Stuffed Toy Repair

Dearest stuffed toys get a lot of utilize – and corruption. This Set up-Information technology Guide on stuffed toy repair tells how a blimp toy works, what ofttimes goes wrong, how to identify a stuffed animal problem, and what parts and tools you volition need to fix it. It and then gives simple stride-by-step instructions for how to repair an open seam on a stuffed animal, reattach a blimp animal ear or limb, supplant a stuffed animal stitched olfactory organ and mouth, replace a stuffed animate being button middle, replace a stuffed animal lock-in centre, replace a stuffed animal  sound box, and restore plumpness to a blimp animate being.

How Does a Blimp Toy Piece of work?

A stuffed toy is a fabric extravaganza of a person, animal, or object. Modern blimp toys are stuffed with poly-fill or foam. Older toys may be stuffed with toxic foams or plastics. In add-on, stuffed toys may have fabric or plastic limbs, eyes, ears, or other features that require repair. (Also see the Doll Prepare-It Guide .)

What Can Go Wrong with a Stuffed Toy?

Ears, noses, eyes and other pieces go torn off. Seams open. Audio boxes fail. Old stuffed toys lose their plumpness.

Caution!

Some older toys may exist stuffed with toxic plastic foam or polystyrene pellets. Remove and replace this stuffing with poly-fill–or continue it somewhere away from children. You can buy bags of poly-fill at craft and fabric stores.

How Tin I Identify a Blimp Toy Problem?

  • If an ear, nose, heart, limb or other function becomes detached, you can reattach it (see below).
  • If a seam comes open, y'all can sew it closed (come across the sewing section in the Tools Prepare-Information technology Guide).
  • If a sound box fails, you can replace it (see below).
  • If the toy seems flat, you can restore its plumpness (see below).

Fix-It Tip

Does a valuable antique stuffed toy need new stuffing? Because it may be delicate and may lose value if damaged, consider hiring a professional person who is skilled in doll restoration to do the job.

What Practise I Need for Stuffed Toy Repair?

Replacement parts (eyes, noses, easily, audio boxes) for blimp toys are bachelor from crafts stores or sewing centers. In addition, sewing and craft shops tin supply the tools yous'll need:

  • Needles
  • Thread
  • Soft brush

What Are the Steps to Stuffed Toy Repair?

Close an open up stuffed toy seam:

  1. Use slip stitches to stitch along the seam (see the sewing department in the Tools Fix-It Guide), poking leaking stuffing back in equally you stitch.
  2. If the toy has fur, use a soft brush to fluff it up over the completed stitches.

Stuffed Toy Repair

You lot tin can reattach a stuffed toy'southward limb with overhand stitches.

Reattach a stuffed beast ear or limb:

  1. Pin the ear or limb to the head or body.
  2. Run up it into place with overhand stitches (see the sewing section in the Tools Ready-It Guide).
  3. For added security, stitch along both sides of the ear or limb.

Replace a blimp animal stitched nose and mouth:

  1. Marker the outline of the olfactory organ.
  2. Fill in the area with tight satin stitches of embroidery thread (see the sewing section in the Tools Fix-It Guide).
  3. Stop a olfactory organ with ane horizontal run up beyond the top.
  4. Sew an inverted Y underneath the olfactory organ to create a mouth.

Replace a blimp animal button center:

  1. Stitch through the head, if it is soft.
  2. Pull the thread tightly and knot it deeply at the back of the head.

Circumspection!

Don't supplant a button heart on a stuffed toy that a kid volition use; they tin come off and be swallowed. Instead, install a lock-in centre (see below).

Supersede a blimp beast lock-in middle:

  1. Open up the seam at the back or the side of the head and remove stuffing equally needed.

  2. Button the eye through the material.

  3. Adhere the washer from inside the head.

  4. Run up upwards the seam using skid stitches (see the sewing section in the Tools Set up-Information technology Guide).

  5. If it is a furred creature, use a soft castor to fluff upwardly the fur over the seam.

Replace a blimp animal sound box:

  1. Open the rear seam.
  2. Remove the old sound box.
  3. Insert a new sound box.
  4. Printing stuffing securely around the new sound box.
  5. Stitch up the seam using slip stitches (see the sewing section in the Tools Gear up-It Guide).
  6. If it is a furred brute, utilise a soft castor to fluff up the fur over the seam.

Restore plumpness to a stuffed animal:

  1. Open a side seam or other accessible seam.
  2. Insert fresh stuffing, making certain it is evenly distributed.
  3. Stitch up the seam, using slip stitches (run across the sewing section in the Tools Ready-It Guide).