Recent content by eing6888

yes, that's where I bought the fur. It is the longest fur I found that has Elmo red color.

I had fixed the eyes and it looks superb! Thank you for the feedback guys:)

I agree, I think I will redo Elmo's eyes. The eye needs to position a little close together and adjust the pupil height too. Luckily I didn't glue them to the puppet:) thank you for the feedback.

And here is how I spray painted the eyeball. Spray it thin layer of paint but multiple times otherwise the paint will turn sticky. Making a stand for eyeballs also help to achieve a nice smooth paint. Let the paint cure overnight before you use it.

I use Rits dry to dye the Antron fleece and here is my color recipe for dying I used 7.5 grams of the Sunshine orange 2.5 grams of the Tangerine Orange 1/2 cup of sea salt(just because I don't have table salt around) 1 cup of hot water (150F, I use microwave to heat it up) then I mix the 4...

I also did an experiment with the faux fur for future reference and would like to share it with you guys. For the one that labeled hot water, I soaked the fur with running hot tap water for 30 minutes. For the one that labeled air dry, I let it air dry at normal room temperature 25C. For the one...

I just finished with my first replica, Elmo. I used Mostro pattern from Projectpuppet.com . I bought the faux fur from Fabric Empire (http://www.fabricempire.com/faux-fur-shaggy-red.aspx) , one yard is more than enough for Elmo. For the nose, I used 4 inches styrofoam ball and sculpted it with...

I did! I will post it tonight:laugh:

I bought 1 yard of these http://www.fabricempire.com/faux-fur-shaggy-red.aspx

Is there anything I should change?

ahhh thank you so much!! would you guys suggest to use hot glue to attach eyes and nose onto the face? Do you think this ball will work if I pray paint them...

Hi, I am working on an Elmo replica. I just fisnished putting together everything except the nose and eyes. I sculpted styrofoam ball into Ann egg shape and I plan to cover it with dyed astron fleece. I am wondering what I the best way to cover the foam with astron fleece, stitching or contact...

I ordered 1 yard(hope that's enough for a puppet) of that fur, so excited. I will post the final product once finished:) Thank you for all your help!

I have decided that this might be the one. http://www.fabricempire.com/faux-fur-shaggy-red.aspx the other fur are way to thin for Elmo

Awesome! Thank you so much for your suggestions. Any input on the fur type or supplier?