I actually have quite a few tutorial videos on different plush making techniques on my Kofi! They're in my shop under the tutorials tab. There's a couple on basic shapes and patterning.

I LOVE making doll clothes so this was a joy!

Do you mean at 1:20? No, I'm saying that to be accurate, I don't just go in with my biggest shears making giant cuts. You want to "snip away a little bit at a time" and make sure you're staying on the line. By "adjusting the seam" you can see that in between cuts I handle the edge of the fabric, I'm making sure I can see the visible seam and that the allowance is flat and isn't getting in the way. For overall patterning, no I don't remove stitches or cut anything until I'm sure I have the final pattern I want. Going back to the diagram at 1:39, if I cut that excess off, and then realised my new line was too small, I've ruined any chance of going back and widening it again. Equally, If I unpicked my seams and recut the fabric every time I needed to make an adjustment, it would be a big waste of time. If you skip ahead to about 3:32 where the head is being cut out, you can see I'm taking off a lot of excess fabric around the neck and muzzle; none of it was cut until I was happy. At the time this was filmed the prototype was complete; I don't adjust the actual pattern any further in this video, only cutting it out and lying it out.

Basically, take your question, remove "take off the stitching, cut off the seams" and that's the answer. When I need to make adjustments, I draw a new line onto the fabric or pin/drape the new shape, and just sew a new seam. No cutting or unpicking unless the old seam is directly interfering with the new one, which is not often.

@@SylenisCrafts But would you still have to take off the body part required to make adjustments on? Or do you just draw a new seam on the body part already attached to the overall plushie, without taking it off?

The prototyping fabric needs to be as close as possible to the final in weight, drape and stretch or it won't look the same. As I mentioned in the video, the brand of fabric picked for the final commission was different to my usual brands, so I had to make this prototype in the same fabric otherwise it would come out in a complete mess

I prefer people head to my Kofi, not etsy (Kofi prices are lower because there's less fees) but no, this was a commissioned piece.

Check my channel, I have a full video on the paint and its application for this plush!

While paper can give you a rough idea of scale and shape, it just will not behave the same way as even a non-stretch fabric like cotton. It can't bend, pillow or be manipulated in the same way. I always recommend prototyping with as similar a fabric as you intend to use for the final as possible. As for borrowing a sewing machine, my latest short discusses this! kzbin.info/www/bejne/hoPZXq2wpJiBm6M

@@SylenisCrafts while handsewing isnt a bad idea, I'm afraid it's not a great option for me with how little time I have to work on my projects throughout the week. I have a cousin who owns a sewing machine who will likely let me borrow theirs when it comes to it. My real problem is fabric. I'm flat broke, working two part time jobs to pay bills and also saving up to try and visit my family across the country. The only fabric I have available to me are my leggings I accidentally bleached that also have a hole forming in them. And even those would be a bit of a stretch to use. (Pun slightly intended) So unless I can just find the correct fabric somewhere for really cheap to make some prototypes with, I'm afraid this project is coming to a close real fast

So the metallic thread I chose is a 30 weight, rather than 40 so I sometime up the density on sections with the embroidery machine where I'm planning to use it. That's not as easy on a sewing machine, and while it's done decorative stitches nicely, it did argue with me a little when doing a satin stitch and it took a little testing with tensions to get it right. so I would definitely recommend testing with scrap fabric and checking your tension, needle size etc first!

👀 Your name isn't Cassandra.... Is it? 🦓 🌈

@@SylenisCrafts No. I just saw the lion and giraffe.

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@@SylenisCrafts thank you for replying!