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bladesparkEven fireworks were only momentarily cheering.
I can no longer get Monterey Mills rust red fox fur. That is the single fabric I use the most of. More than anything else. And there are no substitutes. I can get red, or orange, but there are only two places where I can get red-orange, one of which is lousy texture, the other of which is kind of brownish, and is a bit on the short side, and both of which cost twice as much as the Montery Mills. This sucks hugely. Now when somebody orders a fox costume, I can't say "I have the perfect fur and it's cheap too!" Instead I have to say "well... I can use crap, or I can use okay fur that will cost an arm and a leg..." And that's it. Gah.
At least every other fursuit maker out there is more or less screwed the same way. Unless they had a roll of this stuff squirreled away. I wish I'd know in in advance about this, or I would have bought a whole roll!
*whimpers*
I can no longer get Monterey Mills rust red fox fur. That is the single fabric I use the most of. More than anything else. And there are no substitutes. I can get red, or orange, but there are only two places where I can get red-orange, one of which is lousy texture, the other of which is kind of brownish, and is a bit on the short side, and both of which cost twice as much as the Montery Mills. This sucks hugely. Now when somebody orders a fox costume, I can't say "I have the perfect fur and it's cheap too!" Instead I have to say "well... I can use crap, or I can use okay fur that will cost an arm and a leg..." And that's it. Gah.
At least every other fursuit maker out there is more or less screwed the same way. Unless they had a roll of this stuff squirreled away. I wish I'd know in in advance about this, or I would have bought a whole roll!
*whimpers*
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Date: 2006-07-06 01:57 am (UTC)