How to Make a Stuffed Animal

Making a stuffed animal AKA plush toy or "plushie" is not as difficult or expensive as it appears. In this Instructable I will take you through the process of how I made a stuffed Ewok from Star Wars for my girlfriend.

The story behind this is that my girlfriend and I were talking about Star Wars and she brought up that she thought the Ewoks were really cute, so, half jokingly I said, "Awsome, I'll make you a stuffed one". Then she got all excited and stuff and I figured it couldn't hurt to learn to sew so I made her one.

Please read all directions before beginning your project!

Please comment and rate!
WARNING! You may prick yourself with a needle during this project! I'm not liable for anything you do with this information.I apologize for probably not having nearly enough pictures.

Step 1: Materials and Skills

You'll need the following things to make your very own stuffed animal to love!

• Fake fur fabric, available at craft stores
• Polyester animal stuffing, also at craft stores
• Sewing materials
• Some paint
• Plexiglass or other easily worked plastic
• Things for accessories, mine included a dowel rod and a T shirt.
• The ability to sew

Having never sewed before in my life, I had to learn. All I did was about 5 minutes of research and I was good to go. Here's what I read:

http://www.instructables.com/id/How-to-Sew./

http://www.ehow.com/videos-on_5215_make-stuffed-animal.html
^{These videos are kind of long, but helpful.}

Comments

[NOODLE!]

this is awesome! would sculpey clay work in place of the plexiglass?

[fozzy13]

Sculpey should work just fine! However, I've never used it so I suppose I don't know for sure. Plexiglass was something I was comfortable working with.

[carsoncool]

So cute! Once i save up enough money, i might have you make one for me!

[fozzy13]

Thanks!! And thanks for the comment!

[great4mee]

how did u make the eyes?

[fozzy13]

See Step 4: Making the Face

[blufinger]

ive made 2 i made my black kitten and a pokemon (im only 10 lol)

[a_traceur]

Ah, the close up of the arm was to show the pinning.

[fozzy13]

Right : ).. the pinning around the arms and legs was pretty tricky..

[seamster]

I think I'm going to have to make one of these... It turned out very well. Good job!

[fozzy13]

Thanks! You should definatly make one, it can be fun. Don't forget to vote!

[AlvinMaker]

Nice job, I really dig on your ewok. I think it may be the creepiest stuffed animal i've ever seen though : )

[fozzy13]

Hey thanks : ).. yeah i know it's sort of creepy..

[man5000000]

i like your idea!

[bounty1012]

Lol Ewoks pwn

[fozzy13]

Thanks they are pretty sweet : )

[Capt. Kidd]

the ewok wakes up in a distant galaxy... waaaayyy in the future...

[a_traceur]

This looks great! A ton better than a lot of ewok plush toys I've seen! Now I want to make one.

[fozzy13]

Thanks a lot! : ) I haven't seen any ewok plush toys in stores, so I made one and it was a lot cheaper than ordering online.. You should definatly make one! It was a fun project. Thanks for the comment! : )

[D.L.H.]

Where did you get your fabric for the Ewok?

[fozzy13]

I got it at Pat Catan's. It's a fairly big but local chain of different stores. I would try Michael's or other craft stores too. Thanks for the comment!

[D.L.H.]

Thanks and the Ewok is awesome.

[fozzy13]

Thanks!

[ChrysN]

Aww, I always wanted an Ewok when I was a kid. This turned out really well, great job!

[fozzy13]

Thanks a lot I really appreciate it! Now you can make your own : )

[inventivefiend]

That is an excellent-looking Ewok. The technique for the eyes, nose and mouth surprised me a bit. It worked, but I think I would have gone for some sculpey clay or similar. It would have eliminated any 'flatness' to the mouth and nose, and may have taken the paint a little better, if it had needed any at all. But then I didn't make one, did I? Excellent work.

[fozzy13]

Thanks a bunch! I'm glad it surprised you, as I haven't seen it anywhere else on the web. All in all the flatness really wasn't a problem at all and I think helped in gluing the pieces on. Thanks again I'm glad you liked it : )