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I was hoping for techniques that work well on covering surfaces, like an eye or teeth. I guess there's not really a substitute, huh?
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Dec 12, 2014 20:31
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Ehh, I wouldn't write off embroidery just yet. It sounds like you just don't want to get an embroidery-capable sewing machine, so why not try it by hand? It sounds intimidating, but using chunky embroidery thread speeds things up. Obviously it would be slow for a big piece, but for eyes and teeth it's really not so bad. The WIP plush I just posted has an embroidered face that only took like 30 minutes to finish.
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Dec 12, 2014 22:02
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Thank you. I've been told the name before and I always forget it!
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Dec 15, 2014 09:33
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Just did my official purchase of Keska's Scrap Cat pattern, so will be working on a Christmas gift from that! My brother has two cats - Sadie and Link. So, I am making a cat in the colours of Sadie and giving her a Link costume. Should be fun :3
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Dec 18, 2014 02:42
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I was so excited when I saw your order! I hope you have time to take pictures before you give the gift away. It sounds adorable. I finally shipped out the last of the Sleipnirs for Christmas delivery. Finally I'm free! … well, until after Christmas, anyway. I have another one that has to go out mid January. I really wasn't expecting a grey eight-legged pony to be the most popular thing I've ever made. Tom Hiddleston fan girls are weird.
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Dec 18, 2014 23:18
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Keska posted:I was so excited when I saw your order! I hope you have time to take pictures before you give the gift away. It sounds adorable. Did I miss the part where you posted pictures of that?
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Dec 19, 2014 00:17
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Comrade Quack posted:Did I miss the part where you posted pictures of that? Yeah but it was a ways back. Keska posted:Ta-daa!
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Dec 19, 2014 00:46
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Yup! I think this is my favorite of them, tho: I keep tweaking the pattern on it because I have to do waaaay too much hand sewing around the bases of the legs to get things lined up correctly.
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Dec 19, 2014 00:56
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Finally I have something to contribute! Here's two small plushies I made for my two cousins for Christmas. The white one still needs eyes while the black one still needs his feelers. I've made a ton of mistakes, some of which are poorly fixed, others are still visible, but everyone says they're great so I'm guessing I'm being negative and my cousins will like them. I really wish I could make plushies that people would want because they're well done, not because a relative made them, though. Well I guess I can't have high expectations after 5 plushs. horriblePencilist fucked around with this message at 00:07 on Dec 21, 2014 |
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Dec 19, 2014 19:58
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horriblePencilist posted:Finally I have something to contribute! Here's two small plushies I made for my two cousins for Christmas. Small my rear end, they are big enough to break tables. Are they based on something that I am missing? Cute, though! The white one reminds me of Eve from Wall-E.
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Dec 19, 2014 20:54
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Nothing in particular, the black one was meant to look more like a squid while the white one is more of a plush I designed with patterns in mind first, although he looks a lot like the main characters from ilomilo, which I really should make too. Edit: Also you're imagining things if you think they're huge, they're sitting on my sewing machine next to a pair of scissors. Also, here's the squid next to my hand. 
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Dec 20, 2014 06:40
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 Some progress stuff. Going with the Wind Waker design for Link's outfit since its... uh. Less painful to do! Gonna do the shield, sword, and hat next and then gotta go buy some nice big blue buttons for her eyes.
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Dec 20, 2014 22:29
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Dienes posted:Small my rear end, they are big enough to break tables. That's what you meant with breaking tables, I thought you meant it literally. Sorry, I was posting from my phone which automatically formats the image so I didn't know it'd be that huge.
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Dec 21, 2014 00:08
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  Done! The shield was a bitch, but she's done now~~ My brother's cat Sadie, dressed as Link (the name of his other cat). <3
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Dec 21, 2014 01:19
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Dawww  how cute!
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Dec 21, 2014 08:04
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Made a pug gnome for my mom for Christmas. 
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Dec 26, 2014 08:04
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No Egrets posted:Made a pug gnome for my mom for Christmas. Aaaahahahaha! That is hilarious and adorable. So great. What did your brother think?
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Dec 26, 2014 15:22
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Keska posted:So great. What did your brother think? No idea. Christmas was a big dramafest that got canceled and I haven't seen/heard from him since.
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Jan 2, 2015 03:40
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So. In case you've forgotten, I'm a terrible nerd. And I've been playing a *lot* of Nuclear Throne. And my favourite character is Chicken! She's hard to kill. 
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Jan 7, 2015 01:02
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No Egrets posted:Made a pug gnome for my mom for Christmas. This is stinkin AWESOME. I love gnomes.
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Jan 7, 2015 03:55
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Made my friend a Sam doll from the movie Trick r Treat: Reference:   
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Jan 16, 2015 11:08
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Oh man oh man oh man. PLUSHIES! I only started to really seriously get into sewing plushies over the last year. Made a bunch of poros from League of Legends to sell at a convention and got fancy getting myself an embroidery machine to do better details on more complex stuff since then. Loving what I've seen in here so far, the range of creativity and detail is awesome. As such, I have got to get in on the show your stuff action.  Poorly Sewn Bee done as a gift for a friend.  Mew plush I made as my first play with my embroidery machine and trying to do something that wasn't a blob.  Morrigan Aesland from the Darkstalker's series done as my very first commission.  Poro, the little guys that really got me started in on this. I'm really looking forward to making more of these guys with my improved skill this year! And there's a few other things I've done on my deviantArt too. http://shevmo.deviantart.com/ Personal favourite piece right now: The most recent Poro hat I've made.
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Jan 19, 2015 02:22
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Those are lovely!
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Jan 19, 2015 14:52
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I made a little octopus for a valentine's day present
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Feb 15, 2015 01:53
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Do any of you do any commissioned work? A long time ago I got a custom plush made by a goon who posted, and I have 6 to 8 additional things I'd like to get made.
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Feb 15, 2015 04:18
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Imasalmon posted:Do any of you do any commissioned work? A long time ago I got a custom plush made by a goon who posted, and I have 6 to 8 additional things I'd like to get made. I think there are a few of us who do. What are you hoping to have made and what kind of time frame?
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Feb 15, 2015 06:00
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My sister works for a therapeutic horse back riding charity, and was wanting to get plush versions of the horses done.
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Feb 15, 2015 15:23
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Davedave24 posted:I made a little octopus for a valentine's day present This is super adorable!!
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Feb 15, 2015 15:24
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Davedave24 posted:I made a little octopus for a valentine's day present I love this guy.
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Feb 15, 2015 15:58
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If anyone remembers that Squishable ice dragon pillow I designed in September, it finally became available yesterday
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Feb 21, 2015 17:21
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Man I still love this thread. Octopus is cute as hell. <3 Did my first plush since moving and I'm pretty stoked about it. It's plush number four (not counting the bee really) that isn't just some kind of blob. http://shevmo.deviantart.com/art/Kara-Plush-522383067 If you don't like furries you probably shouldn't lookit. It's someone's fursona. That said it was hella fun to make anyway.
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Mar 26, 2015 21:09
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I was hoping there was a plush thread on SA, and I am not disappointed.  Plush-knowledgeable folks... long story short: my mom died of a crazy fast-acting cancer, and one of the few things that brought her comfort during her excruciating last days was a stuffed lamb a friend bought, that she snuggled with all day. She was in so much pain, this silly stuffed animal was the only thing she could bear to sleep next to. I inherited Lambie after she died, and slept with it myself for many months while I cried about my mom dying. Needless to say, the poor thing is full of snot and tears. His fluffy fleece is all matted. I feel terrible that Lambie is in such bad condition. What's the best way to clean him? The tag is so worn out, all I can tell you is it came from Kohl's. He's got shaggy "fleece" (like, Cookie Monster-length fur) and velvety fabric on his face and legs/hooves. I can post pics if it helps. Dish soap? Laundry detergent? Woolite? I just don't wanna gently caress up Lambie, he means a lot to me. TIA for any advice on getting him fluffy and white again. My super awesome crafty mom would give y'all shout-outs.
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May 2, 2015 03:17
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If you're super worried about the material, I'd say gentle hand washing in lukewarm water with woolite and a lot of fingerscrubbing is your best bet! Hard to go wrong there, though you may need to do it more than once depending on just how messy he is. Depending on your weather, drying him outside on a few very sunny days is probably the gentlest way to get the water out, but if you're worried about it sitting in the stuffing, a firm pressing between dry towels can help wring out a lot of that. TBH, unless he's made of wool and barely hanging together stitch-wise you're probably not going to mess him up, and if he IS, I've successfully restored delicate wool items with the above approach. I'm sorry for your loss--I hope this helps a bit.
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Making a set of plush emoticons for a "GBS Thread of the Week" prize and annoying Sheila all at once. Haven't started on the next two. One's going to be , but I haven't decided on the third. E:   
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May 7, 2015 22:39
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Wow, this thread is dead. Just finished a plush of Hōgen from Ginga Densetsu Weed. He's pretty small, since I'd never rafted a pattern for a laying pose, and didn't want to waste too much fabric in the event of a colossal gently caress-up. 
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Drum posted:Wow, this thread is dead. Just finished a plush of Hōgen from Ginga Densetsu Weed. He's pretty small, since I'd never rafted a pattern for a laying pose, and didn't want to waste too much fabric in the event of a colossal gently caress-up. Do you still hand-stitch (I figured it looked that way)? Are you planning on doing a second run of it as well ('cause its cute!)? And yeah, it is. I've been pretty much 100% burnt out on sewing lately. I get a spark for it like, only twice a year now. Down from a hey-day of a plush every 2 days or so when I was doing it for income.
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May 28, 2015 03:32
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I think I'm going to try and sew a cute squishy mothman for my next project, now that I'm free for the summer. I kinda want to try and be better at sewing large, clean shapes with 3d patterns, so I drafted up one along those lines. I normally go tiny for plushies but I wanna make this guy big and huggable.
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TheAbominableSnow posted:I think I'm going to try and sew a cute squishy mothman for my next project, now that I'm free for the summer. I kinda want to try and be better at sewing large, clean shapes with 3d patterns, so I drafted up one along those lines. Oh my lord that is completely adorable. Is it ok if I I give it a shot myself when I have time?
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TheAbominableSnow posted:I think I'm going to try and sew a cute squishy mothman for my next project, now that I'm free for the summer. I kinda want to try and be better at sewing large, clean shapes with 3d patterns, so I drafted up one along those lines. That is adorable and fantastic, and on a weird note, thank you for making it look proper. People give it a head sometimes and it looks totally unlike the weird and wonderful first sketch/sighting of it.
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