How To Make Eyes For Crochet Animals

Long awaited Amigurumi Eyes Embroidering Tutorial is finally hither!

When creating my Cover and Play Teddy Bear AmiBlanket (the blanket that turns into Amigurumi) I wanted to offering the option of 3 unlike types of eyes that are safe for children. The first were felt eyes, the 2nd were crocheted eyes and the concluding (just not least) were Embroidery optics which are the safest choice of all. I idea I'll share the tutorial with all of you lot on here as similar they say: 'Sharing is caring'!

Embroidering the optics is not an easy task! It requires a proficient attention to details and some patience too but don't worry, I came up with some special techniques to help you lot embroider the Almost Perfect eyes.

Beneath you can discover both Optics Embroidering photo tutorial with written description every bit well as the 'How to Embroider Amigurumi Optics on Crochet video tutorial'.

AMIGURUMI Optics EMBROIDERING TUTORIAL –

HOW TO EMBROIDER Most PERFECT AMIGURUMI EYES

Pace i. Decide what size of the eyes y'all want or make the ane suggested by the blueprint. If you don't know what size would look good. Cut out various size, circular circles (in pairs) from dark color paper or a piece of felt fabric equally a 'pretended eyes' and place them on your amigurumi to meet how yous feel about them. Cut out effectually the object in a continuous line every bit indicated past the dotted line on the photo below.

Footstep 2. Once you chosen the eyes size, think of the eyes placement. Try putting them closer and further autonomously and see what face expression each position gives you and decide which one you like the best. If you don't know what looks best effort looking for an inspiration on the internet. Type in to google any you are making similar: 'teddy bear', 'fox toy', 'elephant plush toy' etc. Switch to view images and see what is the standard placement of the eyes for the character yous are making.

Footstep 3. When you accept your eyes in your chosen position, pivot them in identify or brand ane stitch in the middle to concord the eye in place. From now you lot accept 3 choices of templates to help you lot embroider almost perfectly circular eyes.

Template A) Using needle and black thread brand few stitches around the edge of the paper/felt eyes to give you a guide for embroidering the eyes later. Unpin the dummy eye and examine the shape. If it's not quite round (similar mine on the picture show beneath 🙂 ) or turned out a bit too small. Make another circle just higher up it using the old circle as a guide (it'southward easier to run up without the pretended centre in place). If it'south nonetheless not perfect, don't worry, yous tin but correct the shape once yous are embroidering the eye. If you lot don't feel confident nearly correcting the shape while you sew then try methods B or C described below.

Template B) or use blush powder or calorie-free eye shadow (something that can be washed off if yous are non happy with final eye positioning) to make full the whole eye area for the guidance. Accept the template off and you take a perfect round shape to embroider over.

Template C) In this method you will need a piece of paper or a felt out of each you lot've cutting out your dummy eyes, this will now exist your template. Place the piece over the heart and have the eye off. Pin the template in identify and embroider inside it.

Step 4. Using large eye needle and embroidery thread start making horizontal overcast stitches starting at the bottom and going up. Use the guide fabricated in step iii and embroider going slightly over the circumvolve guide in method A and C to hibernate the stitching or shaded area inside.

Step 5. Now this is a concluding step of the embroidery. If yous are happy with how the eye looks you can finish at step iv. If you want the eyes to have a more 3D effect or if there are whatsoever imperfections in the eye, like too short stitches or gaps betwixt the stitches, then now it'southward the opportunity to right it. Beginning making vertical stitches over the horizontal stitches you already accept trying to correct the shape. Make the stitches one next to some other to cover any gaps betwixt the stitches from the Step 4.

I promise this tutorial volition helped you to embroider the almost perfect eyes on your Amigurumi.

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