Naoto Shirogane plush(100%) IMAGE HEAVY!! update: 7/28/09 - COMPLETE
(Making up for the Floon-fangirling)
So I've been busy for the past week or so sewing this Naoto Shirogane plush for Abby. It's my first time making a human plush taller than 7 inches, and although it's got a load of problems, I'm pleased with how it's turning out so far. I've used minky fur, denim, crushed velvet, and an odd flesh toned stretch fabric(It was in the scraps section of JoAnn and had no label, so I'm not sure what it is), and the results are better than the Pavi Largo plush I made back in December. All that's missing are the gold buttons on the jacket, the symbol(?), and the hat. I'll be going out shopping tomorrow to get some more supplies and start experimenting with a hat pattern.
With any luck, I'll be finished by Friday, and I'll have a nice weekend off. c:
The Progress:
The head was what I began with, it took about a half hour in total to sew.
I'm still not completely satisfied with the face, the paint ran and was a total mess. It took a total of an hour to make this part.
The hair is made out of double-sided minky and took about two days to effectively prepare. DX I'm never using double-sided minky ever again. It shed too much and I still have bits of it stuck in the carpet where it fell. D:
Making and attatching the head to the body took over three hours. The shoes are made of crushed velvet.
The pants took about two hours, and are made of denim. They were a little too small, hence the muffin top. :x
The shirt was made out of cotton and was sleeveless to make the jacket easier to slip on. Took a total of two hours. Mini-Franz is there to show off how huge this plush is.
The jacket is crushed velvet with hand stitched details, this took about five hours. D:
Naoto's hat. I used fleece and canvas fabric to make the basic structure. This just took about an hour to do. The only thing left to do is add the striped detail to the hat, and add gold buttons to the jacket. I'm going to JoAnn tomorrow to do so. c:
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The buttons! I know there are four on the main jacket, but this was the smallest size they had, and there wasn't any room on the jacket. :/ If I ever redo this, I'm going to see if I can use metal clay to make the buttons instead. It'll look better, I think. Now I have to figure out a way to create the striped part of the hat. Sewing ribbon on didn't work out, as it made the hat too heavy and collapse. Paint is messier, but it might be worth a try, I'll use some scrap fabric to test this...
The final result! I ended up painting the details on her hat. :c It's not as neat as it would be, had I sewn fabric and a belt buckle on, but it was the lightest method. Anything else would've made the plush too heavy, unfortunately. However, despite the flaws in this project, I'm quite satisfied. It took a long time, but it helped me develop new patterns and learn a bit more about plushmaking. c:
I'm going to update this with the finished product ASAP.
So I've been busy for the past week or so sewing this Naoto Shirogane plush for Abby. It's my first time making a human plush taller than 7 inches, and although it's got a load of problems, I'm pleased with how it's turning out so far. I've used minky fur, denim, crushed velvet, and an odd flesh toned stretch fabric(It was in the scraps section of JoAnn and had no label, so I'm not sure what it is), and the results are better than the Pavi Largo plush I made back in December. All that's missing are the gold buttons on the jacket, the symbol(?), and the hat. I'll be going out shopping tomorrow to get some more supplies and start experimenting with a hat pattern.
With any luck, I'll be finished by Friday, and I'll have a nice weekend off. c:
The Progress:
The head was what I began with, it took about a half hour in total to sew.
I'm still not completely satisfied with the face, the paint ran and was a total mess. It took a total of an hour to make this part.
The hair is made out of double-sided minky and took about two days to effectively prepare. DX I'm never using double-sided minky ever again. It shed too much and I still have bits of it stuck in the carpet where it fell. D:
Making and attatching the head to the body took over three hours. The shoes are made of crushed velvet.
The pants took about two hours, and are made of denim. They were a little too small, hence the muffin top. :x
The shirt was made out of cotton and was sleeveless to make the jacket easier to slip on. Took a total of two hours. Mini-Franz is there to show off how huge this plush is.
The jacket is crushed velvet with hand stitched details, this took about five hours. D:
Naoto's hat. I used fleece and canvas fabric to make the basic structure. This just took about an hour to do. The only thing left to do is add the striped detail to the hat, and add gold buttons to the jacket. I'm going to JoAnn tomorrow to do so. c:
'
The buttons! I know there are four on the main jacket, but this was the smallest size they had, and there wasn't any room on the jacket. :/ If I ever redo this, I'm going to see if I can use metal clay to make the buttons instead. It'll look better, I think. Now I have to figure out a way to create the striped part of the hat. Sewing ribbon on didn't work out, as it made the hat too heavy and collapse. Paint is messier, but it might be worth a try, I'll use some scrap fabric to test this...
The final result! I ended up painting the details on her hat. :c It's not as neat as it would be, had I sewn fabric and a belt buckle on, but it was the lightest method. Anything else would've made the plush too heavy, unfortunately. However, despite the flaws in this project, I'm quite satisfied. It took a long time, but it helped me develop new patterns and learn a bit more about plushmaking. c:
I'm going to update this with the finished product ASAP.