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Creativity => Customs => Topic started by: minamarie on January 15, 2018, 05:28:23 AM
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Hey there pony folks,
i got a g1 lickety split plus with rubbed eyes and chopped hair - is it ok to take her apart to have a sewing pattern? or better get her rehaired / customized? Aren't there any original sewing patterns already around from someone with the same idea? Would somebody be interested in the pattern? We could make the pattern a bigger or smaller scale for mini or giant plushes
She can be seen in one of my IG posts https://www.instagram.com/p/BKNVgP3gQq7/?taken-by=cotton_candy_kittens (https://www.instagram.com/p/BKNVgP3gQq7/?taken-by=cotton_candy_kittens)
Thank you all for your help :)
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I'll be lurking on this thread until you post the pattern! :awake:
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I would say that she is pretty baity, but the fabric looks intact. You would need to take her apart to rehair her, so why not get the pattern? I think everyone here would stuff their pony rooms full of plushies if we had the pattern :D I know I would (and I am certainly stalking this thread for it)! I don't think anyone else has posted the pattern for the original plushies. And a custom plushie would be awesome!
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You don't have to fully disassemble her to insert new hair but you certainly could take her apart, pattern her, then put her back together for practice. :)
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I always wondered how they sewed the hair in there..
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If you do decide to pull her apart, remember to take photos at each step and pin a note on each part to help identify what bits you have! :biggrin: this is something that I used to do back in the day when I pulled laptops apart + rebuilt them with new parts :biggrin:
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If you do decide to pull her apart, remember to take photos at each step and pin a note on each part to help identify what bits you have! :biggrin: this is something that I used to do back in the day when I pulled laptops apart + rebuilt them with new parts :biggrin:
Haha I'm quite used to dis- and reassemble hardware but I guess it would be useful as a tutorial for others
I'll try if I can fit the project in this weekend
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Disassemble, pattern, replace hair, reassemble. I'm interested in the pattern as well, or if anyone has any patterns for other 80s plushies.
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If you do decide to pull her apart, remember to take photos at each step and pin a note on each part to help identify what bits you have! :biggrin: this is something that I used to do back in the day when I pulled laptops apart + rebuilt them with new parts :biggrin:
Haha I'm quite used to dis- and reassemble hardware but I guess it would be useful as a tutorial for others
I'll try if I can fit the project in this weekend
Yes! Yes! Yes!!
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There are vintage Butterick G1 My Little Pony patterns which, as far as I know, are a match for the officially produced G1 plushies.
http://vintagepatterns.wikia.com/wiki/Butterick_3211
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There are vintage Butterick G1 My Little Pony patterns which, as far as I know, are a match for the officially produced G1 plushies.
http://vintagepatterns.wikia.com/wiki/Butterick_3211
no it's really not the same and I do understand why - the original pattern would be to complicated for a child. The butterick patterns are quite simple but the ponys turn out a bit "flat"
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There are vintage Butterick G1 My Little Pony patterns which, as far as I know, are a match for the officially produced G1 plushies.
http://vintagepatterns.wikia.com/wiki/Butterick_3211
no it's really not the same and I do understand why - the original pattern would be to complicated for a child. The butterick patterns are quite simple but the ponys turn out a bit "flat"
Are you thinking of the felt ornaments? Because the 4 big patterns should turn into a full-scale plushie.
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http://www.mlparena.com/archive/Forums/viewtopic/p=2118092.html
Here's an archived thread able pony patterns. I can't find any examples of ponies made from any certain patterns, though.
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I don't have any of the Butterick patterns cut out and I'd hate to cut the ones I do have. If anyone has them cut out and can scan them I'd be happy to make a plush to test it. For science!
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I have used the Butterick pattern in the past and it doesn't look same as the commercial ones. It was a bit bigger and more simplified, especially the head looked different. For example it didn't have a separate mid piece for the head.
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I have used the Butterick pattern in the past and it doesn't look same as the commercial ones. It was a bit bigger and more simplified, especially the head looked different. For example it didn't have a separate mid piece for the head.
Do you have any photos?
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I managed to find one picture from my Photobucket. I needed to upload it using Tumblr because PB is not usable anymore.
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Isn't Lickety-Split sort of a harder to find plushie, being from the 2nd set? I mean, I'm not saying it would be bad to dissect a baity plushie, but I guess part of me hopes someone can find a baity Cotton Candy or Moondancer . . . (Especially the Moondancer with the gold horn because, let's face it, that was not a very good representation of Moondancer, lol.)
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Isn't Lickety-Split sort of a harder to find plushie, being from the 2nd set? I mean, I'm not saying it would be bad to dissect a baity plushie, but I guess part of me hopes someone can find a baity Cotton Candy or Moondancer . . . (Especially the Moondancer with the gold horn because, let's face it, that was not a very good representation of Moondancer, lol.)
Of that set I think she's the easiest to find. In any event, at the very least part of the pony would have to be taken apart for repairs anyway.
I've been thinking about this pattern all day; aside from the head, which I'd need to carefully inspect, I think I have a pretty decent idea how to make one.
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It looks like the Butterick pattern is ok but could be better. I'd like to see a pattern for the turned head pose, like Starshine. What other ponies have that pose?
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Starshine, Parasol, Windy, Glory, and Moondancer all have turned heads.
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Odd, my Parasol doesn't but my Starshine does.
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There are open mouth (head turn) and closed mouth (straight neck) versions of all three Rainbow Ponies, IIRC.
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Windy doesn't have a straight-head version, but the other 2 do. The funny thing is the straight-head rainbow ponies have purple in their hair instead of pink!
EDIT - I'm drafting a Softies pattern.
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Hm, well that explains why I only found 5/6 after all these years, now doesn't it? :P
I wonder why they didn't make a second version of Windy, just the other two. Strange.
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I have the body pretty much ironed out, but the head is giving me fits. I *alllllmost* have it.
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You don't need to fully disasseble a plush to pattern it either; if you turn it inside out you can trace the pieces using a pencil, and if you use tracing paper & are very careful you can even pattern a plush without undoing any seams
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I've created patterns from a plush before now by "mummying" the plush up with masking tape and tissue paper. Then I carefully cut the "mummy wrappings" off and use that to create a pattern :)
Love pkw xxx
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Oh yeah. A (duct) tape dummy. Common practice when making custom fit costumes for someone not local, and putting fur on homemade animal costumes. I've done that a couple times, surprised I hadn't thought of it.