Best Plushies for Kids 2020

 

hi guys and welcome back in this video

 

I'll show you some theorize that you can

 

make with things you already have at

 

home I noticed that many craft shops are

 

no longer shipping worldwide and even

 

Amazon has limited the delivery of

 

non-essential items so I tried to keep

 

the supplies here as basic as possible

 

and you should also be able to find

 

these in supermarkets or pharmacies I've

 

also added a list of substitutes so be

 

sure to check the description box below

 

in case you're really missing something

 

in Austria it's now mandatory to wear

 

facemasks

 

in shops and public transport so the

 

first DIY is going to be a pig fleshie

 

with a removable facemask I think this

 

is a nice way for children to understand

 

what's going on and it helps them get

 

used to the sight of people wearing face

 

masks without feeling afraid this pig

 

can be made using a single sock and it

 

doesn't have to be a fluffy one like

 

many of my other tutorials normal socks

 

actually easier to sew because you can

 

see what they're doing a lot better

 

 

first turn the sock inside out and press

 

it flat with the heel part facing down

 

now draw on a curve for the head and two

 

leaf shaped ears make sure that this

 

isn't too far away from the heel and the

 

end point of the head should actually be

 

touching the place where the heel begins

 

so as always I'm going to be using dark

 

thread because you can see it on camera

 

but for best results you can match the

 

thread with the color of the sock if you

 

don't have a needle at home that many

 

supermarkets or drug stores actually

 

sell emergency sewing kits those should

 

still be open during lockdown in most

 

countries start by back stitching along

 

the outline a back stitch is where you

 

sew one stitch forward and have a stitch

 

back

 

this creates a very strong bond that

 

won't rip when you stuff the plush for

 

more advice please check out my sewing

 

techniques video where I show all of

 

these stitches in detail now cut out the

 

head close to the outline but be careful

 

not to rip any stitches then cut off the

 

toe of the sock so you can turn it the

 

right way around

 

in most plushies I normally stuff the

 

ears but for this pig design we're going

 

to leave them unstuffed be sure to push

 

the ears fully outwards and make sure

 

the shape looks nice and even for the

 

inside of using polyester stuffing which

 

I know many people probably don't have

 

at home a great substitute is simply

 

cotton wool and you can get big packs of

 

this from any pharmacy I made this black

 

cap plushies in cotton wool and there

 

was barely any difference compared to

 

polyester another trick is to cut open

 

an old cushion cushion fillers are

 

exactly the same as toy stuffing and

 

they're usually cheaper as well grab a

 

big handful of stuffing almost the same

 

size as the flesh itself push this

 

inside using one smooth motion and

 

adjust it so you have a nice head shape

 

now take an even bigger ball of stuffing

 

and use it to make the body I've made so

 

many of these plushies and I'm always

 

amazed at how much stuffing actually

 

fits inside then sew a running stitch

 

along the open edge of the sock and pull

 

it close like a drawstring

 

as you can see the opening still looks a

 

bit messy so you have to repeat this at

 

least one more time simply sew through

 

the bumpy bits like this and keep

 

pulling until it's neatly closed next

 

take the toe part of the sock and check

 

that it's inside-out

 

draw a small oval and back stitch along

 

this line now cut it out and then cut a

 

tiny opening in one side turn this

 

around and you can attach it using the

 

same thread just make sure the needle is

 

on the correct side first I decided not

 

to stuff the nose here to keep the face

 

flat for the face mask

 

however this plush will also look very

 

cute with the slightly puffy nose attach

 

this using a ladder stitch which is

 

alternating one stitch on the nose and

 

one stitch on the face I'm going to use

 

embroidery thread to make the nostrils

 

but this is entirely optional you can

 

use bits of felt beads fabric paint

 

nail polish or even two dots of glue

 

mixed with black eyeliner I'm making a

 

French knot which is when you wrap the

 

thread several times around the needle

 

and then carefully pull it to create a

 

dot

now I'm using some beads for the eyes

 

and once again there are so many ways to

 

do this the easiest way is just to cut

 

out circles of black fabric and stick

 

those on I'm going to attach both eyes

 

with the same thread which is a slightly

 

harder technique however this gives a

 

very cute effect because the eyes are

 

slightly indented and it prevents them

 

from coming off easily for the first

 

time I got to test this out myself

 

because Isabelle tried her hardest to

 

get the eye off and didn't succeed

 

lastly just finish up with some blusher

 

and the pig flesh is done of course you

 

can also add arms and legs as well and

 

I've linked several videos below with

 

the details the next part is making our

 

removable face mask for this one I'm

 

going to use a short white sock with a