 | Hello Friends! (And happy new years) I made another Clown plush! This time with (Clean) dish rags! (because I was out of white fabric) And embroidered his face by hand instead of with my machine, to make him bigger! (My machine only does 4X4 size, and I wanted bigger) I finally ran out of the fabric I used to make his shirt, bummer! and I can't seem to find a replacement online, (I got the cloth as a man's shirt while thrifting) Sooo.. I guess if I make another The Clown plush, it will have a different shirt... So, that's why his sleeves are shredded in the new plush, I used what I had left ): BUT THEN ONCE I GOT DONE, THEN CAME MY FAVORITE PART, BOILLLIINNGGGG HIIMM!!! |  |
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Anyway... After he was done boiling in peppermint tea (Again) I took some pictures of him with the first Clown plush and put on his finishing touches (:
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While he looks a bit shoddier and he's a lot more fragile, I think he looks a lot more vintage than the first one, even though the first one is sturdier and more well-put together (:
5 months, 21 days ago
5 months, 21 days ago
Thanks! :D I've been planning on making a few more Banzo's just for the fun of it, I'm gonna have to squish his design into all different kinds of shapes and aesthetics ^^
5 months, 20 days ago
5 months, 19 days ago
Yup! This (Bigger) Banzo was hand embroidered using a simple wooden embroidery hoop, (In the biggest size I had), it was my first time doing hand embroidery (: But for the smaller Banzo, we used our Brother 4X4 Embroidery machine..., we've had that old thing for years and I can't exactly say it's worth the price tag + the embroidery software (That I didn't pay for because JESUS that's a lot for a program!) with how small the patches come out, but I still use it!
I also have to suggest keeping an eye on your local secondhand marketplaces, (Facebook marketplace, Craigslist) I wish I had known about those sites when I was buying my machines (: ... Looking into it now... Man, I wish I had bought mine second-hand... Oh well!
But when I was first starting in plush making, my plushies got button eyes, simple stitches for mouths, and I bought patterns to make them rather than making my own, (: Like this one! (Made 3 years ago)
3 years later I now wing all my sewing patterns and embroidery, Banzo's entire design was winged and mostly unplanned :D Also, looking up the types of doll aesthetics you like is very important, I've been trying to nail down a "Genuine Vintage" look for quite a while, but other people have a lot of different tastes, and knowing what you personally like is important ^^
But now you've got me curious if I can embroider on my sewing machine, I'm going to have to see if that would work!
5 months, 20 days ago
Banzo glow up! We love to see it! Also don't worry, you aren't boiling him, he's getting a nice hot bath :) good therapy for his old bones
5 months, 21 days ago Edited 5:44 pm
Well That's a much kinder way to look at it! :D From now on, When I have to weather these types of toys, I'll remember to refer to it as a spa treatment rather than medieval torture
5 months, 21 days ago