HOW TO EMBROIDER PLUSHIE'S EYES | DIY Patches | Free Pattern

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This tutorial is beginner friendly, you do not need an embroidery or sewing machine.
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🇫🇷 French subtitles available 🇫🇷
FREE Printable Eyes Pattern →
drive.google.com/file/d/18k89...
⏲️ Timestamps :
0:00 Preview
0:34 Tools & Materials
0:52 Preparing an embroidery hoop
1:08 Patterns
1:41 Alternative 1
1:50 Alternative 2
1:59 Cat Eyes
6:06 Cartoon Eyes
11:49 Removing the stabilizer
12:09 Attaching a patch
13:15 Voilà !
13:27 End Card
🧵 Everything I used in this DIY :
(no link is affiliated or sponsored)
Embroidery floss: DMC
Fabric: Linen
Stabilizer: Sulky Stick'n Stitch
Vliesofix (25 mm x 5m):
www.rascol.com/vliesofix-25-m...
Pair of scissors:
www.ladroguerie.com/produit/c...
Hoop:
www.ladroguerie.com/produit/c...
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💎 How I made this video 💎
🎥 Canon EOS 750D / 18-55mm
🔦 Ring Light Amzdeal
💻 Edited with Adobe Premiere Pro
🎵 KZbin Audio Library 🎧
No.9 Esther's Waltz by Esther Abrami
Playdate by The Great North Sound Society
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[@TheGamePlushShowTGPS]

All I’ve been doing is using separate fabric pieces. But now thanks to this I can finally put my skills to the test thanks to this video. Thank you

[@stefaniaponitz5738]

that's also a great way to do it with fabric pieces, I'm interested in experimenting with that as well or a combo with embroidery maybe even a pearl or bead here or there ;)

[@bebekluarangkasa]

this is the best tutorial, like legit, not much talking, straight to the point, and I can learn many from this video, thank you so much✨🤍 I hope you have a nice day✨

[@tedDIYbear]

Thank you ❤️ I'm glad you liked my video!

[@angelmagickcosplay4162]

I am making props for a cosplay that require embroidered eyes! This is so helpful! Thanks 🥰🥰

[@bigtimefans100]

This is so clean!! I'm excited to use these techniques! They look so professional😍

[@haileymaurer122]

I've been looking for a video like this for days now :). thanks to your comprehensive instructions I finally understand the process!

[@vivienm2037]

It was beautifully done, thank you!

[@amechealle5918]

Love this! Thank you

[@stefaniaponitz5738]

Great video, great examples, and PDF, thanks so much!

[@taintedblueberry1773]

This is exactly what I was looking for, thank you!

[@schmoopydooper9174]

Thank you so much 🙏

[@ruchi750]

This was very helpful, thank you!

[@nescole_]

Thanks a lot 🙏🏻

[@Sewing_Keepsakes]

Adorable ❤

[@Daryaa10]

Thanks for the video ❤

[@sarahfields288]

Amazing 😍

[@bott9721]

thankssss

[@TocTocTrax]

Again a great video! Keep up the excellent work! I'm looking forward to another awesome upload! Take care and stay in touch! 💕💕

[@tedDIYbear]

Thank you 🧸❤️

[@KaRiNa-pj9sb]

Hi, I was wondering if you would do a dinosaur plush this year? Your instructions are really easy to follow. Thanks for uploading!

[@tedDIYbear]

Hello 😊 I plan on doing a dinosaur plush, yes ! Unfortunately I won't have enough time this year, but early 2022 for sure ! What kind of dinosaur would you like me to make ?

[@KaRiNa-pj9sb]

@@tedDIYbear Great! I will be on the lookout. I would love for you to do a triceratops, but is up to you. 😊 Thanks for responding!

[@McJewelistVid]

I want to fix my plushies as the eyes are made out of vinyl material I don’t like as one of the eyes are to tear out the black pupils, this is a best way to do it! Just trying to find a way to stitch onto it.

[@Zahraranaii]

عالیییی❤

[@gluckskatze3229]

That was the Best Tutorial Ever! But how do you secure the threads/thread behind the Linen? I mean, there must be a knot or something like that, that the thread doesn't open again, especially, when you switch the color of the thread. Do you know what i mean? Also, when i start, didn't i have to make a knot too? Or do i just start and come with the needle and the thread on it and just start, without making a "secure knot" on the back when i start? And how do i end this? No knot? Do i just cut the thread when i'm finished the piece?

[@khafidkhafi]

I'm just starting embroidery and this is very helpful thank youuu🙏 btw I was wondering, I'm planning to make eyes for my amigurumi, once they're done, is it better to glue them or sew them to the head, if I may ask? Or is it better to embroider the head directly instead of making patches?

[@tedDIYbear]

Hi!😊I'll say that if you are comfortable with embroidering (or if you're not, but you just want to make a simple shape, like black round eyes), then embroider the head directly, it would be quicker and they'll stay nicely in place. However, if you're not sure on how it may turn out, where to place the eyes, or if you want to use a stabilizer to help you embroider a difficult pattern, then making patches is a great option. I'd not recommend using glue alone, it's not secure enough, especially if you plan to wash your amigurumi in the future. It's always better to sew, you can also use glue + sew to make it extra secure, but it's optional😄

[@khafidkhafi]

@@tedDIYbear thank youuuu I've been wondering around about it these past couple days. I'm a total newbie when it comes to embroidering, I'm yet to have the confidence to sew good eyes directly to the head but I was informed that it's better to do so (my grandma said so too, that it's fine if I fail I'd just have to make a new one which I'd have to crochet another head and it'd take a looong time, I'm also really lazy). I'll take your advice and start with patches first until I get a hang of it. Once again thank youuu

[@tsunemara]

What is the stabilization thing you’re talking about

[@klutzzk]

Thank you! I'm not sure if I just missed it in the video, how many strands of the embroidery floss do you use? It looks like less than the full 6. But I can't tell if it's just 1 or 2.

[@imsofreakingboring4238]

Thanks!!! Helps alot , can we have moving arms , legs tutorial for a plushie?

[@tedDIYbear]

Hi 😊 You can find two videos on my channel that show how to make moving limbs ('Teddy Bear DIY..' at 7:28 using plastic joints and 'Mini Teddy Bear DIY..' at 17:04 using bolts and nuts).

[@JuniperJoy]

If I am using a pattern for a plushie, would it be possible, before i sew the two head peices together to embroider they eyes straight onto the fabric of choice for the plushoe instead of using separate fabric?

[@lavenderwolfbound5886]

If I was to draw my one eye designs would I be able to use the same method. I make alot of amigurumi dragons and want to embroider eyes on some of them instead of using safety eyes(not safe for small children) I have done some on a different dragon embroidering the eye right onto the head but it's more difficult to get the right shapes I need epically on a black dragon they turned out good for what I was going for but would like to learn how to do eyes on patches that I could sew onto my stuffed animals

[@astrorat8311]

Hello! This is such a lovely tutorial! I'm planning on trying it out soon but I do have a question. If I plan on doing it on a separate cloth instead of directly on the plushie, what cloth do you find works the best? I know you said any fabric of choice, but I was wondering what your go to was? Again, thank you for this tutorial, it's such a life saver! (Embroidery machines are expensive!)

[@astrorat8311]

Oh I forgot to ask, how to you close your stitches? Thank you!

[@tedDIYbear]

Hello! I'm glad you enjoyed my video 😊 I like to embroider on natural fabrics with a tight weave, linen is my favourite. To secure the ends of the threads, I tuck them under the embroidery stitches that I have made on the back. Ha! I wish I could find an embroidery machine that isn't so expensive, I like to embroider by hand, but it's very slow haha.

[@mirandapanda5439]

What is the backing fabric you use to stitch on so I can get some?

[@changednamelit]

Can you use normal sewing thread or is that too thin

[@leasebergfladstad167]

What fabric is the little piece of fabric?

[@snoopy_thedog6176]

Hi!! I have a question, when you embroidered the first eye, did you use regular sewing thread? Because embroidery floss is much thicker, and it’s harder to do smaller details like that! :0 Also this is a lovely tutorial thank you for sharing and making our sewing/embroidery journey much easier ❤️❤️

[@nunyabusiness8307]

From my own experience, embroidery threads are actually 6 threads wound together. If you need to do smaller details, you can just split those six threads apart and then only use a couple of them. Hope this helps!

[@snoopy_thedog6176]

@@nunyabusiness8307thank you so much! ♥️

[@evelineroes7760]

Would it also be possible to attach these eyes to crochet amigurumi?

[@foreverkenzie2397]

Do you have to use a stabilizer if doing it directly on the fabric of the plush?

[@tedDIYbear]

Hello 😁 You can do it without a stabilizer, but I find it easier with one.

[@marissamartindelcampo5878]

I want to embroider minky by hand with this method, would it look the same on both sides? Like if I focus embroidering on the wrong side, will it look the same on the right side?

[@tedDIYbear]

Hello, usually the side you embroider on will look better than the other side. I know that there is an embroidery stitch called "double running stitch" (also known as Holbein stitch), that is identical on both sides. I have never tried it though.

[@lavenderwolfbound5886]

Do you have to iorn the back of the eyes? I make amigurumi and I use mostly acrylic and cotton yarns

[@tedDIYbear]

Hello 😁 I iron the back of the patch to glue it onto the fabric, then I secure everything in place by sewing all around. The iron step is optional.

[@StuCupid]

which fabric did you use for the embroidery hoop? I've tried poking the embroidery needle but the end wasn't sharp enough to poke through

[@StuCupid]

I'm a complete newbie at embroidery

[@tedDIYbear]

Hello 😁 I used linen. It's my favorite fabric to work with.

[@izzy_izzy_izzybelle]

are those adelaide's scissors from over the garden wall? because they look beautiful and im jealous :(

[@tedDIYbear]

These are my favorite scissors, so lovely! ❤️

[@mattheweoff5838]

ah the website is down. I just started doing this type of stuff for my kids but was looking for templates

[@Soweli_Lili]

Hey, planning to make my own plush and this tutorial will definitely help! but uh, would it be possible to attach the eyes without use of an iron and if so, then how? (i.... might have one but i'm not 100% sure. And even then i don't actually know how to use one so i'd have to ask my mum for help which is something i'd like to avoid if possible.)

[@tedDIYbear]

Hello ☺️ I'm a bit late, sorry! Hope you were able to make the teddy bear. You can use glue instead of an iron. 🧸

[@Soweli_Lili]

@@tedDIYbear thank you! tbh i have a huge bad habit of procrastinating so i haven't even finished the eyes yet.

[@305377serious]

I do have a question…. Idk if it’s a stupid one but after making the eyes how u put them on like plushies?? 🥲😗🙋‍♀️ …..

[@himejisaya7100]

Bonjour ! merci pour le tuto ! mais j'aurais uen question : tout les stabilisateur sont des autocollant comme ça ? Merci beaucoup ^w^

[@tedDIYbear]

Bonjour :) Celui utilisé dans la vidéo est thermocollant, il en existe aussi en adhésif.

[@himejisaya7100]

@@tedDIYbear merci beaucoup !

[@wat245]

Did you split the thread..?

[@tedDIYbear]

HI ! 😊 Yes, I split the thread, I used a single strand for each color.

[@tofuchicken2]

@@tedDIYbear if you use a single strand, will several strands go into one hole?

[@leasebergfladstad167]

Is there a sewing printer machine that can make thread plush eyes like a 3D printer?

[@tedDIYbear]

Hello ☺️ Yes, there are embrodery machines that can thread eyes like that, and even more. However, it's a very pricy item.

[@valbankz292]

💋💋💋💋💋💋

[@dr.batlock9579]

You said that was the easy way of applying the detail onto thr fabric, whats the hard way?

[@tedDIYbear]

Hello, the hard way is to embroider free hand, which means with no printed pattern to guide you.

[@lavenderwolfbound5886]

@@tedDIYbear if you were to do that could you draw a design on the fabric and embroder it that way

[@trouvaillx8937]

cant i just draw on the stabilizer? i dont have a printer :(

[@trouvaillx8937]

Oh, i can!! :D thank you so much for this tutorial

[@CosmicBubble]

Good video, but please dont use such repetitive music