Help with faux fur

[TML]

I am using Project Puppet's Mostro pattern to make a puppet for use in my classroom and I needed some assistance. It suggests boiling faux fur to give it texture. Should the fur be boiled before you cut/sew it or should you wait until your pieces have been put together and then boil them?
Thanks for your help!

 

[puppetsmith]

I'd recommend doing it before. That way you can be certain the texture is what you want before doing all the work of sewing the puppet together.

Remember to experiment with small pieces of the fur first (and temperature of the water), to see the end results before throwing in the whole lot.

 

[D'Snowth]

I never heard of boiling fur before... I simply cut up a furry pillow I got at K-Mart and used the fur on my puppet, and voila, lol.

I honestly can't imagine how boiling the fur would help it any...

 

[TheCreatureWork]

Boiling fur

Boiling the fur will give some furs a unique look and texture. I find longer furs work better than shorter ones. I found some furs don't need to be boiled very long.