Finally it was just a matter of sewing the fingers to the hand, then sewing both sides together and stuffing the fingertips with polyfill and boom! Handpaw! Ngl I'm so happy with it, I still gotta finish some details but I got so much dopamine from that. #Fursuit #FursuitMaking

Can't have dragon handpaws without scratchy claws. I found a 3d model on Etsy that I printed, sanded and spray painted. Then it was just a matter of sewing them straight in the fingertips. #Fursuit #FursuitMaking

Once the inner side was finished, it was time to make the liner. I made a pattern by tracing around my hand, then blanket stitched everything together, first the two layers of liner then the finger holes. #Fursuit #FursuitMaking

Beans, beans, beans and more beans. Painstakingly cutting minky and neoprene patterns, sewing the darts, sewing the minky to the neoprene, stuffing the beans, cutting holes in the fingers and sewing the beans into the holes. #Fursuit #FursuitMaking

Yes my OC doesn't have beans but my fursuit will, sue me uwu I found a 3d beans pattern on Etsy so I made a first one, realized it was wag too small, so I made a MEGA CHONKY one and now we're talking. #Fursuit #FursuitMaking

The fursuit saga continues! Time to maybe some pretty handpaws~ Nothing crazy for now, just tracing, shaving, cutting and sewing the fingers and palms. I did have a mild existential crisis about the size of the hands, but decided to trust the process and keep going. #Fursuit #FursuitMaking

This fox @sonofgoth.bsky.social won't share!

Good boy do a sit! Dog, designed by Davidgami and folded by me. I used a single square of 30cm homemade tissue foil paper. #Origami #PaperArt

The origami posting continues! This is The Violonist, designed by Hojyo Takashi, and folded by me from a single square of 50cm tissue foil paper. #Origami #PaperArt

The people have spoken, guess we posting origami now! I have no clue where to start so here's Satoshi Kamiya's phoenix, folded from a single sheet of 50cm double tissue paper. #Origami #Art #PaperArt

I've been waiting on supplies to share more progress, and haven't really had time to do crochet lately. Lots of you might not know but I used to make a lot of origami, maybe I should start posting these?

Just a happy little molecule! Anyone know its name? Gift for a secret santa at the lab I work at #Crochet #Chemistry #ScienceArt

And well, this is (almost) it! I've attached the belt to the base, and I'm honestly really happy with the tail motion. I might experiment with rubber bands to tune it slightly. I just gotta add the fluff at the tip, and fix a mistake I'll talk about in the next post. #Fursuit #FursuitMaking

I added a plate to the base of the tail, with an extra fancy candy vore cross section. I sure hope this flexible foam won't be an issue later #Foreshadowing #Fursuit #FursuitMaking

Now for the biggest project.. A huge gift me and @biswools.bsky.social worked on for @godsendgame.bsky.social 3 Big cuties! I worked on Milo, the golden retriever, and Sid, the red kobold! The grey ram was done fantastically by bismuth~ Be sure to check out the game to see more of these cuties!

After sewing it all together, it was finally time to put the sleeve on. I think it's safe to say, the tail passes the wiggle test! #Fursuit #FursuitMaking

It took all week, but the red fluff is all done. And you guys are almost all caught up! I tried to make a sort of taper with the triangles getting smaller towards the end, I guess I could have made it a but more pronounced. #Fursuit #FursuitMaking

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I just realized we made it to 300 followers, thank you all so much! It really means a lot to have so many people tune in to my crafty shenanigans, I won't stop anytime soon

Sorry for the slow updates, I haven't had much free time this week u.u I had originally planned to do a continuous spine of red but switched to "scales" because they look more fluffy. It'll take a while because I gotta make sure no blue fur gets trapped in the stitches. #Fursuit #FursuitMaking

At long last... Another wiggle check! As you can see, the fur is now dampening the motion quite a bit. It's unfortunate for the tail tip bit it still moves for slower, high amplitude motion so it should look good when I'm walking. #Fursuit #FursuitMaking

Now that both parts are finished, time for a fit check. I pinned them together, and the fabric feels a bit tight. I'll have to try to sew more towards the edge of the seam allowance to hopefully make it a little looser. #Fursuit #FursuitMaking

It's getting cold out there, so I crocheted myself a scarf! #Crochet #FurryArt #Fursuit

Midnight!🔥 #worldofwarcraft

Merry Christmas to me!

Once the pattern was done, it was just a matter of tracing, cutting and sewing all the pieces. I found that trimming the fur along the seam allowances helps to hide the seams, might be overkill but I like to go the extra mile. #Fursuit #FursuitMaking

Taping time! That was a pretty relaxing part after the foam carving, the only tricky part was to keep the tail straight. Just traced the different segments and colors and boom, pattern! #Fursuit #FursuitMaking

Here I show what happens when I hole the tail on the first vs second segment. In my opinion, the motion is slightly smoother when I hold the second segment. Plus it'll make transport easier, and a shallower angle means the tip won't drag on the floor. #Fursuit #FurduitMaking

Back on track! Got more foam, glued the last pieces and I carved all the segments so that the tail can still bend and swish around. #Fursuit #FursuitMaking

I'M SO DUMB I forgot to post this part, I tried to fix the twisting issue by fusing two plates then carving a groove diagonally. As you can see, it made it much much worse so I patched the diagonal groove and kept the two plates fused. #Fursuit #FursuitMaking

Man I've been really bad at documenting this.. I glued foam onto each plate, except the middle one cuz I ran out. You can see I fused these two middle plates together, and this actually helps with the twisting issue mentioned previously. #Fursuit #FursuitMaking

Proof of waggle It's has some issues, the motion is pretty erratic but that should fix itself as I add foam and fur. However, the geometry of the tail makes it so the middle wants to twice, so I'll have to fix that. #Fursuit #FursuitMaking

Welp, I forgot to take lots of pics... But I just cut then glued segments of the tail in EVA foam, these keep the segments stiff while they flex at the joints. #Fursuit #FursuitMaking

BACK IN THE FURSUIT MINES BABY Time to make a tail! I started by making a sketch on some paper, transfered it to fabric (cat for scale). I've made it so the tip will be just above the floor. #Fursuit #FursuitMaking

Finally, this beast is complete!

Back to your regularly scheduled crochet posts Absolutely massive plushie for @biggestboof.bsky.social of Aries, a character in a game he's been developing with a small team of friends. It's called @godsendgame.bsky.social and you should check it out!! #Crochet #FurryArt #Plushie

At long last, THE BOI IS COMPLETE!! I am so, SO proud of his he turned out. Despite all the pain and frustration, it was the most fun I've had on a project. Thank you all for your support and kind words through the progress posts 💙 #Fursuit #FursuitMaking

With the ears sewn on, he's pretty much all done! I just need to do a few final touchups like making accessories, hairspraying the braids and adding stronger magnets in the hair tuft Video in comments for proof of ear wigglage #Fursuit #FursuitMaking

Finally, the back of the head and neck are all done!! It took a while since my pattern for these parts was really bad, so I had to add, cut, dart, improvise...but in the end it looks good and it fits, so that's good enough for me! #Fursuit #FursuitMaking

You might have noticed a lack of updates lately, it's because you're all caught up! Progress will be slower because work, but I finished the braids and started working on adding the neck. #Fursuit #FursuitMaking

Final piece was to make the neck. I got a cheap pattern on Etsy, and it fit pretty well. I'll add it once the stitching on the back of the head is all done. #Fursuit #FirsuitMaking

I finally got to the back of the head, which unfortunately didn't go so well. I tried adding strip of velcro so I could access the inside. Turns out it wouldn't close all the way because of all the foam I added, so I started adding strips to bridge the gaps. #Fursuit #FursuitMaking

Some more work on little details I lined and added a chin rest that I ended up having to move a bit later on. I then made some crochet braid rings, I'm supper happy with how the pattern turned out. I've made them removable so the braids can be maintained. #Fursuit #FursuitMaking

After trying the head on, I realized it really was not stable enough. I was told to go wild on the foam so I did. I added padding to every spot that touches my face, with removable lining. I might actually have overdone it, but that's a story for a later post. #Fursuit #FursuitMaking

And finally, the final piece of the head (not counting the neck). I saw a tutorial on how to make a mane-like hair and tried to do the same. It's not quite as fluffy as I would have liked it to be, but it looks pretty good when I'm wearing it! #Fursuit #FursuitMaking

Another detail that seems minimal but makes a big difference: the eyeliner. It took me a while to make it because I was so afraid of gluing anything to the fur. Turns out, it's much better and safer to just glue it to the cup of the eyes. #Fursuit #FursuitMaking

Now on to smaller details on the face: lips and eyebrows. The lip is made of very short velvet from fabric scraps, with the sides folded along the middle to make it cleaner. I'm very disappointed for the eyelids, the magnets aren't strong enough to secure them in place. #Fursuit #FursuitMaking

Time to work on the smaller details! I made the upper hair tuft with two magnets for easy storage and swappable hairstyles. Then, two horn sheaths to hide the locking mechanism. The fur transition isn't the cleanest, but oh well. #Fursuit #FursuitMaking

Here's a full build from that point, and I gotta say I was really happy with how it looked already! And cat gave his blep of approval. I still had quite a bit to go though: Bottom and upper lips, eyeliner, eyelids, horn sockets, braid ends, back of the head and neck. #Fursuit #FursuitMaking

Finally, the long awaited step...shaving!! I cannot describe how nervous I was. And of course, it went wrong and I overshaved a spot. I tried needle felting some fur back in but it didn't work, so I cut it out and made an inlay which ended up surprisingly clean. #Fursuit #FursuitMaking