The Last Poster Wins! [v21]

[Neo Emolga]

Hey, out of curiosity, does anyone else make plushies/ever wanted to learn how?

I guess one question I have is do you use a sewing machine or do you do everything by hand? I'm not even sure what's the better method for plushies.

[Scytherwolf]

I've made some! This is the first one I made in 2010 haha!

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The most recent one I made in 2013 or 2014 iirc. Thw wings have pipecleaners in them so they're posable! xD

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I've also made a Houndour, Teddiursa and half a Butterfree I never finished xD

The thing I struggle with most is getting a good pattern for the head! Do you have any tips for aspiring plushie makers? :D

OH MY GOSH those are adorable! And I love that you made a tropius! That's one of my favorite pokemon!

As for the head patterns, what type of head/creature are you thinking of making?

I guess one question I have is do you use a sewing machine or do you do everything by hand? I'm not even sure what's the better method for plushies.

I use a sewing machine, but parts are hand sewed (I also sometimes hand sew really tiny plushies xD). It really all depends! Machine sewing is a faster method, but with certain things it's easier to hand-sew to get more accuracy.

[Pokemon Trainer Sarah]

OH MY GOSH those are adorable! And I love that you made a tropius! That's one of my favorite pokemon!

As for the head patterns, what type of head/creature are you thinking of making?


I use a sewing machine, but parts are hand sewed (I also sometimes hand sew really tiny plushies xD). It really all depends! Machine sewing is a faster method, but with certain things it's easier to hand-sew to get more accuracy.

I guess just a basic canine kinda head. Which I assume can be adapted to slightly different shapes. I guess I just haven't got a good "template" down for the head and how many pieces it should be and that kinda stuff. I made a Houndour ages ago and I really hated the head xDD So it got chucked somewhere in my cupboard haha!

I've hand sewed all my plushies (they're pretty small). I got a sewing machine a couple years ago and used it to make curtains and a beanbag cover but not for small stuff yet. I need more practice! But you make so many big cuddly plush, I can see why you'd need to use a machine! Hand sewing always hurts my fingers after a while. xD

That bulbasaur is life @Pokemon Trainer Sarah

Haha thank you! :D

[Scytherwolf]

I guess just a basic canine kinda head. Which I assume can be adapted to slightly different shapes. I guess I just haven't got a good "template" down for the head and how many pieces it should be and that kinda stuff. I made a Houndour ages ago and I really hated the head xDD So it got chucked somewhere in my cupboard haha!

I've hand sewed all my plushies (they're pretty small). I got a sewing machine a couple years ago and used it to make curtains and a beanbag cover but not for small stuff yet. I need more practice! But you make so many big cuddly plush, I can see why you'd need to use a machine! Hand sewing always hurts my fingers after a while. xD


Haha thank you! :D

Oh, okay. What I do for simple canine heads is to take a basic round head pattern, something like this, with four peices. Then I add a snout to two of the pieces, kinda like this jolteon pattern. Obviously though for houndour you'd want a longer snout, and if making a small one I think a simple snout like that would work.

Haha, yeah, my big plush would take forever to hand sew. XD

[Pokemon Trainer Sarah]

Oh, okay. What I do for simple canine heads is to take a basic round head pattern, something like this, with four peices. Then I add a snout to two of the pieces, kinda like this jolteon pattern. Obviously though for houndour you'd want a longer snout, and if making a small one I think a simple snout like that would work.

Haha, yeah, my big plush would take forever to hand sew. XD

Ooh I see. That looks a lot simpler than I was doing it. xD Thanks for the links! I can't find the tutorial I used to use now but here is a progress shot which kind of shows it.

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All this talk makes me wanna try making more plush! xD Next on my list was gonna be Archen but it's pretty complex so that's probably why I never got around to it! Are you making anything at the moment?

[Scytherwolf]

Ooh I see. That looks a lot simpler than I was doing it. xD Thanks for the links! I can't find the tutorial I used to use now but here is a progress shot which kind of shows it.

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All this talk makes me wanna try making more plush! xD Next on my list was gonna be Archen but it's pretty complex so that's probably why I never got around to it! Are you making anything at the moment?

Yeah, you can make canine snouts a lot of ways, but that's the simplest that I know of. You should try it!

DOOO IIIIITTT! If you don't want to start with Archen (I agree, it's pretty complex XD) pick another one, maybe a simple four legged one like bulbasaur and make that, and work your way up to the complex ones.

[Pokemon Trainer Sarah]

Yeah, you can make canine snouts a lot of ways, but that's the simplest that I know of. You should try it!

DOOO IIIIITTT! If you don't want to start with Archen (I agree, it's pretty complex XD) pick another one, maybe a simple four legged one like bulbasaur and make that, and work your way up to the complex ones.

Yeah, birds seem really hard! xD I should try another Bulbasaur some time! Bulbasaur has such a weird head shape though! xD It might work the way you just showed me. :3