Premium Tutorial: Patterning Pillow Inserts for Fursuit Bodies
This is a process I utilize in all of my padded costumes. This is a useful technique to try if you are creating a costume for yourself since you can accomplish this padding style solo, without needing a body double. This is a targeted tutorial, all about making and patterning pillow inserts for fursuit bodies! So this tutorial assumes you already have a bodysuit made, or are adding new pillows to an existing costume.
This includes a detailed 13-page tutorial with step-by-step instructions. Tutorial text is written in English. Included is letter-sized (8.5x11 inch) formatted PDF.
If you need help or additional reading this paid tutorial is a natural continuation of this (free) guide. Which is not required at all to benefit from the content of the premium guide: https://pupdates.matrices.net/post/126927632301/fursuit-body-padding-tutorial
Materials needed for this project
• Your bodysuit that needs padding
• Safety pins
• Large sheet of paper
• Pen to mark your pattern
• Scissors
• Lycra or athletic mesh (or other fabric of your choosing)
• Chalk for marking your fabric
• Sewing machine
• Polyfil stuffing
Optional
• Masking tape
• Clips or Pins
• Prototype fabric if you choose to make test shapes
• Closures (like press-on snaps or a zipper)
• Medium-sized Buttons
• Paracord or similar strong cord
• Needle & Thread
• Lighter (to melt cord ends)
It is highly appreciated if you use or adapt these techniques on projects, that you share credit that you learned it right here from Matrices.net using my patterns and guides. That way others can discover my tutorials and make their own cool projects, too!!
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!
1 PDF letter-sized (8.5x11 inch) formatted