thats very intriguing

Now that is a cool idea :D

this makes me wonder what one of these would look like with plastic eyes attached. (preferably ones made to see out of ^^)

The issue is that the fleece heads are soft n stretchy. A hard plastic eye could be glued in place, but would be a bot worried about it coming loose over time. That is why I was playing with fabric as an experiment. Nothing to stop you from asking for one with the common pladtic eyes though :)

thats why i drill tiny holes around the edge of my plastic eyes and sew those in myself, just something about glue seems so...temporary

Yep, can do that too. Many ways to skin a cat. :)

Embroidering the eyes is typically used for stuffed animals. A friend has a machine if you need some made.

Yeah, my new machine can do embroidery. Which part do you mean to embroider though? :)

Meant for the eyes. Would be washable.

Don't like them personally as it's hard to get them to look straight. In other words the fabric can move a bit which makes it look fake at times. I can't find the right terms in english at the moment to explain. Hope you get what I mean ;)

I agree with you, they are a bit tricky to sew. The new machine is handelling the satin stiches much easier though :)

Aww that's awesome cause on this picture for example I see the problem I tried to explain. So that's why I told yah about it. Always trying to be fair instead of just saying COOL IT"S AWESOME! lol

And I appreciate the input as well. It's easy to feather rufled when accepting a critique. :)

The process is new, so I am expecting a lot of revisions along the way as I try bits n bobs, see what n how things works. The fleece heads have had a widely mixed reception. Many love the open eye face for ease of vision, others asked for fabric eyes, and some ask about the more commom plastic eyes. There isn't so much of a right vs wrong method, just a lot of opinions on what the best way is from personal experience. :)

Yeah exactly so please keep us updated with pictures as you go through the process! It''s amazing to see the steps and updates and see it all resolve into something amazing.

And having alot of variety to pick from is a big plus! So keep up the good work ;)

*cracks the whip* back to work you!

Looks pretty good! let us know how the stress tests go for this design, I'm curious.

you could also cast a soft washable silicone mold bonded to fleece to get the same look as plastic eyes, but keep the flexible/washable attributes of a sewn in eyes. then just throw those bad boys in with a satin stitch.

Hell, want me to cast a prototype? I have ever so much silicone, and I wanted to do something different with it.

Sure :) I have done silicone pawpads a plenty, but never found a really reliable way to attach the silicone to anything else. The 'press fabric into wet goop' method seemed about as good as it got. I would be very currious to see what you are pondering :)

Cute.

Ah, Covering new ground. You are going to have to sew those international washing instructions on your suits / heads. And don't forget the "DO NOT REMOVE TAGS".

haha, looks cute~ ^^