How To Manufacture Plush ☁️ Manufacturing 101 ☁️ From One Grubby Artist to Another
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- Опубліковано 15 чер 2024
- I condensed like 8 years of knowledge into just under 18 minutes for you!!! Wow! This is legitimately my process and you can do it too! Just want to reiterate that although I'm technically a professional, I'm not an expert, I just want to give you some confidence as an artist on how to manufacture plush so you make more things in the new year!!! :D
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Chapters:
00:00 Intro
01:36 Design
04:46 Factories
07:07 Prototype + Edits
10:26 Ordering
13:27 Final Stage!
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Shot On: Canon EOS M50 + iphone 12 pro
Editited: Adobe Premiere Pro CC
Music: Musicbed Various +
Music by Reggie San Miguel - Day by Day - thmatc.co/?l=4372D433
I work at a large toy company. Great video. The design document is called a design spec in the industry. Your comments back to the factory are called redlines/bluelines. Thanks for putting helpful knowledge into the webiverse!
Omg thank you so so much for commenting!! I worked at a toy company previously but have been doing this myself for years so I am always insecure that idk what I’m telling people lmao. I have always called them blue lines based on previous jobs but I decided to limit the new terminology in this video (i lowkey regret but i though it might be easier to consume this way haha) also I’ve noticed some of my manufacturers don’t know what I mean when I say blue lines?? Idk if you’ve experienced that haha. But yeah thank you!!!! I wanted to be a small part of demystifying the topic and empowering artists 🫣🫣🫣💕
@@uglyplants I bet if you’re using either smaller manufacturers or making things like bags/pins that they probably don’t call them redlines/bluelines. That might be a toy industry thing (which is the only one I’ve worked in). You perfectly outlined the process without it being too overwhelming for someone coming to it first time. Thank you for making this video!
I also work at a toy company and design plush every day. However, I want to start making my own niche plush. Would it be weird to ask my boss if I could use our manufacturer? I am not sure if it's improper.
@@sylvia9290 Depends on the company. The place I work uses big manufacturers that have huge MOQ requirements. If you feel comfortable and are allowed to make and sell your own plush, you can ask. But if you’re nervous, the tips in this video for finding a company should be helpful.
"Always remember their English is probably better than your Chinese!" Love that!! We as Americans have an "English" bias naturally. Also GREAT tips, this was very helpful, thank you!!
I was raised by an immigrant and English is NOT my first language so I love to remind people of their English biases!!!!! I'm so glad it was helpful!!!
I remember people on tiktok accusing a woman of gatekeeping her manu costs because they were curious how to start manufacturing, so when I told them to expect to spend around at least 8 grand for 500 plushies they were like.....SO shocked LMAO one commented like "....USD? "
This was a great video! Im familiar with the process but you had tips i've never considered before and will absolutely be using in the future :D
That price seems reasonable! $16 each. It sounds like a lot up front but that's why many people do Kickstarter or pre-orders. That's my plan... It's my dream to sell plushies and apparel some day ❤️
omg YEAH people really throw that word around on tiktok way too easily and then! get mad!!!! at the answer!!!! hahaha like yes that's....just what this costs! Don't say I didn't warn you!!! hehehe
I'm glad you found this helpful! :DDD
I hiiiiighly recommend Kickstarter! Then the up front cost is completely balanced out hehe I want to do another video about Kickstarter for plush too!
@@uglyplants if you did a video on doing a Kickstarter for plush I would be soooo appreciative ❤️, it's scary to navigate all of this for the first time 😅 this video helped me feel like I'm capable of creating a plushie one day though, so thank you!! 🙏
Thank you this was a very clear and well intended video. Have a great day
Yay!! This is such a well done video about everything! I’ve not dipped into the plushie manufacturing but if I did I’d definitely be coming back again to watch because you were so detailed and I think it’s gonna help a lot of people! - also I love the color grading and edits you did! 💖💖💖
omg thank you!!!! i decided to have fun with the technical aspects of this one hehe I'm so glad to hear that tho, I really wanted it to be something useful to anyone that wanted to try while not being overwhelming with too much info coz.....i can ramble sometimes heeeee
This was an excellent video! Thank you so much😊💗
Awww I'm so glad you enjoyed it and I could be helpful!!
Thanks so much for posting this video and sharing all your knowledge, it’s so helpful! I’m in this process now and glad to have learned some tips! And your plushies are so adorable! ❤
I'm so happy to see you back on UA-cam! I ADORE my egg hat I bought from you at A-Kon! 🍳
Aww I'm glad to be back, and I'm so glad you're loving the hat!!! Egg hat has a special place in my hear hehehe thank you!!!
Thank you for sharing! Great video 😊
This is so helpful Ty!
This is such an incredible video! Thank you so much for taking the time to share all this valuable info! 💓
Aww you're so welcome!! I'm glad you enjoyed it, I hope it was of some kind of use!!
Thank you so much for this info!! Your products are lovely and I feel super inspired to start my own little manufacturing journey 💛💛
Yay omg!!! Good luck!!!! And thank you!
me watching this entire video like im about to start a business (I'm not even an artist)
Do manufacturers usually "save" blueprints/ your design - so that you can easily request a restock of the same quality/build/specifications?
oooo so informativeee
Thank you hehehehe
Thank you for sharing all of this! I’ve been a fan of your work for many years and it’s so cool to hear more of the behind the scenes!
One question - with the manufacturers you work with, is there a way to make sure that they are companies you ethically want to work with? I know “ethically” can mean different things but for example, paying their workers fairly or trying to be more sustainable. Is that info that little peeps like us can find out?
Hey! Long answer incoming!
That is a common question and to really get to the heart of the issue would require like, a dissertation. “Ethical” is extremely broad in terms of what people mean in regards to goods and manufacturing, so artists need to establish their own sets of questions to ask manufacturers in that research stage, and to a certain extent it's impossible to know every detail of every step of the way- this would even be true if you're sewing at home buying fabric from Joann.
For me, and super basically put: I work with factories that are very transparent about their facilities and staff (photos, answering questions about workload and production lines, for example). I had plans pre-pandemic (rip) to visit my factories and hope to do so in 2023 and 2024. I make sure my factories don’t outsource work to other factories and that they are open to visitation from their clients. I'll also say: this question should be posed to anyone manufacturing anywhere, INCLUDING within the United States.
I should also note there are NO large-scale plush manufacturers located in the US at the time of writing this, so to produce plush that aren't artisan-grade, you pretty much have to outsource. Hope that helps a bit!
@@uglyplants thank you so much for replying! This helps a lot. And definitely, this is true for any manu in any country, I just wasn’t sure how to approach it and your answer really really helped so thank you!
I would love to see this same video but on like custom packaging, any tips/tricks/etc.
ahhhh for the most part I only ever really design hang tags and butt tags, the occasional pin backing card so I'm probably not the best to talk about packaging!!!
I was wondering if you know if companies will allow for you to order custom clothes, jewelry, and shoes along with the plushies; like ones you can take on and off?
sorry this is so slow, but whatever company is making your plush should be able to make these also! just a matter of asking them to make it removeable! That's what I did with chef bear's apron
Their English is much better than your Chinese:
That’s when I hit the subscribe button! 👏
Hahaha I appreciate that!!! It's one of those if you get it you get it.... I'm american so I'm used to people around me really not getting it 🙃
Thank you so much for making this video and sharing your knowledge and experience 🥹💖 finally going to try to make my first ever plush