Safest stuffing for home-made toys
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Topic: Safest stuffing for home-made toys
Posted By: Plushie
Subject: Safest stuffing for home-made toys
Date Posted: 16 January 2011 at 5:04pm
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Sorry, i'm sure this has been asked before but i couldnt find anything using the search button...
I've been knitting simple little baby toys to kill my boredom and i need to stuff them - can anyone recommend something safe? I am thinking of cutting open a cusion but is that synthetic cotton wool stuff ok to use? figure the toys will be spending a bit of time in a baby mouth and will probably be washed a bit as well, considering they're knitted. The only other thing i can think of are polystyrene beads which are out, obviously. But i welcome any other suggestions before i go around stabbing pillows! |
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Posted By: MyLilSquishy
Date Posted: 16 January 2011 at 5:30pm
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firstly I would line the toy (if you havent already) can upcycle an old cheesecloth skirt/top or a muslin cloth or something - more free to move with the toy instead of holding its own shape
then I weight the feet/limbs/bum with poly pellets (spotlight had them for cheapish) - they are used to weight childrens toys and shelf dolls. then i stuff with hobby fill. (spotlight) also when/if you do the poly pellets - put them in their own little muslin/cheesecloth bag so they dont spread all through the toy... defeats the purpose lol. HTH! |
Posted By: Plushie
Date Posted: 16 January 2011 at 5:57pm
Aww brilliant!! I was wondering how to solve the problem of little fibres poking through the knit. Thanks heaps 
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Posted By: mummyofprinces
Date Posted: 17 January 2011 at 8:27am
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helped me too! -------------   
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Posted By: mcshort
Date Posted: 10 April 2011 at 9:21pm
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I use good ol' Spotlight hobby fill, but was wondering about using a natural stuffing like cotton or wool... has anyone else tried these? ------------- Mum to two very active boys, born October 2008 and December 2010. Getting excited about becoming a Childbirth Educator, and LOVIN being a birth support to amazing and courageous women! |