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I was asked to show how I attach paw pads. I don’t applique as I don’t think it creates a realistic look. Instead, the pads are completely separate pieces that are made like a pocket, stuffed, then sewn into the fingers of the completed paws.
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Gluing down Miwak’s face. It’s easy if you glue in stages and make sure the whole face is centred first, and if hot glue drips on the fur accidentally just wait until it cures then it cleanly picks straight off without damaging the fur. The lower jaw gets glued once I’ve sewed the face and…
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Decided to try out mask building using EVA. This is KazPlay’s para mask pattern and it was really fun to do. I’m planning to do some experimentation on this sculpting the keratin beak etc in foam clay and fixing the jaw in a stationery open-mouthed position. If it looks ok, I might turn it into…
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I spent a couple of delightful hours dremeling. Miwak’s eye ports needed smoothing, a half snarl mask needed prepping, and I started prep work for the next cosplay (spirit of the north fox).
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I do enjoy art lib commissions. This is a special pair of paws where I’m using the black tipping on the red fur to achieve some tonal colour for the red, with inset yellow highlight stripes. I’ll do some selective hand trimming once the paw is all completed so the yellow stripes can be seen…
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For extra security of the knotted hair, I painted 2 thin layers of PVA glue over the back of each knot to create a flexible plastic coating. Then I had to back the wig onto some cotton (after bullying the wig back into shape) using a back stitch and lines of tack stitching to keep…
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I can’t believe it’s taken me this long to realise I can just use the ironing board as a high table, rather than propping the setup on boxes on the dining table and hunching over it. This is high enough that it’s not hurting my back as I do this anymore which is soooo much…
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Miwak is coming along fantastically! I’m not going to glue anything down until I’ve finished the kanekalon mane as I’m not sure whether I will have to adjust anything.
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I am slogging away at the mane piece, which is basically a hand latched kanekalon wig. This is the left side that I finished off, with some pattern adjustments so it’ll blend into the mask fur better. Still have to make the other side and get them backed before installation. It’s massively poofy right now…
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I finally got around to the final trim for Miwak’s feet and paws! I prefer to hand trim using thinning scissors, and with these paws that was the best decision! I’m so pleased with how these came out.