How to attach an Expanding Foam base to balaclavas?
Haven't posted on Livejournal in years, not sure if I'm doing this right.How do I attach an expanding foam base to a balaclava? Do I need to attach these kinds of base to a balaclava? Please help me.
View ArticleMy Eyes Are Falling Off
Well, I use plastic mesh that most people seem to use for their eyes. Unfortunately I'm having a lot of issues getting the paint to adhere. I decided that maybe I could use some primer to prep it...
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How to shape eyes?
Hello! I need some help with how to shape/make a pattern for the eyes of my fursuit.The bottom is curved and I'm not quite sure what to do.The eye white will be foamies with compressed felt stuff on...
View ArticleTabby Faux Fur?
So I remember seeing a while back (pretty sure it was on FA) some tabby faux fur in grey and orange and I'm having trouble finding something similar. Anyone have any suggestions for any tabby patterned...
View ArticleRussian site???
I have just revived my livejournal page here on fursuitlivejournal and found it dominated by Russian adds and now were subjected to Russian law!What has this meant for the fursuit Livejournal? Is there...
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fur sourcing part 2
need help finding the darker color fur for this baby! (pref a type thatll have a matching light grey in the same texture?) anything close to it would be fine- dark grey/dark purple as long as it isnt...
View ArticleBleeding airbrushing
After a con several months ago, I realized that the colors on my heavily airbrushed suit rubbed off pretty obviously on the white parts of its fur in areas that rubbed a lot like the upper arms. It's...
View ArticleVery first project! Where does the beginner start
OK after a few years I was able to save up enough money to lay down and buy a very nice Janome Skyline S5 sewing machine after reccomened it by a few people here. Now I know a little about hand sewing...
View Articlefur sourcing
I'm looking high and low for about a half yard of the turquoise beaver from fursuit supplies (or something like it) that's good quality. Obviously I'd prefer the stuff from the actual custom run, but...
View ArticleDYING FAUX FUR! HOW DO YOU DO IT?!
So I have this cutie patootie: https://www.instagram.com/p/BdTWUCzjrbw/?hl=en&taken-by=nightsword.studiosI want to make a suit of him, but his albino patches are four different shades of almost...
View Articlefursuit hair HELP PLZ
I would be eternally grateful if someone could make/share a fursuit hair tutorial. I'm really shooting for hair like this:http://www.furaffinity.net/view/20150637/I inquired with the maker themselves...
View Articleinsurance/shipping/protection
So recently I had a problem with an item I shipped via USPS. Long story short one day it went out for delivery, and then disappeared into the realm of lost mail. It has been MIA since November and I...
View ArticleRings for fursuit paws
Hey all,I'm looking to make 'silver' rings for my fursuit paws. I had already thought about how to make them, but was curious if anyone on here may have a better idea. My idea: Cut Yoga mat foam into a...
View ArticlePlush/Polyfill Feet Paw Patterns?
I looked back in memories to see if there were and patterns but i could only find one, though it was personally unappealing for me. I know you can make them by making a model foot paw then patterning...
View ArticleAny fursuit aviators?
So I have a character that I’m currently working on. She will sometimes wear a pair of aviator glasses, but the problem is that I can’t seem to find any for fursuits! I do know of fursuit sunglasses,...
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Fur color for fursuit
I'm new to this so bear with me lol, but I have an oc that I want to make into a fursuit soon, my only problem is there is one fur color that I absolutely cannot find. It's like a light orange color?...
View ArticleNeed Mint Faux Fur !
Hi! I've honestly not posted here in 5 years? So, I'm sorry if I'm rusty to the rules. However, I'm pretty desperate to get my hands on some mint green fur! Fursuit supplies website ran out of all...
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Ear floofs?
So recently I’ve noticed that something was missing from my ears. I started looking at people’s fursuit heads, and noticed that most have some fur in the inner ear. I really would like to try it out,...
View ArticleSequins on Dutch Angel Dragon fursuit?
I don't know if this will be allowed with the rules of the species, so I wanted to make sure before I did it. I have some small sequins I want to put along the bridge of the nose and/or the bases of...
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New blog post on teeth, tongues, and noses
It's been a while since I've popped over here. Wanted to share my latest blog post about my adventures in making teeth, tongues, and noses for my resin wolf head....
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