I am really proud to present a new tutorial!!
This tutorial explains how to make a simple pleated face mask with head straps. I geared this guide with folks who perhaps do not sew very much in mind. So I have filled the guide with as many step-by-step pictures as I could muster. ...
2020-11-22 04:48:38 +0000 UTC View Post
I had the excellent and super fun opportunity to be an interview guest on the furry podcast "Bearly Furcasting featuring Taebyn"!! The episode is out now!
It was such a positive experience to participate in and be interviewed for it.
Check out the full episode here: ...
2020-10-06 20:26:47 +0000 UTC View PostIts been a bit since I updated stuff on my main website, and today was the day! These are just fairly small updates, but some worth noting none the less!
The tutorials page had a few new things added to it, the 2 newest premium guides (stuff you guys have already known about for...
2020-09-18 01:05:27 +0000 UTC View Post
Hi everyone!!
I hope everyone is doing well! I have something super fun to share with you today!
I am incredibly proud to share that I was a guest on the awesome online web show Fursuiter's World! I worked with Kuhori and Grave to bust some pretty common fursuit care myths by do...
2020-05-23 01:56:17 +0000 UTC View Post
I am extremely proud to present to you all that I have a partial fursuit available for sale, in time for Further Confusion!
Howdy everyone! I hope you are having a lovely November!
This month is seeing some website and a few other updates so far! I updated numerous pages on the website today, much needed!
Right now I really want to knuckle down on doing pattern work, with an upcoming release of...
2019-11-09 00:40:43 +0000 UTC View PostHowdy everyone! I hope your October is going well!
I have posted an update to a 3-year old tutorial today! My favorite fruit dessert has been treated to new step-by-step photos and is now broken out of the image-based format it used to be in.
I am super proud to present to you the newly updated "Making a fursuit body"
https://pupdates.matrices.net/post/126844191210/making-a-fursuit-body
I added 9 new im...
2019-08-27 18:30:56 +0000 UTC View Post
This is among my oldest tutorials, one of the first that I put on my website back when I began sharing fursuit making tutorials! Its been updated a few times over the years, but this time I hope it is the most informative version!! The summer of updates continues with Making Toony Eyes getting th...
2019-07-25 23:50:16 +0000 UTC View Post
I have spent time updating the tutorial on Zip-on tails!!! The tutorial is 5 years old now, also due for an update.
Before it was also in the hard to read single-image collage format, but I've dug up all the original images PLUS even more that I have taken to further illustrate the ideas in...
2019-07-22 21:10:23 +0000 UTC View Post
I meant to make this tutorial a long time ago, and in the interim I had a short tip sheet linked to a few youtube guides that were ok, but not by me. So today when hunting through my tutorials to update I figured it was time! So I made this very beginner-friendly, if-someone-never-touched-a-sewin...
2019-07-16 01:16:00 +0000 UTC View PostHowdy everyone! Hope you are doing well!
Little updates.
I'm still working on multiple super duper big projects. Those take time until they can be released, the premium puffy handpaw pattern & tutorial is almost finished!! The tutorial is still being written...
2019-07-12 00:32:18 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello everyone!!
Thank you again for following along on my journey here. Today I am launching a new online store. Yes-- its separate from my Etsy, but I want to do a test run for this new shop. If all works out nicely I plan to have it be the new home to the items that I physically ma...
2019-06-02 20:49:49 +0000 UTC View Post
I am so excited to present to you the new-and-improved revised battery operated fans tutorial. Its now been updated with step-by-step guidance on how to put together your very own battery operated fan for your costume!
Use a USB cord to connect your fan to a powerbank, or use a ...
2019-04-19 21:14:09 +0000 UTC View Post
Hi everyone!! I am seriously proud to inform you I have finally spent time revising my blog layout for the pupdates.matrices.net posts (basically all of the tutorial posts!) and I have a revised tutorial
Website Revisions!
I just published a new tutorial about tongues for costumes (or really any other project that may require a tongue!) Includes step-by-step photos!!
http://pupdates.matrices.net/post/183732168113...
2019-03-26 22:51:59 +0000 UTC View Post
I just listed up a canine headbase for auction! The auction ends 3/26 at 7pm Pacific time.
https://www.thedealersden.com/listing/ready-to-fur-canine-do...
2019-03-23 02:47:20 +0000 UTC View Post
I test 4 adhesives to discover what will work best to glue a lycra liner to upholstery foam to test it before use on a fursuit costume I am refurbishing! I apply the glue to each of the samples and perform a test wash. My results and thoughts on them each are shared in this video!
If ...
2019-02-23 02:30:09 +0000 UTC View PostHi everyone!
I'm getting ready to start my next pattern digitizing project! This would create a digital version of one of my past successful patterns that I am ready to share. These patterns right now are finished but basically useful just for me, since they are just paper ...
2019-02-07 08:11:14 +0000 UTC View PostNew Year New Goals
Hi everyone! I am super excited about 2019, and have some new goals I have made for myself going forward. I want to share those with you today!
I have tasted some pretty satisfying success with everyone's AWESOME wips and finished footpaws tha...
2019-01-08 01:11:48 +0000 UTC View Post
This is also available at: http://pupdates.matrices.net/post/179699640528/i-made-a-visual-aid-for-claws-this-will
I made a visual aid for claws!
This wil...
2018-11-02 22:49:37 +0000 UTC View Post
A quick video to go along with my tutorial on installing whiskers! The tutorial has now been updated to include the video.
http://pupdates.matrices.net/post/51817690937/guide-add...
2018-10-13 23:31:47 +0000 UTC View Post
I just posted a quick tip on how to fix when you get too close to an edge when adding applique decoration to paw pads for example. I run into this every so often and I am sure others may encounter it as well, so I hope this helps!
Want a set of 5-digit paws for your critter? This pattern and tutorial could help! This tutorial shows you how to make a simple set of handpaws based on a pattern, featuring five cute stubby digits.
Hello everyone!
Today I added a new tier to my Patreon I am extremely excited about sharing this with you. With this new addition I will be adding and working on it as a goal as time goes by.
I already have many printouts I have created for use at events and conventions to give a...
2018-08-04 02:00:01 +0000 UTC View Post
https://www.thedealersden.com/listing/ready-to-fur-big-cat-headbase-kit-by-matrices/135058
The auction is now up! It ends at 5pm pacific time on Sunday!
Th...
2018-06-14 19:05:49 +0000 UTC View Post
I have had several tutorials on my site about using this technique to repair wrinkled fur, but have been working hard to get this video tutorial set up for it! I hope you guys enjoy learning about this kind of stuff!
Enjoy!!
2018-06-06 21:56:01 +0000 UTC View PostThis is a technique I utilize a lot when I know I need many pattern pieces to be the same length of fur, but I only have long fur.
Start by tracing the pattern pieces onto your piece of fur and bro...
2018-03-06 00:44:58 +0000 UTC View Post
I have been trying to figure out how to better organize the tutorials on my site, and I feel like adding short descriptions is a step in the right direction to helping steer those looking for a specific tip what section they may want to take a peek at.
I am still working on adding the descriptions...
2018-03-03 23:09:36 +0000 UTC View Post
This is an updated image guide to go along with my video tutorial on the same topic! I have learned a lot since 2012, when I made that video, and I am really excited to ha...
2018-03-01 18:15:42 +0000 UTC View Post