Soft Toy Making (Stuffed Toys)
The first thing that would strike your mind when you think about your childhood might be your First Toy or Teddy. Soft Toy, the first companion of a child is also known as a Stuffed Toy. It is sewn from textiles like plain cloth, plush or terrycloth and stuffed with cotton, wool, plastic pellets or straws. Soft Toys are used to represent various animals with different shapes and sizes. Different fabrics have different qualities separating each type of soft toys. They are used for creating decorative items like Hearts, Dolls, Pillows, Cartoon Characters (Jerry Mouse, Tweety, Minnie Mouse), Gift Items and so on... Are you planning to Gift a kid for his/her next Birthday? A Soft Toy would be something they would love...![Jerry Mouse Jerry Mouse](https://ik.imagekit.io/wifdin/imgs/soft-toy-of-jerry-mouse.jpg)
![Soft Toy of a Tweety Soft Toy of a Tweety](https://ik.imagekit.io/wifdin/imgs/tweety-made-of-soft-toy.jpg)
![Minnie Mouse Minnie Mouse](https://ik.imagekit.io/wifdin/imgs/minnie-mouse.jpg)
Names & Soft Toys
Almost every child has a companion of a Teddy which they carry everywhere right from the time they wake up till they fall asleep. The child's connection with the toy begins with "Naming of the Toy". The name is what makes a teddy, more than just a toy. There are few teddy's which are very popular by their character names such as Winnie the Pooh, Mickey Mouse, Minions, Goofy, Donald Duck, Bugs Bunny etc... Cute doesn't mean that it has to sound "Girly", a boy's teddy's name can also rock. Few of the most common and popular teddy names abroad are Booboo, Huggie, Polo, Buddy, Snowball, Lucky, Baby Bear, Maggie, Grace, Twinky & Paws. You can also give your teddy a cute and fancy name such as Tinku, Cheeru, Kichu, Korappan, Paplu, Pico, Pinkerton, D'cruz, Sarah, Kurju, Fanny, Penguin, Stella, Tuttu, Dido, Glory and so on...Materials Required to make a Soft Toy
- Paper and Pencils
- Scissors
- Cotton, Wool or Polyester fiberfil
- Soft Fabric
- Fabric Glue
- Needle and Thread
- Beeds or Buttons
Making a Soft Toy / Stuffed Toy
- Choosing the right animalIf you are a beginner, it is better to select a simple design and make sure you have all the material required for it
- Choosing the color of fabricConsidering right color and texture which make the toy look realistic. Make sure you select a fabric with color fastness. Choosing soft fabrics like felt which are easy to work with and using velvet for materials like frock, jackets, coats etc will be a good idea.
- Drafting the animalBefore you make an outline on the fabric, it is always advised to draw the pattern on a piece of paper.
- Draw the outline on fabricFold the fabric into half and place it without any crease on a flat surface and draw half of the pattern.
- Fabric cuttingCut the fabric through the outline drawn, with the help of a sharp scissors. Remember to leave a little extra space from the outline as seam allowance, because when you sew it, the overall size will decrease. Cut two layers of the same shape.
- SewingPlace the fabric so that the right sides face each other. Sew the two layers of fabric along the outline with same color thread. Leave either one leg or hand to be stitched later on. You might require this space to stuff Cotton, Wool or Polyester fiberfil inside.
- Reverse the fabricReverse the fabric inside out so that the stitches stay inside hidden.
- StuffingStuff the stitched fabric with cotton or wool. Old waste piece of fabric will also solve your need.
- Finishing stitchStitch the remaining open part left on the fabric.
- Using buttons and beadsWith the help of beads and buttons you can give the soft toy a lively effect creating eyes, nose, ears and lips. You can also use satin ribbon over the neck as bow to give realistic effect.
- Its DoneGive your kid a surprise with new soft toys every week.
- Hey, don't go yetRemember to give it a nice name which would help to build a connection between your child and the toy.
20+ Best Soft Toys of 2024
![Colourful Caterpillar Colourful Caterpillar](https://ik.imagekit.io/wifdin/imgs/colorful-caterpillar-soft-toy.jpg)
![Candy Pink Bunny Candy Pink Bunny](https://ik.imagekit.io/wifdin/imgs/candy-pink-bunny.jpg)
![Mickey Mouse Mickey Mouse](https://ik.imagekit.io/wifdin/imgs/mickey-mouse-stuffed-toy.jpg)
![Microfibre Soft Toy of a Turtle Microfibre Soft Toy of a Turtle](https://ik.imagekit.io/wifdin/imgs/microfibre-soft-toy-of-a-turtle.jpg)
![Little Yellow Rabbit with Red Cheeks Little Yellow Rabbit with Red Cheeks](https://wifd.in/img/yellow-soft-toy.png)
![Baby Pink Teddy with Brown Bow Baby Pink Teddy with Brown Bow](https://ik.imagekit.io/wifdin/imgs/pink-color-teddy-with-brown-bow.jpg)
![Pink Cute Teddy with a Heart and Hat Pink Cute Teddy with a Heart and Hat](https://ik.imagekit.io/wifdin/imgs/pink-cute-teddy-with-heart-and-hat.jpg)
![Plush Soft Toy Plush Soft Toy](https://ik.imagekit.io/wifdin/imgs/plush-soft-toy.jpg)
![Cute little Calf looking at you Cute little Calf looking at you](https://wifd.in/img/soft-toy-of-a-calf.png)
![Stuffed Toy of Pluto Stuffed Toy of Pluto](https://ik.imagekit.io/wifdin/imgs/pluto-soft-toy.jpg)
![Rabbit bitting a carrot Rabbit bitting a carrot](https://ik.imagekit.io/wifdin/imgs/rabbit-bitting-carrot.jpg)
![Red and White Little Teddy Bear Red and White Little Teddy Bear](https://ik.imagekit.io/wifdin/imgs/red-and-white-little-teddy-bear.jpg)
![Minions make you smile Minions make you smile](https://wifd.in/img/soft-toy-of-minions.png)
![Sky Blue Teddy Bear Sky Blue Teddy Bear](https://ik.imagekit.io/wifdin/imgs/sky-blue-teddy-bear.jpg)
![Kangaroo with Joeys Kangaroo with Joeys](https://ik.imagekit.io/wifdin/imgs/soft-toy-of-a-kangaroo-with-joeys.jpg)
![Stuffed Toy of Bugs Bunny Stuffed Toy of Bugs Bunny](https://ik.imagekit.io/wifdin/imgs/bugs-bunny-toy.jpg)
![Pink Rabbit holding Waste Basket Pink Rabbit holding Waste Basket](https://ik.imagekit.io/wifdin/imgs/soft-toy-waste-basket-of-a-pink-rabbit.jpg)
![Stuffed Toy of Donald Duck Stuffed Toy of Donald Duck](https://ik.imagekit.io/wifdin/imgs/stuffed-toy-of-donald-duck-in-white-and-blue.jpg)
![Cute Kitten Cute Kitten](https://wifd.in/img/cute-soft-toy.png)
![Teddy Bear hugging each other Teddy Bear hugging each other](https://ik.imagekit.io/wifdin/imgs/teddy-bear-hugging-each-other.jpg)
![White and Blue Cat White and Blue Cat](https://ik.imagekit.io/wifdin/imgs/white-and-blue-cat-stuffed-toy.jpg)
![White Polar Bear White Polar Bear](https://ik.imagekit.io/wifdin/imgs/white-polar-bear-soft-toy.jpg)
![Big Cream Teddy Bear Big Cream Teddy Bear](https://wifd.in/img/soft-toy.png)
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