Some of the most fun projects are the ones that come from other people's ideas. This is one of those: a cat hood, made by request. My favorite part was the specification: "The ears should be like cones." Love it!
The hood is made of top-quality Italian lamb leather. It's soft and stretchy, with a great sheen. It should fit like a glove...
The hardest part was cutting the foam into a cone shape. Not easy, but fortunately it was a small part. I could have used fiber fill or pillow stuffing, but I wanted the shape to bounce back if it got squished.
The second hardest part was sewing the ears in place. I did it before joining the front and rear panels together. I positioned them and held them in place with thin double-sided sewing tape, then topstitched carefully around the base.
My wife mentioned I should try a bull next...
...or maybe a ram? That would be a real challenge!
I was wondering if you had a pattern for this ? :)
ReplyDeleteI'm still working on it a little bit, but will post it when I'm done!
DeleteI am interested in commissioning one of these from you. Would that be possible?
ReplyDeleteSorry brainw0rm, I'm so busy at the moment I'm not taking on any new commissions... =0(
DeleteThis.. I've been trying to find a good mask similar to this for forever! Why does no one make them ?!?!
ReplyDeleteI think there isn't a big enough market maybe?
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