Needle Sculpting an Amigurumi Doll Face

[@elsecallerjasnah]

This is incredibly useful. I've been staring at the description and photos in my pattern all night without being able to figure out what I was supposed to do, and this video clarified it within a matter of minutes. Thank you!

[@StitchesnScraps]

yay! Glad I could help :)

[@StitchesnScraps]

here's a video that does a cute mouth - not in English but easy enough to see what she's doing. kzbin.info/www/bejne/a52ceouLnZiDf6s

[@scarletonyx8507]

I’ve been googling how to crochet a human nose to few results and this technique is creatively eye opening to me. It’s want I’ve always needed to know without realising! 🤯 Thanks for helping me up my creativity 🤩 I’m going to go practice 🙌🏻

[@StitchesnScraps]

I'm so glad it was helpful and that you found what you were looking for!

[@momster64]

Thanks for this! Trying to figure this out from a written pattern might as well be in a different language to me, and I've been crocheting for 45+ years! This 6 minute clip helped it make sense immediately. Thanks!

[@StitchesnScraps]

wonderful! I'm glad you found it helpful. Sometimes you just have to see it :)

[@susanvanvleck3957]

I'm working on my first bear that actually called for needle sculpting and watch this made the process so much more clear! Thank you

[@StitchesnScraps]

yay! So glad it was helpful :)

[@christened7425]

Aw, thank you so much for this.And it's in English! Yay! Not easy to find for my project. I'm mixing and matching from different tutorials to bring together a doll and dress.. and just the right hair, I might add, for "Elsa" It's proving to be a challenge but your video makes me excited to get a nice face started. So happy i found you. Perfect step by step. Thanks again 💕👏 I'll be checking out more of your videos😁

[@StitchesnScraps]

Sounds like a fun project! I'm glad this tutorial was helpful :)

[@TheAngelAquarius]

Thank you so much for this tutorial on face sculpting in Amigurumi! I have never done this yet so having your video will be so helpful!

[@StitchesnScraps]

Have fun! It can be a bit addictive :)

[@perlitabearful]

Very useful thanks so much for taking the time to make this video and sharing it with us.

[@StitchesnScraps]

you're very welcome!

[@CraigsOverijse]

I have no idea why anyone gave this a thumbs down it’s well filmed well explained thanks for this super video

[@StitchesnScraps]

aww thanks! :)

[@raquelburgues9223]

Very useful technique!!! thank you very much, it will be very helpful for me, now I'm making a typical demon of Mallorca and it has a very big nose, and I was afraid not to crochet it well. Thanks a lot!!

[@leannemcgratten8803]

You’re a great teacher!!

[@StitchesnScraps]

aww thanks! :)

[@cathylowrey4576]

Thank you so much for your video. I wanted to learn how to do this and yours is the first video I’ve seen teaching this. You instantly made me a subscriber.😊👍

[@StitchesnScraps]

Cathy Lowrey yay! I’m so glad you found me :)

[@s.9985]

Thank you for this tutorial! I love your nails too!!!

[@StitchesnScraps]

Thanks!

[@mymelolife]

Thank you for this helpful video!! Can you make another one explaining how to shape cheeks on the dolls head giving them a chubby smiley look and a cute little pinched chin

[@StitchesnScraps]

Maybe one day :) I don't make a lot of dolls though. In the meantime, the theory is the same for wherever you want to shape - if you want it to go in, sew into it and pull it tight (like the eyes). If you want it to stick out, sew around/across it from underneath and pull it tight to pinch it up (like the nose). So if you created a depression for the mouth with a few small, tight stitches pulled inwards, it would puff the cheeks out a bit. You could also add dimples with a small stitch on each cheek.

[@mymelolife]

@@StitchesnScraps thank you this is very helpful. I’ve been crocheting for years but I’m new to amigurumi, and I never knew you could shape a face like this until I came across your video. I hope it’s as easy as you make it look 😅

[@StitchesnScraps]

I found this one that shows a cute mouth - it's not in English but pretty clear to see what she's doing :) kzbin.info/www/bejne/a52ceouLnZiDf6s

[@mymelolife]

@@StitchesnScrapsthanks again ! I’m going to check it out. I’m going to subscribe to your page as well. I see you have a lot of videos and your instructions are super clear and easy to understand 😊

[@CetteSara]

Thank you for sharing ! This is exactly what I was looking for !

[@neshatsanei9171]

Wow. Thank you ever so much. So useful and so well explained. 🌺🥀🌹

[@StitchesnScraps]

You're welcome, I'm glad you found it helpful :)

[@dorothyespinoza3600]

Awesome. Thank you

[@StitchesnScraps]

You’re welcome :)

[@nanakate6586]

Love this technique. Thank you!

[@thewinterfury7532]

I think I've got the general idea but can you do the same thing to make a chin?

[@StitchesnScraps]

yes you could :) Just sew in (like for the eyes) where you want to pull the fabric in, and sew across (like for the nose) where you want to pinch the fabric up.

[@irmatakasuca4026]

Descomplicado,perfeito. Parabéns!amei!!!

[@StitchesnScraps]

Obrigado :)

[@amber-bh1rm]

I'll try it. I really want to do sculpting needling.

[@alexington7436]

Thank you so much fur this great tutorial! Very well done ! 👍😍

[@marlythibes]

Indiquei seu vídeo para uma inscrita no meu canal.voce explica muito bem.🙏👏👏👏😘😘

[@StitchesnScraps]

obrigado!

[@lucineidecoqueiro]

Não entendo nada de inglês.. ótimo trabalho.. que pena sou iniciante

[@AmigurumiForge]

this is one great tutorial, thank you

[@StitchesnScraps]

thanks!

[@angelastringfellow6994]

Question, how would you put like eyes that like washers in? Do you do that first then your technique?

[@StitchesnScraps]

That's a great question! I never actually use those and had to think about it. You would need to leave an opening / not fully finish the crochet, stuff it so you could do your needle sculpting, place your eyes (pushing the stuffing out of the way as needed), then finish crocheting the piece. Here's a video I found using safety eyes with needle sculpting. kzbin.info/www/bejne/h321m2CGiq2GeKc

[@lucienchimal]

fabuloso,thank you darling God blessed

[@clemildabaumbach9613]

Bom dia! Gostei muito de um poncho cinza sextavado. Poderia por favor fornecer o vídeo da aula? Agradecida

[@StitchesnScraps]

Oi! Estou feliz que você gostou! Não tenho um vídeo para esse, mas é um padrão muito fácil se você quiser experimentar :) Principalmente apenas crochê duplo. ( traduzido do inglês com o google tradutor)

[@besthealthdc]

I loved thankyou for the video

[@watchgirl772]

Perfect!! Thank you! New sub!!

[@StitchesnScraps]

yay! Welcome :) Glad you liked it

[@bibitiptoes1473]

Thank you for the tutorial! 0:14 But how did you know mirror mantra?

[@StitchesnScraps]

You're welcome, but I'm not sure what mirror mantra is....

[@bibitiptoes1473]

@@StitchesnScraps It's when you're rising your self esteem by telling sweet lies to the mirror, like "People are not laughing _at_ you, they are laughing _with_ you". Useless ofcourse. :p

[@lindysherrod]

Great tutorial, thanks very much

[@frogday24]

Amazing nose!!!!

[@StitchesnScraps]

thanks! :)

[@CocotheNut]

Super helpful, thanks!

[@StitchesnScraps]

you're welcome :)

[@victoriaklinedinst6989]

The very thing I signed up for I can't seem to get. I want to learn needle sculpting and am getting a message about an error occurred. At my age I know very little about computers and don't know how to fix it.

[@StitchesnScraps]

hmm...I'm sorry you're having trouble with KZbin! Are other videos playing ok for you? If you're having similar trouble with other videos, you may want to reach out to KZbin for support. if you go to the homepage (youtube.com) you should see a help button somewhere in your menu, which will give you instructions on how to contact support.

[@YUSHIE98]

Amazing...how can i do a small chin? Got a picture of a doll I want to make. Let me know where to send you the pic to get some advise from you on sculpting the doll face. Pleasee

[@StitchesnScraps]

Basically, find the low spots - the places that you want to indent, and sew through those places. When you pull on the stitch, it will draw those points in, just like for the eyes in this video. If you have places you want to raise, sew across them so they get pinched together, like the nose. It may take some trial and error, but those two concepts combined should work for just about any shape :) Feel free to reach out to me on my facebook page if you have any questions. facebook.com/StitchesnScraps/

[@YUSHIE98]

Stitches n Scraps thank you so much!! I was looking in pinterest some creations from Oksana Somaty! Oh my God...i have no idea how those dolls are sculpted! The little doll with the red xardigan ...pin.it/qnicsmojmjo7bv I.love it!!

[@CarmenGonzalez-xr9de]

Thanks.

[@patriciarojas6322]

Ideal es que los vídeos de manualidades y tejidos estén subtitulos en Español, no es requisito saber ingles, por lo tanto, debemos ser concideranas como espectadora los de habla hispana.Patty ,Chile

[@1tbaccus]

Thank you for sharing

[@jennifervanarsdale481]

How about how to indent a mouth??

[@StitchesnScraps]

I haven’t done one myself, but it’s the same general concept. Wherever you put the stitches and pull tightly, it will make an indent. So you can play with placement to get whatever shape you’re trying to create.

[@edinagrilli6186]

Tem em português mesmo assim estou tentando

[@lucineidecoqueiro]

Não consegui a tradução em português brasileiro...

[@StitchesnScraps]

Adicionei a tradução automática, mas não sei se está correta - não falo português. (comentário traduzido do inglês com o Google Translate)

[@lucineidecoqueiro]

Muito obrigado deu certo tá na legenda e m português..fica com Deus

[@louisedery1049]

Ok so you never said how to hide the thread?

[@piathadani2135]

louise dery basically the same way you normally weave in ends :)

[@raeannamcmahan]

So helpful, thank you!

[@lightsofmessage5721]

💕💕

[@yennybarrios803]

Subscribete la voy aser un gusto de iruguay

[@ahlamahmed95]

💙🌺

[@needsomezzz]

What about a mouth??

[@StitchesnScraps]

For this pattern I did not indent the mouth - it didn't need it. But if you want to, the same principals would apply. Where you want to indent the fabric, sew a stitch and then pull it down tightly (like the eyes). Where you want to make a raised ridge, sew stitches across the ridge at the back, and then pull them to raise the ridge up (like the nose).

[@christianeporey8358]

magnifique ok

[@melodyk10]

I think pulling the eyes in makes dolls look pinched, old and tired. Not a young fresh cute look. This is one trend in amigurumi I can’t get into.

[@StitchesnScraps]

That's cool, that's why it's an art form - everyone has a different style they like :)