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What it costs to make YOUR fursuit.
15 years ago
I've been wanting to make this list for a white now (Soki Two-Paw inspired me to finally do it) to show people what it costs to make a fursuit. Prices listed below are based on a full suit.
Fur: $100-300 (depending on the fur type and how big the person is, this prices DOES NOT INCLUDE NFT price fur).
Balaclava: $12
Foam: $28-160 (depending if padding is needed and what type of foam the customer wants)
Shoes: $10-30 (again, depending on the customer's needs.
Thread: $12-20
Polyfill (if needed): $5-15
Elastic: $1
Plastic: $2
Resin (for claws if needed): $28
Latex: $12-42 (depending if they customer wants latex bottoms on their feet or not)
Paint: $5
Eye Material: $1-10
Clays (for teeth and noses): $5
High Temp Glue: I buy glue in 30# cases at a time): $8
Super 90: $15
Duck Tape: $5 (on average to put a DTD back together and for head patterning).
Zippers: $12 (I put zippers in my feet too).
So this is the direct cost of material. This doesn't include overhead, like machine repairs, electricity, time to make the patterns, materials to make the patterns, that sort of stuff. Also the time spend shopping, the gas it takes to get there (most of the time I travel down to LA to get supplies).
Minimum direct cost to a suit costs about $300. It usually costs me about $300-500. A good rule of thumb is the price of fur X 3 to get your cost of making a suit.
Fur: $100-300 (depending on the fur type and how big the person is, this prices DOES NOT INCLUDE NFT price fur).
Balaclava: $12
Foam: $28-160 (depending if padding is needed and what type of foam the customer wants)
Shoes: $10-30 (again, depending on the customer's needs.
Thread: $12-20
Polyfill (if needed): $5-15
Elastic: $1
Plastic: $2
Resin (for claws if needed): $28
Latex: $12-42 (depending if they customer wants latex bottoms on their feet or not)
Paint: $5
Eye Material: $1-10
Clays (for teeth and noses): $5
High Temp Glue: I buy glue in 30# cases at a time): $8
Super 90: $15
Duck Tape: $5 (on average to put a DTD back together and for head patterning).
Zippers: $12 (I put zippers in my feet too).
So this is the direct cost of material. This doesn't include overhead, like machine repairs, electricity, time to make the patterns, materials to make the patterns, that sort of stuff. Also the time spend shopping, the gas it takes to get there (most of the time I travel down to LA to get supplies).
Minimum direct cost to a suit costs about $300. It usually costs me about $300-500. A good rule of thumb is the price of fur X 3 to get your cost of making a suit.
You might also want to include the price of the bag/case you're going to be transporting the suit in, as often first time owners don't have this! And there are other accessories as well, like sandals (which will help prevent your footpaws from wearing out and needing replacing), bandanas, goggles, collars, conbadges, and whatever type of repair kit you might bring with you to cons (mine has about a dozen extra claws, and I always seem to have to make more after each con).
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Fursuit construction is another form of art. Practise, practise, practise.
One of my friends, Vanillin, had created her own ferret fursuit... and for a first, it was pretty well done. She's not too optimistic about the design, but I liked it.