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Whats the big new phenomenon, with legions of devotees? Making lovable stuffed monsters! Influenced by the popularity of Japanese animé and video game culture, urban illustration and design, and the do-it-yourself craft movement, these designer plush toys are everywhere, even museum stores. Yet theyre simple to sew. Just take fabric, a needle and thread, and stuffing, combine a touch of cuteness with a dash of utter weirdness, and youve got one of the oddest, most irresistible creatures ever. And these 30+ projects, including furry, green-lipped Monkey; Greggles, who sports a coif of tentacles; and flirtatious Polly, who has her three eyes on every guy, are as much at home in a trendy loft studio as in a childs room. Theyre unabashedly handmade, but bold, colourful, and very modern. A thorough Basics section provides all the fundamentals, from fabric selection to stitches to the ins and outs of the construction process. And, as a bonus, theres a handful of profiles of select plush designers with photographs of their work.
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21 of 21 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I can't express how awesome this book is. The best things about it is the fact that there's no sewing tutorial, or how to sew buttons on... it goes straight into the monster-making action! You can just follow the instructions and make the monsters as they are, or you can use the patterns as inspiration and go as mental as you like. I've followed one of the patterns, and picked up some techniques which I've used to make some other bonkers creatures.
If you're at all interested in the idea of making unique toys for kids, friends or even yourself (I'm a self confessed kidult), then get this book.
If you're at all interested in the idea of making unique toys for kids, friends or even yourself (I'm a self confessed kidult), then get this book.
13 of 13 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
this is a lovely colourful book full of amazing ideas for mad creatures. there are loads of fantastic colour photos for 30 different designs. with ideas for different fabrics and trimmings. I bought this book to give me ideas for making puppets and I haven't been disappointed, there's plenty to inspire and great really funny characters that kids will love. There are templates at the back of the book, and plenty of easy to folllow instructions. The characters range from 3 eyed polly, a nibbled gingerbread man, gremlins a really wacky greggles and mr skelly. If you enjoy creating unusual fun puppets this is the book for you. Great value for money.
11 of 11 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This is the best "craft" book I've bought to date. It's inspirational, and encourages you to have a go. In less than two weeks, I've made 3 monsters and have one on the way. Some monsters have templates, some don't which initially I was aggreived by, as you have to make your own template. But then I realised that's the whole point, that you're not slavishly copying someone else's idea, and you're forced into being creative and confident in your own ideas. Brilliant fun.
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Most Recent Customer Reviews
Poor Poor Poor!
this book was full of bad designs and pointless profiles on who designed the plushy i would say one to avoid
Published 5 months ago by milter
Awesome!
I am a huge fan of making my own toys and softies so I snapped this book up when I saw it.
Pros
Bright and colourful
Easy to read
Lots of pictures of... Read more
Pros
Bright and colourful
Easy to read
Lots of pictures of... Read more
Published 7 months ago by RedButton240
simple effective ideas
love this book
the photograghs and patterns are simple and easy to follow
got my youngsters to draw their own simple monsters using basic ideas from this book they loved... Read more
the photograghs and patterns are simple and easy to follow
got my youngsters to draw their own simple monsters using basic ideas from this book they loved... Read more
Published 18 months ago by arransmum
Plush-o-brilliant!
I bought this book as inspirarion really... I am a textiles teacher in a secondary school and wanted some images of exciting monster teddies to inspire my classes who will be... Read more
Published on 10 July 2009 by Ms. K. Holcombe
Silly toy addict
Love it! Would buy it again. Havn't made anything yet but it makes a great toilet read - several people have commented - and its great for inspiring new ideas. Read more
Published on 8 Jun 2009 by Rosie
Tons of Ideas
This book has lots of projects in it, with lots of detail and photo's. It has inspired me to make some more unusual softies, and I would recommend it if you like your softies a... Read more
Published on 2 May 2009 by Orjana
What cute monsters!!
As a textile artist this is an area I was wanting to get into. I tried out a few and gave them to friends and have now designed my own to sell. Very inspirational book.
Published on 29 Mar 2009 by A. Blackburn
monstertastically fab!!
Plush-o-Rama: Curious Creatures for Immature Adults
Fab book!, lots of fun with endless possibilities for imagination & creativity. Read more
Fab book!, lots of fun with endless possibilities for imagination & creativity. Read more
Published on 18 Oct 2008 by MISS D. S. Taylor
I did it - you can do it too!
Finally I found the book which expressed the quirky somethings I've always imagined making. The book is fun, the monsters awesome (and truly inspires you to make your own little... Read more
Published on 17 Jun 2008 by anneki
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