that I mess up between the fingers, and the shape is never right. I'm going to be making stuffed four fingered paws. I need help on knowing how to get the round shape just right, the seem allowance between the fingers, and making sure the two-fingerd finger blends in well.