Fursuits

About

My general style in fursuit making and expressions are mainly towards the toony and playful side. I can do different expressions too if that is desired. Personally I like to work with light and bright colored fursuits.

I don't really like to use hard parts in my fursuits (plastic, metal, etc). Normally I use minky, fleece or fake leather in parts like claws, teeth, horns and other small parts. Eyes are 3D-printed follow-me style eyes and they have a hand-painted mesh. The paint I use in the eyes is water resistant. I will inform the customer if I have to use a non-water resistant paint. 

To ensure a comfortable user experience when wearing a Nightless Creations fursuit, the head, handpaws and feetpaws are always lined with a breathable fabric.

Care guide

I, among others, do recommend to use a balaclava with your fursuit head and an undersuit with your fursuit body. These will help to keep the sweat off your fursuit. 

Gently brush, dry and ventilate your suit after every use. Don´t store your fursuit in an enclosed space like a suitcase or a closet, when your suit is damp or wet! Make sure your fursuit is completely dry before storing it.

I recommend to use a "Fursuit Spray" to disinfect your fursuit head and body after a longer use. When spraying inside your fursuit head, try to avoid contact with the eyes. These sprays containing isopropyl alcohol ensure that your fursuit will stay fresh longer and it doesn't start to smell! You can find these different scented Fursuit Sprays from many vendors online. Don´t use normal fabric cleaning sprays that you might find in normal stores. A lot of these sprays could damage your fursuit, since those are not specifically designed for fursuits. 

Try to avoid really dirty places when wearing your fursuit. For example a garage might not be the best place to go with your fursuit! Make sure you know your surroundings! 

Also try to avoid contact with food, drinks, grass, mud and everything else that can stain your fursuit. Some stains from food and drink products can be really difficult to get off your fursuit if those happen to get in contact with it. Grass and mud especially if you have a floordragger tail or detailed indoor feetpaws. I recommend to protect these parts with something like a plastic cover or sandals made for paws. 

 Also a reminder that the fur and glue don't like heat at all. Never leave your fursuit in hot places and only use cold or lukewarm water while washing your fursuit. Don´t use a hair dryer when drying your fursuit! 

Washing

NEVER use hot water when washing any of your fursuit parts! Only use cold or lukewarm water! If you use a washing machine, use the coldest setting you have. Use a program with no hard RPM. Wet fur and foam dry pretty slowly, so I recommend using a fan to speed up the drying process. Give your suit a gentle shake and brush it gently to help it dry faster. 

Head and feetpaws: If you have a velcro tongue or other removable parts in your head, take them off first. Wash your head with a damp towel or rag that has some mild detergent applied to it. You can also wash it with a light shower and mild detergent. Avoid water contact with the eyes. Make sure to protect the eyes as good as you can. Again I recommend to use a fan to speed up the drying process. You can wash the feetpaws with the same method. 

Handpaws: Hand wash them with detergent and water and rinse carefully. You can put the handpaws into a washing machine too, but I don't recommend doing so, if you have any hard parts like 3D printed claws or any other extra parts. Squeeze all the extra water out of the paws and hang dry them. 

Body: Turn your fursuit body inside out first. Take out all the paddings and stuffing from the legs and tail, if it is attached to the body. If your tail is attached to the body with a zipper, remove the tail. You can hand wash the body in a bathtub or put it in a washing machine. If you hand wash it in a bathtub, make sure to rinse it carefully! Make sure to get all the detergent out. To dry your bodysuit, put it on a drying rack. NEVER hang dry it or put it in a dryer. Wet fur is really weighty, which means hang drying will stretch the fabric easily. And a dryer will destroy the fur instantly.  

Tail: If your tail has a zipper, take out all the stuffing and turn it inside out. You can wash it the same way like handpaws. Hand wash or machine wash it.

Storage

I recommend to store all your fursuit parts in a dry and a cool place away from sunlight. Storing away from sunlight is especially important, since it can discolor the fur over longer period of time. A closet or a similiar storage place is perfect for that. Use a sturdy hanger with your fursuit body. I don´t recommend storing your fursuit folded or just forcefully shoving it in somewhere. It can wrinkle the fur in a long run.