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Progress on the collab tail. This is designed to sit a little bit proud instead of letting gravity pull it straight down. I’m wondering whether to do a simple appliqué back or just a plain back…?
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I’m planning to do a sandwich of some black fur between the dark to light transitions on the top of the tail, just to add some extra texture, which meant I had to change the construction order to allow for those strips to easily be put in. I also like how this change to normal…
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Spent most of a morning cutting out all these many pieces for the bee inspired tail. This giant puff nub goes with the paws I was making earlier.
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Got all the pads sewn in, lined, & stuffed. I’ve stuffed all the claws but I really want to just attached the ones on the middle fingers to be super reminiscent of bee claws…but I know doing that means it won’t sell well 😔
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Got a lot done on the bee themed paws. Machined lining/claws/pads, installed & stuffed palm pads, completed side seams, & even did all the finnicky finger web seams (my least favourite bit).
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First pass of hand sewing on these paws is now completed. Next I need to do the machine sewing of the pads before they can be installed.
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I’m making up a new paw/tail set for my shop, mainly to get rid of some of the fabric stash. The set is going to be inspired by the Australian blue banded bee. Here I’ve cut all the bits needed for the plush paws.
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Almost finished the paws then the parasaur set is done! The finger nails have piece of thin laser cut acrylic glued into an internal pocket to stiffen the base of the nail. Just have to sew on the cuffs and a tidy up clip now.
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Hemmed all the raw edges before glueing the fur down. Glueing was tricky because the back under the sail had to remain open for the hood to fit over, then that had to be henson stitched closed. Still needs a nose/eye trim.
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Parasaur mask is now ready for it’s fur. The inside has been tidied using EVA foam for cleanliness, mouth soft palette installed, two interchangeable tongues with velcro attachment, rare earth magnets in nose/chin for the blep tongue, & removeable/adjustable foam padding.