As I became a furry and wanted a fursuit, I didn't really want to buy one right away, I wanted to make one instead. Of course, clear mistakes where made on my first suit. My second suit was a lot better, but I still made some errors that long time makers pointed out. My third one was the one I was kind of happy with. Between all the suits , all I did was do research and watch fursuit tutorials over and over for months. Take your time, there can be errors, learn from your mistakes, and try again.

I'm a young fur and I've been making suits for years, and I've only just recently started doing commissions. It's going great so far!

A couple months ago I thought i could just glue the fur together, now I know what to do

For people learning to sew, I’d recommend practicing with making pillowcases or pillows first! They’re super easy and fun to make and honestly making pillowcases helped me learn to sew super quickly You can also make them fun shapes to learn how to sew in different directions. You can make heart pillows to learn to sew circular shapes, star pillows to learn tight corners and sharp edges, and heck even smiley face pillows.

Today I actually just received all the supplies to make my first head and have binged tutorial after tutorial to the point where I've stayed up till midnight lol I am a younger fur and I 100% agree with the fact that most peoples first suits I see dont look too great cause they either rush the base, complain material cost is too high, or rush other crucial parts of the suit ;; I'll be 3d modeling my headbase myself and I hope to soon teach others how too ^^ but I got lucky because my parents bought me the hq supplies I needed to Kickstart my suit making ~~ but this video was helpful and I see a lot of people make these little mistakes that can make or break a suit ~~

Would love a suit, I have the time, I have the patience, I can sew really well, I'm only missing a few small things... the equipment and money, someday I will be able to become my fursona.

I knew how to sew, I just didn’t know I HAD to sew it, I legitimately thought it was optional

Little kid : I don’t want to learn how to sew Me : it’s literally so easy

I was lucky growing up, my grandma taught me to sew. I found it pretty funny that people didn't want to learn it even though you need to for fursuiting and cosplays. It's a seriously helpful skill even if you don't fursuit or cosplay, I've saved tons of clothes thanks to sewing. It's super helpful just in a home environment.

As a young fur it sucks to see other young people complaining about not being able to do something. If they take the time, they might find sewing etc. can be quite nice! This video is a good reminder that fursuit making needs effort and patience, so thank you Skye!

I feel the impatience lol. Today I was sewing my first paw together and I thought I could just sew the whole thing in my machine. Well it let me know quick that wasnt happening. Luckily nothing got ruined in the process just had to hand sew the two halves together.

I have another one! Making hard things as your first furrysuit experience. I tried to make a functional wing-skelet. But the GOD DAMN material wasn't good, the idea was dum and everything like this.

I Made the Front of my head with a 3D pen for a moving jaw. I used Coral-fleece instead of fur because i had an allergic reaction to fur while i tried on a Friends suit. Coral-fleece ha s a fur-like Texture but isn't that long and Way cheaper. It turned out extremely well. In Case you can't afford fur or you are unsecure try Coral-fleece. Greetings from the Germany where everyone just Call you mascot because no One knows about furries

I am making a raptor mask fursuit head for the first time and I've been watching a lot of raptor mask tutorials but it said put foam around the actual head or duct tape I don't have duct tape or phone so I have to either get phone from a craft store which they're probably closed or a fabric store I'm just making mine really simple and if you want to see what the design is like the only way to see it is by checking out my KZfaq channel because I don't have any other social media besides KZfaq.

Me, having done all the research on everything and learning to sew: :D Me, who has no motivation: D:

I made a LOT of mistakes on my first two suits 😅 The first one, I made it WAY too small and since I layered the foam, it didn’t stick together with glue. The muzzle was just one piece of foam that was bent to look like a muzzle. My second head : It is WAYYYYY too big. You would have to have the biggest head in the world to make it fit perfectly. I made the top of the head flat... aaaa...... the muzzle was pretty good, but I ran out of foam to make cheeks. So the base was just really plain and had no shape. I used felt for the nose and mouth lining, and it was really messy. I have not finished any of these suits. And I will NOT finish any of these suits. Soon I’m going to go on a small shopping spree for materials and try to make a suit. So I hope it turns out! And also. Skye, your fursuit tutorials helped me and my mom SO much while making my first suit! Thank you, and you will always be one of my favorite suit makers

I'm a new fur and I hope to be making my own fursuit someday soon. Fortunately for me, my mum does sewing for a living and has a billion (six) sewing machines that I can borrow. She also works at a cheap craft store, and the quality of the faux fur they have in that shop is surprisingly good! Thanks for the vid skye, as it is helping me along my journey! (also I sent this 2 years late- oh well XDD)

I am a beginner fursuit maker, you are one of my biggest inspirations. If it wasn't for you and several others i wouldn't have known how much i love fursuit making. I can't thank you enough!!

Im making a dutch angel dragon and the first try was an absolute mess

Thank you! I have been making a manokit head out of a dino mask... I cant afford one, this is also my first time making a base, or anything, I’m new to the fandom, and a young furry

I'm about done with my fursuit help I just need the fur to hurry up and ship then i will be done thanks to you. THANKS SO MUCH FOR THE. VIDEOS THEY HELPED A TON

this was really helpful to watch before i got my fur! i'm a first time maker, planning to start a amateur fursuit making business if i get good enough. so it was nice to see this before i work on my first personal suit!

How dare u use the carpet sample fursuit, I just managed to erase that from my brain. Also nice video! I'm very stoked to start my first suit, I'm just saving up very slowly for all the right materials :0

I've been looking into making a fursuit, not only for getting to wear one but I love art and think it would be fun to make art that I can literally wear! These were really useful! ❤️

I'm in the process of making my first suit right now , decided to open up my commissions again to upgrade small things such as my thread etc and take things easy as I want my suit to show my full potential ^w^ ❤ Great video ! I highly appreciate all your advice

4:54 ...the background behind that image haunts my dreams....

whenever im doing school work i love to listen to ur tips and tricks on fursuit making or other things thx so much! keep up the great work :)

I didn't realize how long it would take to really make one until I started making one. It actually turned out to be a great help to building my patience and perseverance when it comes to hands on projects. It also allowed me to realize that I enjoy hands on projects more than digital projects. It gives me a bit of euphoria and motivation to continue with the digital arts such as videography, photography and drawing that I also enjoy doing along side. Basically, just do a lot of research into fursuits and fursuit making, then jump into it and learn as you go. And don't get discouraged if your first suit turns out rough or bad because you can just do better on your next one and learn from your mistakes. Or at least that's what I did and I don't regret it. :)

I've prepared years for fursuit making (and plus sewing runs in the family) and this video is really helping a lot more! I plan on making my first fursuit head and paws this summer and your channel is fun and helpful with learning more about materials, time and effort ♡♡♡

This is super helpful! I’m planning on making my first suit over the summer, and I already knew most of this, but I’m sure it’ll help a ton of people even more!

Thank you! I’m gathering my supplies for my first fur suit, so this will help me have a good first suit!!

this helped me a lot, i saw almost everything in how my suits were turning out. now i am thinking on how i can take more time for making suits

I started making my first suit a little more than a year ago, and for some reason I didn’t realize how crucial the sewing part was. Thankfully I had a Nana that knew how to sew, so she showed me some pointers. I got a sewing machine and I’m still working on it. It has taken a while to make my first suit since I’m new to it, but I’m thinking about possibly going into fursuit making! :3

I'm glad I learned how to sew before I started my first suit. I'm almost done with it and it looks amazing! Your tutorial (with some tweaking to make a feline) helped me loads!!!

I am currently working on my fifth fursuit, and I want it to be as good as possible, so I'm watching all the videos I can! I have improved with each suit but I really want to make this one the one that I feel proud enough to wear around. It's my goal to do commissions one day! Thank you for this advice!

I’m rewatching this for about the 4th time and it’s still helping. Everyone needs a remember now and then

I'm working on my first fursuit! I think I have found the gold channel to search for tutorials :D Thank you for making this video! (After watching this video, I sure am glad that I joined a sewing club for 3 years and learned how to sew lol)

I’m currently working on my first fursuit, and I’m making it a full digi suit. I feel like I may be biting off more than I can chew so early on, but I’m determined at this point. It’s a pretty simple design to start, just so I can get used to the basics of everything. I’m really excited to see it all come together once I’ve furred it!

I’m working on my first non dinomask fursuit and this helps a lot! Ive been saving up for hq howl fabric furs and I’m hoping to order it soon! I gotta say I’m REALLY proud of my head base so far but it still has a lot of work to be done, and as a 13 yr old Aussie, getting these materials is HARD and expensive, you’ve really helped me out with your vid’s skye :D

I'm not making a head for a couple of months but making paws and a tail soon its always good to hear tips first!

Thank you I thought I was crazy watching so many tutorials, like I should be ready, but I'm so happy to hear you say to donas much research as possible, it's like the more you learn the more you realize how little you know...lol

This helps me immensely, as i finally found our old kenmore Rotary Electric Sewing Machine, and am saving up for the materials

Thank you for making my day better!

I’m going to try to make a mini partial, as research about how to make one I’ve been binge watching a lot of your videos

Im so glad ive been learning how to sew for 4+ years because i feel like thats gonna help me alot when i make my first fursuit

My first suit was using your tutorials and the suit was real good by first suit standards 💕

Hey Skye! I'm a young fur and just got some foam and can't wait to make my first fursuit head! Defiantly gonna go watch some of your tutorials! and thanks for the great video!

You say that yet I think I've spent over $1,000 on all my equipment so far. My dad spent $740 for me on a sewing machine and my mom spent an extra $200 for me on this pair of Oster clippers that I asked if she would buy for me and she said sure. Technically I owe my dad at least half the amount of money for this sewing machine and I'm fine with that but that's another story. I'm trying my hardest to become a fursuit maker and as you even know this is stupid hard to get into. And it's a lot of time consuming I've probably wasted a lot of fabric already that I personally bought myself. I honestly love Joanne's. I have three different furs and I'm trying my hardest not to waste any of it. I have black white and this husky mix looking for where it's like brown and gray and black. I've got a lot of minky too red black brown and white. The amount of stuff I've put into this is ridiculous. But I'm trying to follow your tutorials and they are not easy. I've gone into working on paws and I feel likeI should not be starting here maybe I should have started on tails or something. I think that'll be my next project once I figure out how to get some paws down. I have a general idea of what I'm doing but I'm really afraid that I'm going to screw up the fabric which is why I got some cheapo $2 a yard fabric to test my machine on and see what I can do to make and I even made some covid 19 masks which they came out okay but not as good as I wanted them to

oh my god the fact that you used the carpet sample suit as a bad example LMAO--- perfect

Im going to be making my first suit on the weekend, Im gonna follow your tutorial and hope for the best :)

Thank you for making this video! Im making my first fursuit head and I need all the advice and help I can get.

When I first making my first suit, I didn’t have the money to get a turkey cutter and I had trouble cutting through 3 inch foam with a box cutter and I was In a rush and didn’t have the time to smooth out the base. When I got older I manage to get the best and upgraded equipments

Thank you so much!!! I was just about to start my first suit and I almost did some of these!!!!!

Thank you so much for the tips! Im a beginner fursuit maker and this was really helpful, I really enjoy your vids! ♥

I'm an older but new-to-actively-participating-in-fandom fur planning to make their own suit and man it's daunting. I'm lucky to have already come from a sewing background, but the general crafting aspect is going to be trying. The research is *very* important, I concur. I sat on the idea of making one for a couple years, all the while soaking in all the material I could, and I still feel a bit scared. I assume it's one of those things that gets easier once you actually get going. But tutorials like yours have been extremely helpful! :D

4:39 Oh God... I had forgotten about Carpet Sample... Aside from the Vietnam flashbacks, great video! Love the tips since I am hoping to make my own one day, but want to make sure I'm fully prepared beforehand.

Thank you for this video. I am about to make my first fursuit and I am trying to learn how to get the first one good

lets give some appreciation to this lady for spending so much of her time to make other people happy.

I can definitely agree eoth the "watch out for shipping costs. Since I'm not American, shipping costs were almost $100+ for one meter of fur. Instead, i dropped by my local fabric store and got some nice hq fur during a 60% off storewide sale.

I myself am beginner furry and I have purchased my first partial suit and currently in the works of making new suit for a new sona of mine. This video helps alot and I have going at it nice and slow. So far turning out good and after watching this the only mistake I've made this far is my impatience. It got me into a bind when I was sewing and I had to re-sew my entire neck and cowl.

This is great to know now that I'm making my second suit! I'll definitely remember what I learned from this video!

Rn am learning how to make eyes, carving shapes, how to budget. And I still want to make a fursuit head until next next summer break! Don’t rush things it doesn’t give you an amazing fursuit head

Ty for this and my grandma knows how to sow though things and I’m lucky for that cause I’m a younger fur and I do in fact wanna learn how to sow!

I've been planning on making a protogen head, and I'm glad with the recourses available! ...now I just need the money lol.

It took me a year to save up and I’m just NOW starting! It’s worth it

Soon (in probably 2 months) I’m gonna make my first fursuit partial and this really helped thanks!!

Recently started on making fursuit pieces for myself and my daughter and its a very fun and scary thing to do, Made two tails now and two sets of paws... Will tackle a head for myself in the future once i safe up a little. I got my fur from mohair bear supplies in the UK very nice quality fur on this side of the world :)

I'm making a big dragon puppet with a moving jaw! LEDs etc. And the head is legit just like a dragon fursuits head. So good luck guys!

I've started making my first suit awhile ago, so far my skull dog is doing pretty good.

U inspired me to start and now my dad is helping me:3 thank u so much for showing this!

Thanks Skye, needed some tips cause I'm as well a young furry wanting to make resin head,fursuit,3Danimator, and stuff.[I can juggle this stuff] HAVE A BLESSED DAY!

Thank you for saving me I was just about to work on the duct tape but I now realize that I should smooth out the base a lot more

Just gonna watch at least 10 videos from you to help with my fursuit head.. nice vids btw!

Love how when skye moves her head down the it looks like she’s begging you not to make these mistakes. I hope I can make follow me eyes that well!

I have started out by making hand sewn tongues for fursuits. I also make noses, and paw beans. My friends commission me for raptor masks as well which is very fun for me :D I get to make a lovely character named Mischief that is a Mochi raptor.

Thanks U Soo Much!!!🤗 I Love Ur Tutorials SOOO Much Im Saving Up For Materials For A Suit🤗🤗 & Ur Tutorials R Rlly Helpful

I am starting my first fursuit as a new furry and am so lost but this vid is rlly helpful tysm.

I can currently make felt plushies.. I think that counts as sewing! I'm planning to make a fursuit so these tips are soo helpful! Ty, Skye!

I bought a base for my first fursona koyama who is a dragonpup! I’m learning how to fur !

I was thinking about glueing the fur together but I guess I need to learn how to sew now

Hello! I am a young fur and I'm currently making my first fursuit for my first convention!!! I have made many errors and may continue to make them. I don't have a sewing machine so I sadly have to hot glue everything. I also don't have access to the right foam. It's going not-so-well so far but I'm trying not to give up! This video helped me a lot as well!

omg! tysm for dis video! i needed this i’m starting to get into fursuit making myself

Omfg you put carpet sample in your video. Every time I forget he exists he pops up angain. Lol great video!! Definitely seen some young excited furs that could benefit from this!

I just started making my first fursuit, and ive spent a whole day and a half working on the base. I can be a bit of a perfectioinist so in a kind of good way i have to make it as perfect as i can

One thing that helps me look at all your photos and research before you start instead of when your halfway through because when you see other people’s fuirsuit heads makes you feel bad about your own

Gonna have to second the first point here just finished my first partial and got to learn the hard way why you’re supposed to put the eyes in before furring lol

I'm making a suit soon! I looked at a ton of tutorials, realized I needed to use plastic instead of foam for the eyes, and sew the fur. I am going to buy an expanding foam base, just because I feel like I couldn’t make a foam head good. I am a young fur and totally think everyone beginning to make fursuits should watch as many tutorials as possible, and maybe follow a pattern or buy a base.

Thanks for all the great videos! I was thinking of attending a local sewing class for a couple of months before I begin my fursuit making journey, I think this'll be great in the long run! Also I really want to make a 3/4 suit but I should probably start with a partial, shouldn't I? Again, thanks for the great videos and sorry for my rambling :')

Im a young fur and i have done my dinomask head,tail and paws but my next plan is to make a manokit head I’ve spent days on tutorials and just regular videos to see the form and techniques. I’m currently saving up to buy the furr because the the shipping cost here is almost as expensive as the fur im buying.my last suit took me about 3-4 months with a 3 week pause. I’m really excited about the process i really enjoy that part and im going to a Maschine sewing course to learn how to use it

I have bine researching for a while on Dutch angel dragons I saved up enough money and bought some nice fur from big z fabric and I got a head base from one of my fav Etsy shops! The Dutch angel dragon I’m making is a brown and white Dutch angel dragon with green and white horns it’s named ivy! I can’t wait to get to started and I’m here trying to make sure i don’t make these mistakes lol! Wish me luck!!!

This will help me so much thank you! I’m only 12 and me and my friends want to make fursuits so I will send them this video because I think this will help all of us out very much! btw I love your fursuit

NOT CARPET SAMPLE BLEGH!!!! >O< I've heard the horror stories of that suit and I can't wait to see you make a kemono style suit you got this!

Omggg thank you for mentioning bigZfabrics and howl cause fursuitsupplies was out of stock on ALL the furs I needed TwT theyre on both these websitesso thank you!!!

I’m about to start furring my little goober really soon and a while ago (like a year ago) while I was saving up my money I wasn’t stressed about it and was watching a ton of videos and tutorials. But now that I’m starting soon I’m genuinely terrified LOLZ

New follower on Tumblr!! Always love your video's.

I’m currently making my 2nd suit this time I did research, I spent at least 4 hours making the base, and only thing I didn’t do was tape the head…. But it still looks okay I plan on giving it to my brother (because it doesn’t look that good in my opinion but to him it looks amazing)

Im making my first suit soon, ive been binging vids/tutorials for 2 weeks so far Im a little rusty with my sewing skills, but i plan on doing some practice frogs to relearn those skills. Im so excited:) Edit: Im giving myself MONTHS to work on this, definitely buying way more material than i probably need for what i want(specifically fur, i plan on doing a partial of the same sona.) The extra materials will also come in handy if i mess up. Im hoping to have everything done by Anthrocon next year, but if not, eh, i can still have fun without it :)

I was sick one day and that entire day I watched tutorials and researched all day some how

Interesting! I have a snail fursona and I’m terrified of a fursuit maker getting something wrong and so I’m planning to make it into a fursuit myself someday! ❤

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