FAQ

I am currently focused on premade fursuits at this time! If in the future I do decide to take on customs again, I will post about it on my social media, so if you want to keep an eye out please follow me on Twitter, Instagram, or Bluesky! 

Yes, I have successfully shipped to Canada, the UK, EU, and Australia, and am willing to try most other countries. Shipping cost varies greatly between different countries, so please contact me with your specific situation for an estimate. Please be aware that additional import fees, such as tariffs or VAT, may be charged to you by your own country, in addition to what I charge for shipping, and I cannot always predict how much these will be.

I include a care booklet for all fursuits I send out, but for more detailed information, Clean Fursuits is a fantastic resource! A quick run-down is included below.

Non-head parts: Be sure to brush before wearing so they look nice, spray with an isopropyl/water mix (many sell scented "fursuit spray" at conventions!) between uses to disinfect and keep them smelling nice and fresh, hand or machine wash with COLD water when a deeper clean is needed, and air dry with fans, making sure everything is 100% dry before storing to prevent mildew. Any sort of heat will ruin your fursuit, so never use a dryer, even if it has a low heat setting.

Head: While your Aeluromancy fursuit eyes are sealed against some water situations, like being out in the rain, they cannot be submersed in water in a tub or washing machine, as being soaked in water may ruined the eyes. If you need to deep clean your fursuit head, I recommend using a portable carpet cleaner such as a Little Green Machine. Carefully cleaning with a wet rag is also fine. Your fursuit head shouldn't need to be cleaned often, and spraying the inside with your isopropyl spray is usually more than enough :)

I learned by reading and watching tutorials, following fursuit makers who post WIPs, and lots of trial and error! You can find patterns for almost any fursuit part on Etsy,  and tutorials on Youtube if you're more of a visual learner. Some specific resources I found helpful starting out were Matrices, Mugiwara Cosplay, and fursuit patterns on Etsy in general. Don't invest too much in supplies until you know you actually like working with fur - my first paws were made of scraps I had lying around, and I didn't invest in a sewing machine until after I had made a few suits.

Fur, minky, neoprene: BigZFabric and Howl Fabrics

Foam: 1/2 and 1 inch poly foam from Foambymail

Eye plastic: LITKO plastic sheets, .030 in thickness

Eye mesh: Buckram from MixedCandy 

Clippers: Sminiker clippers 

Scissors for cutting fur backing: Fiskar fabric shears 

Scissors for trimming fur, small details: any curved dog grooming scissors 

Smaller things like thread, cotton fabric, elastic, etc. are usually from a craft store, Amazon, Walmart, whatever is cheapest. 

If you're wondering about anything not listed here, please feel free to contact me! I'm happy to share material sources with my fellow fursuit makers :)

"uh-lure-oh-mancy," and it means predicting the weather by observing the movement of cats! My own cats don't seem to have the gift of predicting the weather, but I do know it's cold if they're begging me to turn on the electric blanket so that's something.