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MLPPlushies — MLP Plushie Tutorial: Attaching Manes and Tails
Published: 2012-11-12 05:40:38 +0000 UTC; Views: 40217; Favourites: 835; Downloads: 546
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Yay, I finally made that tutorial I promised in my tutorial request poll!
So, this is basically an extension/part 2 of my ladder stitch tutorial, which can be found here: [link]
Hope you guys find it useful!
Thanks!
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No problem! Glad you found it useful!
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I'm going to make a pinkie pie fursuit so this is useful thanks!
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No problem! And good luck!
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ermahgersh thank you sooo much! 
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No problem! I'm glad you found it helpful
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No need for the thanks!!!!
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I have a question for the eyes, if you embroider them, do you do it after you sew and before you stuff?
How did you go about doing them?
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Nope, I embroider the eyes and cutie marks before any sewing is done. I just cut four squares/rectangles of fabric (2 for the eyes, 2 for the cutie marks), making sure that they are large enough to accommodate the pattern for the head and body pieces.
Then I take one of the pieces, hoop it in an embroidery hoop, and then embroider! Same goes for the other 3 pieces. After I'm done embroidering, I draw the pattern for the head around the eyes, and the pattern for the body around the cutie marks, cut them out, and then start sewing.
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That's amazing! Thank you so much for sharing this! Do you think you could do one on wings maybe?
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How to make wings or how to attach them?
Because if you're wanting to know how to attach them, it's pretty much exactly the same as attaching manes and tails. 
Anyway, thank you so much! I'm glad you found it helpful
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Thank you so much! This helps a lot!
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Aw, thank you! I'm glad it was helpful
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Awesome tutorial! I'll share this with people as well.
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Aw, thank you so much!
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Yay! This is a great tutorial that I'll definitely share with people.
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Aw, thank you so much! 
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This is hilarious: I was totally going to make a mane-and-tail tutorial (I even have the pictures) and mine was of Pinkie Pie too! Now I don't have to. Haha. Great tutorial!
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You were going to use Pinkie Pie too? Haha, wow, that's pretty crazy!
Anyway, I'm glad you like it! Thank you
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So very helpful! Thanks a lot! I've been waiting for a tutorial like this for so long 
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Thank you so much! I'm happy it was useful for you!
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You're welcome! It's really awesome! 
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This is a great tutorial! I have a quick question, if you don't mind me asking, about the sturdiness of the neck and legs. I also use minky fabric, but after the pony is finished and stuffed, the legs are never strong enough to keep the plushie standing and the neck likes to lean to one side. Would interfacing help with this or is there something I'm doing wrong? Thanks!
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Thanks, I'm glad you liked the tutorial!
As for your question... You certainly could try interfacing - I don't think it would hurt. But I think the better way to go about it would be with how you stuff it. Sometimes my pony's legs are a little floppy, even when the legs are stuffed firmly. If this happens, all I need to do is put some more stuffing in the area where the legs meet the rest of the body (the joints, I guess you could call them.) When these areas are stuffed really well, you'll notice that the legs are a lot stronger, and not as floppy or easy to move around, because the "joints" are firm.
For the neck, you might try adding a dart like this: [link] where the neck meets the back. This helps pull the neck and secure it into the body, and should hopefully help it not lean to the side as much.
But like I said, if you want to try stabilizer too, it wouldn't hurt!
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Oh really? I'm afraid to stuff it too much because it looks bulgy. Maybe I'm just stuffing it too fast because I'm excited to see the result, lol.
Thanks for the advice! I definitely will be trying some of it. I guess a lot of this just takes practice and PATIENCE (which I'm still working on).
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Haha, yes, patience is definitely key!
You're welcome!
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Great tutorial! A lot of people are going to find this very helpful.
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You're welcome! I'm glad you found it useful
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I've been waiting for this for so long . Thankyou SO much. Extremely helpful and well put together tutorial as always.
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No problem! I'm glad I could help
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do u use a crertin tamplet when u make plushies
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By template, do you mean a pattern? If so, yes, I do use one. I used to use *valleyviolet 's pattern that she has for sale, but I now use a pattern that I made myself
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ohh ok ...i want a pony plush but they are alway to expencive
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