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Voodoo-Tiki β Pony Mane and Tail Tutorial
Published: 2013-12-26 17:08:12 +0000 UTC; Views: 61002; Favourites: 1194; Downloads: 4968
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Here it is, at last - a 14 page book with instructions on designing your own patterns for soft sculpture pony manes and tails! This is the question I'm asked about most when it comes to pattern-making, so hopefully this will help beginners out quite a bit. It covers the basic shapes and techniques you'll need to recreate most mane shapes and includes a photo walkthrough guide to pattern draping.Β
Enjoy!
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I'd think so...
But it depends. You could use seems on your machine to makes likes too.Β
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Is there any rainbow dash like mane patterns?
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Do you have a tutorial on how to make the horns/wings? ;-;
If you don't could you give me some pointers for it?
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m.youtube.com/watch?v=2vxqMDh-β¦
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How do you anchor wiring that's in the tail into the body?Β
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This is so helpful! I've always struggled with the mane and tail, them usually being the parts I spend the most time on or stress over the most, only for it to fall apart in the end. I only can use house hold materials for my plushes, seeing that as a fourteen year old I can not obtain money or a car to get the supplies needed. If I needed to weight the tail, (Which I usually need to do since they are always top heavy) And I didn't have a way to obtain the beans, how could I weight the tail?
Anyways, besides that I don't have any questions. This tutorial was so helpful.
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I found putting washed pebbles into the hooves/paws/hands of my plush projects helps to make the hooves/paws/whatever slightly heavier
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This may sound a bit weird, but personally I use unpopped popcorn kernels instead of the plastic beans. If that fails I tend to use two pence pieces, (Not sure where you're from but you can use any type of coin, I just use 2ps because they fit perfectly in the bottom of the hoof.) or small, rounded or flat rocks, just make sure to wash them. Anyway, I hope I was helpful and if not, that you find out a way.
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I am so tempted to commission you and microwave the finished result.
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hahah oh god.
if only i did commisions
please someone make something with popcorn kernels and microwave it
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Thank you! This will be a big help for future projects and such!
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This is a wonderful, helpful tutorial, but I'm still confused about something... How do you sew a princess mane, with lots of waves in it? Every time I try one, I end up with weird, blocky turns, not nice, smooth waves.
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Wow, thank you this is really useful. (and helpful)
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I'm not one for sewing ponies, but damn if this isn't useful.
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The basic principles can be used for a lot of things, I just happen to get asked about manes a lot
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So you would make Rarity's mane curl using nothing but darts?
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Darts and stitching, yes. You can wire it, but I prefer a plush that doesn't have wires.Β
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It sounds like a lot of work and frustration without wire haha.Β
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thanks for this tutorial! it will really help me fine tune my hair patterns.
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Out of curiosity, is the pony you used as an example (that you shared using the examples) coming from the pony patterns you have now, or a new pattern not yet released?~ c:
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Yes, this is one from the new basic pattern
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can you just take an unfinished pony plush, and use the first head piece to sew in eyes, or is that bad?
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Sew in eyes like an applique, you mean?
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This is so helpful!! I find manes and tails the hardest parts to make!
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thanks, when i finish makeing your plushie i will post a pick, thanks
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what an awesome and well instructed tutorial! 
I didn't know that technique for curled shapes before.
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Tiki, this has singlehoofedly taught me more about shaping and patterning than anything I have ever read. You have done such a marvellous job of illustrating and describing the techniques, I can now say I feel confident in tackling this task! Β Thank you.. thank you.. THANK YOU!
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Thanks! It's kind of sad, there doesn't seem to be a book out on the market about basic pattern drafting that's more recent then the 80's, so I was hoping this would help folks out.Β
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This is great, and very helpful! It is so kind of you to share your patterns and such!
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Thank you! This is a great tutorial. I love your information on darts, since I haven't done much work with them.
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You rock! wow,you put a lot of effort and detail into this tutorial
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You're amazing!Β So wonderful that you offer this to people for free.Β I ended up making my own mane and tail patterns for my daughter's and niece's ponies.Β They turned out good, but this would have been SO helpful at the time.
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Brilliant tutorial! I will make sure to send people this way that ask about pattern making ^_^
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This looks great!! I cant wait to try out these techniques when I get new fleece! I have one question though, which technique do you think would be best for creating Rainbow Dashes Forelock? The multidimensional Β shapes method, or just making it flat like the way you did the striped tail?Β
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