Designing and Making Your Own Soft Toy
Building the Head Using Gussets 1
A course by EFI Little things , Toy Maker
Joined July 2021
About the video: Building the Head Using Gussets 1
Overview
“Maybe you're already happy with the head you constructed, but it's never a bad thing to expand your skillset further! In the previous units, we looked at teddy bears and completed the sewing exercise with the ball. So, you should know what a gusset is. In this lesson, you will learn how to construct the right-sized gusset for your animal and add it to your two-sided head pattern. I will give you advice on how to find the perfect measurements for your animal.”
In this video lesson EFI Little things addresses the topic: Building the Head Using Gussets 1, which is part of the Domestika online course: Designing and Making Your Own Soft Toy. Learn how to design and make your own soft toy from scratch by creating a pattern, cutting then stitching it, and adding the final touches.
Partial transcription of the video
“In this lesson, we'll build up what we've learned and build the head using the gusset. We already know how to build a toy using just two-sided pattern. for its head. or at darts for rounder effect. And now we can be back to more complex toys. and if you remember we saw classic teddy bear And we discussed that all heads for complex real toys will have one to free details And this detail in the middle so-called Gasset. is good interesting challenge for you to try to build now. Gusset is always wedge-shaped. thing and the idea is when you put this curve line, the arch line together. with the o...”
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Course summary for: Designing and Making Your Own Soft Toy
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Areas
Arts & Crafts, Character Design, Patternmaking & Dressmaking, Sewing, Toy Design
EFI Little things
A course by EFI Little things
Elena Ilyasova is a toy maker and pattern designer based in Oxford, England. Raised in a family of creatives, she learned to sew, knit, and crochet from a young age, making her first soft toy when she was just seven, and hasn’t stopped since. Her career took off when she started sharing the stuffed toys she had made for her own children on social media, which quickly led to a stream of orders and the creation of her brand Efi Little Things.
Through her brand, she makes soft toy patterns for companies and individuals. Her designs are inspired by the woodland creatures that populated traditional tales. The aim of her work is to support both small businesses and craft lovers in keeping this tradition alive while promoting sustainable, handmade items over mass-produced toys. When she’s not creating her own designs, she shares her knowledge with others through online classes and tutorials.
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