grimstitchfactory

Posted pics of my latest mask (auction) on my Facebook page. And as the bids go up... I'm adding free gifts. Have a look. https://www.facebook.com/GrimStitchFactory?ref=settings

The skin masks are slip over with a large black soiled fabric strap running ear to ear. The scarecrow half masks are the same, the full head scarecrows slip over the head and lace up. And no, never get nightmares even though I sleep about 10 feet away. I'm in Burlington, Ontario, about 60 minutes from Lewiston crossing into Buffalo.

Nah, didn't lose a bet. Won 15 National Championships.

You're kidding right?

The latest. Three layers: burlap, felt, goat skin, with 16 gauge wire inner rim. Stained aluminium fittings Hand stitched, detailed, distressed, and colored.

Not a killing, but a good part-time job. My main work is scarecrow masks. http://grimstitchfactory.com

Greetings My name is Cameron. I make masks and started working with rawhide last year because I was sick of working in latex because it's just not real, and I want "REAL"... or as close as I can get when making skin masks. So I began working with goat rawhide because it is the closest I can get to human skin. I'm new here so I'm not sure if there are other members who do these types of masks. I'd definitely like to exchange ideas if there are. My masks are built on a human head cast, and have a canvas under layer, over which is an outer frame of 16-gauge wire, and onto top of that I adhere a layer of cream-colored felt. Then the skin is adhered on top of that. The final step, once the skin has dried, is coloring and distressing, and then stitching, which I do by drilling holes and feeding through cord . Anyway... I'm a ridiculously super newbie with this material and have basically adopted the trial and error method of self learning.