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Plush Hair tutorialby ~nitanita

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I know it isn't right to ask for it, but PLEASE, if you use this tutorial:

Comment with a link to your work

Give me credits in the description.

Thanks! ^^
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A lot of people have asked me how to make hair. Other plush makers like Pheleon
have made really good tutorials, so I made one too.
I've made so many tutorials I don't think I have any secret left to share about my plushes. Soon no one will need me to make more.

1. I always start with the front part. A big piece with more or less the shape of the character's hair
2. A lot of people glues the hair, but I prefer to sew it. As the felt is thick, it's easy to hide the seam.
3.Cut smaller pieces and put them below to make the sideburns.
4.I cut another piece of felt with a similar shape but slightly smaller and, if needed, some little triangles like in the photo, to make it look more realistic.
6-7. For the sides, cut a longpiece with both tips pointed.
Sew it along the head
8.I use to make the back part in layers, although it depends on the kind of plush. The first layer is the lowest and narrowest.
9. I then cut 3 or 5 more layers, as well as little triangles to fill the spaces.
10. For making plushes it's easiest to improvise as you go, specially while making the hair. Depending on the character you can use more or less layers, and make them bigger or smaller.

I hope this has helped ^^

PLUSH BODY TUTORIAL: [link]
PLUSH EYE TUTORIAL: [link]
PLUSH HEAD TUTORIAL: [link]

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~Izaya-freak May 13, 2013 Hobbyist Photographer

THE ALLEN PLUSH!!!!!

~randomteenager98 Apr 5, 2013 Hobbyist Traditional Artist

how do you not see the stitches?

~nitanita Apr 9, 2013

when I sew, I do not go through the entire thickness of the felt, I just stick the needle just half the thickness,. I'm sorry, I don't know how to explain ^^"

~ismell-loudnoises Apr 3, 2013 Hobbyist General Artist

May I ask what kind Of fabric the hair is? I am also making a plush figure and I need sturdy material such as this that can keep it's shape. If you don't know that's okay! Just curious.

~nitanita Apr 9, 2013

I use some kind of cheap felt I found. In spanish we call it: fieltrina (instead of fieltro (felt), but I don't know how do you call it English ^^" sorry
you can use felt for the hair

~ismell-loudnoises Apr 14, 2013 Hobbyist General Artist

Thank you very much!

~Cogetta Feb 2, 2013

Which stitch way is best for stitching on hair?

~nitanita Feb 3, 2013

I think it looks like this one:
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~Cogetta Feb 3, 2013

Back stitch, ok thanks!

~IvoryMarquessaTaylor Jan 21, 2013 Hobbyist General Artist

For that spikey red haired plush, is it the same thing? Or did you do something a little different?

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