Fun With Fur - Materials & Tools

I have had some people ask which particular fur, or paint etc. I used in making the cloth.  I thought I would add this to the blog so that I could also remember what I used in the future.

I chose these products from google / amazon searches and reading online reviews.  I don't get anything for the free advertising; I'm just sharing what I used.

Calico

Material for joining the fur pieces. This is a really wide piece. You can get narrower as well. 

96" wide Extra Wide Medium Weight Calico Fabric - per metre https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0089V4FS0/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_N5LECbV6PVNGP

Brush

The replacement brush I had to buy after borrowing my daughter’s brush.

Denman D90 Tangle Tamer Hairbrush https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0031ZV8OS/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_C7LECbK6P7XS8

Glue

The fabric glue used to join the faux fur to the calico. I used 4 tubes in the end. 

2pk Fabric Glue by Craft Central | Extra Strong & Large 50ml Fabric Glue for Clothes, Fabrics & Textiles | No More Needle and Thread as Now You Can Sew in Seconds https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B07HJ6V448/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_E8LECb871HMC5

Fur

The main deal!

Plain Fun Faux Fur Fabric Material ANTELOPE BROWN https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00LX1RXSW/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_N9LECb024T1W2

Clippers

You can use these wired or unwired. They’re the only clippers I’ve ever bought so difficult to recommend over others. They did the job!

Pet Grooming Clippers TOPOP... https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B07FP68B5B?ref=ppx_pop_mob_ap_share

Comb

Err. It’s a comb. Probably the most important tool. Get two. 

Gents Pocket Hair Plastic Comb 6" Pack of 2 https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B01BMAKXDK/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_5zMECbA82RYYC

Paint. 

I used what I could find in the house, including raiding my wife and daughters’ stashes.  A big mixture!

From Acrylic Essentials craft paint I used green, brown and yellow!

I had quite a lot of Dulux tester pots left over from another project. Forest Lake, Rum Caramel, Woodland Fern. 

Daler Rowney Graduate Acrylics: Raw Umber, Yellow Ochre, Buff Titanium. A Chrome green from some other make as well. 

I think the Yellow Ochre and the Chrome Green were my favourites.  It was very liberating to use a 2” brush and to mix colours with such abandon.