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Easy

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8

Time Required

                          15 - 30 minutes

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Introduction

What you need

Step 1

              Safety Eye
  • Be sure to keep the eye that fell out and the backing or buy a new one.
  • New safety eyes are pretty inexpensive and easy to find.
  • Do not put the backing on the eye until it’s in place.

Be sure to keep the eye that fell out and the backing or buy a new one.

New safety eyes are pretty inexpensive and easy to find.

Do not put the backing on the eye until it’s in place.

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Step 2

  • The eyes on the face are located in or close to a seam that holds it in place.
  • Use your scissors to open the seam. Be very careful to cut the thread and not the fabric.
  • Make the opening of the seam so it fits the replacement eye.

The eyes on the face are located in or close to a seam that holds it in place.

Use your scissors to open the seam. Be very careful to cut the thread and not the fabric.

Make the opening of the seam so it fits the replacement eye.

Step 3

  • Use this new hole to put the eye back in its original position.

Use this new hole to put the eye back in its original position.

Step 4

  • Insert the safety eye in the original position.
  • Before putting on the backing make sure it’s symmetrical to the other eye.

Insert the safety eye in the original position.

Before putting on the backing make sure it’s symmetrical to the other eye.

Step 5

  • When the eye is in place put the backer on the eye from the inside of the plushie.
  • Use the hole of the seam we opened to do that.
  • Press very hard until the eye and the back click together.

When the eye is in place put the backer on the eye from the inside of the plushie.

Use the hole of the seam we opened to do that.

Press very hard until the eye and the back click together.

Step 6

  • Sew the seam back up using a simple stitch.
  • Begin the stitches from the inside out so they are not visible, then fasten off the thread at the end of the seam.
  • The thread should be the same color as your plushie.

Sew the seam back up using a simple stitch.

Begin the stitches from the inside out so they are not visible, then fasten off the thread at the end of the seam.

The thread should be the same color as your plushie.

Step 7

  • Take a pin and poke at the fur carefully to make it fluffy again.
  • Doing this will ensure the eye doesn’t look like it’s popping out.

Take a pin and poke at the fur carefully to make it fluffy again.

Doing this will ensure the eye doesn’t look like it’s popping out.

Step 8

  • Repeat the previous step all around the eye until it looks seamless.
  • And your done!

Repeat the previous step all around the eye until it looks seamless.

And your done!

To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in the order suggested.

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