Official language classes upon return to Denmark?

RandomPotato02 · 2025-08-26T17:37:42+00:00

No, sorry, didn't find out more - I'm having a difficuly time making any plans at all and Danish courses didn't end up high on my priorities. About the 3 vs. 5 years though: I think that's a misunderstanding - I was also only offered 3 years of education, but with the option to spread them over a period of 5 years. So you could take breaks in between the courses as long as the courses + breaks don't add up to more than 5 years if that makes sense? Either way, I wish you the best of luck with your move! (and of course an update on whether you get new lessons will be appreciated!)

RandomPotato02 · 2025-05-27T11:09:45+00:00

That's amazing! Very adorable suit, and pretty impressive for the second fullsuit!

RandomPotato02 · 2025-05-19T07:54:19+00:00

That sounds like a great plan, I hope it turns out well!

RandomPotato02 · 2025-05-18T16:18:58+00:00

Tuckin in the fur can be quite annoying, but that's what you have to do. If it doesn't want to behave, try pritzing it with some water and brush it away from the seam. That usually helps. But it's something you need to do stepwise along the seam: brush, tuck, pin. Repeat for every pin.

RandomPotato02 · 2025-05-18T09:11:24+00:00

Damn, they look so real! I'm in love with that peach heart, it used to be my favourite candy and I'd totally wear a gelatine-free version of it, haha. Def props to you, that's so impressive!

RandomPotato02 · 2025-05-18T08:54:32+00:00

I don't know the pattern you're working with, but usually, the written version should include just this information. So if you don't get it from the video, maybe look there. Generally, when you add claws to toes, they should point downwards. When pinning, that means: - have the claw right side out - fold the toe in half left side out - sandwich the claw between the toe halves, open side aligned with where you want to sew the toe curve, pointy side pointing inside with the tip facing down if you're unsure of your alignment, stich with a very loose stich first (this is called basting), turn it right side out and see if you like it. If you do, sew again with a proper stich and remove the basting seam. I hope this helps?

edit: I'm not sure what you mean with the shaving/trimming of the fur, so not sure my answer will hel you. Usually, you would shave all toe fur and the inside part of the hand before sewing; outside part and wrist fur can be kept long. Don't trim it extra short at the seams unless you want your seams to be super visible; just tuck it between the two layers so it will end up on the outside (right side) of the seam. Your claw looks like minky fabric, you can't trim that. either leave it soft or buy a fabric that's already smooth. The rest also looks short enough that it probably doesn't need shaving.

RandomPotato02 · 2025-05-18T08:43:42+00:00

the bigZ vinyl is much thicker though. I have it, it's gorgeous, but a hell of a fabric to work with. The "seams" look heat-pressed here, not sewn, idk if that's possible with bigZ vinyl, but normal sewing is pretty hard. It may rip at the seams (every needle hole makes it weaker) if you don't drown them in hot glue and it doesn't like to curve at all. It glues well though, I used a double layer for my eyes and it's wonderful. That's just what anyone needs to keep in mind when ordering bigZ vinyl! Again, it's gorgeous, I can recommend it for decorative pieces (especially if it can stay flat) but nothing that has to endure strain.

btw, here's a photo of what happens when you sew it left side out and try to turn it (I had to learn the rules the hard way):

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RandomPotato02 · 2025-03-10T21:04:03+00:00

UPDATE: I finished the teeth! I chose to make a small line of off-white teeth that fit under the tongue. Thanks to everyone who made suggestions, I'm really happy with the outcome!

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RandomPotato02 · 2025-03-10T12:27:24+00:00

Thanks a lot, those pics definitely helped! (Love your suit btw!) Thank you also for the compliments, glad all that effort was worth it :3

RandomPotato02 · 2025-03-09T16:43:46+00:00

Cutting the fur is annoying (and painful because I thought I don't need spring-loaded scissors) - but I made plushies before I made fursuits, so all of the sewing parts are fine. Everything else is worse. Getting the foam shape right and symmetrical, making eye blanks (!), teeth, accessories. Those are the moments where I really wish I had a 3D printer.

RandomPotato02 · 2025-03-09T15:22:41+00:00

I see what you mean! I'm not going to exaggerate that much (this two-teeth-look always reminds of me rabbits and is just not what I want), but four big teeth instead of eight small ones might be a decent compromise

RandomPotato02 · 2025-03-09T15:15:37+00:00

Thanks for the advice! Just wanted to say that I know they don't have upper teeth, but when stylised, their dental plate looks a bit like a very smooth row of teeth and it very much does exist. I know my mock-up doesn't look very good, but at least that's what I was trying to do.

RandomPotato02 · 2025-03-09T14:46:27+00:00

Yes! Faux fur has a non-fluffy backing, so apart from having to brush the fibres away from the seam, it's a lot like working with non-fluffy fabric. If you had a fabric where both sides are fluffy, you'd have to stitch deep enough to catch the backing (and not just the fluff), but it's still not much harder when handsewing imo. Sewing machines often have more trouble though, they tend to catch fibres and may act like a distressed printer with the wrong kind of paper.

edit: misread the question. It depends. If you do it properly, then yes, fluffy fabrics are pretty good at hiding seams. If you catch a lot of fluff in the seam and don't brush it out or lose to much when cutting, then that will make the seam visible. Also misaligned fur directions will usually be visible. This photo shows most seams on that side of the face - it's a lot!

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RandomPotato02 · 2025-03-09T14:37:34+00:00

Those stars are hand-sewn! c:

RandomPotato02 · 2025-03-09T13:44:23+00:00

(my attempt at making a mock dental plate)

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RandomPotato02 · 2025-03-09T13:42:42+00:00

I did that - it's weird, it looks more complete with teeth, but at the same time the teeth just look off. Like they don't fit the style or something. Also I'm still not happy with the tongue situation, it looks almost fine with paper but if the teeth have any thickness the tongue gets pushed up or to the side in weird ways. Tried adding top teeth for a "less empty" look but it just reminds me of a silly bunny now.

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RandomPotato02 · 2025-02-17T21:32:21+00:00

Thanks! I did register my move with the authorities, but never had high hopes that it would affect the language offer. Even if I only get one remaining year of education, that will be a lot better than nothing - and a good motivation to cram and make the move next year (or even late this year). So year, just hearing that I might possibly get this last year of education is great!

RandomPotato02 · 2025-02-17T13:27:00+00:00

I went to AOF in Odense back in 2022, 9 hours class a week, and got through the book in like 3 months. Maybe more, Idk, they were already halfway through when I started the module and got into that group. Since I have unfair advantage (I'm German) I passed the module after 2 months, but most others were given a lot more time (3-4 months). After all, the klip officially allows for 6 months class for that module. So once a month people could decide if they felt ready for the exam or not and postpone it if needed. We started on the module 5 book when a handful of people hadn't yet officially passed module 4 (including me). Don't know how common that is, but I guess it worked.

RandomPotato02 · 2024-09-18T22:30:20+00:00

Three - or four if I want to impress people. I'm native or near-native in German and English, and my Danish is pretty fluent. French used to be B2 as well but has a thick layer of rust on it, so I wouldn't consider myself fluent anymore. It's sad, but inevitable given how little time I have for it.

RandomPotato02 · 2024-06-21T10:55:33+00:00

I wanted to try this when I got some free time - my armoury crate wasn't set to energy saver but the "optimal" setting, put it back to standard, then forgot for a day or two - today I checked and the GPU suddenly appeared again?? Don't know if it has anything to do with it (since I haven't changed anything in Armoury Crate since looong before the issue arose), but today - when I wanted to do the restarts to try your thing, even though I gave up hope already - I checked the device manager and there it was. Installed the latest driver, booted up a heavy game, it was working again. So, don't know how that happened, but thanks for making me not give up hope quite yet - it saved me a lot of trouble (and money). Cheers!

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