my latest idea, saving money on a fursuit by getting a luchador styled loud turquoise fake muzzle mask with big ears and loudly declaring myself EL COYOTE AZUL while posing.

@anthracite crap, I'm gonna have to figure out how to cut patterns and sew, right?

@Leucrotta @anthracite Actually my source for vinyl (heavy duty bowling/costume type vinyl) that I am using to make my suit is great because the edges are so beautiful after cutting them that I don't think you'd *have* to sew it. You could glue it to a mask form with strong glue. (Though I do sew it, because I have a beast of a sewing machine and love to sew.)

If you want to toss around some ideas I'd be game, look at fabricempire.com/ which is my source for cosplay and fursuit materials lately. I might have a coupon for them if you want to order a sample book.

#luchador #furry #azul

@Leucrotta @anthracite For exampl
e here is a picture of Japanese wrestler El Desperado's mask, see how though some of it looks heat-formed the edges are just laser cut not necessarily sewn?

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@eredien @anthracite but, also I should know how to use a sewing machine or how to handstitch stuff, I feel like it's a major failing on my part.

@Leucrotta @anthracite it's definitely a skill I picked up at the expense of some other skills I would also have liked to have (for instance I didn't teach myself archery or how to hunt for food). I find these tradeoffs happen more as you get older.

FWIW I'm not a good hand-sewer but I love to sew on my machine. The two are not always mutually exclusive but I figure if the mellow and affable PBS "Sewing with Nancy" Nancy can get away with hosting like 20 years of a sewing show and then admit that she is no good at hand sewing, there is hope for me.

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