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Yarn tails are becoming really popular, I'm seeing them everywhere now! I found the perfect yarn at my local craft store, so I had to try it out. Here's a tutorial showing exactly how I made my cat tail. Let me know if you have any questions!

Oh, one more note about this! Using the fur brush pulls out a lot of extra fluff. This is totally normal, and you can always save it to use as stuffing for plushies or what have you. It helps to have a plastic bag handy to stuff it all in.

EDIT: After a lot of wearing and brushing, I realized that despite how tight my knots were, the floofs can start to slide on the base. I went through and stitched them on by laying the tail flat and separating the floofs, revealing all the big knots. Then just go through with a long threaded needle and tack them to the base. It took me about 10 minutes and it's a fair bit more stable now!

EDIT2: A friend of mine who made a great tail this way wisely recommends using CHUNKY wool. She had a very soft wool that was super chunky and loosely woven, and she didn't even have to straighten the fibres. Chunky wool also has the benefit that you don't need to use as much.

Total time: ~5 hours
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~SoulTheWriter 1 day ago  New member
I have a question. I'm using 4 (thickness) yarn. Should I be getting 5 or 6? And also, I haven't touched yarn ever so I'm just learning this to learn it. Should I only be weaving two pieces of yarn as the core or three?
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~GoldTwilight May 13, 2013
Wow this tutorial has gotten me so far. I am working of my fifth yarn tail that has a wire base. Thanks! :la:
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~willowfall May 13, 2013  Hobbyist Artisan Crafter
Oh that's fantastic news!!! I'm so glad to hear that. Do you have any photos? :D :hug:
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~GoldTwilight 6 days ago
Well I'm trying to post photos on DA, but I don't know how :(
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~ChiObsidian May 1, 2013  Student Digital Artist
I hate to keep bugging you, but I am nearly done with my tail! I cannot figure out a good way to connect it to my belt though. What method did you use?
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~willowfall May 2, 2013  Hobbyist Artisan Crafter
No problem!! Any sort of loops will work, so you could thread a few strands of yarn through the braid and just tie them in a loop at the top. Safety pins would work too. At my local fabric store they sell these 1.5" rings that open up and lock, that would be a cool way to do it.
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~DanVelthing Apr 26, 2013
Super smart! Love this method! No sewing!!
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~ChiObsidian Apr 20, 2013  Student Digital Artist
Wow this is great, I can't wait to try it out. I do have a question though about the core of the tail. You mention making a braid. How many strands of yarn do you braid, if I want the same thickness as the one in the tutorial?
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~willowfall Apr 21, 2013  Hobbyist Artisan Crafter
Hey there!! I just looked around for my tail to count them but I couldn't find it >.< However, I am *pretty* positive that I used 6 strands total, 2 in each section of the braid. If you have a thinner wool, maybe 3 in each section (9 total). Also, I had an idea recently that might be worth trying out - I figure if you do a looser braid for the core of the tail, you can feed the tie-strings of the "fluffs" right through the spaces in the loose braid and tie then on that way, the idea being that because they're going THROUGH the braid rather than around it, they'd be more likely to stay firmly in place instead of sliding down (as I ended up manually sewing mine on afterwards) - just a thought!
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~ChiObsidian Apr 21, 2013  Student Digital Artist
good idea! I will definately try that! Thanks for the tips!
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