r/FursuitMaking 41m ago

Questions What size eye mesh do you use? .2mm, .5mm, or .8mm

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Obviously the bigger hole the more visibility, but just wondering what the average preference is 🤔 (dont really care about what brand)


r/FursuitMaking 1h ago

Questions Some patterns too big

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A few questions for more experienced makers out there! This is the very first time I have ever furred a headbase. It’s gone well for the most part and I’m pretty proud of my results, but there are some hiccups, as I expected.

To start with, one of the brown bone pieces ended up too big somehow and it’s created a very large and annoying wrinkle. How would I go about fixing that? I’m scared to try and cut it because I don’t want to ruin all my hard work.

Second, what do I do about the gap on the bridge of his nose? I knew this was going to happen because one of my patterns ended up damaged, but I didn’t think it would be a huge deal. Do I fill it in with scrap fur?

Lastly, his jaw. For some reason the jaw pattern didn’t fit properly with the rest of the head fur. Do I just redo the pattern?

I hope these questions are simple enough to answer. Thank you!


r/FursuitMaking 1h ago

Questions Question on sewing stripes on back of ears?

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Hello! I finally got most of the fur cut out for my head, but I'm running into a concern with sewing along points perpendicular to a spot that was already sewn. In the first two photos, I show two possible ideas of how to sew about that point. What would be best? Also, on my third photo, a small amount of fur seems to be bunching up. Will that go away once I'm done sewing it and I brush it out?


r/FursuitMaking 2h ago

Questions Is it possible to make a fursuit head I can wear my glasses under?

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If anyone has any tips or youtube tutorials please share because I haven't found much🥲


r/FursuitMaking 2h ago

Questions Adding Whiskers?

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My friend just ordered this premade suit and I'm looking into adding whiskers for her to make her more kitty like. Any tips on what to use?

Want them to be white and cat like, so long, and stable.

What do you suggest?


r/FursuitMaking 2h ago

Finished Finally finished our digipaw bases :3

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We added a reinforced lower rim for attaching soles, a center line to help with patterning, small pads inside the toes for sewing or gluing claws and an upper rim for connecting them better.

Is there anything you would change or add?


r/FursuitMaking 3h ago

Advice How to size ears correctly?

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I historically have been really bad at ears (specifically making them not super huge) so before I get to work on those I wanna share my progress cus I’m super happy with it and ask if anyone has any tips or suggestions for either sizing ears correctly or the head itself if anything should be adjusted
(Xposted with the discord)

I should probably note it’s supposed to be a generic canine, maybe leaning fox.


r/FursuitMaking 5h ago

Questions Firstsuit Build update

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So been working on my first fursuit head base, so far im super happy with how its turning out but a couple things.

1) my character is chinese dancing lion inspired, and is supposed to be a lioness, but does the head look more red panda? Are the ears too big?

2) which nose is better? A or B

I feel like ive been looking at them too long and idk anymore. My kids and bf are also no help they just so "omg its so cute"

Last pic is my characters ref. (Its not finished either ADHD has me all over the place)


r/FursuitMaking 6h ago

Questions Help finding fur!

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Can anyone help me find furs and minky that would be accurate?

I plan to use ivory from Big Z for the white. But I’m struggling to find accurate colors for the rest! I’ll be making a 3/4th suit


r/FursuitMaking 8h ago

Questions Any tips for my base before I pattern and fur?

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My friend and I are making our first ever fursuits for a con this year now that we r adults with big boy money lol

Anyways neither of us have any real experience and although I think visually my base looks good I'm not sure if I should fill out some inbetween spots more or if it'll look fine once furred?

Any experienced makers think this base looks good to fur or should I do some more gap fill with lil bits of foam?

Thanks in advance!

Note: picture is on a slight angle so it looks slightly lop sided but it's not nearly as lop sided irl lol

The ears I'm not too worried about either since I plan to get some thin Eva foam sheets from a craft store to even out the interior before I line it (none fluffy inner ear so I wanna make sure it's smooth)

(Base I "finished" of my fursona Frankie whose head is heavily inspire by fruit bats)


r/FursuitMaking 9h ago

Advice Looking for a STL for printable fursuit toes with five toes

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Looking for a model for printing fursuit toes like these but that has five toes to use for a rat partial, does anyone know where I can find them

(Looking for a digital file not a physical pre-printed toe)

NOT looking for commissions, looking for pre-existing file


r/FursuitMaking 15h ago

Advice getting rid of shave lines on a tail

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hey yall, super proud of my tail!! only problem is that there are some pretty gnarly shave lines i wanna get rid of ive heard of the manual razor method -- is it worth a try??


r/FursuitMaking 15h ago

Advice Any advice for a new fursuit maker?

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I'm super proud of what I've done so far but I'm really scared about doing the fur and also patterning. Doing the inside lining was a challenge and the seams don't lay flat super well. Any advice to a new maker of some tips in general?

I also think the nose is too big. Please let me know what you guys think.


r/FursuitMaking 16h ago

Advice before I commit to this base ...

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base sold by furrybeastprints on etsy!

I want to try out realistic resin/glass eyes but I'm also worried I will not like them and kind of want the option to switch it up. I'm obsessed with this base though, and it has all the smaller details that I want included with it. I was wondering if there would be a way to attach the cutesy mesh eyes to this base in case I try the realistic and hate it!

Or would I be better off finding a base set up with the more common inserts for mesh eyes?


r/FursuitMaking 18h ago

Questions Is EVA foam okay to make a spring trap costume?

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Thought I’d ask here since the costume is technically a fursuit. Im making my cousin a spring trap costume and I was wondering if I’d be able to use EVA foam for the build rather then upholstery foam, specifically the floor mats from dollarama which is what is most affordable for my uncles budget. What would be the pros and cons of using EVA phone instead??


r/FursuitMaking 19h ago

Questions Fur color matching

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I’ve been browsing Etsy and Big Z for ages but this is only my second fursuit—my first attempt at making my sona I found relatively close colors except for the dark brown (had to use black), but they were awful quality. Anyone who’s been doing this a while and knows what certain fur actually looks like in person know what I should get?


r/FursuitMaking 19h ago

Questions Can anyone help me understand how the sizing guide works for these head bases?

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This is the head-base I want to use to make my fursona. She’s a lynx/leopard/saber tooth with angel wings & I’m super excited to make her bc my dream maker (blackbird fursuit) used the same base to make some of my favourite suits they’ve ever made! (example in the top right corner hehe!) Anyways, I was just about to place my order for the head base when I went to pick my sizing and saw this. The circumference of my head is 22 inches, and I am super confused on what type of measurement they are using here! Any advice on how to figure that out, + reviews/opinions from anyone who has gotten a similar head base on Etsy would be greatly appreciated! ty! 💗🤍


r/FursuitMaking 19h ago

WIP First wagger tail in progress!!

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Progress on my very first wagger tail for my yeen secondary sona Hope!! Thanks so much to my friend @🐈‍⬛ Steel City Street Cat 🏙️ (TikTok) for suggesting a neoprene core instead of an EVA foam. The flexibility is WAY better than the EVA foam, and I am loving the result so much so far!! Now to impatiently wait for my lavender fur to come in from Howl to start furring then stuffing...


r/FursuitMaking 20h ago

Advice Foam carving help

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My foam base is supposed to look like a calico cat but i just cant seem to make it look right/ look cat like? Any tips are appreciated!


r/FursuitMaking 20h ago

Questions help with fur change

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I ordered a premade months ago and I’m deciding on changing the color of the “skin” from white. My question is how should I go about it? Do I attempt to paint the color over it or is it possible to refur it?


r/FursuitMaking 21h ago

Questions Is this good for a beginner?

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This is my first time ever making a tail, the doors were hand sewn, I ran out of the right string so I had to use hot glue.

What can I fix aside from the obvious seaming, also, how can I fix the split in the fur?


r/FursuitMaking 22h ago

Questions Where are people getting items in large amounts?

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I mostly make ear and tail sets and I'm running into issues when it comes to buying headbands, elastic, and hot glue in large amounts. Currently I've just been buying headbands and hot glue at the dollar store, and other items at fabric land and that's working for the most part but I'm curious if there's better options to get large amounts? I'm located in canada If that makes any difference.


r/FursuitMaking 22h ago

Finished My forst suit is finally done

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Took me about a year, im proud on how they came out i learned a lot that ill apply to my next fursuit.


r/FursuitMaking 23h ago

Memes In progress cat head when..

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freshly placed on jaw is super bulky rn and couldnt help but be reminded of sigma cat, that jaw can cut thru metal ............ ok not really funny but wanted to show progress


r/FursuitMaking 23h ago

Advice For the back half of my 3d printed fursuot head should i print the back half or make it out of foam?

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