Plush Making Resources

Below are some of my recommended resources for supplies, patterns, tutorials, general help, and more!
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Fabric Suppliers

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Smooth minky  (I greatly prefer to use Shannon minky cuddle 3)
      (First consider purchasing a Shannon sample card to see colors in person)


Howl Fabrics (carries Shannon and their own brand of minky denoted by "HF")

CaliQuiltCo

Missouri Star Quilt Co.

OPN Quilting

Other various sellers on Etsy

Lazy Lamb for 1mm minky (3mm coming soon!)

Hopen Textiles on AliExpress for unique non-Shannon colors of 1.5mm, 3mm, and 5mm minky

(I do not support The Minky Boutique due to their political affiliations)


​Mochi minky
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Hopen Textiles on AliExpress

JoAnn's pure plush fleece

Big Z Fabric
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Check out my comprehensive mochi minky guide here


Faux fur

Howl Fabrics

Big Z Fabric


Stuffing

Amazon for polyfil in bulk

Mochi stuffing resources

Patterns
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Free Patterns

Choly Knight/Sew Desu Ne
Specifically check out Choly Knight's free starter pack plush patterns

Metroidhat

Metroidhat's sphere patterns
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Teacuplion
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Nunodoll
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Paid Patterns

My own paid patterns, also check out my Patreon for the monthly pattern club

Choly Knight/Sew Desu Ne

BeezeeArt

Metroidhat
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TeacupLion

Dollphinwing

PlanetPlush

Sylenis Crafts

NoxxPlush

Akira Origins

NazFX

Tutorials & Guides


Check out my Patreon for a long list of exclusive tutorials!


Plush making basics

My advice for beginning plush making as a hobby

Plush making basics by Choly Knight/Sew Desu Ne

Choly Knight's free starter pack plush patterns

Metroidhat's sewing techniques and materials guide for beginners

NazFX's beginner plush making guide
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Patterning
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While She Naps's series on gussets

Beezeeart's tutorial on darts​
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From Reference to Pattern - A Case Study by diffeomorphism

A Geometric Approach to Making Plushie Patterns by diffeomorphism​

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Miscellaneous

My tutorials

My guide on sublimation
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Tutorials by Teacuplion

Sylenis Crafts

NazFX

General Help & Communities

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Plush Artists United Facebook Group

Plush Artisan Group Discord

Custom Plush Sales & Trades Facebook Group

Sublimation Made Simple Facebook Group

Heat Press Community Discord (for sublimation help)

Accounting & US Tax Compliance Facebook Group