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Planing soft toy for a baby, I'd appreciate some feedback (lemmy.world)

submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by weirdsquid@lemmy.world to c/sewing@lemmy.world

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That's my drawing for a sea-horse soft toy for a -not-so-newborn baby of a friend. I'd love to hear your opinions.

I'm thinking of using two or three different fabrics and satin tags for the fins, perhaps some yarn as "hair".

I know seahorses have spikes and baby would love them, but I doubt I can realistically tackle that level of sewing detail.

What do you think about the overall shape and size? Or anything else I haven't thought of?

Edit: Working on the picture issue, please hold... :) Edit 2: Picture uploaded, typo corrected.

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[–] Regna@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Did you forget to post the picture? (Or is my app bugging…)

[–] TiredSpider 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I see no pic either and I'm on pc

[–] weirdsquid@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

OK, now it worked. I think the file was just too large.

[–] LanternEverywhere@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago

I still don't see pics. Upload them to imgur and share the link.

[–] weirdsquid@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

I didn't forget, it just didn't get uploaded. I'm trying to post it rightnie, but either it's going slowly, or somethingelse is wrong

[–] mishellaneous@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

That looks like it'll be really cute!! You're very creative! The only thing I would say is that if it's for a baby, maybe don't use wool or yarn for the 'hair'... It might be better to make it 'solid' out of satin like the fins? (Does that make sense? Like something in one mass rather than stringy...)?

[–] Regna@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

Pretty. I would not add the spikes though, as that might be too chewable.

[–] weirdsquid@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

Thank you all for the suggestions!

A first try on the body revealed the following: the tail is a nightmare to bag out and won't hold it's shape in the present state. It needs some kind of support (more than just batting) or to become broader (to accommodate more stuffing). Besides, being so curly, it is perhaps a tad too long to be safe for the baby...

I'll give it one more day of thought, but I might drop the plan altogether and buy something cute for her or make her an elephant instead.

[–] ktizz23@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Cute! The curly tail seems like a great thing for a baby told hold/grab. Not sure how old the baby is, but my 3 month old is mesmerized by crinkle sounds. They sell the thin crinkle plastic for baby and dog toys that you could add as a layer inside.