this is SO IMPORTANT, i have a lot of characters i want to have suits of but theyre really slim and things, and there arent many tutorials for “slim” digi suits. absolute godsend neff, thank you

Most of neffs videos are: “heres how to this really really hard thing! Im telling you how to do it correctly that way you dont have to suffer like i did when i was doing this the wrong way! Have fun! :D

"I don't trust my sewing machine not to eat it" I FELT that :') I started making plushies recently and my pieces are so small that I decided pretty early on that it's just better for my mental health to do most of my seams by hand

It will never cease to amaze me that furries can put so much time, talent, skill, dedication, and heart into their work and it goes unappreciated. You are an amazing artist!

I may not be making a fursuit but you never know when you need the knowledge. Thank you neffertity

Watching the way she makes the arms on the suit just fills me with rage again at the teacher of the cosplay course I took, who managed to convince me that I didn't need a full DTD for my suit, just the legs because "oh they're the only ones with padding and making a full DTD would probably be too tiresome". But BECAUSE I didn't make a top part, I ended up with arms that I almost can't move at all, and once I'm done fixing a different part of the suit, I'm gonna have to fix those arms and it might lead to me having to add a new piece that'll have a visible seam because of of the short fur. Not to mention I was struggling a long time with patterning the top half anyway because I didn't have a DTD to base it on. So not making a full DTD only gave me MORE work in the end, not less! AND it made my fursuit worse than if I'd just gotten to do the right thing the first time TL;DR: *Make a FULL duck tape dummy when you do a fullsuit! Don't listen to anyone who tells you it'd be a waste of time! They're very very wrong!*

I love how Neff is never afraid to use her own foolish mistakes as examples. I could literally never.

I’ve never liked the giant and clunky look on regular furry suits, so seeing a slim digi grade is a literal GODSEND. Thank you!

if you're interested, you could look into pad stitching to avoid using hot glue around the wing area. it's a tailoring stitch for attaching interfacing to the fabric it's stiffening, used in things like coat lapels and suit collars and other areas that need a lot of reinforcement to stay stiff. done right, it's invisible from the good side even on non-piled fabrics. (this is not meant to be rude or condescending! it's just something that came to mind when you explained the wing reinforcement). also those belly plates look really good! i mean the whole suit does, but the idea with the velcro covering the zip is a really cool way of doing it.

The nice thing about long videos, though, is if it is timestamped, we can quickly cross-reference, or simply pick up where we left off! So don't feel too bad for making things long, just as long as the information we need is still easily accessible! Thanks for making these tutorials!

I ask myself, why am I here? Why in the world did YT recommend this to me? It matters not. Your works are dope, and it's awe inspiring how you do this sort of content to help others bring their fun creations to life. All the love and work that goes into these pieces... And did I mention how wholesome this channel community is..?! Y'all are so enthusiastic and encouraging to each other. I feel blessed having stopped by.

I am SO HAPPY you made this tutorial I'm about to start my slim digigrade fullsuiy and this is a life saver youre vids are always perfect for me to understand and use ^^

I really need this tutorial for my suit! He’s a really slim, digigrade character. Thank you for this tutorial

neff: taping the thigh DTD: WiGgLE amazing tutorial btw neff!

This is SOOO helpful, Neff! I love these tutorials on how to make stuff, because there are not much tutorials and/or there's only a few detail giving, but with yours it's so easy to understand and you make tutorials on many fursuit things.

Just got an insane amount of respect for fursuit makers, and I guess artists in general bc being an artist myself I know the feeling of spending HOURS on a project but every second being absolutely worth it once you see the finished project. Part of me loves the idea of owning a full fursuit but my fursona has more of a more half furry half human kinda deal. It'd be much easier to cosplay if I even manage to make one

You're an absolute GENIUS for coming up with the velcro belly plates to hide the front zipper!! What a gorgeous body suit

This is such a great tutorial! I hope that I can eventually make as high quality suits as you do ^^

When in doubt, (hand) sew it out - *Neff 2021*

I just love the fursuits you make! You Inspire me so much. :3

The process was amazing to watch, and helpful to see all that goes into making JUST this body suit. I'm glad you're splitting the padding into another video. Well done on this bold red beauty ^^

Damn i really REALLY need a tutorial on digi leg padding! I made the feet, inspired by your previous tutorial on digi feet, and i also made fleece digi pants to test my abilities but it just went wrong I cant make the padding so it wont look super derpy or not enough 😖😖😖

"Yknow. Becoming a full on furry wont be so bad!" *Has no friends to show a fursuit to* *Lives in an area where there is zero furries around at all* *Rarely goes out* *Has no self esteem to actually go outside in one* "Well.. maybe I'll just wear it at home!" *Has extreme paranoia and can't even do simple stuff at home without feeling insecure* *No social media to show a fursuut off to* *My parents don't care at all about furries* "... Guess I'll keep drawing then!"

I have never trusted the sewing machine for the same reason, thank you because I am finally not alone on this.

This is super duper helpful! Thanks Neff! Side note- I still don’t have a fursuit, or fur in general.

I’m so happy to see this tutorial from you!! I’ve been struggling with bodysuits for so long! You’re a total God sent!!

The jogging and squat tests at the end are so important I imagine

I have the same sewing machine and when it decides to get stuck and eat your fabric it makes the scariest sound ever! She makes this look somewhat easy. Also, I really like those clips she is using. I may have to get myself some of those.

What a gorgeous suit, Neff! I adore how clean those markings are! The velcro scutes are an absolute power move too!

The way you demonstrate and describe in the tutorials you make are really helpful. You’re an amazing maker and i know this is gonna help a lot through my fursuit making journey!

The view right after the front is shut and the felt is glued on, it just looks gorgeous.

I'm utilizing many of your methods for fantasy fairy costuming. Your experience and expertise is something I've gone back to for literal years.

It's wild seeing a professional maker compared to my own work. The way you do things is so much more efficient and I can't wait to grow :]

I feel like that suit is so much easier to zip up due to not having fur in the way trying to zip it up. Great job!! ❤❤😁

15:26 I'm glad I didn't throw my tail pattern away because I had a stars on each side of his tail, and later used the same size star on his chest, which is great so I don't have to print it out again. And, his tail is 2 different colors (green on one side blue on the other) and I accidentally made the green facing the same way as the blue, so I had to redo it, and keeping the pattern helped me a lot

This will be PERFECT for my partial Sergal, Abraxas! Thank you!

This is such an amazing video, I love all of the suit tips and vids you post and helps me so much. Thank you🙏🙏🙏

Nothing like one of your videos to put my projects and their frustrations into perspective

I have made suits in the past but this will be my first skintight suit and I am taking so many notes so thank you

Yes the scales on the stomach,I remember when my mother made dragon costumes for me for Halloween she did the same thing and it worked so well and looks really good in the end product too,I was exited to see you do this because it’s kind of hard to do with a fursuit and I was planning to try it as well but didn’t know what material to use and this helped so much.

Thank you sooo much!!! I always wanted a body suit tutorial!! You are the best!!!

Thank you so much for making this! It really helped me improve my skills!

that tip with the seam allowance on markings is super useful, thank you

Looks so much more simpler than I originally thought. Thank you for the break down. Can’t wait to show you what I create.

Thank you, neff! I really want to try this, so thank you so much! This is a really cool video, also. Your so dedicated :)

Yay I've been looking for a good slim digi tutorial!!! Thanks neffertity!

Ive watched many, many tutorials on building your own bodysuit, and this video was the easiest to understand. Its so helpful and intuitive. Fursuit making just clicked with me after watching your video. Thank you so much I cant wait to use this knowledge on my fursuit project this summer break

You are so flippin delightful!! Thank you for being such a brilliant teacher too!

Thank you so much for this tutorial!! I am making my new fursuit along with my cousins and I needed a digigrade tutorial!

Thank you so much! I’m making a fullbody once I’m an adult, and my main is rather slim, so I’m happy I know this now!

This is so wholesome to watch

You are truly a SAINT! Such a well structured and informative video, as always. This is why I refer everyone to your socials for any and all advice on stuff like this.

OH MY GOSH I HAVENT WATCHED THIS YET BUT THANK YOU SO SO MIUCH!! i’ve been looking for some help on making a slim digi suit! you’re the best, neff!!

While watching this vid all the pieces of my fursona which i have been making for 3 years just suddenly clicked together and i finally have a sona I'm proud of

Stunning work, Neff!

Currently working on my 3 suit very helpful thanks!

i loved this tutorial, im plotting my first fursuit and this is going in my playlist of details to use, but i have a thought sew on hooks and eyes might work for the opening under the overlapping plates, they might be a way to use less hot glue.

Watches these really shows how much effort goes into making fursuits and it’s really impressive what you can do ^^

I feel like what you make is ALWAYS perfect

Ooo!! I can’t wait I haven’t finished the video yet but I’m excited!!

Hey neff, i've yet to watch it but i already know it's gonna be absolutely STUNNING! Edit: I WAS FLUFFING RIGHT!

Can I make my own OC and create a fursuit based on my concept art

Omg thank you so much I always wanted to work on a Bodysuit at some point and its super clear

Omg! I cant wait for that padding tutorial! Your tutorial videos are by far my favorite! :D

Just wanted to say, your videos are very helpful and thank you so much! I'm planning to make a full body suit for my manokit fursona named kelpie, and she's quite slim and has lots of markings so this helped me a lot thank you! I love your shark tail video aswell!!

All your videos are awesome. My gosh the quality.

this is gonna be really helpful thank you!!

This is a work of art! I love watching your hand sewing sections. Thank you. :-)

this makes me want to make a fursuit even more, ty for the motivation at 12 am :D

You have impeccable timing with these videos

You make everything understandable!

Wow! An entire 52 minutes! We are so spoiled! 😍

Exactly what I’ve been looking for

What an absolutely beautiful suit! Even more so since oranche is one of my top favorite colors 🧡 watching your plush/suit making videos really helps me to relax and inspires me to make my own stuffs. You're so incredibly talented!

THANK YOU this was very helpful !!!

Love it!

When I told my parents about me being a furry my mom already knew I was a furry, My stepmom didn’t know but actually really liked furrys and was supportive. And my dad didn’t know what a furry was and had never seen any sort of furry stuff. They all had very different reactions

love ur vids. its nice to have suit making vids that actually explain wats going on [even the mistakes]

about to start my body suit soon! this was very helpful!!

This is beautiful! you did an incredible job as usual. My daughter and I are headed to our first convention! My daughter is beyond excited to show off her suit. Wish I had had time to make myself a suit, but this is her dream come true

I loved this tutorial! I always enjoy your tutorials and suits! Very similar to how I do my bodysuits. I feel like the bodysuit is somewhat easier than the head, but they do take forever tho lol. Heads I feel have more detail work, but it depends on design complexity too. I do really think seam/marking placement is super important. Its like a strategy game from my experience. Basically, trying to have the smallest amount of seams possible, but also not skimping on markings or making sure the pattern lays flat. My recent suit I made was slim digi but I used leggings with foam attached to make the padding (covered the bare foam with lycra too). Also my feet aren't boots or zippable (yet, next suit I plan on zipped feet). I definitely wanna try this again with just thigh pillows and boots/zippers like you did. My boy I finished is kinda complex (spots in some places omg my poor hands) but not even close to Nanashi in this lol. I totally wanna try doing the method with the belly scales as I am remaking my main dragon sona's suit and he has belly plates/scales. I thought about doing something similar with batting and minky, but had no clue how to do a zipper on it. I think I am gonna use short fur (even though he has scales only) for him this time instead of fleece like Blaze 1.0. Also, I have always been curious about how you make your backpack wings go through the bodysuit. I also used the method for bias tape as at first I was like "uhm ok how do I do this" and Mugiwara's vid saved me lol. Sorry for such a long comment. I love giving feedback/disccussion on bigger videos!

Thank you for this tutorial! I been wanting to get into fursuit making and wanna to make my new ref sheet design! ❤❤❤

This is so helpful. Working on my second suit and could not have done it without your help

This is a great tutorial!! Your digi suits always look so great, and I'm so glad theres a tutorial now! Oh and side note, could I use this tutorial but to make only legs instead of a full suit or is the process for that fairly different? 🖤

The way you pronounce Matrices is May-truh-sees, if you ever need that in the future. Thanks so much for another helpful tutorial!

Thank you so much for the help

It would take me years to ever make a bodysuit. You are an absolute magician! 💖

Thank you for the tutorial Neff :D I've been waiting FOREVER for this to be posted lol. Anyways- Have a good day! :) Edit- (0:58 I would watch a 2 hour video-)

Ugh wish I could commission you, you're just so friggin good at doing this

i have finally have all the materials to make a full body suit so this video will be very helpful when i make it

I needed this for a fursuit I'm gonna make when I'm able to. Thanks!

ill Be Honest-- I want to make fursuits but they are so complicated-- And im pretty lazy! But maybe if i push myself maybe ill be able to make my own character come to life!

hi neff, i remember you posting mini tutorials in your tiktok but since you got banned they're gone too. is it possible for you to upload them as a compilation? if not that's competely fine

This wasn't what I hopped on to look for, yet I'm so happy to be here

gifted genius queen

i just spent one hour watching a suit tutorial even though I'm not going to make one- its a very good tutorial edit: i am going to make one now :p

I'd like to see if Neff can do a Kemono style fursuit. EEK!! It'd be so cute!!

I love animals sooo much ur body suits and tutorials are amazing I already have a a fur suit and I love it

I can barely sew a pillow case together, so I can only guess how much work goes into creating a Fursuit. I truly enjoyed this video.

This tutorial is really nice! ^^ im having some trouble with the dart thing on my fursuit head (cheeks) but i think i can figure it out! Edit: i figured it out! Also if you can make a tutorial for sewing the feet on, that would be nice! Than you! :D