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glue for upholstery foam?

Adele — Tue, 13 May 2008 00:25:59 GMT

I'm building something that requires me to glue upholstery-type foam together.. does anyone know what kind of glue I should use? I know some glues eat foams.

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Faabrika's email list for costume workshops, sales, events...

faabrika — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 21:05:10 GMT

Faabrika's email list for costume workshops, sales, events...

If anyone is interested in being on my email list for
upcoming workshops,
costume builds,
fur n fabric sales
studio sales,
events,
etc.

please email me from your actual email to:
faabrikacreations@yahoo.com

Yours costumerrily,
Faab

"If you can hallucinate it, I can create it..."
or I can help you create too...

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Look!

Johnson — Wed, 23 Jan 2008 01:39:20 GMT

Hoping to meet a bottom fursuit in the New England Area. Pref MA.

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Furry Help

Mercedes — Wed, 23 Jan 2008 20:04:56 GMT

So where does everyone find good crazy cheap fur?
I know many sites, but being in Colorado it seems to be getting harderand harder to find good stuff.

Fuzzy Dreams
Mercedes

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Does anyone remember the company that used to advertise on Tribe that sold fur clothing?

Bonkie — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 22:02:42 GMT

I used to see that company's ads on the right side of Tribe, but I cant remember who they are...
Anyone out there remember them or the url?

I thank you in advance...

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Fur (60% OFF) 19.99/yd @ Fabric Outlet (SF Bay Area)

c_otter — Fri, 01 Feb 2008 00:51:13 GMT

Hi. Just wanted you fursuiters to know that there is some nice Fur marked 60% off at Fabric Outlet (Mission St. (at 17th). Get it while you can. Some awesome orange tabby fur, very soft - among others.

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Calico cat costume is all done

SPark — Tue, 22 Jan 2008 09:51:38 GMT

http://bladespark.topcities.com/costume/calico08.jpg
http://bladespark.topcities.com/costume/calico09.jpg
http://bladespark.topcities.com/costume/calico10.jpg
http://bladespark.topcities.com/costume/calico12.jpg
http://bladespark.topcities.com/costume/calico13.jpg
http://bladespark.topcities.com/costume/calico14.jpg

It came out very nicely, I think! I'll be wearing it at Further Confusion this weeked, so look for me there! Just please no pouncing or other roughhousing. It's a fragile suit, and I'm VERY blind while wearing it. I'd hate to damage it or me.

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furry convention in San Jose this weekend (Jan 25 - 27)

jovino — Sun, 20 Jan 2008 21:24:58 GMT

Further Confusion (furtherconfusion.org/) is coming! The convention actually spans Thursday through Monday, but the weekends are always best. It takes place at the San Jose Doubletree Hotel, right off the 101 freeway.

If you want to see costumes that will blow you away, get inspired for next year's outing; or if you wonder if your preconceptions were right -- then this is the place for YOU!

My business bunnywarez (bunnywarez.com/) will be vending there in the Furry Marketplace, and we'll have all sorts of great surprises. Some of which I'm certain you will LOVE! :-D My partner M and I will also be DJing the main dance on Friday evening from 9:30 - 11:45 (ish), and we are also part of some panels on Sunday.

It would be great to see y'alls!

jovino
bunnywarez.com

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A new tutorial

SPark — Mon, 26 Nov 2007 03:23:37 GMT

I nearly forgot to post this here! A more or less complete set of progress photos of one of my suits, strung together into a tutorial.

http://bladespark.topcities.com/costume/photohow.html

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Fur suit help near San Franscico aka help me achieve my squirelly elegance

chefmary261 — Mon, 12 Nov 2007 22:51:40 GMT

I want a squirell suit. I was thinking purple and some other color. I even have 6+yards of awesome purple fur already.

One problem: I can't seem to come up with a sewing pattern to make it. My local seamstress and I would probably do all the work except I may have the head done by a fursuiter...if I can find one I can afford.

I really want to go to the con in January so any help or opinions ASAP would be appreciated.

Did I already say I wanted a squirell suit........

You are awed by my squirelly wrath!
posted by:

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How do I make a big giant head?

Adele — Wed, 31 Oct 2007 01:21:11 GMT

Hi all! I'm a costume designer & just got a project where I need to make a big giant head/mascot kinda costume.. What are some good resources on how to do this?

Thanks in advance! :)

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ventilation/cooling?

spacehippy — Tue, 09 Oct 2007 06:50:36 GMT

Anyone where these suits in the day time? I've been building a very shiny cat fursuit for halloween, but i nolonger live in a cold enough climate to wear it for any length of time.

I've already made the long legs and sleaves removable with snaps and added large opening in the armpits.

Some addition steps i've been thinking about include:
-PC fans
-ice
-peltier type drink coolers

Does anyone have experience cooling these things or incorporating the ideas i've had?

Thanks a ton!

much love, matt

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photos

matt — Wed, 11 Apr 2007 16:03:29 GMT

can anyone direct me to forums with people who would be open to modeling in a fursuit. it would be quite a production, with lighting in a setting of thier choosing. i'm pitching the spread to a few magazines now and trying to connect with people who are interested. please help! anyone?

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looking for models...

matt — Tue, 10 Apr 2007 17:38:49 GMT

hey everyone. my names matt, i'm a photographer in the NYC area. i'm doing a new editorial project and i'm looking for fursuiter's as models. i have a very tight budget, but as compensation i can offer you a large print of yourself in your fursuit. i think this project could turn out very cool and possibly go to print. if anyone at all is interested please email me at mjo2020@yahoo.com. i will travel to you. if you'd like to see previous work of mine i can send you jpegs.

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Custom Bunny Suits

Sasha — Sun, 18 Mar 2007 21:07:50 GMT

Want to go all out this year for Bunny Jam? I'm now taking orders for custom bunny suits and hoods. Choose colors and styles, and have it made to fit.

Want to make your own furry costume, but aren't sure where to start, what pattern to use, or don't feel comfortable sewing with fur? I also do sewing and patterning consultations.

PM me for more information.

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Red Oriental Dragon

SPark — Tue, 20 Feb 2007 04:21:00 GMT

I just finished a red oriental dragon partial. It's pretty spiffy! Doesn't fit me worth beans, so the photos are kind of odd, but it should fit the customer who ordered it just fine.

http://bladespark.topcities.com/costume/redchina20.jpg
http://bladespark.topcities.com/costume/redchina21.jpg
http://bladespark.topcities.com/costume/redchina22.jpg
http://bladespark.topcities.com/costume/redchina23.jpg

It has airbrushing on the head, as well as real antlers, digitigrade legs, lots of good features. I'm quite proud of this one, one of my better suits, I think.

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yO!

adawg — Thu, 15 Feb 2007 07:05:27 GMT

Hey there whats up yO...

I have a 1964 ford Ranchero 4 Sale.

$ 1200 send me a mess.
Check it out.....You like it.

V8, Power Disk breaks, AC, Straight body, good glass.
yO!
Black inside and out.

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anthrocon 07 in pittsburgh, PA!

morleyroarly — Wed, 20 Sep 2006 02:54:34 GMT

Just to start the seed germinating:

Anthrocon is one of the largest furry conventions in the country. It takes place in Pittsburgh, PA.
I am moving to Pittsburgh. In fact, I'll be settling there in just about 2 weeks.

Can FurTribe bring it to the table for Anthrocon 07?

You can all have a FREE place to stay on the southside (our house is huge!). We should rent a suite and do it up, full FurTribe style!

Who's with me? So far I have Krispy and Adrian Fox on board....

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Anthrocon 2007 in Pittsburgh, PA!

morleyroarly — Mon, 29 Jan 2007 14:44:13 GMT

Hello all!

Anthrocon is coming - July 5-8, 2007 in Pittsburgh, PA.

To attend the event, you must register and pay the entrance fee. Right now registration is just $40, a STEAL for a weekend's worth of awesome costumes, bizarre peoplewatching, strange art and craft, and virtually unlimited mayhem-causing.

http://www.anthrocon.org/registration

Prices go up to $45 as of February 1st. It's $50 at the door.

I have reserved a single hotel room for the FurTribe crew - with one king-sized bed - for general convention convenience. This will allow us to have a group space for costume changes, plotting and scheming, mixing drinks, napping between activities, torturing captured animals, etc. The hotel room is $110 per night, and I've reserved it for Friday and Saturday nights. Any donations to the hotel room fund would be appreciated.

Let the furry chaos begin!

Love,

morleyROARly

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Furry chaps?

heatherlyn — Thu, 04 Nov 2004 18:25:35 GMT

I posted in In Disguise, but didn't get much of a response....

Anyone know of any resources for making furry chaps? Patterns available locally, hints, tips....? Anyone made these before, and have wisdom to share?

JoAnne Fabrics in Emeryville just had 50% off their fur stuff (through this weekend!), and I got some pretty blue fur for $3.50 a yard- party on!! Their selection sucks, but if you need grey or green, it's the place to be.

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Flame Shapes in Fur

)'(Blysse — Tue, 19 Dec 2006 21:37:50 GMT

Hey, all:

I'm new to this tribe, and am currently working on a pair of stilt chaps that I intend to embellish with fur flames, all up the legs.

My question is this -- does anyone have any experience with cutting flame shapes out of fur? I'm envisioning this in my head and if I cut the flames with the fur nap going down, as you'd normally have it, the fur would hang down and obscure the shapes. I'm thinking of cutting the flame shapes with the fur nap pointing up, the wrong way. That would make it spiky and more flame-like, I think, and allow the flame shapes in the underlying fabric to be revealed. I have the prettiest da-glo orange silky fur with hot pink tips, and I think it would be just gorgeous on the brown faux crocodile fabric I'm using for the chaps. I don't want to have to resort to shearing the fur so as to show off the flame shapes, since that would cut off the pretty pink tips.

Am I making any sense?

Blysse

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satyr

martin — Wed, 04 Oct 2006 22:52:40 GMT

does anyone know of either a good pattern pack or a good site that would have instruction in making a pair of satyr styled pants?

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Jovino and Mermaid, I'm lookin' at you!

morleyroarly — Wed, 27 Sep 2006 17:37:43 GMT

http://www.anthrocon.org/node/160

Signups are beginning for DJs at the Anthrocon parties.

I'd really like to either push some good DJs in, or throw our own party with good DJs in a private suite.

Thoughts?

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Help!

Stardawn — Tue, 05 Sep 2006 17:05:50 GMT

Hi furries! I'm in a bit of a dilema and need help! Me and my chap are off to a party this friday, hopefully dressed as monkeys. I've got the fur, brown for the bodies and cream for bellies, accents etc, but due to an ebay shipping mishap, it loooks like i wont get the pattern in time! I was going to use simplicity's monkey, gorilla, bear pattern but it looks like i'll have to go ahead without it.

So, does anyone out there have any advice/online patterns on contsructing the main body. I know the wrists and ankles are elaticated,but am unsure of the overall shape, is it just a case of cutting out a baggy jumpsuit? I have a boiler suit i could use as a pattern, but that still leaves the heads.

We were hoping to base the cossies on monkey costumes in the Bloodhoung gang's Bad Touch video (video.google.com/videoplay) but after experimenting with trying to make a fitted balaclava, i'm coming up empty!

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Fabric, Fur, Costume & Clothing Sale 8/6

Nina — Thu, 03 Aug 2006 06:26:35 GMT

Looking for furry inspirations? Low on cash? Come to my sale! I'm getting rid of a lot of cool stuff, including fabric for costumes i always meant to make but never got around to.

Fun cheap stuff you don't want to miss! The clothes range form normal cute street-wear type stuff to the more weird and fancy. Fabrics include vinyls, knits, blacklight, LOTS of fun fur, glitzy stuff, cool scraps. Sewing notions, glitter, feathers, blah blah blah...did i mention FUN FUR? green, purple, polka-dotted, you name it. mostly in big uncut pieces!

WHEN: This Sunday, August 6, 2-7 PM (no early birds!)
WHERE: Mission Control, 2519 Mission Street, between 21st/22nd. Ring the bell!
WHO wants this stuff: Furries, Burners, Crafters, Artists, Snappy Dressers, Costumers- i.e. YOU!

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Free Snuffalufagus head on CL!

morleyroarly — Tue, 01 Aug 2006 14:48:53 GMT

http://sfbay.craigslist.org/eby/zip/188644801.html

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furry cocktail party and yiffy screening

spy — Mon, 24 Jul 2006 16:33:42 GMT

http://www.burningman.com/calendar/playa/view_entry.php?id=3677&date=20060830

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MM rust fox fur X-post of DOOM!

SPark — Tue, 11 Jul 2006 23:18:20 GMT

Hi! So I know that I can't be the only person mourning the loss of Montery Mills rust colored fox fur. (If you don't know what that was, it's the fur used in this beautiful tail, http://bladespark.topcities.com/costume/lgfoxtail.jpg It's a three inch pile, super dense, super fuffy, super high quality stuff.) Since it's the perfect fur for foxes, at least cartoony ones, and isn't bad at all for real ones either, it gets used a lot.

What I want to do is to order a custom order of the stuff from Monterey Mills. I've contacted them and gotten the neccessary information. It's going to take some doing, but right now I'm in a unique position where I am able to do it. This endeavor is right now at a 90% chance of actually happening. (If I don't get more than one or two preorders, I'm not doing it, but I expect at least a few of you will be interested.) I just need a little bit of help from all of you, because the minimum order is HUGE, and I don't want to buy the whole 300 yards myself. (That's right, 300 yards!)

So here's the deal.

I'm now taking preorders. The fur comes in 15 yard rolls. You must order a whole roll to preorder. The fur is $10 a yard for preorders only. A roll is thus $150 for the entire fifteen yards. You will also have to pay shipping for the fur to get from me to you. I will charge you exact shipping, which should be in the vicinity of $25. (It will vary depending on where you live.) You must pay the entire cost of the roll up front, but I'll charge for shipping after it's arrived.

Once the fur has actually been ordered, I'll be selling it in single yard ammounts, but it will be $30 a yard then, not $10 a yard. So to get the five yards needed for a full suit from me after the preorders close, you'd have to pay $150. Hmmm... why not order now and get an entire 15 yards for that price?

If you wish to preorder, comment here. Tomorrow, once I know if there are enough people to go forward with this, I'll contact you for payment. If you can't pay now, please don't say you want a roll. (Paypal preferred, chash at your own risk, check, or money order accepted, but mail it FAST if you're mailing, as if it's not here when I place the order next week, you're out of luck.) Once I've gotten the preorder money, I'll place the order with Montery Mills. It will then be about one month while they make the fur. As soon as it arrives, I'll ship your rolls out to you, and you'll have enough fox fur to last you for quite a while!

Do not respond unless you are SURE you can commit to a whole roll.

So, who wants some fur?

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bunny ear costume techniques

tooluser — Mon, 03 Jul 2006 21:49:07 GMT

I've never been really content with using a headband to hold on my ears, and now that mine has broken I have an opportunity to replace it. What techniques have people found to keep ears on during those grueling bunny marches and long nights dancing?

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Any Furry Parties planned for Burning Man?

Glow Girl — Mon, 26 Jun 2006 22:00:21 GMT

Just wondering if anyone here was planning on any furry parties or social events for the playa this year. I got all this fur and nowhere to go!

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Just to say hi.

Hell — Wed, 21 Jun 2006 23:19:49 GMT

Im fairly new to the Tribe thingy, and I am happy to find this tribe here,a dn so close to home. Thanks to all who participate!

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Dyeing or painting polyester fursuit?

dirtyb — Sun, 21 May 2006 16:14:01 GMT

Hi everyone ! Long time lurker.

I am attempting to put white hi-lights on a yellow fursuit made of polyester fur. I have tested bleach and a color removing dye, without trying to get too invasive, neither worked so well. My next attempt is to use a fabric paint. Does anyone have suggestions or similar experiences they can share?

Any advice would help. Thanks !

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Fursuit Head Construction

Kezzie_Redlioness — Wed, 19 Apr 2006 20:19:02 GMT

I'm really picky about how I want my head to come out. Particularly because I wan't to beable to equip said fursuit head with several different wigs. I've been lookin around online for fursuiters who do suit head with wigs but I'm wondering if i make it myself. how much size should I limit myself to to make tis happen?

The real questions for me are : Buy or build the head, How much could this cost, and once in possesion of either finished products, how to deal with the wig issue?

Maybe I'm just nuts(or too picky), But if I have a costume done, it should feel like an exstension of my very being. That's part of why one wears a fursiut. To almost physically be what we feel we should be. (That and to have fun! =^.^=) I am a bit of an actress so a fursuit is a new challenging costume. But also being an artist it is also a way for me to conve to the outside the fursona that is my own, not just on paper but in the "fur & flesh" .

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Looking for Embroiderer/Sewer (sorry for hijack...)

Mojave66 — Thu, 06 Apr 2006 01:00:33 GMT

A friend of mine suggested I post this to your tribe. I hope that's OK. If not, accept my apologies and I'll remove this thread.

I'm a future college grad. There's this supposed tradition of wearing a "Stole of Gratitude" to your graduation to honor people who have helped you through it. I plan on having 3: one for my partner (already being made commercially), one for my folks and one for my boss.

I have a nice strip of Royal Stewart (my dad's Scots and that's his clan) for my parents. I'd like to get "SFSU" and the date of my graduation embroidered on it if possible, as well as a bit of work to make it more stable. For my boss, I'll either get the traditional SF State stole, but I'd rather get one that's half white and half teal, again with SFSU and my grad date on it. White & Teal are the colors for cervical cancer awareness, and my boss is one of the leading researchers in that field.

If anyone can do this, or knows someone who can do this, hey-- I'll pay, and I'll pay well. JUst let me know. Gracias!

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new to furrydom ...

GOTHIK — Sun, 26 Mar 2006 16:48:15 GMT

My wife and I have been searching for the right fursuit for her for a long time now and haven't had much luck.

Can anyone please provide Us with some links or information on where to find feminine fursuits with defined breasts, ass, and access to intimate areas ?

Thank you in advance for your assistance.

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Hi new here....I'm intrested in learning more

KajunDL — Tue, 21 Mar 2006 14:24:07 GMT

How does one get started as a furry, and are there pony suits available out there?

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Furtribe Meeting Announcement (finally!)

jovino — Fri, 13 Jan 2006 00:53:09 GMT

We're finally getting our act together! Lets all get together and delegate! C'mon by for the first and perhaps only meeting for the furtribe party room.

Furtribe Meeting!
Sunday Jan 12, 2pm
4001 San Leandro Street,
Studio 26
Oakland, CA 94601

Directions:
http://maps.yahoo.com/maps_result?addr=4001+San+Leandro+St&csz=Oakland+CA+94601

From the 880 South:
Exit High Street; veer left towards Oakland; turn right towards 12th Ave/High St; turn right on High St; turn right on San Leandro; turn left on 40th Ave. Park.

From BART:
Take the Freemont or Dublin/Pleasanton line; get off at Fruitvale. Exit the station to the left, then turn left towards 35th Ave. Make a right on 35th Ave; then a left on San Leandro St. Go 5 blocks to 40th Ave and a right at 40th Ave.

It's a big purple building with a huge "4001" on the side. . The cross street is 40th Ave. There is a call-box part-way down 40th Ave. Dial 0026 or better yet, if you have a cell then call me when you arrive.

Callbox: 0026 rings the main house line: 510-GENERIC (436-3742)
CellPhone (jovino): 415-SWINGER (794-6437)

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OOAK dolls, furry Barbie and Ken dolls

spankerswirl — Wed, 11 Jan 2006 01:39:46 GMT

I love Fur Con and these just seemed perfect. I might be the ONLY one who thinks they are adorable...I will have some at Con to give away and stuff.
http://search.ebay.com/ws/search/SaleSearch?sofocus=bs&satitle=&sacat=-1%26catref%3DC5&fbd=1&%3Bsspagename=h%3Ah%3Aadvsearch%3AUS&nojspr=y&catref=C5&from=R6&nojspr=y&fscl=1&pfid=0&fswc=1&few=&saprclo=&saprchi=&fss=1&saslop=1&sasl=spankerswirl&fls=4%26floc%3D1&sargn=-1%26saslc%3D0&salic=1&saatc=1&sadis=200&fpos=95616&fsct=&sacur=0&sacqyop=ge&sacqy=&ftrt=1&ftrv=1&sabdlo=&sabdhi=&fsop=1%26fsoo%3D1&fcl=3&frpp=50

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Fur hat? (Help with ears...grrr)

heatherlyn — Sat, 07 Jan 2006 01:47:35 GMT

I've made a puppy "hat" before, to go with a costume, but now my boyfriend is demanding (!) a "cat hat", but not JUST a cat hat...not the simple kind you see where it's just 2 "M" shaped pieces of fabric sewn together with it sort of looking like ears...nooo, he wants a real cat hat, with little ears that have lining in them.

OK, I'm lost.

How the heck do you make the ears? The rest of the pattern, I can take from my puppy hat, but the ears...are puzzling me to death. Are they separately sewn in, or part of the pattern and stitched together cleverly?

HELLLP!

Thanks!

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FurtherConfusion and Furtribe update

jovino — Wed, 30 Nov 2005 07:24:20 GMT

If you are involved with Furtribe and/or are planning on attending Further Confusion this year... listen up...

As of tonight, the hotel is *full*! It's going to be a packed house this year, with attendance estimated to be reaching the 2000 mark.

M and I did a reconnaissance mission down to the DoubleTree Hotel last week to check up on some leads and think about this year's game-plan. We're still awaiting confirmation that our reservation will place us on the party floor, so a little bit of breath holding will be necessary.

Aaron, M and I have talked briefly about having a meet-up to discuss logistics, plans and volunteer for tasks and responsibilities. This hasn't happened yet, so I'd like to propose one for very soon if at all possible.

I'll try to get a hold of a few people personally whom I am sure will be attending, but if you are at all interested in being part of the furtribe party room, please drop an YIP here in the thread or to me personally so I can begin to help organize.

We're gonna need a lot of stuff again this year to make it happen, and the efforts will certainly be well worth the rewards. Organizers (Aaron, M, me ?), Decorations (Aaron?), Sound (Aaron and M?), sign-age (Scooter?), DJs (Aaron, Pup, Tag, M, me... ?), bartender (you?), flyers, promotion, shopping, fun!

I'd like to try to have a meeting mid December or early January.

As always, input and feedback is welcome. Your help is needed to make this happen this year. It's gonna rock socks' socks!

jovino

p.s. there might be a surprise to be announced soon. But for now, mum's the word.

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let's talk about fursuiters....

Nova — Fri, 28 Oct 2005 01:09:11 GMT

My partner and I have a kink-friendly podcast "FetishFlame.com" that delves into the world of fetishes.

We are very interested in represting the costume fetishists, and fursuiters in an upcoming show. And we want to make sure we do it properly. Many people will ask us - "what's the difference?" And while we know there are differences, it's hard to put a voice to it.

I would love talk via email and ask some questions and get a better sense of what it means to be a fursuiter (as opposed to a furry, etc)
We would keep your identity completely anonymous if prefer not to be mentioned on the air.

Thank you! This groups seems to have more fun than most of the others, so I'm really hoping someone here can help me out!

Here are some of the questions I have in mind:
When did you first start being aroused by wearing animal costumes?
Are you equally turned on by seeing someone in a fursuit as being in one yourself?

If you could concoct the ideal suit and setting what would it be?

thanks again - I hope to hear from some of you!
xoxo
Nova
nova@fetishflame.com

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fursuits on indian TV

morleyroarly — Thu, 20 Oct 2005 10:00:10 GMT

I arrived in Kolkata last night, exhausted, and flipped on the TV to zone out.

On a random Indian TV show there was a prince fighting with a... cat? It was a woman in this tight-fitting black suit with armwarmers and legwarmers and face paint. When she attacked the guy, they overdubbed loud "MREOWWWW!" noises. KWALITY TV!

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Decompression 10/9

Glow Girl — Fri, 07 Oct 2005 22:55:46 GMT

Let's get furry! I'll be there in my pink fur. Hope to see you all there.

- GG

Burning Man Presents:
The 6th Annual Decompression Heat The Street FaIRE!
THIS SUNDAY, Oct 9th,
STARTS AT NOON - SHARP!!!
INDIANA ST (bet. Mariposa and 21st in SF)
Main Entrance: 19th and Minnesota - Shine or Rain
$10 donation in Black Rock City attire; $20 street wear
All ages outdoors (kids under 12 free); 21+ inside Cocomo
Esprit Park closes and outdoor sound ends 10pm (no drumming either!)
Cocomo closes 1:30am
PLEASE take public transit/carpool/bike or park on 3rd St. or at SBC Park;
Respect the neighbors; don't litter, disturb, or park in driveways. LEAVE NO
TRACE!
21+ to drink with I.D.

This is your invitation to decompress with playa artists, theme camps
and performers from Burning Man at our 6th Anniversary Heat The Street
F(a)IRE! Join us at noon for a full day of MIND-boggling art and art
cars; interactive theme camps; a full range of live music, cabaret,
circus, puppetry, dance, DJs, and theatrical performances; processions;
and other Burning Man 2005 PSYCHE theme art.

The festivities will be
spread over four blocks, an art park, 3 stages, an indoor club with
patio and multimedia wall of new Burning Man imagery! Bring interactive
games and food for a BYO picnic. Bring your art, theme camp and Burning
Man videos/imagery. Express yourself and dress your playa best! We will
be creating "Black Top City" with all manner of PSYCHE pARTicipation,
including and especially YOU! To share your Burning Man imagery, e-mail
flambelounge@burningman and bring VHS tapes, slides in trays and CD-ROMs
to the Visuals Check Point inside Cocomo or e-mail us. MORE INFO: Call
415-TO-FLAME

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A Good Fursuit

Kezzie_Redlioness — Tue, 04 Oct 2005 21:20:17 GMT

Besides some of the usual, Can any one point me in the driection of a good fursuiter how does good realistic work mached tith human features?(Hair, human eye colors,ect...)

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ssquirrel costume HELP!

Andrea — Tue, 31 May 2005 23:52:44 GMT

okay, so i'm making a squirrel costume and i'm having probs with the head. it's mascot-style so i'm using black screen for the eyes, but the head's all weird! i don't know how to make it keep its shape. has anyone done this before that can give me some pointers/instructions? so far i've tried: screen frame, gluing to a batting helmet, making a lining and stuffing it (that was a disaster). HELP, HELP, HELP!
cheerio!

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Finally! Drop seat bearsuit on the cutting table!

lulievision — Thu, 21 Jul 2005 07:24:31 GMT

geez it's taken a long time to get to it. there WILL be a turquoise bear on the Playa this year, with the added feature of being able to frequent the loo without skinning myself first!
way to exited!

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furry(ish) art opening

jovino — Tue, 16 Aug 2005 19:46:20 GMT

A good friend of mine, Ferris Plock (http://www.ferrisplock.com/) is having an art opening here in San Francisco this month. He has asked me to invite all my furry friends to attend to build a hype about his show. So, I am inviting everyone here to come on by and be a part of a crazy evening.

Manimal Mania
A human-animal relationship art show.

Opens August 27
Closes September 3

Curated by: Klover Kim

Artwork by:
Ulrika Anderson
Daniel Dent
Steve Gennrich
Shawn Gurczack
Ferris Plock **
David Richard
Mary Elizabeth Yarbrough

Gallery Hours 12-5 daily
Opening Reception: Saturday August 27; 6 - 8pm

Luggage Store Gallery
1007 Market Street
San Francisco, CA

There will NOT be changing areas or back-stage "head break" spaces available. It's not that kind of a gig. This is a casual event for FUN only.

Contact me for more details. Hope to see you there!

jovino

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CALLING ALL FURS!

jovino — Sun, 31 Jul 2005 01:18:25 GMT

My friend Ferris http://www.ferrisplock.com/ is having an art opening on either Saturday August 27 or Sunday August 28; immediately before BM. The theme of the show is human animals! He wants furries to show up to the opening to tromp around and have a good time.

More details to follow!

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Fur is in now at the fabric stores!

Glow Girl — Mon, 25 Jul 2005 22:02:59 GMT

For those of you looking for fake fur for Playa coats and outfits (or craving a new critter costume) Jo-Ann fabrics has their fur in now. I've also seen some at Hancock fabrics but not as much selection. Buy it now before the Halloween costumers discover it.

If you sign up for Jo-Ann's mailing list, you will get coupons for 40% off every week or two. Their fur is about $25 per yard full price so the coupon makes it more affordable.

Yours in blinding day-glo furryness,

Shawn

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Pattern for Faux-Fur Jacket (playa coat?)

heatherlyn — Tue, 12 Jul 2005 22:31:22 GMT

Does anyone have experience making playa coats? I'm thinking of making a hip-length (or thigh-length) playa coat, and need a really simple pattern.... any pattern numbers that you can suggest?

Thanks!

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pyro food party june 4th, furry friendly!

morleyroarly — Wed, 25 May 2005 04:39:37 GMT

i know that fire and fur don't sound compatible, but i promise we won't torch you if you show up in something synthetic! we're throwing a fundraiser party for my burning man art project, and i would *LOVE* to see some of you there. particularly since i haven't made it out to a party to see you fabulous folks in ages! it's going to be a kickass event with lots of tasty food and pretty fire!

***

TASTEE FLAME!
A Fundraiser for Dance Dance Immolation

**Saturday, June 4th at 9pm**
at the Cracktory in SF
$10-$20 sliding scale

We are going to shoot people, and by people we mean you, with flamethrowers. Really. The kind that are on fire.

Dance Dance Immolation is like Dance Dance Revolution (the video game where you dance on the pads), but on the playa with fire! Put on a fireproof suit and play a few rounds. Scoring well wins you acclaim from flame cannons, scoring poorly wins you a propane blast in the face! We promise not to burninate you... too much...

Come support our crazy pyro dream, and enjoy fire-spewing cake! Burn-your-own creme brulée! Plenty of tasty pyro desserts and snacks and other treats and surprises!

Two rooms of music: downtempo for flaming food and techno/breaks for flaming booties. Djs Mermaid, Jovino, Pyrokitten, and more!

We'll also raffle off a flamethrower, because we like fire SO MUCH. Fire Makes Everything Better.

The Cracktory is located in Hunters Point, San Francisco. For directions and more information: www.interpretivearson.com
Volunteers are still needed - visit ddi.tribe.net to help out.

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BLACKLIGHT BALL 5/14

Glow Girl — Tue, 10 May 2005 21:33:45 GMT

Is anyone here going to this?

I have flouresent fur so I'll be there.

Neon Bunny - this is right up your alley!

Shawn

Blacklight Ball 2005 ~ “ILLUMINATED DISASTER”

Date & Time: Saturday, May 14 2005 - Sunday, May 15 2005
5:00 PM
Location: Studio Z
314 11th Street
San Francisco, CA 94103 view map
More Info: 415.252.7666
www.blacklightball.com and blacklightball.tribe.net
BIG ANNOUNCEMENT
Because life is about what you will remember just before you die...

2 0 0 5 BLACKLIGHT BALL ~
LIGHT ART FESTIVAL AND DANCE CELEBRATION
SAT, MAY 14TH, 2005

@ StudioZ
314 11th St.
San Francisco, Calif. 94103
415~252~7666
www.StudioZ.tv

MYSDOM GIANT GLOW PUPPET THEATRE and the
BORG2 SYMPHONY OF ART DISASTERS proudly present this year’s theme:

“ILLUMINATED DISASTER”
A benefit to help rebuild the MYSDOM Traveling Theatre and the BORG2 Art Movement

The one incredible night a year where Bay Area Light Artists host their own special celebration.
All light artist (Painters, Sculptors, Kinetic Work, Image Projection, Shadow Work, LED, EL Wire, Neon, etc.) are invited to show their work alongside Light Performers (Light Spinners, Light Poi, Hoopers, Stilt Walkers, Jugglers, Dance Performance, Music Performance, and Fashion Performers and more), for an evening of unforgettable art experiences and amazing light festivities.

5pm ~ 8pm ARTIST RECEPTION *Meet the Artists: Presentations/Discussions/Demonstrations*
8pm ~ 3am DANCE CELEBRATION *Performances/Fashion shows/DJ’s & More*

Tickets Available: www.blacklightball.com

The future of fusion between art and community is here. All artist and performers who would like to come are encouraged to make something special for the Ball or bring existing work.

* This is an artist-run event for artist and community.
* Do not hesitate to contact us, this event is yours to shine.
* We are accepting artists and performers until the space is filled.

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Help I wanna bee a Mr Ladybug.

Thu, 13 Jan 2005 03:48:43 GMT

I found ladybug fur, they have fur, right? Anyway I need someone to sew for me, but who or what.
Daddy Daniel

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Looking for a foam store in the San Diego area

pixel — Thu, 31 Mar 2005 21:08:46 GMT

Could anyone recomend a good place to get foam for creating a head in the San Diego area?

I am new to the furry scene and would like to attack the task of building my first fursuit. Got a lot of great info and tips on how to do this but I can't find a good foam store? Thanks for the help.

.pixel-e

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bay to breakers

jenniferjane — Wed, 20 Apr 2005 17:03:28 GMT

posted something in billion bunnies too ...

anyone interested in suiting up and having a billion bunny/furry group in this?

thought it would be fun!!!

I'm not interested in jogging ...
but wouldn't mind getting a group together for a fun time!

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Costume-Con 4/29-5/2 in Utah

Glow Girl — Tue, 12 Apr 2005 06:44:11 GMT

I'm going to my first costume designer's convention. Anybody else here going? Looks like it should be good. Here's the link if you want more info: http://www.crossroadsutah.org/index.html

Have fun!

Shawn

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Hot Furries

Mon, 28 Mar 2005 13:14:42 GMT

Having sex, how does that work out for you.

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Furries making a difference in the world...

heatherlyn — Fri, 01 Apr 2005 16:57:01 GMT

Heh heh, check this out: (worksafe, just a picture)

http://tinyurl.com/63rul

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Scary, evil, and cruncy fursuits

morleyroarly — Thu, 31 Mar 2005 00:33:27 GMT

So, who out there shares my appreciation of evil fursuits?

I started with Cupcake and Creampuff, two heads of the same creature, sorta (lots of shared costume parts). Armored cyborg bear and bear-killing armored bunny. I'm hoping to "pretty up" both of these suits before burningman.. maybe give Death Guild a bit of a reality check :)

Any other scary fursuiters out there?

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fur 4 sale

Scooter X — Tue, 01 Mar 2005 02:02:51 GMT

i've got a pile of loverly pink furr that i don't think i'm gonna need. at least 3 yards or so, I think. (I'll measure if anybody wants it) and some matching beige. (matching pile, different color). i paid $29/yard (its the $49.95/yard stuff, and i got it 40% off). i could trade it, sell it, or ?

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bunnyjam rollcall!

morleyroarly — Fri, 25 Mar 2005 02:35:24 GMT

I'll be there. Look for the Evil Bunny.

Who's with me?!

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Bunny Jam, March 26th

neonbunny — Mon, 14 Mar 2005 19:11:49 GMT

DISH Collective presents the 5th Anniversary Bunny Jam:

Bunny Jam 5: Adventures in BunnyHOPolis!

Saturday, March 26th, 8pm till 6am

1919 Market St, Oakland (2 blocks South of West Grand)

$10 FullBunny; $15 SumBunny; $20 UnBunny

Join the mass EGGsodus! Hop from HARE to absurdity! Tumble through the RABBIT hole and discover a congrEGGation of bunnies in BunnyHOPolis, an EGGstrordinary city sprawling with EGGsistential questions: Will you take the red jellybean or the blue jellybean? Is BunnyHOPolis a physical state or state of mind? HOPpiness itself? Or an EGGsercise in FURtility? Oh hippety hoppers of harebrained HOPpenings, HARE we go again!!!

ART • PERFORMANCE • PROJECTIONS • FURIGINAL BUNNY MUSIC • HOPPING!
Abu Bunny De-humanization Station - The Golden Carrot Cabaret & Egglight District - The Dreamland HOPstacle Course - A HOPolopalicious Ho-down in The Bunnydrome - Oracle Forest & HOPpy Haunty Cemetary - The Hopalopolis Egg Hunt! - The Bunny Hole Express to Blacklight Briarpatch - The Bunny Arts District - Dr. Frankenpeep’s Recombinant P(eep)NA Lab - Bunny Boingers - A Midnight Bunny Toss - Maypole Polkas & InEGGural Balls - Kali Bunny Shrine & Buddhabunny Temple - Hare Apparent Projections - 18 Carrot Mango & Bubbleberrybop Punches - The Annual FURshion Show (featuring U!) - Hippety Puppety Theatery - The Evolution Carrot Committee Presenting Fluph-in! - Easter Egg Scramble for Bunnyside-ups ++

Including the incomparable talents of the Bay Area’s finest bunnyflippin’ artists, VJs, DJs, and perFURmers:
Dr. Furiendly - Dr. Wabbitkiss (feral-minded cartoon jazz) - Mein HARE! - RunRabbitRon Harebert - Spoonish Bunny - Furtographer - DJ NeonBunny - GoofeRABBIT (purveyors of hippety hop euphonics) - Carrot Lewis - Starbunny - Shimmery Bunny - Kharmabunny - Bunny Fodder - Marcia Crosbunny - Little Bunny John - Los Lunch Bunnies - DJ Helgabunny - SugarBunni - Jackie Jackrabbit - The Evolution Carrot Committee (ECC) - Jenny Peep - John Mosbunny - Simbunny - Nambla the Bunny - Marin Bunny - Holcomb Bunnylite - The FUR Arts Collective (carrot spinning) - Skibit - CameraBunny - Ether Bunny - Justin YoungBunny - Dr. Boris Rabid! - Dr. Frankenpeep - Superspacebunny - Mobunny Molitov - Bunnies with Chainsaws! +++

Sponsored by the Department of Hareland Security, BJ1, BJ2, etc and so what! Hooray!

Also join us April 1st for a Billion Bunny March as part of the St. Stupid‘s Day Parade! See www.saintstupid.com/event.html for details

http://www.bunnyjam.com Please enter and exit vewy vewy quietly!

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neoprene

mella — Tue, 08 Mar 2005 17:42:37 GMT

Any ideas where to find colourful neoprene? I've managed to find black neoprene online, but I also need white (and hopefully yellow & orange too.)

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anyone live in the southeast?

kristagordon — Fri, 04 Mar 2005 22:22:55 GMT

hi, im new to the tribe and was wondering if anyone was in the southeast, or just east coast and i will even try my luck with georgia?

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Solstinox 3/5

Glow Girl — Wed, 23 Feb 2005 23:48:27 GMT

Hey- just wanted to give you all a heads-up for a huge event coming up on 3/5.

Solstinox will be a great place to wear your furry costumes and enjoy a little bit of Burning Man in the city. I'll be there. Come join me! Here's the info:

Friends of Curtis Present:
Burning Solstinox: Connections –March 5, 2005 8PM-4AM @ SOMArts, 934 Brannan St in SF
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Once a year, on the midpoint between burns when we are farthest in time from any, we come together to celebrate Burning Solstinox - a holiday of hope, rebirth, love and the creative thrill of radical participation, when we experience playa joys in default. This year ’s theme is “Connections ”, and we invite you to create some by making magic with us in an amazing space. Don ’t miss this one; we ’ll be halfway home!

We do this all volunteer, totally non-commercial, and following the 10 Burning Man principles, so radically include yourself and participate. Help create an outrageous evening in a burning village that will keep that rocking playa vibe alive for another six months - there ’s no better way to switch your psyche from its vault of dusty memories to new visions of chaos.

This year ’s event is a FUNraiser benefit for Friends of Curtis, and we ’ve lined up the area ’s best DJ ’s, dazzling lighting, insane lasers, eye-popping visuals, blacklit bars, super cozy chill spaces, and lots of special playa style amusements sure to please all your senses. Plus, a raffle & silent auction for one-of-a-kind burner gifts and experiences, and even free coffee when it ’s time to go! Every bit of it gifted, by burners for burners. All proceeds go directly to saving this burning musician ’s life and voice from cancer (www.friendsofcurtis.com).

$15.93 presale, $20 at the door. There ’s no ATM; bring extra cash for amusements, bar & raffle.
For advance tix and info, visit www.solstinox.com; email participate@solstinox.com to help!

Because some nights are so special they only come once a year …

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Any Fursuiters want to come out on Friday?

neonbunny — Wed, 23 Feb 2005 20:51:00 GMT

I'm gonna be doing a set of Electro dance music at a new club that's opening this Friday. I'm pretty excited (and a tad nervous) about it. I plan on wearing my fox fursuit for the whole night. Do any fursuiters want to come up and hear me (and the other dj's of course) play? It'll help me relax if I can look out into the crowd and see a few ears.

Let me know, and I might be able to get you comped.

Details are on the club's web site at http://shadowplaysf.com/

-Aaron da Starfox (formerly known as Neonbunny).

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looking for fine glitter in SF

strangeanimal — Mon, 21 Feb 2005 03:12:23 GMT

I need some very fine gold and silver glitter for an outfit I'm building.
anyone have an idea where I can find some inexpensively in san francisco?

thanks
-mike

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LA furries exposed!

SweetTart — Tue, 15 Feb 2005 20:35:47 GMT

CBS showed a 10 minute section on the life of furries at 11pm last night, and Aimee was one of the star interviews. Of course they were pushing the sex side of the issue, but most of thier footage was of our birthday party gathering for Da Bomb before we got on the double decker bus, and none of us had much to say about that side, we just like wearing furry suits! I guess that isnt to newsworthy...

The effectwe had on the streets of dowtown LA was incredible though. We had a live dj and everyone whooping it up on top of the bus, and it was like a goodwill tour, leaving folks waving and dancing, and kids dazzled by the big bright furry people. It was sortof like Santa con without the edge. Good times.

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penguin costume

mella — Mon, 07 Feb 2005 23:25:39 GMT

I'd like to sew myself a penguin costume. Can anyone recommend a pattern (either a penguin pattern or a more general pattern I can easily alter into a penguin-like form?)

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Fur Con Sound Off!!

Davor — Tue, 11 Jan 2005 20:25:15 GMT

Monsters will be in the House!!!

Who else is going to the Fur Side?

(if you don't know what Fur Con is, go to furtherconfusion.org to find out)

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Fur Con: Dish!

alleycat — Mon, 17 Jan 2005 19:41:58 GMT

okay, i couldn't go. but you can tell me how it went!

i want deets! and pics!

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Working on a gryphon suit

Laura_Schug — Fri, 14 Jan 2005 02:08:27 GMT

Well, I'm working on a suit that involves some bird like aspects. I am curious if anyone has done such a thing or may have some ideas.

The issue is that I want to be very realistic, but the bird I am using for the part of the gryph is pretty much all white except for black on the tips of the tail and wings and has blue skin ( yes skin) around the eyes.
I'm not finding much for white at all.

The plan is to have the body white as well, being that it will be along side a blue jay gryph as well.
Ideas?

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FC2005 - January Newsletter

jovino — Mon, 27 Dec 2004 21:16:44 GMT

Further Confusion 2005 - January Newsletter

In this issue:

1. Travel Assistance
2. Pre-Registration cut-off date
3. Our hotel is full!
4. Dealers Room hours and list of merchants
5. Art show hours and list of exhibitors
6. Other opening hours of note
7. Furly Edition #0 Deadline
8. Fursuit Badges
9. Single Day Registration costs
10. Sign-up Only Events

We at Further Confusion hope that you and all of our friends enjoyed a
most wonderful Christmas holiday, and that the coming year brings about
great change and much happiness in your life.

This newsletter contains a long list of times / dates for various
department that might be as use to you while attending the convention this
year. These times will also be published in the Pocket Program book that
will be handed out to each one of you at con.

1. Travel Assistance

We are pleased to announce that the following individuals received
donations for the FC2005 Travel Assistance program this year. These funds
helped make it possible for the following people to attend the convention.

Timothy 'Amadhi' Albee - the creator, writer, artist for Kaze: Ghost
Warrior
Graveyard Greg - the creator/writer of several web-comics, including
Carpe Diem
Sarah Evon - who will be a first-time attendee of FC
Tiffany 'Syke' Ross - creator of Cyantian Chronicles, Shivae!, Alien
Dice and other web-comics
2, the Ranting Gryphon - a noted comedian in the Furry Fandom, renowned
for his 'rants'
Holly Ann - an artist

2. Pre-Registration cut-off date

We'd like to remind everyone who haven't yet registered who are coming to
Further Confusion this year that the pre-reg cut-off date is 11:59pm
Thursday December 30th. Our online pre-reg system will close at this time,
and mail-in applications will need to be postmarked with Thursday's date.

After this time, you will have to register on-site at the convention.

At the con, our registration desks will open for Pre-Reg pickup at 4pm on
Thursday afternoon, and we will start selling at-con memberships at 5pm.
Registration will close at 10pm that evening. A complete listing of
Registration hours is on our website at
<http://www.furtherconfusion.org/fc2005/registration.php>.

3. Our hotel is full!

Our hotel, the Doubletree San Jose, has sold out of all its regular rooms
completely. For those who have left booking a room until now, there are
still a couple of options available to you.

There may still be rooms available on the executive levels for some
nights, if you're willing to pay the hotel's standard (non-convention)
price. Please contact the DoubleTree directly to enquire about
availability if interested. When we last checked, these rooms were going
for between $160-$200/night.

There are a number of hotels within half a mile of the DoubleTree, which
we have posted their contact information on our forums at
<http://www.furtherconfusion.org/forums/msg.php?th=396>. There are no
special arrangements that Further Confusion has made with these hotels,
and so you will need to deal with them directly to make a reservation.

The deadlines for fursuit floor and party floor requests has already
passed, and the rooms on these floors are all filled.

4. Dealers Room hours and list of merchants

Hours for the Dealer's Room, as well as a list of merchants and table
assignments are available from our website at
<http://www.furtherconfusion.org/fc2005/dealers.php>

5. Art show hours and list of exhibitors

Hours for the Art Show, as well as a list of exhibitors are available from
our website at <http://www.furtherconfusion.org/fc2005/artshow.php>

6. Other opening hours of note

The Fursuit Lounge, which will again be located behind the Main Stage
(upstairs ballroom) will be open Friday, Saturday, and Sunday from 1:00pm
to 1:00am.

The Con Suite will be located in Room 252 (on the Party Floor of the
hotel) and opens Friday at 8am. It will be open 24 hours a day until
Monday 4:00pm.

The Creator's Lounge has moved this year to the Silicon Valley room,
above the registration area and across the upstairs lobby from the Main
Stage areas. We are really excited about the sunny windows, better
ventilation, and larger space. The Creator's Lounge will open at 4:00pm on
Friday, be open for 24 hours a day, closing at 12:00pm on Monday. There
will be display spaces to advertise private art slams. Reference material
for Further Confusion's theme - Furries on the Nile - will also be
available here.

A list of all opening hours is summarized on our website at
<http://www.furtherconfusion.org/fc2005/hours.php>

7. Furly Edition #0 Deadline

The deadline for Furly Edition #0 is January 3rd. Furly Edition is our
daily newsletter that is produced and made available each day of the
convention. Edition #0 will be the version that is available on Thursday
afternoon. Any events that might need to know about before the convention
starts can be submitted to marketing@furtherconfusion.org for printing in
Furly Edition #0.

News for Furly Edition can be submitted to our con suite by 5:00pm each
day. Articles received by this time will be printed in the next day's
newsletter.

8. Fursuit Badges

Further Confusion will be continuing the tradition it started with
providing costumers with Fursuit Badges, which allow you - when in costume
- access to all areas of the convention where a badge is required. You can
get a fursuit badge made during the regular opening hours of
Registration, starting Friday morning.

The first Fursuit badge is free with your regular membership. If you
wish for additional badges, each badge costs $5.

We are sorry, but we are not accepting pictures for Fursuit badges
before the convention this year. They will be available 'at-con' only.

9. Single Day Registration costs

The prices for single day memberships are as follows:

Thursday only $20
Friday only $25
Saturday only $30
Sunday only $25
Monday only $20

As a reminder, the at-con price for a full membership is $50. If you plan
to be at the convention and attend events on two or more days, it is
cheaper for you to get the full membership. To attend a panel or event,
you must have a valid membership.

10. Sign-up Only Events

Those events that require you to sign up for them will have sign up sheets
available at the Info Desk at the con. Events include Critterlympics
(which will have limit amount of spaces), Kaffeeklatches, some of the life
drawing events and the writers' workshop. Kaffeeklatches are an opportunity
for you to sit down at a small table and talk one on one with our special
guest. Space is limited to twelve seats per Guest.

The schedule for Kaffeeklatches is Friday 4pm, Walter Crane, Saturday 4pm,
Alan Dean Foster, and Sunday 11am, Heather Alexander.

--
Further Confusion
http://www.furtherconfusion.org/
info@furtherconfusion.org

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Further Confusion Tribe Space

neonbunny — Tue, 09 Nov 2004 22:37:08 GMT

I posted this on SFBay Furries, but I'm also going to post it here, cause i don't know how many people use that group. And this one seems to have more traffic. Forgive the cross post if you've seen both, just trying to reach some people.

Oh, and if don't already know http://www.furtherconfusion.com is a fan based furry convention in a hotel in San Jose in January. About 1500 people attend from all over the place, and they have workshops, parties, and all kinds of things. One thing that happens is they dedicate a whole floor to rooms for people who want to host a public event in the hotel room. And you can do pretty much whatever you want with the rooms (move furniture, decorate, etc).

Most of us already have our own rooms elsewhere in the hotel we will be sleeping in, as do I. But in addition I am going to book a room for Friday and Saturday night, that we can use however we want. All together, that should be about $240 dollars. If everyone who can chips in $20, we should have no problem getting that. I think what I will do is set up a paypal account for donations. (Or come talk to me when I see you in public next)

And with that out of the way, we can start to plan what to do with the room. So far I'm seeing a public room where we can do whatever we want. I think it would especially be great to use it to do things you'd like to do to give to the general public, but you don't have an official con space for this. Want to be a dj for a couple hours, you can do that. Want to have a meet or workshop with people on a particular topic, do it. Want to show your all time favorite furry film, or display some of your art. You can do it.

I also think it would be cool to keep the space going 24/7 while we have it. Always having something going on. While all the official con events are all fun, some people prefer to stick to the hotel rooms because for them a furry con is all about the social environment. Others don't go to the hotel rooms for reasons such as they don't know anyone in a social scene or know much about it. Running a room at the con can be a fun way to give something back to the community while having fun doing your own thing at the same time. And who knows, if we do a good job of it, maybe they'll give us a free room next year.

As for equipment, I'll bring my sound system, and can also bring a digital projector.

So what all should we do with the room, let's get some ideas flowing!

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LJ Community Created

Fri, 17 Dec 2004 17:51:24 GMT

I have created a community here:

www.livejournal.com/users/slinkyfurs

If you have an LJ account and think this is the community for you...join up!

Note:I have made it a moderated community (to keep under 18 people out).

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I'm lookin' for a quality gorilla suit for less than $100...

Billy Shears — Sun, 14 Nov 2004 18:42:51 GMT

I'm lookin' for a quality gorilla suit for less than $100... any leads?
The costume will need to be customized so it doesn't need to be in perfect shape but I need quality material; there's some mighty bad acrylic fur out there

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Mew?

Fledglyng — Thu, 04 Nov 2004 18:00:52 GMT

Hi all... Tag here...
I'm going to have fabric and a pattern here real soon to make a suit (similar to the kind that Aaron and some of the other Bunnies have, but different species). I was wondering if anyone wanted to help me with the sewing? Reimbursment is a definite possibility.

I'de like to get this done for FC in January.

Thankspurr!

Jeremy

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affordable fursuits (a forwarded message)

jovino — Tue, 26 Oct 2004 22:53:26 GMT

Brokken has has FOUR critters for only $600!! (or $250 Each) They fit up to a 5'7" person, three are in good condition, one needs some lovin' care.

One of them is this Lion: http://www.critter.net/~brokken/lioncostume.jpg

Second is a St.Bernard: http://www.marylen.com/jpegs/dogs/dog4.jpg

Third is an old "Duffy"/Wolf: http://www.marylen.com/jpegs/dogs/n33.jpg

Forth is the lion cub http://www.marylen.com/jpegs/cats/524.jpg is $200 - it's nose is damaged, but he is willing to throw in a matching head (that's a lion head, but done in that same weird orange, which is also slightly damaged.) Both are repairable.

If you are interested in buying these, please call Brokken at (408) 667-5862.

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500 Disney Fursuits

jovino — Wed, 20 Oct 2004 08:13:45 GMT

http://www.livejournal.com/community/fursuit/388670.html

o,O

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Further Confusion 2005 - October Newsletter (crossposted)

jovino — Mon, 04 Oct 2004 20:18:18 GMT

Further Confusion 2005 - October Newsletter

1. Furry Variety Show - Furry Night Live!
2. Con Book Update
3. Masquerade Entries wanted
4. Extreme Fursuiting Make Over.
5. Badge Art wanted.
6. Fursuit & Party floor requests. Hotel update.
7. Event Panel Submissions
8. Charity Items

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1. Furry Variety Show - Furry Night Live!

Attention Furry and Fursuiting World:

While it may be a few months until Further Confusion 2005, if you've
got performer blood in you that's boiling, then it's that time to
start thinking about getting back onto the stage - the FC Main Stage,
that is!

This year the Furry Variety Show (FVS) - with the emphasis on Variety,
performance and, of course, whacky fun - will be subtitled "Furry
Night Live!" Furs will be asked to organized into 'troupes' (like on
Saturday Night Live, Mad TV, or Second City TV), plan, write their
skits and rehearse them in advance. Because of this, acts performed by
these troupes will be allowed to go over the former skit limits if,
and only if, they are approved in advance. Individual performances
will be limited to 3 minutes. As usual, the FVS is a non-competitive
and non-judged show for the entertainment of Further Confusion's
members.

So, if you want to do magic, a comedy routine, dance to 'Walk Like an
Egyptian, play your kazoo, juggle flaming bowling pins (providing
they're not lit, of course), or perform that silly act that you've
wanted to do for months - in or out of costume, with or without a
puppet, alone or in a stage breaking group - then the FVS is for you!

For more information contact FVS Lead Scruff E. Coyote at
fvs@furtherconfusion.org.

To subscribe to the official FVS discussion email list, go to
http://www.furtherconfusion.org/fc2005/fvs_signup.php

2. Con Book Update

The deadline for the Convention Program Book is December 3rd, 2004. Further
Confusion is accepting black and white artwork, stories, photographs,
and any other related conbook material. We can accept material in
TIFF, EPS and PDF formats. If you have a JPEG file, please try to send
it to us at the highest resolution possible. Artwork can be either
8.5"x11", 8.5"x5.5", or 4.25"x5.5" in size. Stories may be in either
Rich Text (RTF) or DOC format. If you are submitting a story, please
include your name in the story file so we are able to properly credit
you.

Also, please name files that you provide to us something logical, so
that we know who they were submitted by. For example, a piece done by
Joe Public could be named jpublic_Gryphons_at_Dawn.tiff.

We do have an upload site for images that are too large to send to us
by email. By 'too large', we mean larger than 5MB in size. Please send
submissions and questions to conbook@furtherconfusion.org. This is
also where to ask about details for the upload site.

Our Convention Book guidelines are posted in full detail on our
website, as well as templates that you can use for Illustrator and
Photoshop. This page is located at
http://www.furtherconfusion.org/fc2005/conbook_guidelines.php

3. Masquerade Entries wanted

The Masquerade is now open for entries. Our Masquerade is a judged
event with three categories: Novice, Journeyman and Master.

- Novice class is for new people and requires that you have never
been in a judged event before.
- Journeyman is for those who have one at least one award in a judged
event before.
- The Master category is for those that have won Best of Show, Best
of Class, or other such titles in events before.

Entrants may compete in categories above that which they must be in,
but may not compete in categories lower. For example, someone who is
presenting for the first time anywhere could compete in Journeyman if
they so wished, but anyone who has won at Master level could not
compete in Journeyman or Novice.

Masquerade entries are to be less than two minutes in length. We are
always excited to see new creations, and from new people. If you've
never entered a masquerade before, this is an excellent opportunity.

For more information, send email to masquerade@furtherconfusion.org

To subscribe to the official Masquerade discussion email list, go to
http://www.furtherconfusion.org/fc2005/masq_signup.php

4. Extreme Fursuiting Make Over.

We have an exciting new event for Further Confusion this year -
Extreme Fursuiting Makeover!

The best names in the business have generously offered to donate their
time and skill at FC to remake one lucky fursuit. That's right, now
you don't have to choose between a White_Fox, Ryngs, LatinVixen, Dogz,
Jax or Brokken suit - you can have one built by ALL of them, and best
of all, for free! That is only a partial list of the makers that have
agreed to participate, they are all stars.

The panel will be on Saturday early afternoon - the exact time will be
announced - and will be in front of a live audience.

These are the rules:
- You may not contact the fursuit makers directly about this event.
The decision will be made as a team. Anyone contacting a maker
about this event will be immediately disqualified. The team is
adamant about this and there will be NO exceptions.
- The suit that will be madeover will be chosen based on the following
criteria:
. A good character idea not living up to its full potential.
. It can be remade into something spectacular within the alloted
time (2 hours) - The fursuit makers will decide this, of course.
. The makers have the materials or you have enough left over to
redo it. . Reasonable practicality. It will be the same character,
just better.
- You must actually own the suit to submit it for consideration.
- You must have pictures you can share through email. We need front,
back and side views.
- This event will be filmed by FCTV
- The fursuit will be seen 'before' and 'after' by the audience
- It is up to the owner of the costume if they wish to do a walk-on
of the remade suit at the Masquerade.
- It is up to the discretion of the fursuit makers as to whether
'factory' (Marylen, Facemaker, etc) suits can be remade. Please do
submit these suits if you wish to attempt having them madeover.
- The deadline for entries is November 15, 2004.
- The decision as to which suit will be remade will be made by
December 15, 2004. The winner will be notified directly by the
Fursuit Makeover co-ordinator (Toraneko)
- Anyone contacting the fursuit makers about this WILL be
disqualified. It's a serious enough rule to mention twice.
- Last but not least. You must be an attending member of Further
Confusion.

If you are interested you will get a better suit, for free. There will
be time before the actual construction begins - 30 minutes before the
panel for you to meet with the fursuit makers and share some ideas.
You will relinquish creative control after that. You will get a
wearable suit. You will not dictate every detail. These guys are
masters, if you cannot trust them, this isn't for you.

Send submissions in to toranekom@yahoo.com _ONLY_. Please, make sure
they are a small enough size that they don't get rejected by the mail
server.

5. Badge Art wanted.

Artists! Further Confusion needs badge art for the inserts to
membership badges, and is seeking submissions.

Both Color and Black & White artwork will be accepted, and all artwork
will be considered on an overall 'look and feel', plus these
additional points:
- Art must scale to be printed at 4"x2"
- Art must accurately reflect the theme of the con, "Furries of the
Nile"
- Art must be suitable for viewing by all age groups.

Artists submitting images should be aware that there is no payment for
badge art chosen, and the artist gives Further Confusion the right to
reproduce the image as badge art for FC2005. The artist will be
credited on the insert and in the convention Program Book. The artist
retains all other copyrights and reproduction rights beyond the above.

The deadline for badge art submission is October 15, 2004. All
qualifying submissions will be seriously considered and 6 designs will
be chosen. All artists will be notified by November 1, 2004 as to
whether or not their submissions have been chosen.

We prefer JPEG format at best possible quality compression at 300
DPI. An 8"x4" original scanned at this resolution will give us a good
file to work with.

Badge art Submissions should be sent to registration@furtherconfusion.org.
In the email specify how you wish to be credited should your art be chosen.

6. Fursuit & Party floor requests. Hotel update.

If you want to have a room on the Fursuit floor, you need to make a
regular room reservation with the hotel and get the reservation/confirmation
number. One you have this number, send an email requesting a room on
the Fursuit floor to hotel@furtherconfusion.org.

The deadline for Fursuit floor requests is December 18, 2004.

Also, if you want to have a public party during Further Confusion,
you may request a room on the party floor. The only requirement is that you
have a public party during the con that anyone may attend. The process
is the same for getting a fursuit room. First you have to make a
reservation with the hotel and they will give a reservation number.
That number and request should go to hotel@furtherconfusion.org and
should included a description of the party and which night(s) you wish
to have the party for.

The deadline for Party Room Requests is December 1, 2004

Finally from the hotel, there are still a small number of suites
available. These suites give you that extra luxury of spreading out,
and provide fabulous views over San Jose and the Norman Y. Mineta
Interational Airport. A parlor suite is $225 per night, and are
booked in the same way as described above. Book a regular room, get
your confirmation number, and email that number and your request to
hotel@furtherconfusion.org.

7. Event Panel Submissions

Do you have an idea for a panel? Are there panels and events you want
to see at Further Confusion? Send us your ideas! Submissions for
events and panels should go to events@furtherconfusion.org with a
short description of the panel or event you wish to see or do.
Do you have an idea for a panel? Are there panels and events you want=20
to see at Further Confusion? Send us your ideas! Submissions for events=20=

and panel should go to events@furtherconfusion.org with a short=20
description of the panel or event you wish to see or do.

8. Charity Items

We are looking for items to auction off in our Charity auction. We
have two charities this year, Therapy Pets and Friends of Lulu. Items
for the Charity auction should be of significant value. Not that we
don't mind some of your older items and art, but we've had enough of
old 486 PCs and Mac SE40's for a while. If you do have items to
donate, please send email to charity@furtherconfusion.org.

--
Further Confusion
info@furtherconfusion.org
http://www.furtherconfusion.org/

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frank the evil bunny

shifuku — Mon, 11 Oct 2004 22:27:44 GMT

Hello. I'v ebeen lurking here for over a year and decided to say HI

I'm Bliss.

I've wanted to be Frank the Evil Bunny for Halloween for 2 years now (from Donnie Darko, remember)
Does anyone here have any tips on how to make the mask?
I have the fur outfit.

thank you!!!!

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fur bar? fur bowling? fur something!

morleyroarly — Sun, 03 Oct 2004 05:51:33 GMT

it was fantastic seeing so many of you at love parade today!

it got me all happy with fur and wanting to spend more time with my favorite furry folk.

so... what shall we do? i propose we plan a low-key fur bar, fur bowling, or some other fur event.

potential weekends: october 16-17, october 23-24, november 6-7.

also, what's everyone doing for halloween? any fun plans?

i miss you all! fuck grad school, let's get furry and party! (at least a little bit!)

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Bearsuit bargain!

SweetTart — Fri, 01 Oct 2004 05:25:27 GMT

damn I love my favorite thrift stores! I just got a rad bearsuit off the kid's halloween costume rack for 2 bucks. I feel like i won the lottery!

Also, My cornhead outfit had some fun at Burning Man, even without the EL wire improvements. One of my favorite moments there was riding past a guy in a big banana suit on a bike who was shouting sadly to nobody "I am not an elephant! I am a banana!"

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Monster Park

matt_the_a — Thu, 30 Sep 2004 02:39:16 GMT

Well, it seems that SF has gone and sold the naming rights to Candlestick park to the Monster Cable Co., so now it's going to be "Monster Park." I generally hate corporate naming of public spaces....but "Monster Park" sounds pretty cool, you'll have to admit!

Any comments from the monsters here?

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Whee! Thanks from a lurker

heatherlyn — Sun, 12 Sep 2004 06:17:53 GMT

Hi, all.

I finally finished my Purple Puppy costume in time for Burning Man, due to Ms. Morley's help and infinite patience.... but some of the initial inspiration came from lurking here, and checking out all of the threads and pictures posted here.

So thanks..... and there's a picture of the completed outfit on the 2nd page of my profile...I'd post a direct link, but my FTP isn't workin' at the moment....

Heather (the lurker)

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Guerilla Fur Kostume Kareoki Attack !!

Great Thymes — Fri, 30 Jul 2004 19:13:39 GMT

1. Check out the Event invite. It's gonna be fun.

2. Did eveyone on this tribe get a personal invite? I hope so but it says "0 Unanswered" so I don't think it did. Grrrr.....

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Sew gig in LA

SweetTart — Mon, 09 Aug 2004 18:35:42 GMT

Any fur savvy LA sewers available till Burning Man? Lots of coat orders and fir suits to complete. write me today! need you now!

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DDOP: a benefit for KIDS!

delectablet — Thu, 29 Jul 2004 20:09:24 GMT

Come one, come all in fabulous fur to ENTERTAIN the children at an incredible benefit for underprivileged and foster care children called Delectable Day of Play...

Set for Sept. 12th, Sunday for noon to five right in front of SF city hall at the Civic Center Piazza. DDOP is a HUGE city-wide event, with over 30 juvenile community based organizations participating, two stages of entertainment and special guests such as supervisors, school board memebers, judge and our Mayor. www.ddop.org

Come add to the community of love and support these children will feel. To volunteer, please contact me at tanyaridino@yahoo.com or on tribe!

With love and nurture,
Tanya Ridino, aka Delectable!

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psssst! heee!

Tue, 20 Jul 2004 02:29:19 GMT

http://www.tribe.net/tribe/servlet/template/pub%2CViewPhoto.vm/context/pcard?page=5&currentoffset=26&parentid=c6ceced5-5d5c-4f94-816b-e99fa9c5b801

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thrift store treasure

SweetTart — Thu, 15 Jul 2004 04:22:02 GMT

I just snagged a half cut out chipmunk outfit with the pattern included (simplicity 9305) off the back rack of my favorite christian thrift store in seattle this weekend. I was almost doing carwheels! (I also bought the almost complete "Bibleman SuperHero" kids costume, but that's another story...you gotta wonder about the creative meetings at TBN that create kid shows like this. It's a long way from Davy and Goliath)
I'll be altering it to be my doe. Perfect lightweight fur that doesn't need lining. what a find! and for 2 bucks!

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