How to Weft Hair for Your Creature Cosplays
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- Опубликовано: 17 авг 2024
- Wefting is the process of taking bulk hair and combining it into a usable strip. In this video I'll show you how to mix a custom color, shuffle the hair for a nice tapered look, use a sewing machine to sew the hair into a bundle, and then how to install it on your creature.
I really love the process of mixing and wefting hair, and I think it adds a lot to my creature cosplay builds, I hope it helps you too!
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Chapters
Intro to wefting 00:00
Tools and materials 1:32
Mixing your Hair Color 2:36
Shuffling the Edges 8:51
Taping the Hair 11:14
Sewing the Hair 15:03
Finishing The Weft 19:31
Installing in your Project 22:21
Estimating how much you need 23:55
Talking about NFT fur 26:33
Conclusion 28:10 
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Wefting is such a fun process for me! do you think this technique will help you on your next build?
This may or may not be a stupid question but do you think this technique could be modified and work with faux fur? I have a character Id love to make a suit out of one day and he's got a gradient mane with three colors. I don't know how well that might work with wig hair
I have sewed wefts directly into a fur base before, though i'm not sure what you mean by using fur instead of wig hair. you can try using brushed out yarn to create a more fur like appearance.
I'm trying to save money by making some of the wigs I need for different cosplays myself. Would you happen to know how much I would need to order to make one for Lucy from Elfen Lied? I know thats kind of a hard question. Sorry.
@@grinninggreen6750 I plan to make wigs as well. I know that finding colored hair in already wefted is not always easy and this method will allow you to custom color . I know this does not answer your question, just wanted to say we are on the same page. (WIGS)
Will help big time, If I were to practice enough do u think ide be able to do some hair that could go halfway down a fursuit? My main sona's hair just about touches the ground (she is on all fours normally), I'm planning to do halfway down instead of the whole way to the floor as I wanna make it as if she is just standing on her hind legs
THIS WOULD BE SO COOL FOR A LION FURSUIT
Yes it would be!
Lol I'm actually going to be trying this for my big chonkster
This was an absolutely phenomenal tutorial, I've gotta try this out. Was really surprised how cheap the hair was too
I'm so happy to see that you explain your processes rather than keeping everything a trade secret. While I understand people wanting to keep things secret, it makes it difficult on others having issues in the beginning. Such an amazing tutorial, thanks so much! I'd like to ask what kind of stitch you used when sewing the wefts into the tail piece? And is the tail heavy with that much hair? It looks super lightweight. And btw, sis and I will be excited to see you at FWA this year!
Just a simple whip stitch or blanket stitch works great! I'm always happy to share, can't wait to meet you at FWA!
I've seen wefts used in doll making but I never thought of upscaling it
I made my deer tail, chest fur, ears and leg warmers like this! Its so coll, ty!!!
Cool! Glad to help you!
Thank you so much! I've been searching for weeks for a method to make some kind of mohawk with super long fur/hair. Love your videos!
Great! Glad to have helped. Also check out my latest video for another method for making mohawks
Thank you so much for this!I been trying to find a tutorial on wefting for a long time.Thank you for posting this.
Love the color blending, that's gotta add so much realism and interest to any project. Thank you!
yeah, it adds a ton of interest!
I've been searching for long fur and this is great! The fibers with yarn fur is always too short and fabric furs are always super short so this is perfect! Thank you!
I can't wait to make my fursuit now this look so much easier then I thought
Same
This was a great step by step process and has given me so many other ideas. TFS!
Oh my gosh!! I am sooooo excited to have found your channel . Thank you for the huge amount of information and sharing. Cheers!! ;)
This helped a lot please make more videos I do like to make my own monsters I couldn't do it without your help
Yes, thank you! One of my alien like creatures has a mane and longer fur on the side of her face. This helps a ton :)
glad to have helped! ^^
Oh this is so helpful!! I'm making a kemono suit with messy hair and this is great for it!
Thank you so much, I am in the process of making a King Wickerbeast and I couldn't figure out how I was going to make the mane, and this video is perfect !!! Thanks again.. :-)
This would be perfect for a wickerbeast :)
This is wonderful for the Tangath Toborn cosplay I’m planning
This is an amazing tutorial!!!THANK YOU!! Future adventuring ahead because of it!! Your Hogger is brilliant!!( sidenote probs just me, and I'm probably too sensitive, but the ambient music gets overpowering for me, so I mute it and read captioning. I love your voice! Idk, thnx!!)
thanks for the feedback! I'll make sure to turn it down in the next ones :)
Kazplay Videos ^-^! Da bes!
Thank you for this amazing tutorial! Also thank you so much for the info on where to get this sort of material. After the pandemic is controlled I plan on trying my hand at costume making, and I will definitely consider this approach to making the hair effect! ^-^
Awesome, good luck!
yess!! thank you so very much! i have a character with a long red backmane and i was so stuck with this!
Thank you do much this is the first actually good tutorial for hair/long fur! This Will be great for my fursuit :3
(Sorry if i said something wrong my english isn't very good)
You're welcome!
This is an absolutely fabulous tutorial. Thank you so much for taking the time to do this!
Great tutorial, thanks!!
Oh hell yeah! This is honna be great for the mane im making!
great! good luck to you!
I hope this works for my main fursonas hair! I want to be able to brush and style it
You may be interested in this video as well! They should work for you ruclips.net/video/bgwRilOEV4w/видео.htmlsi=NbnfB4hQ2MFrkvON
Thank you
Wow fantastic tutorial.. thank you
You're welcome!
Cool
Thank you so much this video helped me with planning for my future fur suit I want to do. The character has long hair. I hope I can start on it in the next year or two. This video helps with my planning process
Awesome! I love characters with long hair, good luck!
This’ll look fantastic on the realistic version of my star dragon ;^;
Hello ^^ I am currently making a fursuit of my own and am having trouble finding the best way to create a mohawk like hair for my maned dire wolf lycan. Is there any way you could share your knowledge, or point me in the right direction please?
imagine adding tinsel to it! Glittery hair! :)
I love this idea!
Very informative, thanks so much for sharing :D!
OMG now i have way to make my Ludo cosplay! :)
WHERE DO YOU GET YOUR SHIRTS THEIR AMAZING!!!
Please tell me I *need* one
I usually get them from red bubble or shirt woot !
Very helpful ty! Would love to see an in depth tutorial on how to install them, I’m still confused on that uwu”
Thanks for your feedback, I'll add that to my list of videos to make!
Love the shirt
Can u send a full vid on making the tail in general??? I never get my full tail base right
I'll add this video idea to my list!
@@KazplayVideos thanks! Would love this technique on my unicorn costume!
I really like your tutorials. I think you are very well spoken, and explain things clearly. One thing I dislike is the music you play in the background, because it's distracting, and it makes it hard to hear you. One thing I wish is that you'd have shown us the entire process of how you made your Hogger costume, even the bigger more difficult parts. I hope that for future costumes that you'll show the whole process. Thank you for your tutorials.
Thank you very much for your feedback! I will do my best in the future to capture more of the actual building process :)
This is so useful
i know this may sound silly, but can you do the same sewing by hand or is there a way where you dont have to use a sewing machine? i dont own a sewing machine and tend to do all of my work by hand.
I probably possible, but I would guess that it would not be worth it. If you don't have a sewing machine I recommend another video of mine, it is a different way to get similar results: ruclips.net/video/bgwRilOEV4w/видео.html
I'm not sure if you said it in the the video, but could you use Yarn wefted hair the same way you used the shit here?
Yes you could!
Have you successfully washed parts with the wafted hair, and if so how did you go about it? I’m hoping to use this for permanent long hair accents to a bodysuit, but worry about it getting tangled or destroyed in the washing machine. Any help much appreciated!
I have only hand washed them. if you want to make a suit that is machine washable, I would do a test first. or possibly plan to have the long hair removable.
@@KazplayVideos perfect, thank you so much for the response!!
If you want to give whatever you're making a beard or braids throughout the fur I'm assuming that this would be on a much smaller scale?
You could do that, or I have a second method on my channel that would work really well for beards :)
@@KazplayVideos Alright! Thanks! I'll be sure to check it out!
Would I be able to tease this for volume, or do you think it would destroy the hair?
No you wouldn't destroy it, teasing is a great way to add volume!
@@KazplayVideos That’s excellent to hear!! Thank you for your help!!
This is a fantastic tutorial, thankyou so much for making it. Just a quick question, how many rows of wefts did you apply to the tail for that look?
Thanks! It was about 4 rows
Thank you very much, that’s what it looked like.
Could I do this for Senshi's beard?
Possibly!
sorry if you’ve addressed this in the video, but for some reason the hair when I’m sewing just falls out? do you know how I can fix this?
It's hard to troubleshoot from the info you gave, but here are some ideas : use less hair so the tape really holds it tightly. Some hair will come out and that's okay, use a brush to keep things neat. Make sure you do enough passes with the sewing machine to hold things secure - I used a double needle, if you don't have one double the passes you make. Make sure you seal the ends with glue to keep the weft together, it'll help minimize hairloss
Thank you so much for this tutorial!! I have a couple questions if you don't mind! ^^'
1. Can this be airbrushed, dyed, or pastel(ed?)I am using the same hair you are using and I wanted an ombre effect (dye onto white hair) and if not how should I work around it?
2. Can there be any way to straighten this? (Like a horse's mane or like a silky dog) If not how can I make it less wavy(or textured) lol thank you and have a great day!
P.S. if anyone would respond that would be terrific!
Great questions!
1) Yes! these are the same kind of fibers that many synthetic wigs are made of, so if you follow a book/tutorials about dying/coloring/styling cosplay wigs, that will work! Also, there are ombre fibers for sale in a wide range of colors. if you find the color you like then you can just buy that and don't have to worry about colors running or fading.
2) you can straighten them with a hair straightener. I like to use mine that has a dial to select a precise temperature. start low and then slowly increase the temp. Since these are plastic fibers, they will melt if you go too hot. You can also buy silky straight fibers to start with, I think the crinkle fibers with some straightening after looks the most natural
@@KazplayVideos thank you so much!! This is such a great help to my project! BTW your work is the best! (That head in he vid was AMAZING) Also I wanted to to the 'melts' they had in the shop but they didn't have the natural coloring I was looking for. I'll look for a dyeing and styling wigs book immediately! Thank you so much!!
Question: What if you want to put a colour gradient in the hair? Would that need to be dyed or could it be achieved with spray paint?
I have a video about that very topic! It's called "Latch Hooking fake Hair" there is also hair fibers you can buy that already have an ombre to them if you want the tips. Depending on the base color you choose, you can "dye" look up some cosplay wig tutorials for more info!
This is an amazing tutorial. I have a question tho, is this synthetic hair and if so what kind. It was my understanding that using a flat iron on synthetic hair would basically melt it? Pls help. I'm trying to add hair to some of my creatures and i tried yarn wefts but i can't get the length i want. Thank you
it will melt if your flat iron is at a high enough temperature, I had mine set very low and was moving it very quickly over the fibers. There are also higher quality fibers that can withstand higher temperatures for sale online
i'd like to know.. How would you do ombre hair?
You can buy ombre hair to start with :)
@@KazplayVideos that goes from a dark purple to a florecent orange?? i wanna know where owo
@@KazplayVideos i'd just rather dye it tbh :v
@@realmisteroliver You can try layering from shorter hair to longer hair- having the shorter hair as one colour overlay and cover the longer hair which is your other colour. This could mock the gradient you're going for.
I have a question, could you use some type of glue to make the wefts instead of sewing?
Yes, I've seen hot glue used to make wefts
I had a quick question. Can I use a Surger for the sewing portion? This is what we use making Christmas Stockings, Could be a stronger base? Your Video is so helpful and I cant wait to add my fur to my creature.
I think you could use a surger on the last step after you fold the hair over, just be sure to not put it in far enough to cut anything! Good luck :)
Thank you for the reply. again this is such a cool topic and the technics are so interesting. You are a great instructor. looking forward to more Goatman vids. Best of luck
Thanks I will report the results.
Would this work on yarn as well?
Yep!
@@KazplayVideos awesome thanks!
but do you know if something like airbrushing it would ruin it?
Sometimes you just have to try and pray it'll work out haha
Where are you buying all of those fur because I want to buy some but I don't know where
its in the description
Can this lose hair be found at craft stores as well?
I don't think I've seen it at any craft store, it would be better to look at a beauty/hair supply shop!
What about a custom wig, like for when your creature is more humanoid and you need a wig and you want it to be customised so it's more accurate? Edit: what I mean is if you can make a wig using this method
absolutely this method can be used for that!
Kazplay Videos Could you make a quick tutorial on how to saw the wefts to a wig cap so it'll look good? Pretty please? 😄
I've never done that before, but if I ever need a wig for a project I might make a video about it!
And this is why making fursuits takes weeks
+Steve Schempp sometimes months!
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G O D this is so helpful
My fursona has a huge mane and lots of super long areas of fur
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You're very welcome!