Tutorial on handmade DIY Totoro plush doll

Step 4: Trace the outline with a pen or pencil:

Step 5: Cut out the belly, eyes, nose, and belly mark directly traceable to the line:

Step 6:. Do the same for the ears, arms, and tail:

You can use pins to fix it temporarily

Step 9: Sew the white thread on the body and belly using an embroidery needle:

Step 10: Use white thread to sew the eyes on the body

Step 11: Use black thread to sew the nose on the body:

Optional: Sew a small opening using black yarn or a split seam. The big mouth is sewn shut.

Step 12: Leave an opening and fill the bottom with silk floss/:

Step 13: Open each piece inside and out. For weapons, put less stuffing toward the top:

Step 14: Take the back side of the body and place it. Add plush ears and place them upside down on top of the body. Sew on the other side of the face and belly and place it with the ears belly side down. Corresponding alignment and stitching:

Step 16: Open what comes out of the body. Squeeze more stuffing down so it sits snugly:

Step 17: Sew open body, arms, tail, using a hidden cross stitch:

(Don’t worry about the bottom not being perfect because no one will really see it)

Step 18: Use hidden seams on the body to sew the tail and arms. The position of the tail is also just right for support:

You're done!

Look at our final DIY results.

If you like Totoro puppets, there is another Totoro with expressions and colors below, which is also very cute. If you like it, just make one yourself, it will give you a great sense of accomplishment.