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10 years ago
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Hello everyone!
I'm just starting up making suits and have been browsing different fabric websites and stores, comparing prices and quality of product. To all those with more experience than me in buying and selling suits know of a good place to buy faux fur that is good quality at a decent price?
Also, where can I get the plastic sheets for eyes? I know there are places where you can order premade eyes, however, I like doing my own and can't find a site to buy just plain white plastic sheets.
I have a few places I've found but am not sure if they hold up to the seasoned furry's standards. What do you guys think? Reviews? Comments? Advice?
Fabric
https://www.fabric.com/buy/0317403/.....lian-off-white
http://www.fabricdepot.com/fashion/.....-fur-off-white
http://stylishfabric.com/faux-fur-f.....ur-fabric.html
http://bigzfabric.com/index.php/fab.....-the-yard.html
Plastic
http://www.usplastic.com/catalog/it.....x?itemid=23412
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Homedepot
I'm just starting up making suits and have been browsing different fabric websites and stores, comparing prices and quality of product. To all those with more experience than me in buying and selling suits know of a good place to buy faux fur that is good quality at a decent price?
Also, where can I get the plastic sheets for eyes? I know there are places where you can order premade eyes, however, I like doing my own and can't find a site to buy just plain white plastic sheets.
I have a few places I've found but am not sure if they hold up to the seasoned furry's standards. What do you guys think? Reviews? Comments? Advice?
Fabric
https://www.fabric.com/buy/0317403/.....lian-off-white
http://www.fabricdepot.com/fashion/.....-fur-off-white
http://stylishfabric.com/faux-fur-f.....ur-fabric.html
http://bigzfabric.com/index.php/fab.....-the-yard.html
Plastic
http://www.usplastic.com/catalog/it.....x?itemid=23412
Lowes
Homedepot
know of a good place to buy faux fur that is good quality at a decent price?
-Fabric.com is a basic place to start, lots of choice but you will get spotty quality. With wrinkled fur or not enough yardage you need to buy. Some times there dyes in the fur is spotty as well. I made the mistake in being cheap on a commission that i ended up having to remake because some fur was darker than the rest of it
Fabricdepot.com is more of the same from fabric.com
-Mendels is what i use, its what i prefer. Good quiality smaller options in faux fur but some times have furs that others dont provide~! Little more pricey tho
-Fabricempire is my 2nd choice. More options in faux fur but normally what i what isnt on sale or available so thats the only negative. The lack of InStock furs during a sale.
Samples, you should always get samples of fur before you buy, unless you know what your getting is what you want. You can get samples at all the websites in different ways. They dont like to tell people about them. Just look around you will eventually find a "free swatch" option
https://www.etsy.com/search?q=fursuit%20claws all types of claw types on etsy
I have my own person i go threw but try these first
Eyes for the plastic you can just use cheap bowls you can use window screen and layer it a few times so no one can see threw or use buckrum. Color them with paint markers and blow out the holes with canned air or your breath before it dries or else the holes will get covered and you wont see well.
You can use the sheets as well but if you want them to curve for any reason just heat it up with a hair dryer and mold it to the shape you want. Or put it over a bowl so it curves as you heat it. That is if its thin, if its really thick you might have to put it into the oven.
This is just some basic stuff it will type a wall-o-txt if i touched base on everything so if you want you can just skype me at mia.rome
Or you can note me anytime. I have a lot of links and different things I've tried.
So yeah~