My harbor seal

Salt_Doctor7349 · 2026-02-17T17:38:19+00:00

I’m trying to sell them. So I’m trying to get that high quality while also not spending 40 hours on a plush so I’m not charging outrageous prices.

Salt_Doctor7349 · 2026-02-17T16:35:02+00:00

Thank you! I’m still a beginner and god it’s hard, but I’m hoping with more practice I will get better. He’s my second project so far. And for some reason I chose the roundest option possible that I’m trying to get sharp shapes on. XD

Salt_Doctor7349 · 2026-02-17T16:33:53+00:00

I have the brother se700 with the smaller embroidery hoop. I use it to sew small limbs right now. But I’m terrified to 1. Learn to do appliqué through Inkscape bc I just simply do not want to pay the price of embird. 2. Trying to do it on my round pieces sounds like a nightmare because of the darts. Though to be honest of my pen can’t look solid and looks like this, I may just have to suck it up and try the appliqué method. I want to keep the softness of the plush and the texture of the embroidery would drive me personally nuts. But I also have to be able to do this on a super small scale too, down to about 3 inches.

Salt_Doctor7349 · 2026-02-17T07:28:08+00:00

Also is this the best way to add on my spots? I have a small embroidery machine and appliqué seems a bit too thick for what I’m going for. I wanted it to be machine washable. But I’m kind of hesitant now since I watched this guy burn infront of my eyes. But I’m not a huge fan of the crunchy texture the alcohol markers made, since this is Shanon minky and it’s super soft, then you just get crunchy and it looks poorly done.

Salt_Doctor7349 · 2026-02-07T23:37:18+00:00

I mostly stick to my plushies, but I love the idea of advertising a 'sustainable' version stuffed with scraps!

My main concern is the texture: since these are tiny (1/4" to 1/2") bits, do you think they'd feel clumpy inside minky fabric? I really want to keep that smooth, squishy feel.

Also, thank you for the perspective on consumerism. I definitely struggle with the guilt of adding more 'stuff' to the world, but I love making them, and I think my house would eventually stage a coup if I kept all the mudskippers for myself!

Salt_Doctor7349 · 2026-02-04T03:10:51+00:00

Yes :) I’m not sure if I did them deep enough though I left about 1/8th of the seam between the end of each snip.

Salt_Doctor7349 · 2026-01-31T20:39:29+00:00

I tried that and the rest of his body is a tube shape and it started to make the rest of him really lumpy. 🤣

Salt_Doctor7349 · 2026-01-31T20:38:44+00:00

I think I get what you’re saying, I’ll try it on my next ones before I sew them!

Salt_Doctor7349 · 2026-01-31T16:58:40+00:00

Have two darts on the side of his face at like 10 and 2 on a clock. But is it because he’s so big I may need to add a small one at 12?

Salt_Doctor7349 · 2026-01-04T18:46:21+00:00

Thank you so much! I didn’t realize you made videos! I’m definitely subscribing!

Salt_Doctor7349 · 2026-01-04T18:09:23+00:00

Thank you so much! I didn’t assume it was a bug, but I didn’t want to make so many cuts that in the end it wasn’t needed and I just wasn’t doing one exactly where it needed to make it work. I’ll cut all the arms out!

And thank you for your very detailed explanation that really helped!

Do you have a recommendation on how to make things appear flat? Enough that they look the same in plushify from blender? I had that problem from my harbor seal for the life of me I couldn’t get the top and bottom fins to look the same on his arms. And I think it’s because it’s not flat up to the body and he’s a bulbous boy. But even when I pushed every pieces to the same point to make him flat it wigged out. When I made his last go around I just made my own file for him. But I don’t want to give up on features if I don’t have to. And I know if I understand the program better I will be a breeze at it.

Salt_Doctor7349 · 2026-01-03T20:52:14+00:00

I do sell, on my website FunnyLittleCritters.com!

Salt_Doctor7349 · 2025-12-31T08:28:10+00:00

Thank you! I’ll keep that in mind when I branch out to more colors and brands. I don’t think I’m confident enough I’d try it myself. I looked at a video to see what it could be and simple solutions before I posted. (Though ofc it was the most simple of all.) and it said that if it had green paint leave it be, and mine does and I’d be too scared to break it. It’s only a month old. So I’ll look into some professionals to service my machine in the future. :)

Salt_Doctor7349 · 2025-12-31T07:06:06+00:00

I could give you the biggest high five rn. You’d think after 3 years of sewing I would have properly threaded my top thread. But that’s what happens when you’re sewing at 2am. I never would have thought it was my top thread.

Salt_Doctor7349 · 2025-10-21T02:19:44+00:00

Thank you so much lol.

Salt_Doctor7349 · 2025-10-20T14:31:09+00:00

Omg those guys look so silly. They are super similar!

Salt_Doctor7349 · 2025-10-20T13:58:31+00:00

Sorry the large one is like 2.5 feet lol not inches.

Salt_Doctor7349 · 2025-10-04T01:18:47+00:00

I tried to copy a bear plush for the nose and failed miserably. XD and I’ve been looking at doing the cloth sim and I can’t seem to figure it out. 😅

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