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Our Blue Iguanahi guys...
im just wondering how do you pluck the muzzle? it seems cleaner yet the techniques i learn so far is just trimming it so close to the fabric.. but it still leave super short furs which kind of irritates me 
.. but seeing rainebear whittaker muzzle, it looks so nice 
. how u do that? is there a direction that u need to concern with?
thanks...
Posts: 186Tweezers! 
You use tweezers and pluck the muzzle before you stitch the head parts together so that no fur gets caught in the seams. I made one with a plucked muzzle - I plucked it after I stitched the head parts and its almost impossible to remove all the fur from the seams once it is stitched together so its so much easier to do it before you sew it together...and it looks so much nicer.
I pluck the nose area before I stitch...I can't sew over stubble...but then I put a felt patch over anyway...belt and braces I guess. I use pointy pliers to pluck with...It find it can be quite firm to tug the pile out (rightly so)and tweezers are not strong enough.
I hav never done anything other than scissor sculpting on muzzles...though I do like the look of it I wouldn't do it ..I guess the furs I choose tend to be too dense for that.
Our Blue Iguanatweezers! why didnt't i think of that?! so... now there is another use for tweezers aside from eyebrow plucking! 
thanks tina and jenny for both of your suggestions.. i might have to do that try on my next bear bec my head is sew.. i will see what work best for me..... thanks again
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Our Blue Iguanalast night i tried plucking the hair, and it wasnt easy... i couldn't find my tweezers, so i use instead the pliers instead... its really time consuming and the results are really neat...
I tried also the same technique on sewed faces and realize that its impossible to remove it. SO you guys are right, this need to be done before you stuff it... but i usually determine the overall look after placing the eyes and mouth... this is really going be a big problem for me.... sigh... 
BrisbanePlucking before hand is always easier. And no nasty bits hanging out fo the seams!! I like to turn the mohair over and carefully tease out some of the hair with my awl. This makes it easier to pull out. 
Another suggestion if you like a smooth muzzle area Try using a disposable razor on the area that you would like smooth before you sew. I usually trim most of the fur off first with my scissors and then 'shave' the remaining fur off in the selected area.
Have fun.
Our Blue Iguanacarefully tease out some of the hair with my awl.
hmm... teasing the hair? this sounds funny when you think it in another way :crackup: sorry, I guess I have a different sense of humor
Now, i really appreciate the effort taken in having clean muzzles... its soooooo time consuming ..
thanks for the added suggestion Lisa.... will try that as well...
Matilda Huggington-beareMing to add to Lisa's suggestion........I use a moustache trimmer on my seams before sewing. I have been doing this for a few years now and got the tip here on TT.
Wendy
Our Blue IguanaHi wendy.. actually we also trim the seams before hand sewing, but we use smaller scissors instead.. moustache trimmer is like those electric trimmer right? sorry... just making sure, maybe my understanding of terms might be different.
Matilda Huggington-beareMing it is tiny and is battery operated. Half the cutting head is just the right amount for the seam. I'll take a photo later tonight and show you.
spotya
Wendy
Our Blue Iguana that would be helpful wendy.. thanks... :hug:
