Embroidered eyes

In this tutorial I'll be showing you Step by Step how to Hand Embroider my Top 6 Favorite Embroidery Stitches for Doll and Soft Toy Plushie Faces. These are all very basic, easy stitches so that even a beginner doll or softie maker can embroider lovely faces for their new creations that are not only beautiful but baby safe! Don't be intimidated, it doesn't have to be perfect, that is the beauty of handmade, each doll is unique! What you will need is some good quality kona fabric for your…

Here is a tutorial about how to embroider eyes. This is how I made the eyes on the Elmo and Cookie Monster Hats, the Polar Bear Hat, and the Penguin Hat (coming soon!). Start with a long piece of yarn (at least a few feet, maybe longer) 1. Sew a five-sided star the size of the finished eye. 2-3. Weave the long tail of yarn over one star point and under the next. 4-5. Continue around until the eye looks like a circle and the star points are full. Tie the yarn in the back of the work and weave…

Want to make your crochet creations safer for babies and toddlers? I have a whole series of posts on how to embroider eyes on amigurumi and make you crochet baby-proof! Learn how to make expressive eyes and give your creations more personality, all while making it safe for everyone!

When I was asked to make a Winnie the Pooh I knew I wasn't going to be able to make one without a pattern, I mean I could cause you can do anything you set y...

This video demonstrates how I embroidered cartoon eyes on my bunny snuggler pattern. To see the other video tutorials for embroidered eyes you can see them all here. You will need to start with the basic embroidered eyes video tutorial. Then you can add more to the face with this tutorial. Scroll on for written...