All You Need To Know About Felt Cat Fur
Felt cat fur is what you make by gluing pieces of wool fabric together onto a backing. This backing can be made of many different materials, such as cardboard or plastic foam. With the help of this guide on how to make felt cat fur, you will get tips on getting the best props for your felted friends and how to put together simple patterns with loose ends sewing around the perimeter (or “shirring”) to give your cats their signature fluffy look.
1. Measurements
Felt cat fur can be made with patches of wool fabric in any dimension, but the wider your fabric piece is, the longer it will take to feel. Also, wider pieces will weigh more and require larger backing material. If you want to make longer pieces of felt cat fur to be used as tails or arms on a plushie, then you can use a thinner woolen knit fabric that would not work for making whole bodies.
2. Cut out the shapes
Use a sharp pair of scissors to draw out your pattern onto some lightweight cardboard that is stiff enough to cut out but thin enough that will not add a lot of extra weight to your cat once you have felt it together. Remember that you will be using this cardboard shape to cut out the fabric pieces that will make up your cat, so cut a few extra of each shape so you can have a little leeway.
Felt cat fur patterns can either be shaped like puzzle pieces where each edge matches another, or they can be shaped like more abstract, curvy designs. If you have some fabric left over from other projects, then you can use it to experiment with a few different shapes and sizes until you find the one that works best with what you have available. If you need to buy new fabric for this project, try to match it as closely as possible in color and texture to your previous fabrics.
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