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Posted by PurpleKat (Kat) on Thu, 2008-07-17 23:03
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Location: Vancouver BC

Dance I'm gonna do it! I'm gonna build a fursuit <(^-^)>
I have a charecter in my head and shes begging to be brought to life.
But.... I have no idea where to buy fur or foam or plastic mesh canvas stuff.
At least i know what I'm building it out of.
OH! Also I need to know where to get a little cooling fan to put in it and WHERE to put it.
THANKS FUR ALL THE HELP! ~Kat Bun or cake

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Posted by chipperts (Chipper) on Fri, 2008-07-18 00:39
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Foam and plastic stuff joanns or hancocks, you can also get stuff like zippers thread muslin and such there. Stuff like sculpty foamies, paint and such at Micheles, as for fur the selection at stores suck so try places like http://www.crscraft.com/ http://www.mendels.com/ or http://www.syfabrics.com/
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Posted by iSKUNK (Daniel Richard G.) on Fri, 2008-07-18 01:21
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Posted by Recherei on Fri, 2008-07-18 03:25
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Wal-Mart ?

Yes, you can even find some interesting, quality and surprisingly inexpensive fur at Wal-Mart from time to time. Try their sewing/handicrafts department. The selection is different in each store. They also carry an assortment glue, fasteners, notions and other materials. Also, check out their throw rugs. Someone recently made a suit from furry throw rugs they were selling recently.

Cooling fans are usually taken from desktop pc's.
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Posted by Trpdwarf (Lutra) on Tue, 2008-08-05 14:32
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From experience, the stuff at Wal-mart, fur wise is usually low quality and falls apart easy.

They do have other stuffs that is worth getting there, such as sewing supplies, and needles, and elastic....but I make it a point now to stay away from their faux fur.
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Posted by PurpleKat (Kat) on Fri, 2008-07-18 14:37
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Location: Vancouver BC

Thank ya! But dose any one know where to buy fur in Vancouver that ISN'T wall mart be cause luckily we've kept this city free of them. a thank you!
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Posted by Recherei on Sat, 2008-07-19 11:59
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But not for too much longer:

http://www.walmart.ca/wps-portal/storelocator/Canada-Storefinder.jsp?content=storeDetails&storeID=5853
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Posted by Trpdwarf (Lutra) on Tue, 2008-08-05 14:34
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If you don't have any major fabric stores in your area I suggest buying your fur online.

Mendels Fabrics....http://www.mendels.com/fur2.shtml ships pretty much anywhere. Having ordered once from there I was happy with the quality of the fur, but not so much how one of the boxes was packed.

You should check into that place.
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