Making a plush doll | Part 1 - the base 

Thanks

Thank s

Thanks

So true 😭😢

@stawberry917 I aint even got that...

And that’s how the crafting addiction starts.

That's so cool! It is a LOT of work though I definitely agree! But if you're able to keep it up and enjoy it at the same time, then that's awesome ☺️ Enjoyment is the key! I used to take commissions for these, but I lost my passion 😅

Gasp capitalism! JK I'm gonna make a buisnes making/selling plush octopus 🐙

I can't :,(

Oh my God that's a great idea!

No tanks 😦

It's amazing!

same here, i already made the head with button eyes, kinda inspired by a coraline doll 😂

My passion is DOLL making

How’s it going now

That's awesome! Good luck 😊

Thank you!

SAMEEEE, OMG.

WTH SAME

The Nerd Herd Family That’s exactly why I clicked on this video so I can learn how to make the best shape of a doll LOL I making Coraline also

Look on Etsy for patterns...it’s probably where she found hers.

​@@pjgreen1786 bless you

Thank you so much! 💕

I made it 😉 So cool that you noticed it!

I'm so glad you found this video helpful! Best of luck in your doll making adventures. Thank you for subbing too (I hope you don't mind that most of my content is dedicated to other types of dolls lol). I hope you enjoy your stay, however long it ends up being

​@LavilyDay how can i get my book characters turn into plush toys?

Thanks! I'm so sorry to hear about the plush you made though :'(

That's messed up

Thanks, I'm glad you enjoyed it! Main reason is that the work I've done on it since has been sparsely spread out over the span of a few months ...and I'm still not finished ^^; I'm finding it hard to motivate myself to work on plushies these days ;V; In saying that, this plush has got most of his outfit sussed now, with the exception of a couple of details. I'm yet to paint his face and give him hair, so I guess I could film something for that (although it wouldn't make for a very interesting video haha). Let me know if that's something you'd be interested in though! If you've got any questions about the next steps, I'd be happy to try and help you / point you in the direction of someone/something that could :)

LavilyDay Im interested

Id like to know more as well!

I made it myself! A lot of people have been asking, so I plan to digitise it and make it available online somehow. I don't have an ETA, but watch this space I guess! Thank you so much! 💕

​@@LavilyDay - I love how efficient the template is: pretty much ZERO fabric waste! I think it came out pretty fantastic...I'm going to see if I can sort of "hack" something similar. Thanks for posting!

@@LavilyDay Hey! I'm sorry I didn't see this comment before writing another, but do you have a place we can get the template?

Sure thing! What exactly are you confused about? This pattern is a bit weird to be completely honest with you haha ^^; Honestly, you would be fine just using the head pattern, and then making a 'gingerbread man' body (two basic body shapes sewn together and stuffed). If you wanted to make it a little more detailed, you could make the arms separately and then sew them onto the body - this was how I used to make all of my plushies! The head pattern I use is a slight modification of BabyLondonStar's plush pattern head. There's a tutorial for their pattern here: web.archive.org/web/20081204033222/http:/members.shaw.ca/plushie/ufoplush/index.html :) Hope this helps! Feel free to ask any questions, and I'll do my best to help.

Thank you! I hope you found my review helpful

From memory I think it's called velour, but I could be wrong 😅 I bought it a long time ago haha! Pretty sure that's what it is though 🙂

Thank you so much! 💕

Pretty sure I used velour :)

LavilyDay thanks :)

I'm not an expert, but it's possible the tension on your thread was too tight when you were sewing the pieces together.

I do! I'm in Wellington 😊