Putting Ostrich feathers in fur? (individually inserting feather hair)

[shtick]

Putting feathers in fur?

I've seen many puppets with feathers sticking out of their fur. Some of the ebay puppets we've seen have this.

How do you put them thin slices of feather into fur?

 

[Effralyo]

That`s why Cantus always wonders me.

 

[Keeermit]

hiya,
maybe i can help, cuz i've had a few recent puppets on Ebay with ostrich feathers sticking out of fur...its really simple just get one feather at a time - dip it in some craft glue, separate the fur and stick the feather in as far as possible and thats it.
simple hey - now go try it
cheers
jarrod
http://www.angelfire.com/jazz/puppets

 

[MagentaHaiku]

Where did you get the ostrich feathers from?

 

[SesameKermie]

Ostrich Feather Sources

Try an "arts and crafts" type store like Hobby Lobby or Michaels. Another place you might look is a place that carries Millnery (hat making supplies.) If worst comes to worst, get a plain old (clean) feather duster and pull the individual feathers.

Hope this helps,

Jason

 

[MagentaHaiku]

Jason,

Thanks for the tips!

I went to Lewiscraft and the girl there told me to try chinatown, or Michaels.

My little puppet is coming along. I hope to post pics soonly.

Take care,
Kristen

 

[Blink]

Jason,

Thanks for the tips!

I went to Lewiscraft and the girl there told me to try chinatown, or Michaels.

My little puppet is coming along. I hope to post pics soonly.

Take care,
Kristen

Kristen,

Forget going to Michaels. They don't have what you are looking for.

There are tons of stores on Queen St. near Spandina. There is one store just West of Spadina (on Queen) that sells wedding crafts. It is on the North side of the street. Sorry I don't know the name of the store. It is between Spadina and the KFC (walk down Queen and you will know what I mean).

Another place that has is is a stor called MAC FAB. IT is also on Queen St. but it is just West of Bathurst St. It is also on the North corner and has a big green and white sign. They have the kind of feathers you are looking for.

Good luck.

 

[Emosewa]

Yeah, I tried Hobby Lobby and Michaels, they had them but were much too expensive. I had to go the cheap route and get a feather boa. ^_^

 

[TopperFraggle]

Help with individually inserted hair (feathers)

I have one of the beautiful puppets by Keeermit and one of the many great things about it is that the hair is actually stripped Ostrich Feathers individually inserted into the fleece. They stand up nice and stiff, but wave in the breeze. It's a much better look than fur fabric, and I'm trying to figure out how it's done. Is there a special tool involved to insert each one? Are they glued in place?

 

[puppetsmith]

Keeermit has already answered the question for you!

http://forum.muppetcentral.com/showthread.php?t=19872&highlight=feather

Craft glue. I know others (including myself) have used hot glue as well.