Learn how to make safety eyes super secure in minutes!
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- Опубликовано: 7 сен 2024
- Learn how to make safety eyes super secure in just a few minutes!
This technique is a must when creating softies and plushies with safety eyes especially if they are crocheted or knitted. Knitted and crocheted projects have many gaps and holes in the stitching which can prevent the safety eyes from being truly "safe" resulting in them falling out or becoming a choking hazard.
Use this technique for all of your softies and plushies to keep them the most safe. Of course, with all projects that have eyes and other small parts, do not leave any young child alone with the projects just in case.
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Thanks for the tip! Will make me feel a lot better about gifting this to a newborn. Who knew safety eyes weren't actually safe
You are welcome! Yes, safety eyes don't always work great with crochet stitches due to how many gaps/holes there can be in the crochet project. Glad to hear this will help you. 🙂
I dont have any felt or things like that, but this video gave me a great idea. I took extra fabric from when i cropped a shirt and folded it so that its thick. Then i kinda used it as a layer between the eye and the back. I plan to use a bit of super glue and sewing to make sure it stays secure
Great idea! The only thing about using fabric other than felt or fleece is that other fabric has a tendency to fray so if you can take care of that, you should be all set to use it like the felt. Good job figuring out what works for what you have! 🙂
Excellent! Thank you!
You are welcome! 🙂
Nice tutorial ❤
Thank you! 🙂
Thank you so much!!!!! Amazing trick!
You are welcome! Glad to hear you like the trick 🙂
Thank you for the tip
You are welcome! Thanks for watching 🙂
Great tip.
Thanks! 🙂
The safety pin goes the other way arround to make them secure don’t they
Hi - I've tried putting the safety ring on both ways and I have found that the way I put it on in this video works best but either way you put on the saftey ring, your project could still use the extra step included here with fabric
Hi, I’m new to safety eyes and I have been adding the felt before I saw this, out of desperation! But, is the backing supposed to curve out or curve down? I know on my chenille or velvet yarn projects the eyes disappear almost (not good at going slow). I’ve even used the stiffer felt on my fluffiest yarn but eyes still disappear. So, I’ll have to experiment with the curve going out to see if I see the eyes better. Lately I’ve considered gluing the eyes too, haven’t tried it yet though. I do trim the yarn on the side you see obviously, but some eyes are just too tight. Thanks for your video too! It’s good to know I’m doing something right.
Hi! Thank you for your comment! I have seen the safety eyes put on both ways - curve out or curve down - but I have found that curve out works best. In this position I can control how far down I push the backing which adjusts how much the eye "sinks" into the crocheted stitches. I have experienced eyes almost disappearing into velvet or thick yarn but try to fix that by not clicking the backing all the way down. Does this help? Trimming the yarn is a good idea - I've done that, too. 🙂 Good job experimenting!
It does help! Thank you so much!
For bigger projects would you still use one large piece of felt to span both eyes or would this work just as well using one piece of felt for each eye? I love this idea btw
Thank you for your comment! Yes, I would use one larger piece to span both eyes or if you use 2 smaller pieces of felt, then I would hand sew the edges of each felt piece (with whipstitches and sewing thread) on the inside of the project. Having one piece of felt across both eyes really helps prevent the eyes and the felt from pulling through a gap/hole in the project. 🙂
What a neat idea!
Hello. I know NOTHING about crocheting. I am here because a dear friend of mine gifted me a sweet crotchet bunny for my child, and a safety eye popped out. Can this be fixed, or added back in? I feel bad to tell her, or thinking I shouldn’t tell her. Any help is appreciated! Thanks! ❤
Hello! So sorry to hear about your little crochet bunny. 🙁 The safety eye may be able to be fixed but it's hard to tell without seeing the project - I would be happy to look at it if you send me a photo of it via email (you can find my email address in my channel about section).
Since you are not experienced with crocheting, I think the best thing to do is tell your dear friend about the eye and how much her handmade gift means to you - I think she'll understand and do what she can to fix it. Of course, you can refer her to this video so she can make future projects with this technique so it doesn't happen again. Hope this helps - Jennifer 🙂
@@celticknotcrochet thank you Jennifer. My guess is because the yarn used is thicker and soft. I may be wrong though. I will send over a picture shortly to get your opinion. Thanks for taking a little time out for me!
Christina
Excellent! Thanks!
You are welcome! 🙂 Thanks for watching!