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tj-crochets · 8 months ago

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Hi there! I'm just getting into sewing as a hobby, and I was wondering if you have any recommendations for where to buy fabric? I want to get into plushie making, so something like minky fabric or other soft (non-felt) options are what I'm looking for. I live in a pretty remote area so I don't have any fabric or craft stores close by, and I'm unsure of where to start shopping online! Any recommendations for shops that have good quality fabric at a decent price?

Hi! All my answers are US-based because I am, but I'll include a link to Cholyknight's fabric recs as well because she has some other options Okay I just went to get that link and it turns out since the last time I shared it she's updated it to include my favorite online minky store (CaliQuiltCo) so I'd just use her link, with two caveats: Joann's fabric is great in person if you have one locally, but their online inventory control system is SO BAD (which means they will sometimes cancel part of your order without warning and not let you cancel the rest of it, leaving you with half the supplies for a specific project) Additionally, I would avoid the "sew lush" fabrics from Joanns. Minky can be a little tricky to work with for beginners, and the sew lush version takes every negative thing about minky and makes it exponentially more difficult. This is a personal grudge against the fabric, it might not be universal, but I find it so ridiculously slippery and it's the only minky/faux fur I've ever, ever worked with that unravels at the edges. It's knit! It shouldn't fray but it does! It both sheds and frays, and it's regrettable because Joanns does have some very cute patterns in their sew lush stuff Other plushie specific advice: - if you want to learn how to use plushie sewing patterns, start here with Cholyknight's free plushie pattern pack. I have free patterns too, but hers are a lot more beginner friendly and explain how to actually use a pattern - Fleece is cheaper than minky but usually has a similar amount of stretch, so patterns designed for one can almost always be made using the other - if there are no craft stores near you but there's a dollar store or general store of some kind, you could try getting a fleece or like short pile faux fur blanket? The ones near me usually have cheap like throw sized blankets for anywhere between 5-20 dollars, and you can make a lot of plushies from a throw sized blanket

#ask away!#hope this helps nonny!#I'd also recommend shannon minky over any other brand #they are just like The Minky #always good quality always consistent color always consistent stretch

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raptorrobot · 6 months ago

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been trying to figure out this guy's outward anatomy, here's a little (not very) scientific diagram

#ultrakill oc #icarus prime #creations of raptor #his weird fleshy hooves/talons/horns are my favourite part #if you touched them it'd feel like those parts of your body where you can feel the bone just underneath your skin #his fur is also just translucent like his skin #only able to be seen if ur up real close to him #i imagine it's very soft tho . like minky fabric texture almost

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emelinstriker · 9 months ago

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Okay i ain't sure if it was asked. But, what if, in a scenario where Chempions had to take Reader away from their family at a very young age. What would they do if the child reader calls them per dad, or papa, or pater...ya know what i mean.

Straight up like part of the group already has certain dad vibes from the getgo, so some of them would actually feel honored being called a parental title by their new lil Master.

Though I can't help but imagine for example Red Son feeling so embarrassed about it that he'd try get the Reader to call him by his actual name.

It's like-

"Dad! :D"

"...I- Wh- No, Master- I'm not your dad- I'm Red Son-"

"..."

"Red Dad! :D"

"*sigh*"

#eternal servants au #esau qna #esau x reader #esau red son #azure in the background being like “can i be cat dad?”#DHFNDFHNDHFHDF #also pink pa nezha rhymes so that would be hilarious with the lil reader struggling to say his name so they just go “pink pa” lmao #macdad? idk #but imagine mink being the only one who the reader doesn't give a parental or brotherly nickname #like he'd just get called more personally insulting nicknames like minky and goop-goop

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antisocialxconstruct · 1 month ago

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pattern test for a larger project :3 I'm going to make the final version much larger because my faux fur is quite thick so I'll probably spring for actual safety eyes and nose for that, but at this point janky embroidery on the prototypes is just tradition lol

I love the muzzle shape on this pattern though! It's quite tricky (especially scaled down like this) because there are a lot of small precise edges to connect but it has a much more realistic shape than the average plush cat pattern.

#the white markings on the head don't really make sense bc I misinterpreted how the pieces were gonna connect lmao #ah well #artbyrom #the little creature coterie #custom plush #diy plush #homemade plush #this pink minky is sooooooo soft and nice holy shit #I got it just for inner ears but I made a little keychain dog out of it and was like ''this is way too nice not to make more things''#I'll probably buy some other colors 👀 it's super cheap #I should post those little dog keychains also

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hms-incorrect-quotes · 9 months ago

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Heart: Hey, this is just like that time you stabbed me!

Mind: I thought we agreed not to talk about that.

Heart: And I thought you wouldn’t stab me until-

Mind: Do you want me to stab you again?

Soul, walking in: AGAIN?

Mind: It was an accident-

Heart: It was NOT an accident-

Mind: …Technically-

#submission #this is super funny to me ngl #um acktually under the definition of stabbing -#look mind was feeling a lil angy okay he didn’t get his 12 hours in l #heart the type of person to be bleeding out and with his last breath say ‘L… plus…. ratio…’#i just think itd be super funny if heart/mind had The Secret Stabbing #which they truced to never talk about #and then soul walks in #and they are like ‘IT ISN’T WHAT IT SOUNDS LIKE-‘#maybe mind was angry that heart calls ‘the act of being in a car crash’ ‘being minky momo’d’#heart gets stabbed on the street and is like ‘OMG CLIFFORD THE BIG RED STAB WOUND’

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sysig · 3 months ago

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Cure for whatever ails ya (Patreon)

#My art #Original #Cure #Still not her name but y'know #Got the very strong urge to colour her digitally to try and capture some of her candypop colour design #These still wouldn't count as her ''canon'' design since she doesn't have one but it's A version of her at least #Like for instance the light parts of her paws belly and face could be fully brown and be just as canon #Or her eyes could be more subdued - lack of claws - different brows - lack of stitches #She's still an extremely fluid design when it comes to the details #As long as she's a brown plush bear she's herself #Though the more I think about it - when she's Eyes like this she probably is a bit fuzzier #Like Maybe visible stitching but probably even a thicker fur than minkie - 2cm maybe? But of that tight curl fluff #The hearts in her ears (which may or may not be there lol) - the crisp shape would probably be muddled by the fuzz hmm #Just gives me more reason to fully render her lol - how many equally un-canon versions of her can I make!#The different colour mixing was a lot of fun :) Picking what goes where even in the muddier colours haha #Fun to have a gradient shine on her nails! Very cool!#It does sound fun to draw her Just differently - different eyes different colour placements different shapes #Some truisms of design but generally quite flux #Interesting lad

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starakex · 1 year ago

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Would you still love me if I was a worm? 🐛

The Wurmple partial suit is done! I'm so happy with how it turned out.

#furry #fursuit #fursuit maker #partial fursuit #pokemon fursuit #wurmple #pokemon #original content #Listen I have like no fursuit making experience but I did not think the short minky was gonna work fgdhjk #I just wanted to be the wurm #I love the spikey bugass so much augh

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steakout-05 · 2 months ago

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what the heck.... evil lock pony on my blog......

kinda got back into muffins recently!! Minkie was always my favourite when i first listened to the story, despite how poorly written she is at times. there's just something to love about the weird evil creepy ones for me..... also i always thought that Minkie should have messier hair, considering she was trapped inside of a dingy cellar for a majority of her life. i love drawing her with messy stringy uneven hair it makes her look so creepy <3

also experimented with some different custom brushes for this one. one of them is a kind of bleedy pen brush and the other that i used for shading is a super realistic watercolour bleed brush that looks really lovely :D i put this rock texture over her (cause like. her name is Obsidian Minkie Pie so it keeps with the whole rock theming yanno) and i REALLY liked how dark and shadowy it made her look.

also bonus original paper sketch under the cut

now watch as i don't post another digital piece for another billion years muhahahaha

#mlp #mlp creepypasta #mlp muffins #muffins mlp #minkie pie #i should draw minkie more tbh. i find her relaxing to draw #i want to make so many shitposts about her #i love minkie but she also really is the culmination of that one tweet that's like #''drew a dark fucked up version of pinkie pie haha. just a glimpse into my dark reality.''#y'know that tweet.#yeah she's kind of a goth recolour of long hair pinkie but we love her nonetheless <3

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shirajellyfish · 11 months ago

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Demon fabric

Minky is a demon fabric. It lures you in with promises greater than mortal joys (sooooo soft SO soft so soooft) and only later do the consequences of your unholy pact become clear.

#sewing #It's so hard to work with #It's SO stretchy I can't even pin this stuff right #Use every pin in my tomato and surprise it still stretches out of shape on the sewing machine #and you might have to literally sell your soul for it to afford it #it can be so darn expensive #You need a special stretch needle so the machine doesn't sense its evils and murder it immediately #I have a cat that sheds a ton but nothing prepared me for how much minky shreds #I cut out one piece and look like a just came in from a fuzz blizzard #no wonder so many people prefer cotton #cotton is so reliable it's sturdy and strong and stable and easy and no stretch #Meanwhile the minky is over here writhing and speaking in tongues #I love it though #It's so soft it's so soft it's so soft #I get distracted sewing because oooohhh SOFT pet soft #soft is most essential attribute of all things

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faunandfloraas · 7 months ago

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finally someone like me (never has recognized a single dance challenge in my life)

#it is funny everytime one of those vids drops bc it just feels like everyones goin #Omg they did the dinga little minky challenge FINALLY #and im just sitting there like #... they did the what.

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chiropteracupola · 1 year ago

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hm. worst doll project idea yet. laurence and temeraire.

#today's art adventure #HOW would I manage that.#also because I'm planning revised jack and stephen and I'd like laurence to be same-scale #and Ideally those fellows would be same-scale with my current projects and so on and so forth #and what we end up with there is Temeraire The Size of My Dog #(for reference kasha is just tall enough to put her chin on the table)#ough envisioning.... That could be the mochi minky project I've had in mind to do....#altho' mochi minky tuunbaq Also really tempts me. squimsh that thang.#I need to be somebody's dollmaking hermit where I can just not do anything else with my life and sculpt and sew 100% of the time #I Also need to stop getting more projects because now I am trying to figure out how to have good posability on Big Temeraire #and also the Good Squish Quality... maybe I will ask people who do this professionally for advice #somebody hold me down until I do projects in the Right Order. Help.

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tj-crochets · 4 months ago

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Hey y'all! Weird question time again, this time (for once) not that weird lol Do you have any recommendations, advice, or links to guides on how to clean plushies, stuffed animals, or dolls*? I want to get more into fixing plushies but I am very sensitive to a lot of different scents so I need to be able to clean them before I can start even potentially having people send me plushies to fix I've fixed a few plushies for neighbors, but when it comes to cleaning plushies I pretty much know "throw it in the washing machine" or "spot clean with a damp cloth" and surely there has to be something in the middle of that spectrum. I'm also totally okay with the kind of plushie cleaning that involves removing their fluff, washing them, and giving them new fluff, I just don't know where to start *I know dolls are their own thing but I think there might be overlap

#the person behind the yarn #tj asks weird questions #I love fixing plushies! it's like all my favorite parts of plushie making put together #plus it's like solving a puzzle #and at the end I know someone will be happy they get their plushie back!#and occasionally my neighbors message me on facebook to say how happy their kid is to have their plushie fixed!#and like...most plushie repairs do not take much fabric #but you can't really buy minky or faux fur in tiny quantities #and I already have a bunch so I can fix a broad range of plushies #I just need to be able to clean them first

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fros-art · 2 years ago

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just in case anyone wondered how much ive been thinking about this btw

#wooden overcoats #rudyard funn #antigone funn #eric chapman #georgie crusoe #georgie is the only human (jennifer too maybe bc itd be weird otherwise but idk)#rudyard and antigone have the big wool hair like scooter and eric has the sort of minky fabric hair like walter #just so you know.#my art #fan art

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the-shy-artisan · 5 days ago

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As of... maybe 6 minutes ago, I have sewed the final baby Beastos closed.

It's been a really long process to get here, almost a year's worth of work. I'm really looking forward to working on new projects; I don't think I can even look at Beastos's pattern right now lmao, I'm so burnt out (although I do have an OG Beastos plush remake in the works rn... but I'm probably going to set him aside for a bit).

With the completion of this final baby, this marks the very last time I'm using long pile faux fur on my projects (at least for the main body, I'll still use it for manes and other detailing). I've been slowly switching my fur stockpile to beaver faux fur: it's shorter, so it requires no shaving, and it's extremely soft.

As for commissions or anything of the sort: I am closed for the time being. I'd like to focus on more personal work for a change of pace.

#paige chatter #i mean; i'd love to start biolizard; but my materials are still a week away from being delivered #ah well; i have plenty of random minky hanging around #i'll probably make a test plush; just so i can see what the pattern looks like and what changes need to be made

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antisocialxconstruct · 4 months ago

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I was feeling pretty fried from work the past couple days but I sketched out a revised and scaled up puppy pattern and I kindaaaa... already want to start working on it lmao

#the short minky will be an even more obvious issue at this size BUT if I like the shape #I'll feel even more justified investing in better fur #I'm hoping bigger paws will look better with sculpted toes bc so far thats the ONE thing that just never works quite right #I'm also gonna need to mess around with the muzzle a little i think... to get the mouth form #i don't think thread sculpting is enough. i think i need extra darts 😬

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itriedimhighandreadytodie · 23 days ago

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Madoka is the DDLC and Evangelion of Magical Girl stuff.

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