construction:heads:whiskers

Whiskers

From: Matt Brady/Mouse

Ben Camacho (sp?) told me his technique for making whiskers:
Buy a bunch of cheap kiddy paint brushes with black styrene (?) handles.
Heat the center of the brush (over flame?) until you can stretch it out.
Remove from heat and stretch until the whisker is thin/long enough.
The resulting whisker is stiff and light.

To reiterate, every professional costume that I've seen with whiskers were of a plastic material similar to weed wacker line. For safety & durability, I strongly recommend this material. They'll not break (easily) nor will they poke out the eye of any humans who may get in the way of your muzzle.

- broom bristles

- supplies from a Native American store

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