Comment on Armature to Art Doll Part 2 by Magweno
plushaddict sells minky ("Shannon smooth" they call it) which is a very short, cheap fur. it's a 2mm pile or something, I use it for the jackalopes, gryphons, abdabs and other small things I've been producing lately.
mohairbearmakingsupplies.co.uk is best for small amounts of reasonably priced fur, look under 'the fabric room/faux furs', they have sizes on there too. you can get 1/16th of a yard of really good quality fur for £5.55 there
Oh great, thanks so much! When I looked at your tutorial again today I realised the scale of your griffin- I have the same music manuscript book he's resting on, and I know how big he is now haha- I was asking about fur sizes because in my mind he looked about 5 feet long haha!
haha oh my goodness, sorry I never did mention scale did I ^_^ He was about 10" long ish, I generally work at a 6" scale from chest to butt
Wow, he really does not look that small 
You do an amazing job of packing in the detail!! 
You do an amazing job of packing in the detail!!