DIY Black Cat Plush and Halloween Hairband Tutorial
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- Опубліковано 23 жов 2014
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THE BEST CAT PLUSH TUTORIAL ON UA-cam! Please watch the videos below for extra instructions:
♥ Sock Plush Sewing Techniques ♥ tinyurl.com/psdfxnu ♥ Bunny Plush Tutorial ♥ tinyurl.com/n5hd3r2
This project is based on the sock bunny tutorial so please watch the other videos below which explains some steps in more detail. The original idea is from Taiwanese crafting channel Life tinyurl.com/pr45q2h. I've translated everything from Chinese into English and added some extra tips I encountered along the way.
The final piece looks extremely professional and adorable because it uses the natural shape of the sock to create 3D volume. I ran out of plushy stuffing so I decided to use normal cotton wool and it worked great. You can combine the hairband with sweet-deco accessories to create a "Cat Cafe" Halloween costume!
Thanks to AMERICANAPEANUT who suggested that this could also be used for a Kiki's Delivery Service costume! Just find a red ribbon, black dress and carry a broomstick :D. Thanks to Jen Wong for suggesting that you can sew a half-moon on the cat and use it as a Luna/Sailormoon costume!
Difficulty: MEDIUM
Socks* - tinyurl.com/qdxf7yw
Polyester stuffing - amzn.to/1Ke62Wy
White craft glue - amzn.to/1Ke5Vdr
*I bought my socks from H&M. They're often sold out online but if you go into any real H&M shop, they should almost definitely have these socks in the women's section near the checkout tills.
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Please remember that plushie sewing isn't the easiest type of crafting so don't worry if your first attempt doesn't turn out right. Just get another pair of socks and practise :). I've listed a few other issues that I came across so you know what to watch out for:
1) Face shape looks wrong after stuffing
This is usually caused by drawing the ears too far away from the heel of the sock. When stuffed, the heel area needs to form the face of the cat. If the ears are too high up then the head loses its kawaii proportions. Another tip is to use a sock that is all one colour, or has minimal contrasting patterns. If a sock has really obvious heel and toe patches then the lines can also distort the face shape.
2) Body shape doesn't look right
The stuffing technique is key to getting the best results. I realised I had to use a lot more wool than I imagined...you'd be amazed at how much can fit inside one sock! Also, each part (legs, body, ears, head) needs to be stuffed in one go. If you try to add more wool afterwards then it will only end up lumpy.
3) Eyes are lopsided or too close together
It's important to sew both eyes at the same time so they stay even. I skipped some steps in this video so please watch the Bunny tutorial for more info: tinyurl.com/n5hd3r2. If the toy might be given to babies or small children, it's particularly important that the eyes are attached very firmly. And because the eyes get pulled together a bit, you should draw them 1-2 cm further apart when marking out the positions with pen.
4) Stitches are visible
I used white so you can see it better on camera, but you should use a thread that is the same colour as the sock. You can enter and exit from the neck area which gets covered up later with ribbon. I had a tiny bit of pink embroidery thread visible behind the eye so I simply coloured it in with black marker.
5) The parts I found most tricky
I had most problems sewing the eyes on because the needle had to be pushed from one side to the other. Using a longer needle would have made this part easier. The tail was quite fiddly to stuff and I ended up with a few lumps, but luckily it's so small it's not that noticeable!
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I love the idea of adding it to a hair band!! She looks like she is relaxing on your head! So cute! 😄
I agree!
I agree. Very creative
Every year I make a cat or two for my baby's birthday using this tutorial. It's become a tradition to us.
I've used many colours and added so many different details (ear floof, a nose...) even made themed cats like angels and devils with halos and wings and horns etc...
Thank you for making this tutorial. These little kitties became something special we look forward to every year.
I love the sound of fabric beeing cut 😌
Sameee
Same but I hate the sound of paper/ cardboard being cut
Who doesnt
@@Quinnii77 me
Ikr
Day 8 of quarantine: i have acquired the knowledge of how to make a cute sock cat.
Its time to raid the sock section so i can have friends.
Godspeed my friend, Godspeed....
goodbye socks... XD
everyone at my high school wants to be my friend now because i have a very successful business there where i sell plushies for 50 dollars and now im really rich
I love scamming people at my high school 😁😁😁
OMG THIS IS AMAZING!!!!
+Wengie omg wengie! i didn't expect to see you here. i love your videos and seeing you watch these videos make me love you even more! :D
+Wengie Ahhh thank you!!! (I don't know how I missed this comment, it showed up in my notifications 4 days later) So happy you liked this DIY :3
Maqaroon hi! this question is really out of the blue, but i really wish to start needle felting. im afraid that i might always poke myself because im very clumsy xD do you think i should still try? thanks
+Cyrene Howlter I know I'm not Maqaroon but if you're afraid of poking yourself just be REALLY careful and also in her craft life hacks video she made a needle felting glove
Mingoo ok thanks so much! i really want to start so badly but im just born clumsy. :P haha
Next time you run out of stuffing, use strips of wool and use a brush to brush them out. You should, if you used the right brush multiple times on the wool get a stuffing like material.
mercy or you can brush out yarn (any kind is fine)
pet brushes usually work best for this!
Or as i did, just tear open ur teddy bear to make a crappy pillow that u threw away later-
@@Felix-hw3kv nooooooooo:(
I suddenly find myself needing this in in my life. OMG LIKE WUT ITS SOOOOOO CUTE
the sound of cutting the socks is sooo satisfying 😍
A tip for drawing on dark fabric: Use chalk! Any chalk should work, although they have ones that come in specific shapes for artists. Also, when you're done, it wipes right off, so if you really need to you can use it on the right side of the fabric. ^^
I use soap
@Brianna Pham Hi Brianna, thank you so much for your lovely comment! So happy you like my channel! I get my paper clay from Something Kawaii: somethingkawaii.co.uk/mermaid-puffy-decollage-clay-white-50g-p-250.html Try looking on Etsy for "Mermaid Puffy" or "Hearty Soft" instead of paper clay, as it's often listed under the brand name. Needlefelting needles are different to normal sewing needles because they have tiny hooks in the tip which help the wool fibers stick together. So unfortunately, as you discovered, it's not possible to felt with a normal needle which has a smooth tip. You should be able to to find needlefelting supplies in most large craft stores, or you can order it over Etsy here: www.etsy.com/listing/60867803/needle-felting-a-pair-of-felting-needle Hope this helps and lots of luck with your crafting!
What size sock did you use?
+Anna I think you can use any size sock small would be a kitten large would be an adult and medium would be preteen or kid.
Thanks.
Your welcome btw she used medium
oh ok.
TBH I only watch it for the music now.
WAIT! I did do the kitty cat chan! I Named him socks♡
MeekWeak AnimeFreak lol
He is a sock
Plushie now
I wish I could try it but I am terrible at sewing and never made a sock plushie before :c
@@sammsu4668 you should try my moms gonna help we’re gonna buy some supplies at our dollar store
I would make those markings with anything but a MAC concealer?!
Ectropion versus a casual flex
I know right😱😂
Chalk is the best
Wonderful tutorial! I just made a Christmas version by using a grey fluffy sock and letting the kitty hold a present!
+Luisa Amouri That sounds absolutely adorable ^.^!! Thank you for trying out the DIY and hope you'll be able to make loads of future plushies too.
I wanna say thank you to you, Maqaroon. I never thought I had any talents but after watching your videos, I fell in love with sewing and making sock plushies. I discovered my talent and developed my Etsey and Ebay shop. Thank you so much Maqaroon and I look forward to more of your videos! Ily and bye
4 hours and 2 tries later, I made one!!! Thank you for sharing and providing an awesome tutorial. I’m quite proud that I pushed through and made my first ever plush. 🎉🎉🎉
I followed and made my own cat plushie from this video for my art/makerspace class and I couldn’t be more happy with the results thanks so much❤️
The hairband is so KAWAII. ;) Happy Halloween! Love the bloopers at the end! :)
Ahhh!! I love both cooking with dog and maqaroon!! Such amazing channels, can't wait for more uploads. :-)
Chantelle Scott Thank you, so glad you like it! I got the hairband from Claire's Accessories
Maqaroon I'm doing it as a kid and dunno back stich
jk
I made this with colorful socks and it turned out so cute!!! Thanks for the tutorial!! 😊😊👍🏻👍🏻
Omg! The headband thing is so cute!! ✨💕
@Bella Xoxo I've been making videos every week for the past 7 months XD...are you sure you're writing on the right channel?
@maqaroon I would like better your videos if you talk in them
+Maqaroon can i live with u ;-;
+Heart Gem thats a stupid question to live with her
;-; im just weird
she has a second channel where she talks i think she normally does't to not distract here
I have a character named amethyst who's a white cat with a purple tail so I made her and she turned out soo cute! Thanks for the amazing tutorial. (Btw I put a little flower on her tail and a yellow ribbon on her neck :3)
I like your account name
I don't normally watch your videos for the diys, but these videos are so calming and help when i'm stressed. Thank you!
Absolutely fantastic craft idea....WOW! I LOVE THIS!
I like the way you can still hear the sounds. Idk but I calms me down like I have like this weird pleasure of the sound of fabric being cut. Idk, I'm weird (._.)
Zeyyy EXO Yes, I love those noises too :)!! It's called "ASMR" and there are many UA-cam videos that focus on calming sound effects from cooking or unpacking toys.
You're videos are my new-found ultimate stress-reliever, I'm gonna try to make them one day. Thank you so much for sharing
The hairband idea was soo good!
I LOVE THAT SCISSOR NOISE
Amazing video!!!!
So cute! Going to make this for my boyfriend he loves cats so we can finally have our first cat together if we can't actually have a real cat XDDD
Nikki B. Thats so nice
I LOVE UR PFP
I was looking for a video like this for the same reason lol
It’s been two years but how’d it turn out??
Thank you so much for this tutorial! I'm a total beginner and this was not only super easy to make but it actually looks so cool and professional!
These tutorials are so easy to follow, I love them!
6:35 That one episode in the animated Mr. Bean where everyone wants the cat hairstyle...
omg yeah!! I was thinking it looked familiar to something but didnt know what!!!
because I couldn't find my black socks I made a fuzzy pink cat!
+ravenhxsolars and disturbia That sounds adorable!!
thanks! it is
Maqaroon I used my white socks
Raven Potato I use fluffy purple socks :3
me too!!!
This is so good! You have inspired me to try this. My college is having an art fair soon and i plan to make some of these cat socks but with my own style/patterns, i had no idea what to do before so thanks for the idea! 💜
I’ve done this today! It was super fun! I didn’t have any old black socks so I used some white ones instead. Then, I painted orange and black patches to get a adorable calico! ❤️🐱
when you took out the tape i thought you would say to tape the hole shut XD
lol
_I_Need_Some_Bleach_ thanks to maqaroon i made orange pants and a sock t shirt for my doggie plushie XD
I THOUGHT DAT TOO SHE WOULD SAY OK now tape it shut and hope it doesn't loose its stick like that would work XD
I recommend you use either white tailors chalk or a white pencil bc you're kinda wasting an expensive concealer there js
+Sheshan Maybe she's using the concealer for crafts as she doesn't use that anymore/it was the wrong colour~
+Sheshan maybe it had run out of time already and she didn't use it
+Sheshan I KNOW RIGHT I cringed so hard when I saw her use MAC concealer to to tailor chalk's job.
She could also have bought a cheaper concealer
I was going to comment the same thing, but you beat me to it. I'm sorry but my MAC is way to expensive for that lol
I would hug the kitty everyday for the rest of my life. It's so cute!!!
You look so cute with that headband!
you are so smart how u though out the process of this adorable cat
+Mary-Ann Moore Thanks!! Though I can't take credit for this method, I found it on a taiwanese crafting show here ^_^ ua-cam.com/video/Mvc7Xtta2iU/v-deo.html
@Yasmin Chan I bought from a pharmacy near my house. It's usually in the section with band-aids, bandages, etc :)
Thanks ! :)
Maqaroon Please help me I have been trying to find the right sock for this project but I can't find any, where did you get yours and do they have to be knee high and no stretch marks like those lines they put there for show I think,but I hope you know what I mean and can help with this problem. I have already been to Walmart, and the dollar store but everywhere I look they have some type of color on them or style I just want a plain black sock like yours and I do know that it doesn't have to be like your but I want it to. Please help me thank you in advance and subscribe if not to much :)
Hi! I got this sock from H&M and they sell them online in the USA as well. www.hm.com/us/product/06894?article=06894-F#article=06894-G Any of the black socks should be identical in terms of fabric and size. You can also click on the colour selection circles to get different coloured socks. The "light grey" circle displays a pack of socks with the pink colour I used for the sheep tutorial. Hope this helps and best of luck making it ^_^!
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Maqaroon you know I'm your no.1 fan if some body says there your no.1 fan don't believe them....!!!!!!!
Oh!This cat is so adorable...
You always choose the best music for your videos 😻
I want to make this for my mom, SO CUTE
OMG!!!!!! you're soooooo good in making these stuff!!!!! thaaaaanks for the video!
+aqila hanifa You're welcome!! thanks for watching and hope you get to make some of the projects 😄
What I like about maqaroon’s channel is the scissors cutting the socks.Sounds satisfying!
I've made quite a few of these over the years. Thanks for making this video.
very sweet kitty!!!
Who else watches art videos but doesn't even try to make it or fail horribly trying to do it? 💩
mah
lml me😂
me
Me...😔
Me. I want to make them but I never have the stuff XD
this is so ridiculously cute!! thank you so much for making a tutorial on this, i was smiling through the whole video!!
This has saved me! I needed to finish a last minute art assignment and I was clueless on how I was gonna do it 😄
This reminds me of a book I have from the 1920s that teaches you how to make different dolls using socks.
I'm a bit tight on money, so I might just use my father's old black socks, he's not using them anymore and it's better to use them instead of wastefully throwing them away when we can still get some good use out of them. My mother used to make dolls too, so there must be a huge bag of wool stuffing lying around somewhere.
Thank you for the tutorial, sewing is very relaxing and fun when you're bored and have nothing else to do :)
You can use a white pencil or sewing chalk instead of the concealer :)
Helvetica09 or even white soap bar leftovers :)
This is adorable! This would work great for my fursuit companion! THANK YOU!
I love this tutorial! I made 4 cats and they look lovely.
Thank you so much for doing this tutorial! I tried doing and it turned out sooo cute! (I thought I was gonna mess it up since Im only 11 lol)
*doing it
。。。。。why did i had to throw old school socks...
Good job! Don't let age stop you!
Dude I'm 11 and every PLUSHIE I make looks like shit! Well mabey they look good to other people but......... Never mind I think they are cute if you think about it really hard!
Who cares its fun bruh and my parent swear and have u even watched Markiplier, Jacksepticeye, Pewdiepie yet? Ehh idc
omg youre so pretty >u<
and awesome tutorial btw
i might try it one day :)
cac nguyen Thank you!! Hope you do try this and good luck with it ^_^
Thank you for the step by step instructions. Purrfect.
I'm so trying this out!! I haven't done sewing in a while!
Since I don't have any black socks, Ima use white :33
Tnx for the tutorial! ^_^
I used old tights lol
oh, i thought she used grey socks
Oh :O This is so cute! I must find socks >:I
I made this! I saw it from facebook and fell in love with you're work!
einfach wunderschön und sehr einfallsreich mit dem Reif!😍😍😍😍😃
this is cute and i want to make it but i will find some way to mess it up
OMG STAPH IM DYING FROM YOUR KAWAII-NESS
Such a cute kitty! I love it!
So creative and talented!
These are great videos to watch when you're sick! ^~^
Time to get some socks!
That is absolutely lovely!
I winced when you made the head. I really love your videos
Her: uses cotton from a huge bag of cotton
Me: *looks around for an old toy* cotton!!
I can relate :/ I had to cut open my dogs teddy bear
He didn’t mind ;)
@@nawdafazel3350 aweee sad :(
You can also stuff it with excess material
Lol im gonna try to make this with ripped up cotton balls
is pretty cute and like to watch : 3 but im not the sew master xD really like the idea use it that way at u head is really cute :3
Thank you!! Yes, I always watch cooking/baking videos but I rarely end up making the recipes because they're too complicated. But I still love watching them :)
I like this. Very simple yet sooo cute!
I love watching people create amazing things I've just found your channel and it's the best thing ive found keep it up
who else watches these vids but doesn't have the materials?
Me :,)
me
ME
me ;-;
Us.
Showing this to my cat-obsessed friend.
This is the best thing I have ever seen in my entire life
This is sooo adorable!
While watching this I was like " huh I need to do something with my life" so I grabbed the mismatched socks, my needles and a big old spool if thread and made a mess.
Can you use littler socks or baby socks to make baby kittens?
Please reply!
Thanks,
Bella ^^
That would be adorable!
yes you can
I'm totally making this!!!!It's sooooo cute!
I did this and it turned out great!
Could you use a sewing machine for the outlines for the body head/ears and tail
No
How I get my stuffing. *takes stuffed animal.* *murders it*
Lol
Marli Poole to make other ones XD
O H!
Oh nu
I usually have an pillow hole with the stuffy inside of it
Just made one of these for a friend as a Christmas present and she loved it! Now I'm getting requests from my sister and her friends - good thing they're so easy to make! Thanks for this tutorial!
This is really cute and i love it, I followed the steps and made this for my sister for Christmas and it turned out great!
Who else watches this and never actually does the project also 2019?
Sydney Cole
No, 2031 for me sorry.
No,
4052 for me sorry.
Me and I never thought socks can be so useful XD
Life Told in Terrible doodles im doing this in quarantine
Hmm I will need to replace that simple smile to a smile like mine....
Kitty Cat It's still simple though
LMBO!!
Kiyomi Uchiha maybe but I'll make it my friend...
You're so pretty! That cat accessory you made is really cute too!
I have so many socks that don't have their partner anymore, so I'm grateful to find these videos. Thank you for sharing! :D I'll definitely have to sew some new plush toys for my nieces.
Dang the body is perfect the face is perfect and DANG EVEN THE BOW IS PERFECT
I wish there was more than a subscribe and like button
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Elliana Peterson
There is a dislike button :U
Neon Storm and a unsubscribe button ! 😸😸😸
+Neko Gabriela And a report!
And a bell
Cuuuuute!!! Very calming video too.
Your plushes are just so cute!
awwww so cute!!! Who else is here from the reversable plushie video?
Me......
Nikki D me
@Maqaroon Is this a good sewing plush for beginners? I have just started sewing and I would like to make a plush.
of course!
Thanks!
I'm really amateur and I was able to make this and it looked sooooo kawaii
Victoria Temblador yes, I made this when I was like 10 and it's one of the best plushness I've ever made :D
That is the most adorable thing I have seen
Soo cute! I'm definitely going to try to make this!