Your method of long fur is simply unmatchable, I've never seen anything like it and I hope I wont from anyone else.
Simply amazing!

I take it you live in Canada, since it's "locally bought seal fur".
Not that I have anything against using real fur on stuff like this.

Are you being facetious?

Yes, I do live in Canada (Alberta) and, no, I don't have any issue with using real animal parts in art (nor do I think the seal hunt is a horrible thing). But real fur is not suitable for costumes so the only stuff I use is fake.

'seal fur' is a term meaning a very short pile faux fur - generally 1/2 inch long (or less) and very thick.

I'm not. When you said seal fur I thought real seal fur.
I try not to be facetious with things like this, and when I'm facetious, I'm FACETIOUS.
Thanks for the explanation. I guess people don't use slang like that around here...
That or I'm not hanging out with nearly enough sewing people.

I edited to be more clear. I kind of forgot this wasn't a fursuit forum XD

its really done nice although ill have to say im not a fan of the whole "real fur" using thing cause i mean... we r furries... arent we sapose to love animals?

Furries don't have to love anything. I'm human, I don't love humans.

lol i hate humans at times to =P

well i eat meat so i cant act like a protesting hippy =P

I giggle because people thing seal fur is real seal fur xD

But that aside... this is beautiful. I may have to comission you one day for my tail, I adore that long fur!!

Well, people don't use the term seal fur down here to refer to fake fur. If it's fake we say fake, if it isn't, we say so. It's a simple miscommunication is all.

It's a type of fake fur. Seal describes very short, shiney, thick fur. Fox describes a type of 3 inch long fur. Seal doesn't refer to all fake furs. XP

Very beautiful. I love the color scheme.

I can't wait to see the whole suit if the tail looks this fabulous X3

can't wait to see the entire suit.

Oh my, it's gorgeous! You do such amazing work. I can't wait to see the finished suit! ^_^

can i touch it?

*insert random suggestive answer here. There are too many for me to pick just one*

Next time we do something local together - sure thing :D

hehe okies, it looks so soft =D

Just no touchee!

I decided to go with a shorter one - mostly because I'd subconsciously want a longer tail to move and sway. Short tails look good just bouncing around. And given the length of the fur it ended up hanging pretty low anyways XD

.. damn.. why does everything written on FA sound dirty!

I'll just blame everything on you

It's beautiful!

It reminds me of a giant anteater's tail. Cute!

Oh man!! That long purple looks gorgeous!!! Where did you get it? Did you have to custom order it D: Cause that sounds expensive.

It was pretty expensive yes :D But long purple just doesn't exist commercially and this is my personal character so I'm willing to go all out on her.

Well yea, that makes sense then ^___^
One day I'll make a big fancy outfit for my character once I finish the suit <<
I might make a quad ver. too

Was it custom ordered? Did you have to order a -lot- of it?

I got lucky and they had made a custom order previously so I was able to get the leavings for a stock rather than custom price and there was no minimum. But even on custom work there is a relatively small minimum amount - like 6 square feet or something.

wow!!!!

You get props for that. I can't wait to see a beetle fursuit though x3 thats gonna be awsm.

I gotta ask...where'd you get the long purple and how pricey was it? 'Cause I'd kill to get my hands on some of that but a different color. <3
This is fantastic. Can't wait to see a "you" suit. c:

Oh, PURRR... The National Fibre Tech stuff is freakin' gorgeous and I love what you've done with it... Beautiful tail! I've only seen one small piece of Fibre Tech's fur- a sample of a "matted" look stuff for a werewolf costume a friend was planning. Danged stuff is insanely expensive, but so lovely.

Looking forward to the full ensemble when you have it all together- gorgeous stuff.

Wonderful tail, great !
(Look like an anteater one =D)

Holy wow that is soo friggin cool!

really lovely :3 How did you go about getting the purple nft fur? it's been ages, but when I last looked into it you had to order a whole bolt to get a custom color and that was like $400-$600+....or did you modify the standard white? (sorry, I ask too many question LOL)

errp...nevermind...I se the answer above :B I should have closely read all the comments before asking :p Beautiful tail though!

Still in love with this tail! <3 Also, was wondering if using fur from National Fiber Tech would work better for Luna's mane, tail and other long fringes instead of that fleece I sent you, since I want there to be a lot of it, and for it to be really long, and I'm not sure how long the fleece is or how much of it there is. I would like the fur to be kinda wavy though, do they have beige/cream-colored fur like that? Anyways, if you don't end up using the fleece for the fursuit, can you send it back for me to use on the leather mask? I think it would work ok for that: http://www.furaffinity.net/view/3370651/ :)

~Swan

They do have a slightly crimped white fur very similar to a horse's tail is texture. Style CF 1708. 5-7 inches in length. Maybe ask them for a sample of it? Would be expensive of course so it's pretty much up to you. I can work with either.

Yeah, I expected it to be expensive, and I will see if I can get a sample, but can you possibly check that package of fleece to see how long it is, and if there's enough of it? (I think I actually may have had two packages of fleece sent to you; can't quite remember.) I can order more from here, if needed: http://cgi.ebay.com.au/WHITE-WASHED.....-/350376041915 It's said to be 9-12 inches in length, and that's even longer than the NFT fur, which would be great, if so. I really do prefer the look and coloration of the fleece (if it looks like the one in the picture there, which it's supposed to). Let me know, and thanks, hon! :)

Pulling out some of the wool at random, it looks like it'll be around 8 inches long by the time it's weft/glued. So yeah might as well just stick with this as I think it's more in line with the light and airy look you want. Even assuming some is too short/unusable, I think there should be plenty of fleece in what I already have :)

Ok, just let me know in advance if I need to order any more, since she has quite a lot of "fringes" (aside from the mane and tail tuft, which should be made of the longest fleece): on the undersides of her arms (elbow to wrist), down the backsides of her legs (knee to ankle), encircling the area between the fetlock and hoof on all her hooves, all the way down her spine and continuing down the length of her tail (topside), and in a V-shape on her chest, going over her shoulders and meeting up with her mane. (The long tufts on her ears will probably need to be made of fake fur, since those are pale golden and stand up like a caracal's.)

P.S. One other question: will you be weaving the fleece into a base of fake fur, or how does that work exactly? :) (Not that you need to give away any "trade secrets", but just curious how the fleece will be attached.) :)

Same as making a mane, I'll glue/sew it to a backing. The specifics depends on the placement on the body.

Ah ok; thanks for the reply! :)