Project Updates 1/24/13

I've made some progress on my fursuit already.

I spent a couple of hours yesterday working on a tail pattern for my fursuit. It consists of about 13 pieces. Sunday or Monday I will but cutting out the pieces for a test tail. If it looks good once it's all sewn, I'll keep the pattern.

I also made a pattern for my handpaws. And, much like the tail pattern, I will testing it out next week (possibly on Tuesday).

Tomorrow I will be working on feet. I'll also be streaming! A link will be posted on my dA page. The stream will start at 11 AM Mountain time, and I'm not sure how long it will last.

Tonight, my buckram arrived for my fursuit eyes. I'm still waiting on the stuff for my head to arrive. I'm hoping it will be here Saturday. Fingers crossed!

But for now, here is a list of what I will be doing with an estimated time of when I will do them.

Sunday: Tail test

Monday: Art day

Tuesday: Paw test

Wednesday: Art day

Thursday: Eyes and elastics

Friday: Art day

Saturday: Head

Now, this is not set in stone. Monday I get my new work schedule. Any days that I have work, I may not work on my fursuit. And if something takes me longer to do, it delays everything else.

The cost of fur is going to be $106 + shipping. After I get it, I will be able to do the tail, paws, and the head. I'm going to be selling a few things to earn some money for the materials. I may not be able to buy them until mid February.

I'm also going to be buying some silicone paw pads. Those will be $70 and I won't be able to get those until March or possibly even April. But, I am absolutely excited.

And this is all I have to say for tonight. Thank you for reading! You can expect to see photos of my tests next week. c:

Project Updates 1/22/13

Just some project updates for you all...

First of all, I got the supplies for the head all ordered. I'm waiting on everything to show up though. I have some of the materials in my possession, but others are still being made.

I'm also waiting on fabric samples still. I got my samples from Mendel's, but I'm waiting for the ones from DF. After doing the math, the cost of fur will be around $105 (not including shipping).

I have everything ready to make the feetpaws (minus the fur, of course), so I may start on those pretty soon to pass the time until the other materials get here. I struggle with them, so it'll be good to take my time with everything.

And that is all I have to say in regards to my fursuit. Pictures will hopefully come soon.

Project

Every winter, i go through a depressed phase. But I've found, over the years, having a project helps me get my mind off it. December I focus on Christmas gifts and in February, Valentine pictures. But in January, I have nothing.

This year, I found a project to work on. I'm going to build a fursuit! This is not my first one. I've built a few others in the past... But this one is going to be different. I won't exactly say how, but I'm excited to see the finished product. I will be posting WIP pictures here.

I'm going to be buying materials one at a time because I don't have a ton of money. But below you can see my goals and how close I am to buying everything. :)

Details

$0/$53

Base

$0/$125

Extras

$0/$15

Fur

Still deciding on fur.

And this is just for the hands, head, and tail. Not the feet. That will come later, along with the DTD.

So before I can even begin furring, I need almost $200. Golly.

It'll take me at least 3 weeks to get the details and the base. Extras will only be about a week. But I ordered some free fur samples! That's exciting. c:

And this is all. Keep your eyes open! I will try to post a weekly update on things, but I don't know if that will happen.