Designing and Making Your Own Soft Toy
Adding a Personal Touch
A course by EFI Little things , Toy Maker
Joined July 2021
About the video: Adding a Personal Touch
Overview
“It's time to pay attention to the finer details! I will show you how to decorate your toy with personalized elements that will give them a unique look. For example, I will cover decorative stitches for ears, cord tails, contrasting fur, suede, or fabric paws. ”
In this video lesson EFI Little things addresses the topic: Adding a Personal Touch, 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 final lesson I'll talk about some unique details, to make your toy extra special. Can you imagine that these four mice, one, two, three, four mice, are made using just one single pattern, which we sketched during our lessons. They all made with the same body, hands, legs, ears and the sides pattern. But they all look differently. And let's see why. So first of all, you can just always use plain fabric. to complete your toy. Using some matching fabrics can make a difference. So for example, for this toy, We used different golden dots, linen fabric for its body to imitate the top. And...”
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Course summary for: Designing and Making Your Own Soft Toy
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Category
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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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