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How to Embroider Faces on Amigurumi

Amigurumi is Japanese for a crocheted or knit stuffed toy. Amigurumi tend to be small animals or inanimate objects (e.g. a smiling pear), although some amigurumi do not have an assumed shape. Your amigurumi could just be a stuffed rectangle with arms and legs. Amigurumi can be small enough to fit in your hand but many people make larger ones. The goal is to make a cute toy, regardless of what the toy is "supposed to be." You can achieve cute results by embroidering the face on a amigurumi.

Things You'll Need

Finished amigurumi
Embroidery thread or yarn
Sewing needle
Marking pen
Paper
Pencil

Instructions

- 1
  Decide on how you want the face of your amigurumi to look. You could do this by sketching different possibilities on a piece of paper or by laying thread or yarn directly on the amigurumi.
- 2
  Draw the face directly on your amigurumi or leave the yarn in place as a guide.
- 3
  Knot your embroidery thread and use a running stitch to frame your amigurumi face. Try to weave around your stitches rather than piercing them; this gives your embroidery a neater look.
- 4
  Work back over your running stitch, filling in the gaps. Make sure your stitches overlap slightly with the running stitch you started with; this will help ensure that there are no gaps in your amigurumi's smile, nose or eyes.
- 5
  Finish by knotting your thread and burying the end on the inside of the toy.

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