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The paws are pretty much ready for final assembly. Still a lot of hand sewing to do though.
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I’m making a set of goth paws for my partner, to go with his husky tail, for funsies.
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3 iterations of cardboard prototype & 2 paper patterns versions later, I have what I hope will become a successful foam mask. Foam often requires bevels for the shapes to read & hold properly, sadly beveling cardboard doesn’t really work. So I cut all the foam pieces with straight edges and worked out the bevels…
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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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Most makers I’ve seen get a nice edge by rolling the fur under whilst they are gluing down. I’m a clutz so I decided to pre-roll all sides that would need it (eyes, nose, jaw) using a simple whip stitch. I also decided to roll the bottom edge of the hood to get a nice…
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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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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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Miwak’s finished face, although right now I think it looks more like a luchador mask. All handsewn and preshaved, although I might have to do some more preshaving around the eyes before it heads over to the mask.
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Piecing the fur sections of Miwak’s face and neck together.