102 lines
3.4 KiB
Text
102 lines
3.4 KiB
Text
---
|
|
title: 'Skully'
|
|
sidebar_label: Skully
|
|
---
|
|
|
|
<DesignInfo design="skully" />
|
|
|
|
## Designer Notes {#notes}
|
|
|
|
Version 3 of FreeSewing needed something special. We've had the Skully logo on
|
|
all sorts of goodies. From measuring tapes to buttons, to cards. And Skully is
|
|
all over the web site.
|
|
|
|
But they are just a logo. There is no Skully you can pick up and hold. That is,
|
|
until now.
|
|
|
|
I wanted to make a Skully in 3D and give it to Joost for all of his work on the
|
|
new site. And I couldn't do that without making a sewing pattern for it too.
|
|
So this was the goal.
|
|
|
|
I bought a plastic skull, a skull plushy (which I hated once I started looking
|
|
at it more), and found a pattern for a skull. And I didn't like that pattern
|
|
either.
|
|
|
|
So what I ended up doing was taking paper, cutting it into pieces that were
|
|
taped onto the plastic skull, and manipulated with darts and seams until I had
|
|
something that looked somewhat like a skull. And with enough tweaking, I ended
|
|
up with something that can be stuffed and maintain a shape that is a reasonable
|
|
representation of Skully in 3D.
|
|
|
|
The first real version that was not made for testing got decorated with hair,
|
|
and together with a large needle was send to Belgium. After sitting at a
|
|
Belgium customs office for 4 weeks, and some phone calls from me, urging them
|
|
that it was not a thread to national security, it was delivered to Joost.
|
|
|
|
And now you too can make a Skully.
|
|
|
|
Wouter.
|
|
|
|
## What You Need {#needs}
|
|
|
|
To make Skully, you will need the following:
|
|
|
|
- [Basic sewing supplies](/docs/sewing/basic-sewing-supplies)
|
|
- About 0.5 meters (0.6 yards) of a suitable fabric (see [Fabric
|
|
Options](#fabric))
|
|
- Stuffing
|
|
- Embroidery floss for the hair
|
|
- Appropriately sized upholstery needle
|
|
|
|
:::note
|
|
This list is based on a default Skully and you may need less or more fabric
|
|
dependant on the [size you are making
|
|
Skully](/docs/designs/skully/options/size/).
|
|
|
|
For instance a 300% Skully will need 1.5 meters (0.5 meter x 300% = 1.5 meters)
|
|
and a 50% skully will need 0.25 meters (0.5 meter x 50% = 0.25 meters).
|
|
:::
|
|
|
|
## Fabric Options {#fabric}
|
|
|
|
### Main Fabric
|
|
|
|
This plush toy is best made from a felt type of fabric. This will provide extra
|
|
rigidity to keep the shape correct, while still allowing it to be a plush toy.
|
|
Thin and stretchy fabrics are not well suited, because the shape will change
|
|
considerably due to tensions from the stuffing.
|
|
|
|
### Hair
|
|
|
|
Skully needs hair. Embroidery floss works very well, and can be had in all
|
|
colors.
|
|
|
|
### Stuffing
|
|
|
|
Since this is a plush toy, it will need to be stuffed with material. Most of
|
|
the time you'll want to use polyester fiberfill (polyfill), but if you have a
|
|
lot of fabric scraps, you can use shredded scrap fabric. However this may be
|
|
heavier and less soft than fiberfill. It's also worth thinking about whether
|
|
your Hi may be at risk of getting dirty, or want to go for a swim, as not all
|
|
stuffing options are washable.
|
|
|
|
### Needle
|
|
|
|
Skully has traded his sword for a needle. A needle this size is mostly sold as
|
|
upholstery needles. This will come in handy when doing some of the touch-ups at
|
|
the end of the construction.
|
|
|
|
## Cutting Instructions {#cutting}
|
|
|
|
- **Main Fabric**
|
|
- Cut **2 Cheek**
|
|
- Cut **2 Forehead**
|
|
- Cut **2 Head part 1**
|
|
- Cut **2 Head part 2**
|
|
- Cut **2 Head part 3**
|
|
- Cut **2 Cheekbone**
|
|
- Cut **1 Upper Mouth**
|
|
- Cut **1 Jaw Floor**
|
|
- Cut **2 Eye **
|
|
- Cut **1 Lower Mouth **
|
|
- Cut **2 Lower Jaw **
|