Restoring my Childhood Teddy Bear! (Stuffed Animal Restoration)
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- Опубликовано: 25 ноя 2022
- I've had my poor teddy bear since I was a baby, and he's in pretty rough shape. Watch me restore him by taking him apart, washing him, and putting him back together again!
Inspired by Realms of Gold Doll & Stuffed Animal Hospital- / doctorbeth
Materials:
Ultra Soft Fiberfill- a.co/d/3lVCwUA
Poly-Pellets craft pellets- a.co/d/frySZe7
Pet Brush -a.co/d/eUML8y5
White Thread (from my stash)
Sewing Needle
Seam Ripper
Laundry Detergent 
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Hey you don’t know me but your the reason why me and my classmates all know how to ladder stitch and restore old plushies at the local thrift shop😅. Thank you lady!!
Also I two love doctor Beth. She’s a Stuffie/doll hero. Literally the best Stuffie doctor there is.
This is so great to hear and warms my heart to know you're out there and learned something! Viva la Henson stitch! ♥️
I must say, Edison is one of the loveliest teddy bears I've ever seen.
He's a Snuffles, and they are wonderful. whenever a pal of mine has a kid, I give them a Snuffles.
My son had the same bear. He called him Polar Bear, after the bears on his duvet cover. He loved that bear. When my son was 14, I did the same as you, replaced the stuffing, gave him a good wash, and hung him over a railing in the sun to dry. Good as new. : ) My son was very pleased.
I love the story for his name. As I kid I had a stuffed horse with a tag that said "Kowloon, China" on it and I thought that Kowloon must have been his name and that was what I called him.
awwwww
Mine is like that too. I had a bear from Harrods but I couldn’t read it properly so I called him Harold
I have never experienced anything like that
the hug at the end was so sweet 🥺🥺
I wish there were more of these types of videos on the internet. Honestly I thought that was so adorable and sweet! 😃🤍
Aw, I appreciate that! Might have another one here in a bit
Thank you for this video, a whole year later! I recently acquired a really beautiful but grungy white plush cat from the 90s and have been trying my best to find good guidance on how to restore her as gently as possible, but was basically only finding tips on how to machine wash or spot-clean children's toys. This was exactly the kind of visual reference I needed :)
Wonderful! Good luck with your restoration!
I was thinking Edison enjoyed that brushing.😍
I'm planning to restore my childhood teddy bear to give to my GF since she can use it more than me. Besides, if I'm not with her, she can cuddle it as if it were me lol
I bought some build a bears off Mercari that reeked of smoke (the seller did not mention that). They were cheap so I just kept them and restored them a similar way! I actually just put them inside a pillowcase (to protect safety eyes) and just washed in the washing machine. New stuffing and stitched them up and also rubbed them with a dryer sheet and they were so fresh and clean!
This video is extremely underrated that it feels illegal to me. Great video! The ending was kind of wholesome.
Aww, thank you! I'm pleased you enjoyed it!
Aww, this brought a smile to my face
My favorite stuffed animal hasn’t been cleaned in a long time. This video was great, I have been really nervous to do it myself and I was considering sending it to a stuffed animal hospital but you are giving me confidence.
Just take your time with it!
I liked the bear makeover, I had to do one once but used stuffing from an older pillow after washing, its cheaper
The henson stitch
Edison is a happy bear again. 🤗
This video is so informative. Edison is one happy bear! This would work well for stuffed animals from a thrift shop or eBay since you never know where its prior home was.
Absolutely!
My childhood dog passed away three weeks ago. I'm going to be restoring her last stuffed toy to keep as a memento, thank you for this video, it's very helpful❤
Edison looks much happier
Yes! He's now back to his proper place of guarding my bed and making sure the cats don't steal my covers.
This is really great! I have a giant stuffed duck I got at a thrift store when I was little. The lady who ran the store saw me looking at it and gave it to me for free, but of course coming from a thrift store, my mom wanted to wash it. Unfortunately she just threw him in the washer and drier, which luckily didn't ruin his fur but did tangle it pretty bad. I've never really known how to untangle it, but your pet comb idea is good! Maybe I can find one that's good for really long fur (his fur is super long when it's not tangled up). Thanks for restoring Edison to his former glory; he's so cute!
I have a Wild Republic Fennec Fox plushie (an older, more realistic design than the ones they sell now) named Phoenix that I have had since I was about 10-12 years old. I turn 20 in October, so he isn’t *that* old, but years of being cuddled and squished as well as being brought *EVERYWHERE* for nearly a decade has definitely caused some wear and tear on my poor buddy.
Super happy I found this video and how much detail you gave in the instructions because now I feel confident enough to give my little guy a good bath! I’ll likely end up recording my process with some before and after clips, which I will link when it’s uploaded. Will definitely link this video in the description!
Thank you so so much for this video. ❤
Nice! I look forward to seeing your results! Love fennec foxes
after seeing this i was able to restuff my old teddy bear that i have had since birth
wow I never thought someone could have so much dedication and be so seriuos about this! I love plushies, so this was enjoyable to watch!
Thank you so much! I love my plushies and am glad I can cuddle Edison again.
I just started watching this video..didn't care about subs or like..later when video is about to end I saw you have 200 sub..I was soo shocked..I thought you had 20k or more..btw you gained new subscriber.❤
Thanks for the sub!
Oh My Teddy, he is as good as new!
yess muppet history in my crafting video
Best time for Muppet History!
i love edison, he looks so cute! i hope he got his fill of cuddles!
I’ve been wondering how to restuff a lopsided plush of mine, and this was perfect! Thanks for linking to the materials you used as well, the plastic pellets definitely threw me for a loop. Looking forward to many more cuddles in the near-future!
Glad I could help! Good luck on your own restoration!
Idk why but I already knew how to stitch and I made my own toys out of old socks.
Nice! Socks can make great plushies!
I have that bear and love him!!! My daughter kissed him with lipstick, unfortunately, but he is is otherwise clean.
To guarantee your seam is invisible, instead of going directly across when stitching, take your stitch one thread back from the direction you are stitching. In other words, if you are stitching right to left, enter the fabric one thread to the right of straight across. Tension on this seam will tend to pull the sides closer, instead of allowing the seam to open up, which will happen if your stitches enter the fabric even one thread ahead of straight across.
Very good to know!
he looks just like my teddy bear!! i have the bigger version, and he’s named gunther (after the GUND company!) i knew edison looked familiar 😊 these bears are so cute!!! thank you for the video!!
Aw, yay! I hope you and Gunther have many more years of cuddles together!
That's a clever name. Mine is just Snuffles (what the company calls them), but I've always called him Snuffy.
i love gund bears so much i have the brown and white 1983 tender teddies (i think thats what theyre called)
I just finished watching some videos about bears and Teddy bears. Then somehow, your video appeared on my homepage.
Thank you so much for making this video, I'm motivated to wash my old dolls. Have a nice day 🧸
You're very welcome! Thank *you* for commenting!
I find this video relaxing. My Teddy was my only friend i have ever had.
Dear parents!
When Your kids are very good behaviour all the time and always taking good care of their things, keeping their rooms very clean, loving their favorite things and want to make nice childhood collections of their things: books, clothes, toys, video games, clothes, DVDs and etc, then donataing is very wrong thing to do. If You have few space then storage boxes and shelves will help You out and Your kids will be very happy and thankful then, if they can keep their favourite things. Childhood things are very valuable and it is very sad, if they won’t see them anymore in their life. Every child should have the right to keep their things, if they can take good care of them all the time!!!
Respectfully,
Astra Viil ❤😊
This made me tear up, thank you for the comment!
I like the way u treated your plush.....i am also a plush collector and have many plushies ...i love them all and hope to preserve them forever....thanks for the tips....looking forward for more similar videos of plush animals being restored in a loving way....
Thank you! My grandma got me a little stuffed dog when i was 4 that i named manchita (something like stain) because i thought the little patches on him were stains. Hes old now, since i am 16 and he got really skinny, lost a lot of stuffing, i am hoping to restuff him and return him to his old young looking self loll
I want to send you all my old teddies you are amazing
Aww, thank you!
@@CraftyMotatoEdison is so cute he looked brand new I love stuffed animals 😊
Beautiful cuddly video x
Thank you! 😊
Amazing job ❤️
This was a lovely "how to." Thank you.
I have a gund fuzzy tan one and this helps a lot :D
Thanks for restoring Edison! I hope to do this to my bear too someday
Go for it!
Edison looks so wonderful! ❤️
Much better for cuddles, too.
I panicked every time I saw your watch getting close to the water...
Aww! It's waterproof up to 30 ft (I've gone swimming wearing it) but I appreciate the concern!
This was really sweet!😊 I also have a old stuffed teddy bear and I have been wondering how I could restore him back to his former glory, lol😅. This really helped a lot, especially with the re-stuffing part!😃
I'm so glad!
Thank for this helpful tutorial.
This brought a smile to my face ☺
Yay! That makes *me* smile
Reminds me of that one teddy bear surgery video by ze frank.
Thank you, I have a daughter with asd and she is hyper fixated on her bear. I ordered her a new one just in case but her bear has been through it so I'm trying to make him like new so the back up works
Good luck!
I also have a Gund teddy bear 🧸
Thank you so much, going to hopefully try this soon :)
I recently redid a teddy bear that was 54 years old. It was not so bad!
I thought this was going to be like the zefrank video
Glad it didn't emotionally scar me like that one did
No emotionally scarring videos here!
I love zefrank ❣
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I plan on using this to help fix up my webkinz husky, thank you!
You did the surgery without
hesitating .
. ✂️
Oh yeah I'm very a practiced hand with the seam ripper! I make a lot of mistakes, lol
Our Edison is called Earring. For several years, Earring has been known as our cat's "girlfriend." We even had the vet verify that the cat was fixed. I started looking at videos to find the best way to clean Earring, never expecting to see the same model of Gund bear. Earring won't look at good as Edison; he has some bald patches -- but he will be clean. Earring wasn't made in NJ, though -- he was made in China for the NJ company.
Lol poor Earring. At least she's loved?
Love ❤
❤❤❤❤❤❤ How cute is that ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤ you are an inspiration ✨️ 😍
Thank you so much!!
"And I can't wait to give him all the cuddles he's missed out on"
Edison: (:
"But I don't really wanna touch him"
Edison: ):
Lol exactly!
This put a smile on my face. You probably know this, but you didn't mention that Edison is a Snuffles! Snuffles is Gund's signature bear. Whenever any pal of mine has a kid, I give them a Snuffles. Mine lives with my nephews now, but I see him (big brown Snuffy) periodically.
I didn't know they had a special name! Thanks for sharing. They're really good for cuddles so I can see why they're a signature item!
@@CraftyMotatoYou're more than welcome!
She said:CHONKEY 😘
Watching this video and I got to the part about never put your stuffed animals in the dryer and I immediately ran to go get them out of the dryer😅
Hopefully they were all okay!
We used Autosol polishing paste ( auto wash detail part of store) and a towel to restore our friend Turtle's plastic eyes. Buffed out with 'elbow grease' all the gouges and scratches dissappear.
Great tip!
Thank you!! I'll be restoring my best friend Curious George 🐵🤍🤎
New to your channel Cool video I have a 20 yr old tall bunny rabbit that sit up, I been wondering how to get him cleaned. Thanks
Hello Crafty Motato, thank you for putting this together it is super helpful and has given me the courage to finally wash my bear i have cuddled to sleep for 20 years!
My only concern is the wire brush, do I risk pulling out his fur? If so, any tips for how to avoid this?
That is a possibility depending on how worn the fur is. I'd test a small bit in your fingers, pull with the same amount of force you'd use with the wire brush.
If it is too fragile, you can gently comb the fibers with a soft toothbrush, though this of course will take much longer
Ooohhhh, poor Edison! 😬
Lovely video and a bonus lovely Edison ❤
I was searching around how to restore and restuffed stuffed animals because I wanted to do that to my 2 favourite plushies. But because my sewing skills are not quite well so I'm scared to do it. How do you know where to "open" them up?
You may need to part the fur a bit to find a seam. If there is a center back seam of your plushie, that's usually a good place as it's centrally located. If not, there may be a center front seam, or if the head is large, between the neck and middle can work, too. Hope this helps!
So cute! May I ask a question, for washing a plush filled with that soft filling. Is it bad to submerge it in water with the stuffing? I have a snorlax plush and it seems the stuffing never really dries good. It has pockets of water I'm afraid it'll catch mold.
That is a common occurrence when washing a plush with the stuffing in it. I'd recommend taking the stuffing out before washing, washibg it separately, and allowing the stuffing to air dry over several days
I’m planning on restoring my stuffed puppy from my childhood- who I creatively named Puppy- and I can tell his paws have pellets in them. Before I do some surgery on my favorite guy would you say that most stuffies with pellets have them in bags?
It really varies depending on age and maker. I've definitely had plushies I thought should have had bags for their pellets but did not.
Loved the video but had concerns about the eyes and nose coming off since they seemed glued on. How did you keep the eyes and nose intact?
Oh, they're not glued on. The eyes and nose are sort of like plastic screws that puncture through the fabric, and then there's a small plastic 'bolt' at the back that can't be undone. So they're perfectly safe to handwash.
I have the same bear
Questions: How often should plushies or bears be cleaned?
Is there any way to wash the original stuffing or pellets? What do you do with the old pellets and stuffing?
How do you stuff the plush so as to make sure the stuffing come out evenly?
Wow, thank you for all the questions!
There's not really a set rule for how often you should wash a plushie. If it gets visibly soiled or discolored, it's a good idea, but you can go years without having to wash one.
The pellets you could probably wash in warm, soapy water and reuse. I wouldn't recommend reusing stuffing if there's any chance that mold has grown. Toss out any stuffing that may have mold. Otherwise, I suppose you could rinse the stuffing in hot soapy water and let air dry for several days, but note: I've never tried to do that, so it is only a guess.
As far as re-stuffing, use big handfuls of fluff at a time. The bigger, the better, as this will help keep your plushie smoother.
Thank you so much for your thoughtful questions!
how and where are you supposed to leave the stuffed animal to air dry? I have a really old bear I am planning to restore and I don’t want to do anything wrong that could potentially ruin him
I'm using this video as an inspo for my own restoration project. The fur is so matted that I can't seem to find the seam on it! It's a fairly large "flat duck" shape. Theoretically, could I use the same stitch if I was to make a slit in the material on the side of it?
Yes, absolutely. Just be sure to start the new seam beyond the edges of the cut.
I have a question. What if you have a small stuffed animal like a Tsum Tsum? Will you be able to take the stuffing out of them in order to clean them?
Absolutely!
@@CraftyMotato okay! Thanks!
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I really want to fix the stuffing on my dog I’ve had for almost 20 years (he’s a lil droopy from all the cuddles) but I’m so scared I’ll ruin him! He’s really sentimental to me and I wanna do it right, is there any tips you have for someone that is completely new to this?
Snip open an existing seam with a seam ripper or small pair of scissors. Then remove all the stuffing and replace it with new stuffing, and carefully sew the seam back closed. If your stitches are visible on the outside when you're done, then it's just signs of love and care.
Alternatively, you could see if there's a teddy bear hospital available to you and send your dog to them to fix for you!
How do you wash something that’s been torn and the stuffing is hanging out? I have a couple of plush that I’ve had since a kid that a friend gave me. I don’t want to throw them away. But they’ve sat in a shed for the longest time. And the elements and critters have not been kind to them 🥲 I also don’t want to cut them apart or anything. Because I am not a sewer and I would end up destroying it..
I would suggest removing all the stuffing and very carefully rinsing and letting soak in warm water with mild detergent, then restuffing and stitching shut. Even if your stitches aren't perfect, it can add age and care to your beloved stuffed friends
I found a beanie baby unicorn at a goodwill but it came with a hole in it! It was not dirty though! It was weird because usually you don't find only one of those problems! Its been sewed and I named it cotton 😊😊😊 this was about almost more than one year ago
I thought I could share this to ask you if you ever found a plushie with just one single problem or have you never seen that?
Sure! Sometimes plushies just develop a hole from where the seam is weakest, or sometimes they get a small stain and just need a spot cleaning.
Once the seam is ripped don't you have to worry about it coming undone because of the loose thread?
The seam should hold unless you apply a lot of bidirectional force to it. You start and stop the Henson stitch beyond where the hole is, so there's plenty of overlap to prevent that from happening.
I had no idea there were teddy bear hospitals, I have a childhood panda from panda express that I named Carsone pronounced {car-s- own} idk where I got the name but I did some research just now and I found out hes a 2009 gen, cant believe its been 14 years. His eyes and nose are chipped and his mouth is barely hanging on and he looks very skinny compared to his new brothers online, im gonna get him to see a doctor asap
Yay! Hope Carsone gets all better soon!
Hello! I hope you see this despite the video being posted a year ago. I’m planning to do this for my teddy bear but I’m curious how much stuffing did you use for yours? My teddy bear is about 18-20 inches long and has a wide head and midsection. Would 24.7 ounces be enough do you think? Thank you, loved your video and Edison is a cutie! ❤
Hi! Probably? It really depends on how firm you want your stuffed friend to be. Using more fluff and packing it in tightly will make them stiffer and less squishy, as opposed to using less fluff.
I want to do this with a lot of my old stuffed animals. but I don't want to take the stuffing out. think the washing method would still work ?'
So the problem with not taking the stuffing out is that the stuffing is very hard to get fully dry if you get it all wet. If you don't want to do a full wash including the stuffing, I'd recommend just surface cleaning your stuffed friend.
@@CraftyMotato I tried the baking soda method and that didn't seem to work. so I was thinking of cleaning them in the sink and then letting them sit and dry
I pulled them out of my basement. so they all have a musty mill do smell in them. problem is I have a lot of stuffed friends that need this cleaning. some of them I want to keep. others I would like to donate and give good homes..
Is it really the same if you take everything that was him out?
No. It is not the same. He has significantly less mold now.
What happens to the other bear with the red jacket in the old photo?
I'm pretty sure that's somewhere at my dad's house. Haven't seen it in years.
@@CraftyMotato okay if it’s there maybe bring the other bear you restored so they can reunite after years lol
Literally cant get to the back seam bc he’s so matted😓 should I brush him first ?
Yep. Use a pet brush and start at the ends, working your way closer to the fabric
Your Teddybear looks like Ice Bear from '' We are bare bears ''
Lol
My Ted Bear needs something like this, but i'm not very good at sewing and would cry forever if i did anything that broke him
That is entirely fair! There are a few teddy bear hospitals; check online and see if there's one near you!
How can I fixed a stuffed animal with bald patches of fur?
Probably the easiest way would be to make a patch and cover over the thinned area.
How could you do such a thing to Edison!
He desperately needed the makeover.
Edison is one handsome boy 😍
Thank you! He is very much loved
Could I use a blow dryer?
It would depend on the type of faux fur and the temperature, but I wouldn't advise it.
@@CraftyMotato I ended up just being patient for the air dry, and he came out really nice. Thank you so much for making this video!
Did you find the other teddy bear? 🧸
I think it's at my dad's house somewhere 🤔
@@CraftyMotato If you find it can you make a video on it please? 🤗
I'm so scared I will ruin the fur with those wire brushes. I know it's often used and recommended, but something about it makes me uneasy. Like, will the wire pull out chunks of fur, will it rip apart the seams...
I love my childhood leopard but he does need some love to get better. The stuffing is alright and bathing him shouldn't be a problem.
The thing with the wire brush is that you don't pull very hard, just enough to lightly lift the fur away from itself.
You can also use a stiff-haired brush as well, if you don't want to use the wire one.
I'm sure you will do your leopard proud!
Im so scared to rip the seams i dont want to ruin my stuffed bunny i know how to sew by hand but im not the best and im scared its not gonna look good when i do it
Also im to scared to let him in the hands of another person 😅
Those are all valid fears. I'd recommend practicing on some cheap plushies first
Sadly my stuffed childhood rainbow dinosaur is beyond repair (the fabric on it is tearing) 😢
No one is beyond repair! You can patch or stitch them up and then make them a cute sweater to cover the stitches! I've even seen friends with their original fabric completely recovered or replaced.
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Here's "Teddy has an operation" by Ze Frank, haha. ruclips.net/video/AdYaTa_lOf4/видео.html
Oh my god you skinned him
Had to be done.