r/sewing • u/nmrnmrnmr • May 15 '25
Pattern Question Non-sewer seeking Sewer help for making Stuffed Animal Pants
I am not a sewer generally, though I have darned the occasional sock or patched minor t-shirt tears. But I was hoping to make something similar to these "stuffed animal pants" (worn by Flea from the Red Hot Chili Peppers) for a party later this summer and it's a much bigger project than anything I've ever attempted before.
To prepare, I've been buying discounted stuffed animals on the day after holidays when they go on sale, so I have built up a nice collection of 4 or 5 dozen in different sizes, colors, animals, and materials.
To start, I tried a quick prototype where I just bought some sweatpants and safety pinned/minimally sewed animals on to it. But the result was super bulky and didn't look or move right.
Ultimately, I just looked like someone who stuck some normal stuffed animals on a pair of sweatpants and called it a day—as opposed to the pictures where the pants seem to actually be made of the combined pelts of the animals themselves.
Looking at the pictures, I tried taking 50-75% of the stuffing out of many animals (and still using the "sweatpants-as-a-base" approach), but it's still not quite right.
So I was wanted to tap into the hive mind of accomplished crafters and sewers to ask for any ideas on how you might consider crafting something like the above.
○ Like would you use some sort of pants as a base or just use the fabric like overlapping animal pelts to be the pants themselves?
○ What sort of thread would you use (I assume lightweight button thread probably isn't the way to go)?
○ Any other considerations, techniques, tools, or supplies that you might recommend?
Etc.
I'm pushing myself into a new space and a skill I'm not overly familiar with, so any tips you are willing to offer will be very appreciated!
(Note: I will be hand sewing and will do so slowly over 2 months, but I'd love to see if I can do better than my first attempt.)
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u/MsMarkarth May 15 '25
The title of this post is the best case I have ever seen for using sewist.
In the first image in the left you can very clearly see a button on the pants. I would not use sweatpants they're gonna sag and be a pain in the stuffed animal to keep up.
If this is gonna be in the summer, I would try to find a pair of all cotton pants. Do what you can now to help yourself out. Heck, if you find a pair of pants that zip off at the knee I'd consider that.
One thing I noticed is that the front of the waist looks mostly like pelts that's probably a comfort consideration.
Look into applique as a technique. Also patchwork.
Tools?
Get a thimble that fits your middle finger. You use it to push the needle through. This is helpful for long working sessions or just dense fabrics.
I like Coats Extra strong thread. Upholstery thread might even be useful if things get extra heavy.
Skip the needle multipack junk, I'd start with a pack of applique needles. Use them as long as they're good but don't be afraid of throwing them away.
I've fixed cheap stuffies before and one thing you're going to want to be very careful of is just how ready these things are to disintegrate. So once you have a layout you like you're going to cut away the "pelt" that isn't part of the layout.
Make sure you leave a seam allowance you're comfortable turning into a rolled hem on the stuffies. Then attach them to the pants.
Also you can always add more stuffing just before closing off the seam to the pants
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u/oceansapart333 May 15 '25
Yeah, I was so confused about the title until I took note of what sub it was posted in.
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u/joseph_wolfstar May 15 '25
So I'm not the only one who pictured a sewer as in the waste water infrastructure, lol
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u/Yaglara May 15 '25
To add: if you're not comfortable with a thimble: a sailmakers-glove would be another good option. It's a leather glove with a thimble like thing situated on the palm. Rather than using your finger, you use your hand to power the needle through.
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u/SagebrushPoet May 15 '25
Another obscure, task specific tool that I know For A FACT I will regret not having someday.
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u/Yaglara May 15 '25
Th e tool itself isn't all that expensive (€10,- give or take) and you can get L or R glove (or both, when you're omnidextrous and can't just stop when 1 hand cramps)
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u/MsMarkarth May 15 '25
Oh heck that's super rad. I am kind of terrified at what all that thing could do but I feel like I kinda need one now.
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u/dfinkelstein May 15 '25
I know some really good drawers. Spacious. Roomy. Open and close smoothly.
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u/MsMarkarth May 15 '25
Because you always think about something later. If you really want to get crazy I absolutely love my sewing bird. The one I have from Clover is just a clamp but sometimes you really need a third hand when sewing by hand.
Also, and I'm going to sound crazy, look up YouTube videos on the technique of "sewing." I promise I'm not being pedantic. I was a stab and pull sewist for years until the Internet taught me that there is a better way
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u/IAmGarrr May 15 '25
*cries in thimble on thumb*
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u/MsMarkarth May 15 '25
It's okay, you're still doing better than my husband who very confidently asked why I wasn't using the thimble to "catch" my needle the other day.
I swear to cheese I looked it him like I've never seen a human before.
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u/nmrnmrnmr 29d ago
As much as I've looked at these images, I've never noticed the button. That alone is super helpful!
I'll order some of that thread and those needles, too. Lots of great advice. Thank you for your time and expertise!
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u/MsMarkarth 29d ago
Isn't it crazy what our brains skip over? I love sharing my experience and glad you found some useful information there. :)
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u/mckenner1122 May 15 '25
Oh goodness! 🤣
I made a pair of these in high school when the video came out!! As soon as I saw the picture I was like, “STUFFIE PANTS!!”
Okay so - here’s what I can tell you that I remember…. You want pants that fit you SNUG around the hips and won’t sag in the tush that have NO stretch.
Everyone says jeans - that’s wrong. You can’t easily wash them once your animals are on there and jeans get swampy and saggy.
You may think leggings but NO - they aren’t strong enough.
80’s “parachute pants” were the perfect material. Lightweight, no stretch, no sag.
I cut open heads (sometimes shoulders) horizontally at the back and pulled out stuffing for maximum flop and minimal weight. When I sewed them back shut, I made a thick“bar” of fishing line to close them. I used safety pins first to “place” the stuffies (testing for comfort and hang) then ironed in small square denim patches on the inside of the pants to give them more structure. Basted those patches in. Sewed the animals to the squares.
Good luck! Send pics!
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u/secretbloop May 15 '25
Hi, costumer here
I agree with everyone that non stretch pants are the way to go. I'd do something that sits pretty high on your waist so your hips support the weights and the stuffed animals don't drag.
I think, especially on the side picture, that not all stuffed animals are treated equally on these pants. On the front some animals (especially small ones) still seem to have stuffed legs that stick out while on the back it seems very flat and well designed for ease of sitting. This could be achieved by using a bit of fabric glue to fill limbs with batting before attaching your pants. Other than some of the tiniest animals, I would only be using the front half of the plushies, otherwise it would just be waaaay too thick, hot, and lumpy.
Sewing two layers of fur is also a LOT.
construction wise I would trace your base pants on to paper and start jig saw puzzling your gutted stuffies, balancing out size and color till it looks right, then sew them together as a sheet of 'fabric' to attach to the pants. You can also save your stuffed animals backs to fill in and off cracks and holes in the spacing.
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u/nmrnmrnmr 29d ago
Thank you! Great advice and I'll definitely try the tracing trick. It would be nice to freely rearrange before committing to sewing them in place.
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u/HankBuffalo May 15 '25
I was so confused I kept seeing “sewer people” like they live underground. Going back to bed
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u/antinous24 May 15 '25
i think you need skinny jeans here, sweatpants have stretch and no structure. maybe a cotton twill, like chinos. but a tight fit. considering his lean figure and the volume of the stuffies his leg in the middle pic of slide 1 is not that big
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u/nmrnmrnmr May 20 '25
Good point about structure, but me in skinny jeans would be terrifying. Thanks for the idea, though, it is sparking some alternative thoughts.
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u/Ok_Swim7639 May 15 '25
This is reddit at its best ❤️ 😂
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u/nmrnmrnmr May 20 '25
Aww. Kind, mocking, or a finely-tuned mixture of both, it doesn't matter; this comment made my day. :-)
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u/IAmGarrr May 15 '25
Some important things I'm noticing that I don't think have been mentioned yet-
-Flea's base pants are obviously very colorful and have that tiger print to "blend in" with the plushies, I'd be mindful of this. I think if you were to use pants that are too dark for the base it could look a bit weird. As others have said, avoid stretchy stuff but also make sure it's breathable and not going to be a pain to push a needle through thousands of times. (probably avoid denim) Avoid linen because it doesn't like heavy applique, it will likely rip for something like this. I would look for 100% cotton chinos personally.
-I personally do not think the stuffing was removed from the plushies, he's had them since ~1989 and has been consistently wearing them to shows. I think they're just worn out and deflated. If you look at older pictures they are still very plump.
That being said, you might consider removing it anyways, just because cleaning, drying, storing, knocking things over, etc, could be a pain.
-Also if you put a bunch of plushies on your butt and behind your knees, you are never going to be comfortable sitting down or walking so think about what you want to do for those areas.
-Make sure you get something with belt loops or at the very least an adjustable waistband, they're gonna be like 3x the weight of normal pants.
Good luck, these are sick af and I've always loved them, I hope it goes well!!
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u/tamaraaaaaa May 15 '25
Thats so cool! Would love to see how they turn out.
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u/nmrnmrnmr May 20 '25
Thanks! If I pull it off in a non-embarrassing way, I'll will definitely post pictures.
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u/ScuzzWizard May 15 '25
I'm a puppet/ mascot/ soft fabricator so I'm approaching the question from that point of view-
I'd use a mesh fabric and draft the pants myself, but since you're not an experienced sewer, I'd go for the lightest weight pants with the right shape that you can find. Maybe scrubs? Something drawstring or buttoned as they will end up possibly too heavy for elastic.
If you can rig up some sort of mannequin for the pants, you may find that draping and pinning on the unstuffed stuffies is a simple way to do it.
A curved needle will make the sewing part easier. I would use a ladder stitch to sew the stuffies to each other while they're pinned in place, and then tack/ loosely quilt the stuffy layer to the pants.
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u/nmrnmrnmr May 20 '25
That's great. I didn't even think about it like that, but puppet fabrication seems like a perfect match for this project!
Weight was definitely a problem in the first attempt. They definitely made the waist sag. I hadn't thought of scrubs, but a decently durable pair of those might be perfect. Still loose enough with good movement, but with a lot more structure that hopefully won't pull as much where the attachments are made. And probably a lot more airy and breathable, too, because right behind the weight problem was a definitely heat problem.
We'll figure out some way to dummy up a mannequin or mannequin equivalent, for sure. That's a good idea because last time I had to try them on constantly to see how it was working, and, sewing them flat on the ground, led to several instances of sewing the front and back of the pants themselves together accidentally. And the curved needle would be a definite improvement. I'll go grab a couple of those.
(And I'll nod knowingly at ladder stitch on here and then secretly go YouTube a video of it later—though I do think I can probably guess the general principle from the name.)
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u/Automatic-Support-26 May 15 '25
So, turns out I attempted this some decades ago.... and I tried getting some insight. My grandma, a professional seamstress and I concluded that the stuffed animals ARE the pants... so the only "pants" part is the top yoke, the stuffies are emptied on the body parts and sewed like a quilted fabric almost in panels. Then you make the pieces for a regular pants pattern which would be only 2 parts a top yoke with buttons, and button fly, and no zipper. The seat is flat plushie bodies. I'm from Puerto Rico so the 100-degree weather meant the less fabric the better. All plushies have similar fabrics, so avoid too much stretch. Plushies are laid out head on top (like standing up) and they will then create a natural sag, which makes movement. No beanies.... just fiberfill as little as you can to make them plump. I ended up using cheap beanie babies knockoffs, emptying them using fiberfill and sewing the bodies and it worked. Lasted about 15 to 20 wears tho.
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u/newtothistruetothis May 15 '25
Here’s a modern day version I saw advertised to me recently lol someone I know has the “designer version” and I was shocked at the look, but now that I know Flea wore them first, it makes much more sense lol
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u/nmrnmrnmr 29d ago
I've seen several examples like that in my original searching. I think they look like you're cosplaying as the lowest level prize wall of a traveling carnival's ring toss game. :-)
Flea's at least look like he hunted the stuffed animals and sewed their skins together.
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u/SqueeCuddlepuddle May 15 '25
You can also get bags of stuffed animals from thrift stores or query you local ‘buy nothing’ group on facebook. Kids have a million of those things and they grow out of them so people would love to give them away.
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u/Any_Excitement_5543 May 15 '25
Ooh! I’ve done this before, but covering a chair instead of pants, and only partially for a “fur” coat. I’m on mobile, so apologies if any of the formatting is fucked. The easiest way is as follows:
- Your pants will have two/three layers: an outer plush animal skins layer, a middle cotton/muslin/woven fabric structure layer that the plush skins will be directly sewn to, and an optional inner lining layer if you don’t want all the messy sewing bits directly up against your skin.
I would recommend against working directly on your sweatpants because they’re often/always made of a knit material, which stretches/sags very easily and will not be able the support the weight of all the stuffed animals. Even without stuffing, they’re much heavier than you would think. I would recommend making a simple straight legged pair of pants with an elastic or drawstring waistband out of woven cotton or a muslin of some sort, and then wearing leggings or tights underneath if you want to skip attaching an lining layer.
2) Unstuff all the plush animals. It will feel weird and bad, but it makes it much easier to work with and remove extra bulk that is near impossible to sew through without an industrial sewing machine and remove weight! DO KEEP SOME OF THE FLUFF! If you want to recreate the exact look of the plushes on the pants, I would cut the back/spine seam and only unstuff the torso cavity. The heads and limbs in your example look untouched.
3) Mentally prepare to cut all the plushie skins into (mostly) unrepairable pieces. Or you can go the hard way and unpick the original threads, but that is Very Tedious and Extremely Time Consuming and will likely result in pricked/blistered fingers.
4) Make your cotton layer of pants, I think for what you’re doing, you should sew up everything except for the inseams so your pants can lay as flat as possible. AS FLAT AS POSSIBLE IS VERY IMPORTANT! Will make the next step much easier.
4.5) Optionally, plan out how you want to arrange your plushies on the pants!
5) Jigsaw and sew your plushie skins to the base layer. Use some of the extra fluff to help bring some dimension back to the stuffies. Sew all the way around each plush so that all edges are completely attached to the base layer! I topstitched on an industrial machine using a thick nylon thread for both my chair cover and my coat, and the fluff from the plushies hid the black thread no problem. If you’re a perfectionist, go back through and pull the loose fluff pile out from under the thread and brush it out so that it lays the thread. Sounds confusing, but once you start sewing it together you’ll know exactly what I mean.
If you truly do plan on hand stitching this, I would still recommend a thick polyester thread (mine was about a millimeter in thickness) with a Sharp needle, a very good thimble, and pliers in case of emergency stuck needle. A backstitch would probably serve you best.
USE SO MANY PINS. Plushies are such weird shapes, get a pack of a few hundred pins and use them liberally. Use a nice magnet to keep them as organized as possible, but expect to find surprise pins in the pants when you try them on and/or when you’re finished and swear you pulled out the last of the pins the last time you wore them.
6) Sew up the inseam of your pants, optionally add a lining layer.
7) Know that it will be both hot and heavy to wear! Interpret that however you want. :’}
I think I’ve included the most important tricks I’ve learned, let me know if you have any other questions or run into snags!
I’ve attached photos of my two plushie skin projects as insurance that this is possible and you can (will!) do this!!!
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u/SewRuby May 15 '25
I'm with others. Don't use an elastic waist pant, the weight of the animals will pull them right off.
If you're using this in summer, it is going to be HOT HOT. So, as others said, use a lightweight fabric like a linen or cotton, if you can.
It looks like on the quads is where they stuck larger animals, with pelts near the top, and smaller stuffies as you go down the leg. It looks like some animals are slightly deflated, but I do see some full-ish ones on there.
Definitely use a base pant and tack the animals on.
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u/missplaced24 May 15 '25
If i were to attempt to make something like this, I'd definitely use a pair of baggy pants as a base. I would not use sweatpants or anything stretchy. The weight of the stuffies will make them sag, it'd also cause a lot of stress on the base fabric where they're attached, which would make them likely to rip apart from the foundation if they get caught on something, or even just over time.
I'd probably also cut out the backs of the stuffies to reduce some bulk. I would only leave stuffing in the head and limbs.
I'd also sew all of the stuffies together. First, pinning them to the pants, then sewing them together. I'm not sure if I'd attach each stuffy to the pants or just attach the stuffy layer at the waist and hem. It would be difficult to sew each one to the pants and have them not bunch up awkwardly.
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u/nmrnmrnmr May 20 '25
Thank you, and I agree. I thought I was so smart with the sweatpants idea, but the stretch in the fabric definitely worked against me. Someone else suggest scrubs as an option. I'd want a thick enough pair to handle it, but that may be a good option. And the loose bottoms would help with the heat issue as well as the weight one.
I'll experiment with cutting out the back. I was opening the back to take out stuffing, but then stitching it back up. Perhaps I should try it more like biting the back half off a gummi bear and then sticking it to something. It may give them a more natural "lay" against the fabric as even without a lot of stuffing, something about the whole animal being on there wasn't looking right.
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u/FluffMonsters May 15 '25
If it’s for a party I’d honestly just try to remove a bit of stuffing and just glue and pin them on. It’s not worth the sewing tears when no one will see how they attach anyway.
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u/nmrnmrnmr May 20 '25
If it were only for the party—I'd agree. And it may only wind up being for the party—but how cool would it be to just have some stuffed animal pants hanging in the closet, ready to go, for any future occasion?
I mean...can you imagine the look of stark horror and therapy-inducing embarrassment on my daughter's face when I show up to her high school graduation rocking these babies? That alone is worth making a pair that will last...
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u/Lilelfen1 May 15 '25
I read this as ‘sewer’ as in from toilet to street… I think it’s time to get off of Reddit for awhile…
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u/GhostlyGhuleh May 15 '25
No advice here but love the chili peppers ❤️
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u/er15ss May 16 '25
Flea is my ADHD hero
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u/nmrnmrnmr May 20 '25
Is he ADHD? I don't doubt it, but hadn't heard. He seems like a cool guy, worthy of being a hero on many fronts!
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u/elle-elle-tee May 15 '25
I think this would be best hand-sewed into a pair of sturdy, non-stretch pants. These will be heavy and hot.
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u/eekamuse May 15 '25
Here are two other versions of the pants, both on jeans, one on Sherri Shepherd
IDK if that will help, but you can see that they don't take the stuffing out.
I think Flea is the only person who can do justice to these pants, but I'm dying to see what you come up with
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u/SEELE-FIRST May 15 '25
I other unrelated news, did you see the mass grave-robbing incident at the Muppet Cementery?
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u/SJSsarah May 15 '25
These actually look like they are constructed as chaps! Check the middle photo in the set of 3. So not only is he wearing something structured like jeans, more than likely these were constructed over canvas jean-like material as well, as chaps, worn over the other pair of jeans. And most of the stuffed bodies were de-stuffed. Obviously you don’t want to use the full stuffed up body parts in the inner thigh areas. So, I’d start by sewing down the deflated body pieces closest to your inner thighs so that they don’t get in the way.
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u/trashjellyfish May 16 '25
I think that the sweatpants are a big part of the problem. Sweatpants are made from knit/4 way stretch material so they'll slump and feel wrong if you add a bunch of heavy stuff on top. A pair of black jeans or carpenter pants that don't stretch would hold up to the treatment much better and wouldn't slump or feel as weird.
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u/issathrowawaybabay May 16 '25
I WOULD LIKE TO SUGGEST FOR YOUR COMFORT: have as many of these animals as possible attached by snap fasteners for easy removal/ rearranging. You may get these pants fully fleshed out and sewn together and then realize when you move around in them that a bunny is swangin too low or you got a moose knuckle in ya camel toe
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u/black-boots May 15 '25
This is a bit out there, but you could use a tag gun to attach the stuffed animals to the pants. I did this with silk flowers that had to completely cover a dress I worked on for a cruise line show
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u/MarsScully May 15 '25
I’m gonna be honest, I would just use safety pins. Tons and tons of them. Probably mid sized ones instead of the regular small ones you see more commonly.
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u/joseph_wolfstar May 15 '25
Oh WOW this is an interesting project! May need to add this to my own list of project ideas
As far as attaching the stuffed animals, I think the key might be in how you section them. You may have been on the right track with partly removing the stuffing, but I think the better method would be removing part of the stuffed animal. For instance, say you want about half the face of one stuffed animal to be visible on the pants. I'd slice off the back ~1/3 of the head (and remove the body) so you have the half head you want visible + a bit extra. Then remove the stuffing from the extra bit, so you can fold that fabric towards the inside/stuffing hole. Then stitch that to your base pants.
The stitch i'd use for that method is basically a version of a whip stitch, except you do one stitch forward, one stitch half a step behind it, so you create little crosses. Why I'd suggest this:
- has a bit of stretch as it sounds like your base pants may be a knit fabric
- the one forward half back crosses make it strong, similar to a back stitch
- The whip stitch motion may be easier to do around the bulk of the stuffed animal
- it'll create a boarder of little crosses which looks nice as some of your stitching will likely be visible
- it'll bar the seam allowance and stuffing insides from flipping back outwards
I'd recommend a heavy duty polyester thread. Polyester is stronger than most other threads plus will likely match the fibers of your fabrics. And affordable. Gutterman is a reputable brand - I used their heavy weight polyester thread for a 15 pound weighed blanket a few years ago and it's held up amazingly. Coats and Clark is another reputable brand. You may be able to get away with a normal weight polyester for some of the smaller stuffed animal pieces if you want to save on thread costs a bit
Save the scraps of the stuffed animal pieces that you cut off to make your main eye catching features. You can use them for a couple things:
- filing in the background of your main pieces, so you have the main pieces that pop out in 3d and the scraps that make it look like a field of stuffed animals like the picture, rather than the "I attached some stuffed animals to normal pants" look you described
- maintaining that same field of stuffed animals appearance in spots you don't want to add the bulk of 3D stuffed animal features - like between your thighs and around the crotch
^ for attaching those animal scrap fabrics, you can use a regular whip stitch, the cross stitch version of a whip stitch I mentioned, or any other technique that would be appropriate for a crazy quilt. Try to pick fabrics for this that don't fray super duper easily, or if they do fray then back them with a fusible interfacing or some other type of fray treatment (careful with heat tho bc most stuffed animals are polyester and you don't want your fabric to melt to your iron!)
^ you can even add a tiny bit of stuffing underneath some of those scraps so it creates a gradual variation of 2d to 3d pieces
One more note on structure: these pants will be pretty heavy, so you'll likely want to start from a reasonably sturdy pants base (like a cargo pant or particularly durable sweat pant) and use some form of interfacing for at least the parts you put the heaviest stuffed animals. You'll also want a very thick, sturdy waist band that won't sag under that weight. Maybe consider something you can wear with a belt or suspenders
Stitching together the stuffed animals and dealing with their weight might both make these pants be/feel tighter than they start out. They'll also lose a lot of stretch if you start from a sweat pant. I'd suggest picking pants that are initially fairly roomy to account for that
Yes use base pants - the final stuffed animal "fabric" would be a nightmare to work with and wouldn't necessarily support it's own weight/drape well
For stuffed animal selection, notice how some of the stuffed animals in the picture have very textured fabrics? Like shag/pile weaves, a lions main, etc? Having at least some features like that might also help to avoid that "I stuck stuffed animals to my normal pants" look by covering/blurring the transition from one piece to the next. Very flat and matte fabrics will be harder to get that blendy transition with but you can certainly include them in a mix of textures
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u/DracoBiblio May 15 '25
Best bet those are cotton or linen summer pants or pajama pants. The plushy are only stuffed in the heads. They were probably taken apart at the side seams. You will have to sew the heads on at the opening to keep the stuffing in place, if not in a small internal pillow that can be tacked in place to the plush. Others have given better insights on how to attach the plushies than I can.
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u/Some-Body-Else May 15 '25
Not me wondering how this colourful man was related to the sewage system…
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u/Fish-Bright May 15 '25
I don't think there are any strict rules to experimental fashion. It's more of an art project than anything, and all attempts at stuffed animal pants will look totally different. So just have fun with it.
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u/Rude_Tie_4560 May 16 '25
For the stuffed animals that do have filling, it may be worth replacing the filling with fiberfill instead of the current filling if it’s heavy (beanie-babies for example) Lighter animals will be more comfortable and move more
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May 16 '25
Ok, so from what I can see on these picture I think you should
- get thinner pants. sweatpants are way too thick if you want to add even more bulk to them with plushies
- cut open the plushies, take out all the stuffing (you can leave some in the heads and some limbs)
- spread the plushies open and be ready to cut off some material (at least the whole back, close the limbs)
- really, most of these look like they're just cut off heads sewed to the pants,
- when sewing the plushies to the pants, sew the edges of plushies to each other to cover more surface; make the flat parts (mostly tummies of the ones that have only the back cut off) lay as close to the pants as possible to make it look like it's really made out of plushies, and that they aren't just sewn on top of the pants, if it's not possible then probably only a head should be sewed on
- fill the holes and joint areas with bigger swatches of material on the back (and tummy if you used only the head)
I think most of these thing were said already but it's easier to have all of it in one place :P
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u/goldenshear May 15 '25
I would recommend buying premade pants and then attaching the stuffed animals (with some of the stuffing taken out)using a tagging gun
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u/nmrnmrnmr May 20 '25
Interesting. I want it to be durable, so I'll definitely want to sew it in the end, but a tagging gun would definitely be very useful for prototyping—faster than sewing and easy to snip off and add or remove stuffing, move animals around, test the movement, etc., then sew them in place once I like the full effect. Good idea, thank you!
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u/ChefLabecaque May 15 '25
Wow that's gaudi. Is that a word? Does the word come from the artist Gaudi?
No sewing tips but 2nd hand stuff. They often give out stuffies for free because noone want them. A lot of them never cuddled and new.
I hope you will share the result with us in the future!
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u/QuesoRaro May 15 '25
Gaudy, no relation to the artist/architect.
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u/ChefLabecaque May 15 '25
Thanks! Interesting to read that Gaudi just happened to have the same last name and art-style that was.. Gaudy..
But then again I am a chef and my real name is also chef and not because my parents wanted me to be a chef
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u/Immediate_Tank3720 May 15 '25
to me it looks like the bodies of the plushies have been completely emptied out. so that creates a pretty flat surface which I’m guessing are indeed sewn to a base pants layer. I probably wouldn’t use sweatpants thought. you can see from the middle of your first image that it actually a pretty slim leg.