Ok got a question for any costume (esp. fursuit makers) out there.
So I've got this, yeah? It's a hollow shell for a yoshi costume made of foam covered with duck cloth and Velcro, and two foam support pieces inside.
Here's the thing, now that I've finished covering all these pieces, I fucking hate the Velcro. It sucks. It doesn't hold the pieces and as you can see it also causes some wrinkling at the joins of pieces.
So my question is. Do we think it's possible that I instead make pockets in the outer cover (that I have yet to make) and insert these same foam pieces in there? Like, rip off the Velcro, sew an inner layer of sports mesh fabric to the fleece, and put these pieces in those.
How would that affect structure? Would the pieces hold their form as well if the tension of the fabric is what's keeping them together? Would the lining pockets cause dimples at the seams in the fleece outer? I really hate the wear and feel of it as is. Having fragile Velcro crinkles every time I move isn't reassuring, but using pockets would eliminate most of the issues I'm having with this right now. I'm just concerned it will come at the cost of final looks because I want it to be as nice and on model as possible.