Looking for some tail critique
Hey everyone! I've been getting into making yarn tails since august or so. I have a few pics up on my FA of some that I made (I'll have a few more up soon) and I was hoping for some critique based off of the pictures. They can be found at my FA or Deviantart both usernames are TheChalupaKing -Thanks much, SEFawx
good looking overall, though you might try hiding the keyring under the fur.
i do that, but i also use a carabiner to hook the tail onto your belt/beltloop/etc.
also, in the pictures, they look a little...idk, lopsided towards the bottom? if you're using a braided yarn base then it shouldn't be doing that normally. if you're using a stuffed sock-type base, then i guess its okay, but i don't have any experience with those.
you could try just shaking it vigorously and then brushing it out again using a fine stiff(ish) bristle brush. it makes it look all shiny and soft and stuff.
if you take a look at my FA gallery you can see what i mean about the lopsided thing. (click on the ZAK sigpic)
good luck
edit: @thomashuskymuffin
when you knot a few strands of yarn together and then brush it out, it separates the individual fibers so that it looks like really fine hair. then you sew the knots to a base of some kind. that's why it looks so soft etc.
Yarn Tails are tails made entirely of yarn, you brush the yarn until it is smooth and silky looking, it gives the tail a much more realistic sway when you walk. They are super time consuming to make, because you have to brush each individual pieceOriginally Posted by ThomasHuskyMuffin
Thank you for the critique guys! I understand what you mean by lopsided, the white yarn tends to puff a lot more than the others for some reason. I'll start working on improving more because I intend to make this into a way to make money on commissionsI'll let you know when I have more pics up of the other tails. Also I didn't hid the ring because my shirts come down below my pants an hide it will enough, same with my friend who I made the tail for
really? that's weird that the yarn does that. if you're using the same brand of yarn for all of the fur (i use a cheaper, stronger walmart brand for the base) then that shouldn't really be happening. :\Thank you for the critique guys! I understand what you mean by lopsided, the white yarn tends to puff a lot more than the others for some reason. I'll start working on improving more because I intend to make this into a way to make money on commissions
anyway, i think i might feel a trade coming in the future!
Haha I'm up for a trade anytime! I use the red heart yarn and from my experience their yarn can be somewhat inconsistent when it comes to the tightness of the yarn and such. My current project is an Umbreon tail, can't wait to have that done!really? that's weird that the yarn does that. if you're using the same brand of yarn for all of the fur (i use a cheaper, stronger walmart brand for the base) then that shouldn't really be happening. :\
anyway, i think i might feel a trade coming in the future!
that definitely explains it. red heart is kind of... blegh.
if there's a hobby lobby anywhere near you, you should pick up a skein of the 'i love this yarn' yarn. it's about a dollar more on average, but the difference is AMAZING.
(if there isn't one near you, you can go Here to get it online- there's also a much larger selection.}
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