How To Repair Bald Spots On Stuffed Animals

I received this email from Jessie over the weekend and asked her if I might share it with you:

I was wondering if yous had whatever tips for making a patch where in that location was an injury to the lovie.

This is Vocalist. She is 34 years erstwhile. She was injured in an incident involving a desk lamp in 1999. She's lived in a box for the years since just I want to be able to run into her again without feeling so sad nigh her wound.

My thoughts were to get a piece of white fur and run it through the wash a bunch of times with all the clothes for a week or 2 until it looks like her fur, so cut out the wound and stitch in the new fur. Do y'all think this would piece of work?

Any ideas would exist welcome!!!!

Here's Singer'due south injury:

Heartbreaking!

A few years ago I did a series here on the blog almost repairing beloved stuffed animals. The posts were titled, "Animal Infirmary: Intensive Care for the Intensely Loved." I put a phone call out on our local listserve for moms in boondocks asking if anyone had a special softie in need of repair. It was a wonderful experience! I worked on a lamb in need of new paw pads, a very saggy bear, and a piggie in need of a new nose, amid many others.

I got to hear the stories of each of these special toys. That bear? His name is Crane Man. And the lamb? She'south been pond in the Caymen Islands.

I also learned that people are willing to pay for you to set their child'southward lovey. After I'd finished my serial, I continued to get desperate calls from moms all over town. You might have to piece of work fast (1 hour until nap time!), just it'south a lucrative gig if y'all desire it. Ask around. You'll see.

I even so repair lovies for the children of friends from fourth dimension to fourth dimension and I ever write a little note explaining how brave the softie was and how much better he feels now that he'southward been freshened upward. It's seriously and so fun.

So, back to Vocalist. I emailed back to Jesse and brash her to:

• trim away the bits of fur and stuffing that are very burnt so that the dark color and odd texture volition gone
• have Vocalizer to the fabric store and effort to observe a fur with the closest match in color and softness
• create a patch that's 1/4″ larger all the way around, then fold the edges under by one/four″ and baste
• ladder stitch the patch to Vocalizer's existing fur, going around twice for a really secure zipper (and perhaps using upholstery thread for added strength)

Singer won't look perfect. She'll have a battle scar, but at least her stuffing will stay inside and she won't take to alive tucked away in a box any longer.

Thanks, Jesse, for writing to me! And Singer, I'm wishing you a swift recovery.

Source: https://whileshenaps.com/2015/05/stuffed-animal-repair.html

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