Hey Kylie :D Great comparison video! I use the 'wire brushing' quite frequently in my designs and maybe I can add a little something: You can cut the acrylic yarn into strings (double the length you want for the final result) and knot/tie them to the ami's surface. Then you brush out the strings. This will create a super soft and - depending on the length of the strings - long coat of fur without pulling out the stuffing ;) It also hides the stitches underneath perfectly. Con for this method: it's time-consuming to cut the strings and to tie them in place. You also need more yarn. But I love the result the most, so I think it's worth the extra effort :)
Life hack: if you want fluff but don't want to tie, do the loop stitch and cut the loops when done and then brush it for fluff it won't come out and looks really nice
Hi, I absolutely love your work as a crochet artist designer. I can't find anywhere a decent big sized otter 🦦, is there any chance you could include that In a near video? (I'm spamming this under each video just in case lol)
Hi, I'm sorry, the brown was part of stash I inherited and it wasn't labelled. It's definitely 8-ply acrylic, it had a looser feel than the yarn I'm used to using.
Certainly a time consuming method, but a UA-camr named Projectarian created a really fluffy tiger using a plug method. I have yet to try it out myself, but I though If through it out there
Hey there, you know there is a forth method of fluffing. Where you want a fluff, work in back stitch and into front loop tie small piece of yarn and then brush it as crazy, until you have fluff
I haven't! but I did recently learn loop stitch, and it brushes out very nicely. Honestly at this point I could probably make a sequel to this video "3 better ways to make your crochet fluffy" :)
Hey Kylie :D Great comparison video! I use the 'wire brushing' quite frequently in my designs and maybe I can add a little something: You can cut the acrylic yarn into strings (double the length you want for the final result) and knot/tie them to the ami's surface. Then you brush out the strings. This will create a super soft and - depending on the length of the strings - long coat of fur without pulling out the stuffing ;) It also hides the stitches underneath perfectly. Con for this method: it's time-consuming to cut the strings and to tie them in place. You also need more yarn. But I love the result the most, so I think it's worth the extra effort :)
That's a really cool idea! I love discovering new things to try, I will definitely give this a go!!
Just replying again because I finally tried this, and I have fallen in love with it! Thanks so much again for sharing it with me!
@@ComplicatedKnots I'm glad you like it :D
Thank you so much for commenting!! I was wondering about doing it this way but wasn’t sure how well it would work!!
Lol my cat was very concerned by the wire brushing noise
Life hack: if you want fluff but don't want to tie, do the loop stitch and cut the loops when done and then brush it for fluff it won't come out and looks really nice
I've used that method in my recent sugar glider pattern! Works great!
@@ComplicatedKnots Yeah! I'm actually using both the wire brush and loop method for my Yorkie pattern so make it fluffy 😁
You can also needle felt on to crochet pieces. And there are different techniques to achieve different results
Love them all! The wired brush one is…😍extra stupendous ❤❤❤
thank you!!
You are amazing!! I love love love your channel!!!!
Like 2nd blue ball best. Thx.
I heard natural fiber yarn works best for the brush technique like wool yarn
The video by Projections where she fluffy a lion pattern into a tiger is amazing! If you haven't seen it you should look it up.
Hi, I absolutely love your work as a crochet artist designer.
I can't find anywhere a decent big sized otter 🦦, is there any chance you could include that In a near video?
(I'm spamming this under each video just in case lol)
What type of yarn was the brown yarn you were you using for the brushing method ?
Hi, I'm sorry, the brown was part of stash I inherited and it wasn't labelled. It's definitely 8-ply acrylic, it had a looser feel than the yarn I'm used to using.
Certainly a time consuming method, but a UA-camr named Projectarian created a really fluffy tiger using a plug method. I have yet to try it out myself, but I though If through it out there
Thanks, I'll check it out! I tried a larks head knot method not long ago that worked up superfluffy, I almost need to do a part two.
Hey there, you know there is a forth method of fluffing. Where you want a fluff, work in back stitch and into front loop tie small piece of yarn and then brush it as crazy, until you have fluff
It became an ASMR channel for a second there
Could you do D&D monsters because my party really wants me to crochet the monsters that we fight so they have a visual representation
could you in theory combine tge chain loops and the wire brush method if youre careful? 🤔
Hypothetically yes, but I wonder how the base frontloops would hold up to the strain of brush....if you try it, report back! :)
Have you tried brushing out your chain loops?
I haven't! but I did recently learn loop stitch, and it brushes out very nicely. Honestly at this point I could probably make a sequel to this video "3 better ways to make your crochet fluffy" :)