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Custom plush
AI Black Bear Plush Toy
A plush reference for custom shape, fabric, color and trim.
Reference images show a starting point. Shape, materials, color, functions and packaging can be developed around your brief.
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Manufacturing reference
What this reference shows, and what you would decide.
A classic seated bear in a dark shade, which is the hardest colour to photograph and the easiest to sew.
The seated bear is the reference block the whole plush trade is measured against, so it is the fair test of a pattern and a fill. A dark pile hides seam work and shows lint, which changes both the quality conversation and the packing instructions. Face features have to be lifted off a dark ground, usually with a lighter muzzle panel and contrast stitching.
This is the sample to send when you want to compare quality rather than creativity. Decide the pile height and the muzzle treatment first, and if the bear is going to be photographed for retail, agree the lighting and the background at the same time as the fabric.
Decisions this product type puts in front of you
- Materials Pile height, backing weight and fill density set both the look and the price. Ask for a fabric card, approve a lab dip against your artwork, and remember that a long pile hides seams and swallows embroidered detail.
- Face and features Embroidery, appliqué, print and heat transfer each hold detail differently on a raised pile. Choose per feature rather than per product, and decide whether eyes are embroidered or moulded before the age grade is fixed.
- Safety and certification Age grade drives the eye and nose method, the seam strength target and which small parts rule applies. Confirm the destination market before the pattern is cut, since the test list is not the same everywhere.
- Tooling and quantity A plush is cut and sewn, so setup sits in pattern making and sampling rather than steel. Quantity mostly moves fabric buying and line time, which is why a second colourway costs far less than a second sculpt.
- Packaging Plush ships compressed or uncompressed and the choice changes carton count, freight and how the product looks when the box is opened. Decide the recovery time you are willing to accept.
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- Target height in centimetres and the sitting or standing pose.
- Artwork or a sample, with turnaround views if the character is new.
- Pile height, colour references and any contrast materials.
- Destination markets and the age grade you intend to print.
- Quantity per colourway and the retail pack format.
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Presentation
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