Premium Tutorial: Getting A Close Shave on Faux Fur

Learn how to shave faux fur like a pro, written for beginner and advanced crafters alike! Great for fursuit or cosplay costumes, but the techniques work on any faux fur craft! This guide is a collection of tips on how to trim faux fur. While some shaving can be avoided by purchasing fur in the length needed, that’s not always possible! Sometimes you just need to trim the fur to bring out the best look for your project! This guide also features info on what tools to use and breaks down the shaving process into various steps that line up with the fursuit costume construction process.

Topics discussed in this premium tutorial include:

• Safe Faux Fur Trimming

• What Type of Clippers Should be Used

• Maintaining Your Clippers

• When to Shave

• Getting The Hang Of It (exercises to try on scraps!)

• The Pre-Shaving Process

• Shaving on a Curved Surface

• Masking Off Areas to Shave

• Touching Up with Clippers

• Touching Up with Thinning Shears

• Troubleshooting Your Shave

This is the culmination of what I've figured out so far on the topic of shaving and trimming fake fur fabric for fursuit and cosplay costumes, shared with you in this premium guide! So if you are a fan of comprehensive guides -- This is the file that has the topic of shaving all together in one!

The techniques demonstrated make use of electric clippers and thinning shears. It includes a detailed 22-page tutorial with step-by-step instructions. Tutorial text is written in English. Included is letter-sized (8.5x11 inch) formatted PDF.

Materials needed for this project

• Faux fur

• Corded Electric Pet Clippers

• Thinning Shears

• Straight-toothed comb

• Vacuum cleaner

• Personal Protective Equipment (mask, bandanna, filtered respirator, etc)

• Clipper blade oil

• Small brush for cleaning out built up fibers

• Cloth for wiping excess oil

Optional

• Slicker brush

• Masking tape

• Fan and filter

Note: This is a digital download, I will not be sending buyers anything in the mail with this purchase, it is intended to be downloaded so you can enjoy learning about and making this project yourself! Thanks for understanding!