Make a plushie with me! | 💜🦇Designing a bat OC plush from scratch!🦇💜

[@sewmicah]

Hey! Thanks so much for watching!🥳🎉 If you enjoyed this WILD project, consider my new ✨Super Thanks✨ feature! (You get a special colored comment and help support me in making all new and fun videos for you all! Plus I’ll literally pass out from how freakin sweet you’d be for doing that!😭💛)

[@bonzaivtube]

pro tip from a fellow plush maker and ex-fursuit maker! use an xacto knife and cut the backing of the fur instead of using scissors, it will make the fur clean up way easier and it wont shed NEARLY as much

[@sewmicah]

I actually developed my own technique for cutting fur after making this video earlier this year!😅 My other fur based projects have gone much smoother since! Essentially I just fold the fabric the other way and use a combination of a rotary cutter and scissors to get the cuts I want!😁

[@frostartsstudios]

As a fursuit maker I can attest that fur especially teddy (I'm pretty sure that's is what your using) can be a pain, but can I just say I definitely love this plush I hope they have fun in their fungi and moss filled temple :3

[@sewmicah]

From my knowledge of fur types, I don’t believe it is teddy, but thank you either way! (I’ve never been great with technical terms, I always just make up my own words, so I could be wrong lol!) I feel like this video made it seem like I don’t work with fur usually, but trust me, I do, quite a bit! My patterns just call for a lot of precision since they’re so small which leads to so many opportunities for problems when using fur.😅

[@frostartsstudios]

@@sewmicah I typically work with longer pile fur so I wasn't sure about the shorter fur names but ye I've been following you for a little while, I actually got the pink moth men (mine is doing great and is coming on lots of adventures!) Yeah when working with tiny pieces fur can definitely be finicky

[@sewmicah]

It’s all cool! I usually steer clear of longer fur since it doesn’t feel as nice sensory wise on my type of plushies besides just little detail bits here and there. I’m so glad to get an update on one of the little mothmen plushies!!! That’s my favorite thing to hear back from people who’ve adopted plushies from me! 💛

[@coyoteclockworkstudios3140]

What's the difference between teddy and czarina and rabbit?

[@trashcan7036]

WHAAAAAAAAAT HOW ARE YOU SO UNDERRATED??? THIS IS LITERALLY SO HELPFUL! THANK YOU!! :)

[@sewmicah]

Haha! Thank you! I’m not sure how much help these make a plushie with me videos are besides just showing that everyone has struggles with their art sometimes, but thank you nonetheless!!!😁💜

[@shelly7405]

I agree with you!! This was so helpful, fun and very well made! Such a great plushie and video :)

[@Frank.en.stitch]

OUGH THEYRE ABSOLUTELY PRECIOUS and such a fun guy too, can’t wait to see what this next one is, especially if it’s also a spooky foresty friend as I suspect it may be :)c

[@sewmicah]

Ah! Thank you so much! I’m super excited to share the next plush with you all too!!! I have a feeling it might do just a liiiiittle better numbers wise than this video🤫

[@Titanic_mapping]

Instructions unclear. My house exploded..

[@MarlowMayhem]

If you use sulky solvy water soluble stabilizer on top of the fur when embroidering, the eyes dont sink in!

[@sewmicah]

Unfortunately since this fur is so thick I’m not sure that’s work.😅 It’s always worth a try at some point but, knowing this fabric, I don’t think it’ll make much of a difference.😅 (thank you for the tip though!!!)

[@MarlowMayhem]

@sewmicah I've used it on fur like that, and the water soluble stabilizer still works like a dream!

[@MarlowMayhem]

Also fur is also the bane of my existence when cutting it (fursuit making)

[@sewmicah]

Maybe! I’ll have to look into it! It just depends on if I can afford another expense right now.😅 I’m still happy with how these guys turn out right now though!😁

[@sewmicah]

It is the WORST!😂 I’ve since changed how I cut fur and done another fur based project and it’s MUCH easier now!😅

[@SunnyTheOpossum]

So cuuuute! You’re so talented, I can’t believe you don’t have more views >:0 (Btw this character really seems like a… fun guy 🍄)

[@sewmicah]

Aw! Thank you so much!!! You’re so sweet! I definitely get more views on my fanart videos so next time we’re definitely going back to that!😅💛🍄

[@SunnyTheOpossum]

@@sewmicah No problem! Keep up the awesome work, dude! I will not be surprised at all when your channel inevitably skyrockets in popularity 👍

[@sewmicah]

Ah! You’re too kind! Thank you so much! I sure hope it skyrockets! (I don’t need to be famous or anything, but a happy little community would be super nice!)

[@Rainey_day.]

Wow, this is amazing. I love the animal idea. it's so creative they turned out so sweet and cuddly. I love them so much. you did such an amazing job with this plush 😊

[@sewmicah]

Aw! Thank you so so much! You’re so sweet!!!🥰💛💛💛

[@Oak_Eggar]

This is such a cute plushie omg- I love it so much

[@sewmicah]

Aw, thank you so much! You’re so sweet!💛

[@shelly7405]

Hi! This is so great!! You did such a good job! I love your plushie. You have taught me so much, I really appreciate it. I love your sense of humor as well :) Great great job. I'm excited to try something myself. I really hope I can make one half as cute and perfect as yours.

[@sewmicah]

Hi! Oh my goodness, thank you so much!!! You’re so sweet! I’m so glad you could learn a little from my silly little videos!!!💛 I hope you have all the fun making your own unique work of plushie art! I’m sure it’ll be absolutely adorable!!!

[@WillyWonker3000]

omg i needed a video like this so bad. im going to sew up a cat plushie for my girlfriend for christmas and i really want it to be weighted and look like my drawing :3

[@mostlyghostey]

OH MY GOSH I DIDNT KNOW STRING WAS DANGEROUS TO CATS!!! I’ll have to be WAY more careful in the future. Fortunately my cat is not usually interested in eating things that are not food but still. Safety first! Thank you SO SO much for the warning!

[@sewmicah]

You are SO welcome!!! It was really scary with my cat when that all went down so I’m SO glad I could help spread the word about that! I’m assuming something like a thick (non-stringy) yarn would be fine for them to play around with, but thread is DEFINITELY no good! When it comes to our little fur babies, it is safety first indeed! Hopefully all those lil’ cuties out there stay safe and sound after their humans watch this!😅

[@AnthropomorphicCat]

I have to be careful. My cat will eat anything.

[@LilfoxTheHybridHylian5967]

That's real good, gives me more motivation to continue my Making of my plush

[@sewmicah]

Aw, thank you so much! I’m so glad I could inspire you to keep working on your plushie project!!! I wish you luck on it! I’m sure it’ll turn out great!💛

[@bellanano-u3q]

Hi Micah! I have a important question. How do you like connect 2 pieces of fabric together? Like for example if I was to make a sonic plush, I would have to sew the tan unto his blue stomach, how would I do that?

[@gooboo5]

this is the greatest youtube channel ever. i just found your channel and your plushies are so good and adorable, i have been learning to make my own plush but i have been really struggling with making mine look cute. mine always look so ugly lol, do you have any tips for beginners or any fabric recommendations

[@sewmicah]

Haha, thank you very much! It’s all just practice practice practice! Keep adjusting your patterns and testing them until you get it to your liking! There is no one way to make a plush cute so you have to decide exactly what you want and keep inching your way towards it!

[@MoriMementa]

Your sweet little batty looks like they could be a character in one of those old edutainment games. I can see them having their little temple as a game area where the player collects patches of moss or something similar. Think something like Cluefinders or Reader Rabbit.

[@sewmicah]

Haha! Thank you! I see them as being in more of a “choose your own adventure, visual novel horror” type game but that might just be because I want to make a game like that with them in it lol! (Lots of cuteness that slowly turn into horror, that’s my vibe lol!)

[@SheaHues]

You can draw an arrow on the back to tell you which way the fur direction goes

[@sewmicah]

Unfortunately I’ve had MANY a bad experience with drawing on fabric in the past so I probably won’t be doing that😅 But this could be a super helpful suggestion to someone else! I’m pretty good at paying attention to which way the fur goes at this point and any mishaps with fur direction would most likely be freak accidents 😂

[@luciferswatchingstuff]

You *definitely* watch North of the Border lol. What an amazing plushie! They look absolutely adorable. Love it!!

[@sewmicah]

Lol! I have watched him before, yes! Though, I always feel the need to say when this comes up, I was using the term “glamour shots” long before I ever knew he existed lol!😂 But yes! He definitely inspired some of how I put together this style of video! I’ve since moved on to a slightly different style where it’s a bit more vlog-y than just my hands!😂 (But just my hands definitely would’ve been more conducive to my current living space lol!) Thank you so much though! I’m glad you like my work!!! Yesper is one I’m still pretty happy with to this day so I’m glad he’s still getting some love here even if the video is a bit older now!💛💛💛

[@automatic5]

sorry but can you explain the embroidery part. does your machine also do embroidery?

[@sewmicah]

I have two machines! A sewing machine and an embroidery machine! The embroidery machine does the embroidery and the sewing machine does the sewing! Or, more like I do the sewing ON the sewing machine lol!😅💛

[@SlushyDComics]

Watching this makes me want to make a plushie of my character..

[@sewmicah]

You totally should! This video may be super old (and not up to my standards as a creator now) but that doesn’t mean people can’t still get inspired by it!😅💛

[@That_gooble]

i needed this so bad, im designing one now for a budsies commission

[@sewmicah]

Designing your own unique character for budsies? Awesome! I actually did this when I was a kid too!😅 Unfortunately it just couldn’t beat making something myself! I always put SO many details in my character designs, then and now, that they just couldn’t do well with budsies back then. Not to mention the construction of the plush was very flat and not huggable. Maybe they’re better now though! Mine WAS quite a few years ago! And it’s still a great way to get a custom plush if you don’t mind any type of construction of the plush! (I’ve always been kinda a plushie snob where plushies really need to hit certain factors for them to feel right. It’s probably a sensory thing tbh!😅)

[@Itz_Faith223]

This is underrated

[@2735angel]

How long have you been machine sewing plushies? How long was it until your first good plush? I've been hand sewing for 6 years and only now I want to get it with machine, just wondering

[@sewmicah]

For me, machine sewing and hand sewing started at the same time! I’d definitely say hand sewing is not a necessary precursor to using a sewing machine! But, to answer your question, I’ve been sewing for just under 5 years! When this video came out, I had been sewing for something like 3.5 years! As for when was my first “good” plush? Well, that’s subjective! I could say it was the first plushie I was impressed by at just a couple months in, but I wouldn’t say that one was particularly “good” at this point.😅 I could say it was the first one I made where I had developed a pattern enough to not have to hand sew on all the limbs at around 6 months in, but I still wouldn’t say those were very “good” compared to my standards now. I guess I could say the first one I would consider store bought quality a year or two in, or even the first one that I sat down and went “wow, I might be good at this” which happened just this year. So, I guess what I’m trying to say is that everyone has their own standard of “good” and that can change over time! For me, I’m only just this year starting to feel like I’m consistently making good plushies overall. But, other people might disagree! They might say my plushies from 2021 were good! Who knows!😅 Lastly, I would say, absolutely do not use me as a guideline for when your plushies should look a certain way. I had YEARS of art experience before I started sewing which allowed me to essentially 3D model my plushies and patterns in my head. Just knowing a LOT about turning 2D shapes 3D before I even thought about making plushies or patterns. I would also say my progression of patterning was probably not normal. 100% not trying to say I’m any kind of savant or anything! (I don’t want anyone thinking I’ve got a big head or anything! I, in fact, have kind of a small head lol!) Just that I think, usually, learning to make patterns like mine takes a bit more time, especially if one doesn’t already have an art background. I also was lucky enough to have financial support from my parents while I worked on honing my skills and only working part time. This allowed me more time than your average person to work on learning, through trial and error, how to make my patterns. (Also lockdown in 2020 definitely helped time wise lol!) I say all this, not to act like I’m some amazing artist who’s “just so talented! UwU” Or anything! But just because I know how it feels to be an artist who’s been working for more time than someone and feels like they aren’t at the same place as that person. It happened a TON when I was younger, wanting to make web comics and seeing people my age or younger, with less experience, drawing these amazing illustrations. I would compare myself to them just trying to figure out when I’d be as good as them without realizing that art isn’t one linear path that everyone walks the same way. Art of ANY kind can be good no matter what it looks like and no matter how long it takes to make! And even if one were to want a certain look and aren’t able to achieve that yet, it doesn’t matter how long it took someone else to achieve it because everyone walks their own path and the journey is beautiful weather it takes 2 days or 10 years!💛 Sorry for rambling! You may not even care about any of this! I just felt like I was hearing echos of myself from the past in what you asked and I wanted to give the absolute best reply I could just in case you were to be in a similar position to myself way back when.😅 But, all that said, I wish you the absolute BEST in your plushie making journey, no matter what form it takes!💛

[@Gekoguts]

You what people always say that I’m a fungi but they never ask me how I actually am doing

[@Asmall-geckoworld]

It kinda looks like a smiling critter

[@Oliverandveeyourlocalbullys]

Bro gave us that 1 year later Dude Smiling Bitches didnt exist in that time

[@Lightinglion4536]

He reminded me of king from owl house

[@darciwoodring7835]

🐾💗💗💗💗💗💗💗 he’s so cute I wish I had him

[@sewmicah]

Aw! Thank you so much! Maybe one day I’ll make another one for my shop! (One of the benefits of making my own characters rather than making fanart is I can actually sell my own designs!😂)

[@Devils_Demise]

I'ma use this to make Jako, a human wizard, also a lil bean

[@sewmicah]

Haha! Well I’m glad my video could give you inspiration to create something! While my videos aren’t tutorials and I don’t give out or sell my patterns, I still love it when I can inspire someone to go out and create their own plushies and patterns unique to themselves!!! 🥺💛💛💛

[@martin.alejandres1192]

What fabric?

[@robokillers]

It looks like short-pile fur. Minky is also a good option for plushies, as it is soft but short. (You can get good fabric at hobby lobby)

[@Ariel_de_ítaca]

how do you design the patterns?

[@sewmicah]

That’s kiiinda a hard question to answer, especially in text lol! I tried my best to answer it in my clicker plushie breakdown though! I’d give that a watch as it’s easier than trying to explain in the comments.😅 I think I’d try to explain things a little differently now, but that still gives the gist of why it’s so hard to answer lol!

[@InzalnaRafeyllaRahman]

I have a curly-haired OC, how do you make a plushie of it especially if you see the picture you will be confused he is really difficult to draw and make a doll 😌🙏

[@stormycat4857]

What kind of fur do you use?

[@sewmicah]

Hey there! This project used Shanon fabric luxe cuddle seal for the fur! But remember! Patterns are typically fabric specific so make sure your patterns work with that fabric’s stretch or that you make your own patterns to fit that fabric! That fur is EXPENSIVE and definitely not something you’d want to waste!

[@warriorcat-girl2867]

Question why do you mostly make the plushy eyes closed

[@sewmicah]

Because it’s cute! When a character would look better with different eyes I will do that (like spider Gwen, vanny, and my next two upcoming plushies) but closed eyes are WAY cuter in my opinion!😅

[@samanthaalessandra94]

This may seem like a dumb/random question; Do you know how to make a plush pattern using a photo? Because I haven’t done a project like this in 14 years (when I was 15) and I would love to try and make my own patterns

[@sewmicah]

Sorry, I’m not quite sure what you mean? If you meant making a plush pattern based on a sketch I’ve done, then yes! That’s how I make all my patterns! Unfortunately it’s less about making it FROM a drawing and more about knowing pattern making and designing the drawing to represent your pattern. If you meant copying a pattern from a photo of a plushie, I’m 100% sure I could do that, but I’m also 100% sure I would never do that or teach anyone to do that. That would be stealing someone else’s design and hard work and that’s something I am firmly against.😅 Hopefully you meant the first one! The best advice I can give for that is to study plushies you have a like to get an idea of how certain shapes are formed. This is NOT to copy the pattern but as a study exercise. In addition to that, just learning some patterning basics online! I’ve never used any online resources besides a single KZbin video on what a dart was lol! But I’m sure a simple google search could get you started on what you need! Lastly, I’d say making sure you can get what design is in your head accurately down onto paper or into a 3D modeling program. It’s important to understand the 3D shape of the plush you want to make before you make it otherwise you may end up with a jumble of fabric or a paper doll type plushie! So working on your drawing or sculpting skills will help tremendously with pattern making! It’ll take time and effort, that’s for sure! Lots of prototypes and things not turning out the way you want them to, but eventually you’ll be able to make just about anything you can draw/sculpt! All that said, I wish you luck in your plushie making journey!💛

[@posicide]

Literally the cutest plushie ever

[@sewmicah]

Awww! Thank you so much!!! I’m glad you like him!😁💛

[@AvalancheArtStudios]

I love the way you did the face! Hoe do you make the embroidery files?

[@sewmicah]

Aw! Thank you so much! Making your own embroidery designs takes digitizing software! Unfortunately I am unable to make my own embroidery files right now. Digitizing software costs like… $1,000 and I do NOT have that kind of money!😅 The eye file I used here was one I bought a LONG time ago and I can’t remember where I even got it from. (If I could, I’d DEFINITELY be giving credit left right and center!)

[@Poptartthatisbuttered]

Where did you buy the fur?

[@sewmicah]

I buy all my fabric from various Etsy shops!😁💛

[@Poptartthatisbuttered]

​@@sewmicah thx! Can you put the names? I wanna try to make a plush of my oc! Please and thank you!

[@sewmicah]

Names of the fabric? Or the shops? The shops may be too many to name seeing as it’s pretty much any shop that’ll sell the fabric I need!😂 Either way, it’s good to remember that it’s the artist who makes the plush, not the fabric! Just about any fabric can be used to make a plushie and it doesn’t have to be the same kind I use! I refined my fabric preference over about 4.5 years of sewing experience and all my patterns are made to work specifically with this fabric (Which is on the expensive side of things in my opinion). So I guess that’s three good things to remember lol! 1. The artist makes the plush, not the fabric! 2. Patterns are fabric specific! (Using the wrong fabric for a pattern will end up with it looking really off! Which may seem to contradict point 1, but all it really means is that you can use any fabric to make a plushie but you have to make sure your pattern can use or is made to use that fabric!) and 3.The fabric I use is NOT cheap! It’s really best to start out with something cheaper for refining your patterns and then use the nice fabric after the fact! As for what fabric I use, I use a bunch of different types, but the main two and the two you’ll see in this video are Shanon fabric minky no.3 and Shanon fabric luxe cuddle seal. BUT I would NOT suggest even buying these until you’re 100% sure your pattern is perfected. (Or that your pre-bought pattern will even work with these fabrics and their stretch!) That is, unless you’ve got money growing on trees where you’re at!😂 I suggest using anti-pill fleece to test your patterns if you’re absolutely set on using the fabric I use for your project. It’s FAR cheaper (especially since you can get it at pretty much any fabric store and places like joannes always has it on sale!) and has a very similar stretch to the fabrics I use so you can work on your patterns without spending TOO much money on plushies that are just prototypes. (Just remember the fur will have a bit more of a wider stretch than the minky or fleece!) Now I personally wouldn’t use that fabric for the final plushie mainly because of how it ages. It can look REALLY ratty after a while unless you’re keeping it set pristinely on a shelf. But it’s up to you! If that fabric better fits your budget then you may end up wanting to use that for the final plushie too! All in all, refining your fabric preference is a LONG process. I didn’t start out using the fabrics I do now and I may not use these forever if something better for me and my work comes up! Making plushies is an art form and every artist is different! Not every painter uses the same brand of paint, not every photographer uses the exact same camera! They all find exactly what works for them and keep evolving even after that! Sure, any artist can say what they use, but I think, even though this was ridiculously long, it’s important to remind each other of these things so we don’t get bogged down trying to replicate or BE another artist instead of finding our own special way of doing things! Sure, you may ignore everything I said, try the fabric and love it on day one, but I feel all this is still important to remember at the end of the day even if just to pass on to the next artist who asks about what fabric you use!😅💛 Anyway, I wish you luck on your plushie making journey! I hope you make wonderfully unique plushies all your own to love and enjoy!💛

[@Poptartthatisbuttered]

@sewmicah thx so much for the advice! I will definitely use it when making plushies, I do have another question tho, do the beans you put in the plushies change the texture? Like, can you feel the beans through the fur?

[@sewmicah]

No problem! And absolutely you can feel the beans! Just like when a plushie has those plastic pellets in it you can feel it! That’s just how it goes with weighted plushies! (I personally like it as an extra sensory piece to the plushies!) But every artist is different! My videos aren’t tutorials or guides or anything! Just entertainment! You can do whatever you want with your plushies! Weight them, don’t weight them, fill them up exclusively with poly pellets or beans! Who knows! It’s all up to you and what you like! I suggest testing out different stuffing methods before making your final plushie to find out what you like best! I was actually JUST doing that with a prototype the past couple days and it made me realize the pattern I was working with just wouldn’t work with the feel for the plushie I was going for! So I made a new pattern and started testing that one instead! Sometimes a pattern just won’t work with the feel you’re going for and that’s okay! You just may need to try something else! There’s honestly quite a bit of engineering involved when creating a pattern and plushie so testing is absolutely necessary 9 times out of 10!😅💛

[@lonely_saturn]

Body doubling w this to get my sewing project done c:

[@sewmicah]

Ah! That’s awesome!!! Get that work done! I bet it’ll be great!💛💛💛

[@Lilymay-wm9jw]

Froog 😊😊

[@tarac3448]

My oc I named Daisy

[@Deerheart_wc22]

Umm Micah is my brothers name

[@MyWorld-ytPLAYZ]

Step 1 : First be old and learn to make that

[@2735angel]

I been hand sewing for 5 or 6 years and only now I'm trying sewing machine, just takes practice and time, I started when I was 10 so the younger you start the better you'll be in the future

[@MyWorld-ytPLAYZ]

​@@2735angel wow😮🎉 I didn't know that😮😮