How to make a long Furby
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- A long Furby is equally unsettling and adorable. If you're like me, you just had to have one! This video is how I made my own long Furby using a "vegan" faceplate, meaning I did not buy a real Furby toy to lengthen. Instead, I purchased a replica faceplate on Etsy.
Pattern: www.instructables.com/Longify...
Faceplate: www.etsy.com/shop/MrDsPrinted...
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Spine: www.ebay.com/itm/M03019-MOREZ...
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If you have questions, leave a comment, and I will get back to you soon as I can!
Thanks for watching! - แนวปฏิบัติและการใช้ชีวิต
whoever came up with the term "vegan furby faceplate" deserves a Nobel peace prize
No, nono, that's a warcrime, not peace
They Do Deserve A Noble Prize
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Timestamps
0:27 - List of materials
1:15 - Pattern and cutting the fur
2:52 - Pattern and cutting the secondary fur
3:14 - Assembling the front of the furby
4:43 - Making the feet
5:20 - Smoothing the fur away from the seams and taping it
5:36 - Putting the front and back pieces of the furby head together
5:51 - Extra personalization
7:21 - Painting the faceplate
9:09 - Finished faceplate
9:23 - Longifying the furby
11:34 - Making a furby butt
11:57 - Attaching the faceplate
12:56 - Attaching the spine to the faceplate
Thank you!
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I’m not even sure I’ll ever make my Furb long.. but this is the most relaxing video I’ve seen... I could listen to you narrate Furb reconstruction all day...
I've been stuck waiting to make my long furby because I couldn't find a tutorial I could follow that was fleshed out with face plate and head instructions. I looked through my Etsy wish list of furby materials tonight and decided to check around again and BLESS YOU FOR DESCRIPTION LINKS ❤️ Stale Cupcakes is about to be born 🎂
I’m glad you found this helpful! Please tag me on Instagram @theoddbody once Stale Cupcakes has been summoned into this mortal realm, I’d love to see them 😍
Is your long furby named after the animal crossing song?
Can you make a video introducing Stale Cupcakes?
Finally! This is the only real tutorial I’ve seen. I decided on just a faceplate awhile ago, but had to clue where to start. Thank you! (Ps. She’s beautiful!)
I didn't even have a furby as a kid but I can't stop thinking about these long bois and I think I need one
Same actually!
Your voice is so dang soothing! And with that music in the bg 🙏
In the most calming voice possible: "Now that the body is your desired length, you need to make a butt."
“I’m not exactly an artist”, these long furbies are art and your great at making those!!
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE TUTORIAL AND ALL THE LINKS! Very nice and detailed! This is the way I've been wanting to make a furby (with the vegan face plate) so this really helps a lot!
I love how calm and relaxing the music and voiceover are despite the inherent chaos in this project. Great video! :)
The way you so elegantly and professionally say "peats" had me tickled pink. 😆
my dad made me a long furb about a year ago, her name is "Pocky Stick" she is such a majestic being.
This was so helpful when I was making my long furby, bossman, it was so easy to follow and the tape hack made it 10x easier to sew
Happy Birthday Bossman! I’m happy to have had even a small part in their creation 🥰
@@theoddbody1856 bossman is very excited you wished him happy bday!! Me and him have watched every vid of your and love your content!! :D
Thank you so much! 🎃💕
My furby: **intense sweating**
You have the only good tutorial out there, thank you so much!
Thank you for this tutorial
I’m trying to prepare myself to make mine when my furby comes! Can’t wait to try this!!
Excellent breakdown of the process, allows for watcher customization to a large degree
What a glorious specimen
You made this look a lot easier to do neatly than it really was (for me at least😅)! Props for being so neat at sewing. I think my fur was slightly more unruly than yours, and it was in the way the entire time, no matter how much tape I put!
thank you for the tutorial!! very easy to follow and its also very relaxing. thank you!!!
Came here for instructions on how to make a long Furby, stayed for the vibes. Great video - both informative and chill!
This is so so very helpful, thank you! I'm making my sibling a long furby for Christmas, and it was feeling like a very daunting task... Not the greatest at sewing lol. Your video made me feel a bit more confident and prepared to tackle my own longboi project. I appreciate all your tips and expertise! :)
This was so helpful I am currently doing research to create my own long Furby hopefully my friend who is also interested will do it with me. I also have to convince my mom to chauffer me to the craft store and order me stuff from the internet. I will update this if I successfully longify a furby.
I have found one to longify he is arriving next Wednesday the journey has started.
@@julian3490 how did it go?
I love your furb!!! I'm getting ready to make an oddbody furby and it's been really helpful to watch other folks go through their processes, so thank you for posting this!!
This was a really soothing video! You made an excellent tutorial! I love the voiceover, especially when you said ‘peats’ or ‘peets’. It’s just a wonderful touch. I love the furby of course! Wonderfully longified and gorgeous.
You’re too kind, thank you 💕
Thank you so so much! The video was very nice, and I had a good view of what was going on. Not to mention, your soothing voice was very relaxing, especially the soft background music. Ive been needing a tutorial for how to make a long furby from scratch. When I was cleaning my room the other day, I found a furby spine that I hadn’t used yet, and my two faceplates. I decided to visualize a long furby and sketch it out really quick. This Sunday we plan on visiting my moms boyfriends parents house. I plan on working on the long furby with his mom. 10/10 amazing video. Thank you.
Best of luck with your creation, I’m sure it’s going to be fantastic!
i love your voice and this tutorial slaps thank you
thank you so much for this, i struggle so much with sewing patterns this was so helpful!!
So do I! When I found the pattern initially I couldn’t find any videos showing people how it goes together, so I made one myself ✨
Great video! This guided me through creating my own long furby
This video helped a lot with making my furby, Thank You!
Least cursed long furby video I've ever seen, so relaxing to watch!
This is such a great tutorial and I'm loving that you used a vegan faceplate!!! The furb turned out fabulous!!!
Thank you! I really want to make one but I cant afford a real furby so I was gonna use a face plate. I just had no idea how to attach it.
The vegan faceplates are a much more affordable option! If you decide to make one please tag my Instagram @theoddbody so I can see 😍
THANK YOU FOR THIS TUTORIAL OMG
Happy to help!
This is helping me so much!! Thank you 😊!
This video made me so relaxed.....and your furby turned out awesome! Thanks for uploading (o:
Thank you for watching:]
Thank you for making this, it helps a lot
I've seen long furbies before and I finally got curious enough to look up how one is made. I have neither the skill nor the supplies to make one of these yet but after watching your video I think I might one day
I hope you give it a try!
Dare I Strive For Such Beauty In My Long Furby? Yes. I’M SO HAPPY I FOUND A GOOD TUTORIAL TO HELP ME BIRTH MY OWN LONG FURBY !!!!!!
You must, and I’m sure you will succeed!!
your voice is very soothing :)
great tutorial!! thanks for sharing :)
I need a long furby in my life
Thank you for inspiring me to make one of those “long furbys”
The eyelashes are really a nice touch 👌🏽
Thank you, I wish I could get my hands on some that are more similar to the original Furbys
Tip for gluing plastic to things: glue works best on rough surfaces as it has more "tooth" to grab onto, so if you feel like your plastic is prretty smooth, it helps to sand it, or even lightly scor it with a craft knife in extreme cases, to ensure the glue forms the strongest bond it can. I learned this from videos on miniature building and kitbashing, but I think it also applies to pretty much all crafts so long as they involve both plastic and glue.
this helped guide me through my first longification. Thank you guru Odd Body
My pleasure! I’m planning to make an updated video this coming year
tysm for this tutorial it was super helpful ^_^
I’m glad you found it helpful! Tag me on Instagram @theoddbody if you make a Furby, I’d love to see 😍
this is the best video i’ve found for this, making my lil demon rn😊😊😊
Yassss I LOVE THis
Wow, what a handsome man!
This im amazingggg
this made me so happy, i thought i needed to get an actual furby for this!
Okay update I finished mine, his name is Adonis and he is beautiful
@@devoidofanyinspiration5238 love it, how did you attach the ears??
@@batappreciation9661 I put them on with a sewing machine, needed some assistance from a friend, though. I just cut out two different colored triangles which i put together 😅
@@devoidofanyinspiration5238 thank you for the reply! How big did he end up? Did you add extra stitch allowance ?
@@batappreciation9661 I did leave stitch allowance, in the end the head ended up a bit thicker than the rest, so I would say it‘s not necessary. But this way, it looks cute, too. He is 1.35 meters long
She is so cute! Dad thinks they're horrible. This tutorial is perfect! I wont do a spine though.. its gonna be a worm lol
A noble project, to be sure. Thank you for your contributions, not only to the Internet, but to humanity at large. I've wanted to make a long Furby ever since I watched Strange Aeon's videos on the subject, and this will certainly help.
Side note: I don't know how to sew, so any tips/resources anyone can recommend would be greatly appreciated. :)
Strange Aeons is why I wanted to make one too!
Do you have a machine or will you be hand sewing?
@@theoddbody1856 I'll probably be sewing it by hand. Also, where did you get the original furby?
I bought the face plate from Mr Ds printed creations on Etsy! For hand sewing I recommend buying heavy duty thread or doubling up regular thread so that your seams are stronger
Yes I want a long furby ❤
one day i should get a furby (cus i never got one except the tiny cheap bootleg furby that did nothing but roll or walk with wheels)
I never had one either until recently
@@theoddbody1856 cool and yet i still don't have one lol also i like your monsterish nightmare creations
Their peets 🥺
I have a question, what is the name of the white yarn to make the Furby move?
Lol you talking so chill even though your making a very cured furby lol
Cured to perfection
Loool boots with the furb
Hey! I wanna make my own long boi but what size face plate should I get? I wanna get a good size so it doesn't look out of place
For the Furby in the video I bought a “mega” faceplate from MrDs, which worked out because I accidentally made a very large Furby. They have about a 13” diameter!
If you use the same pattern as I do but don’t add extra seam allowance, a standard faceplate will look normal. To see an example of that, check out my “how to make a Gandalf Furby” video
Thank you so much, finally an actual tutorial for a long furby. I like the insights you had. I gonna make one now and Is a xacto knife the same as a crafting knife?
They are the same! Make sure yours is sharper than mine, and be careful ☺️
@@theoddbody1856 How much fabric did you purchase ? Should i get 2 yards?
This Furby is just over 3 feet and I used only half a yard
how do you print the pattern in the right size
I opened my pattern in a Word document and used the scale to size the pattern. Each pattern page from instructibles.com has a square of either 1”x1” or .5”x.5” to let you know the correct sizing
This was a such a great tutorial, and calming too :) Question: I noticed you stitched the ears on after sewing the head. How did you get that to look so clean? Would you recommend sewing the ears into the seam as you make the head?
I used a ladder stitch to keep the ears on, and luckily the fur hid any mess. I would absolutely recommend sewing the ears into the seam of the head! That’s actually how I make my long Furbys these days
How do you put the glass semi circles in the eyes I got a 3D printed one but don’t know how to install it
I use regular white glue that dries clear. Keeps them in place, but if I wanted to change them out for a different color I can!
My only question is how much fabric I need for a furby of the same size as yours
Just about 1/2 yard total! You only need 4-5” of your contrast fabric, the rest is your primary color
I’m so confused on how to attach the curved back side to the straight back center? Can you please explain?
I'm making my furb and I'm curious how you attached the ears? It seems like you sewed the whole head seam and then cut to when the ears were on and I'm confused. Other than that, great tutorial! THanks!
I sewed the front an back head pieces together on my machine, then hand sewed the ears on!
Alternatively you can turn the ears inward and sandwich them between the front and back head pieces, then sew it all together in one go. The latter is a technique I used in my Glow Furby tutorial 😄
what version of the pattern did you use? one the website theres one for a original 1989 furby, a furby buddy and obe other that i cant remember
Original 1989! The pattern has 1/4” seam allowance already, so no need to add more. I added an extra 1/2” on mine because I didn’t realize, so my longboi is super chunky
What if your like me who handsews everything? How will you stich the segments together?
I’d use a running backstitch! Hand sewing will take a bit longer, but will work just fine. I recently made a long Furby that needed a lot of hand sewing for intricate fur pattern work. It’s not so bad, especially if you sew while watching movies
@@theoddbody1856i sew while listening to music
How much do long furby cost to make, just as a whole.
That’s going to vary depending on which materials you have already on hand. If we assume you have some sewing “basics” such as scissors, pins, needle and thread etc then my estimated breakdown is this:
3’ spine $17
Mega 3D faceplate $20
Poly-fil $15
*Fur $15-75
(*you need about 1/2yd of main color, 1/4yd of contrast. The price of faux fur depends upon quality and the seller)
👉🏻 my estimate is $67-$127 👈🏻
It’s a shame she stopped posting well I kinda understand because what else would she make
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She will be known as Euphrosyne February Paperclip Seashell-Sugar.
EDIT; OH MY GOD I GOT FOUR HOURS OF SLEEP BUT SHE'S HERE. I JUST ORDERED A FACEPLATE-
I for one welcome our new overlord Euphrosyne February Paperclip Seashell-sugar 🙌🏻
did you just paint the eyeballs black and add detial or resin? im really dumb but it looks super cool
I painted the whites of the faceplate black, then colored the eye chips that were included (from MrDsPrintedCreations) however I felt :D
I just have one question about the process and how it would effect my work if I changed this aspect: would it be easier to bypass making the head piece a separate part of the body that would be sewed on later? Like, if I were to trace out the pattern but then elongate the ends to be the length of the desired long furby length instead of making the head and THEN the body, would that not be advisable?
Yes, that would also work! I feel silly for not thinking of that, and will have to try it out in a future video
@@theoddbody1856 I’m waiting for the supplies to come in the mail, but I’ll be making my first long furby soon! I’ll use the method I mentioned and reply back to this comment on how it went if you want! If not for you, at least for anyone else who has similar questions about methods? Your video is seriously going to help me regardless, the process seemed so confusing until I found you!
I’m not going to lie I procrastinated on this project due to personal reasons, but I’m finally sewing and I haven’t gotten to the stuffing part yet but so far elongating it only had the issue of lining up if you don’t pin the fabric down well enough (which just means you need to re-pin it before sewing) and I have the same fur fabric you have! So far so good, we’ll see if it turns out a bit wonky once it’s all together!
Any ideas on how I can possible crochet my long boi, cause I have no idea
If you’re already a crocheter, just make a loooong tube with ears :)
@@theoddbody1856 Okay, thanks for the suggestion! I actually already started my long boi and half his body is done! His name shall be Slink the Cinnamon boi
Oh no! A video about the monster i see when sleep paralysis gets me :O
Thumbnail: I'll devour your soul in midnight
I’ve made it but what do i do with the corpse of my skinned furby now
Make another Furby but H O L L O W
This was an amazing tutoral and I'm definitely gonna follow it! I have a question though, how exactly did you do the zipper part? I'm planning on adding that but I don't really know how to do it. Also what kind of brush should I use to brush the furby hair?
I didn’t add a zipper to this Furby, could you elaborate?
To brush the hair away from the seams I used a cat brush, but any fine toothed hairbrush or comb would work as well
@@theoddbody1856 oh wait lol I watched two videos and one was of a girl that just made it with out really explaining and it had a zipper. Yeah I got confused but thanks anyways! I have one more question, what thickness pipe did you use for the spine? Thanks again
That makes sense lol
The spine is a 1/4” Jeton ball socket flexible armature from Morezmore on Etsy! Their link is in the description:)
@@theoddbody1856 Thank you so much!! You deserve way more recognition for this tutorial
i’m curious, at 12:16 wouldn’t that hole risk having the seam coming undone?
That’s a good point. If you’re concerned about the chance you should use FrayCheck or a dab of glue to seal the seam where the hole was cut.
I did not since the hole was covered by the faceplate and a generous amount of glue.
Did you buy three spines? On the listing it says its 1foot long and I’m curious if i need to attach them together
I bought 3 of the 1ft segments and they arrived in one 3ft piece! The spine lengths are made to be adjustable, but I haven’t had the chance to try it out yet
@@theoddbody1856 Thank you for replying so quickly! :)
How long did you make them and how much fabric did you use for the fur and the belly?
Their overall length is just over 36” or 3 feet!The belly was a piece 4”X36”, and the body was 13”X36”. It’s hard to say exactly how much fur went into the head, but I’d guess the pattern didn’t take up more than a 10”X10” square!
@@theoddbody1856 Thank you!
Where do you buy your fabric?
I buy mine from JoAnne’s, but if you don’t have fabric stores near you Fabric.com has many good options too
Hey! How did you attach the ears to the head? Lovely tutorial !
I hand stitched them on. There were too many fabric layers+glue for my machine to handle
@@theoddbody1856 thank you! Also, how much fabric did you end up using? Like how much for the belly and how much for the outer body fur? Thank you!!
@@batappreciation9661 I used about 1/2 yard for the main fur, and 1/4 yard of contrast for the belly
I'm cracking my head open trying to print the pattern in the correct size. It says that the little square is 1/2 inches, but I don't know how to print it like that. Does anyone know how to print the pattern correctly? Please send help
I opened my pattern in a Word document and used the scale to size the pattern.
Alternatively, if your pattern is close to the right size... say just a bit too small, you can add extra seam allowance around the pattern and it will be close to the correct size!
question, did you use the 1998 furby pattern or the furby buddy pattern? tysm!!!
I used the 1998 Furby
Hello! Thank you SO SO much for the tutorial, but I have a question. Where do we get the paper that is like "Front". Because without it I can't really cut the fur for my cursed furby boi!
Thank you so much for the tutorial again!
The link I have in the description for Instructables will take you to a “how to make a long Furby” page. From there you will be able to find and save the pattern
@@theoddbody1856 ah alright! Thank you!
How do you make a long furby With an I really existed furby plush
I’ve never tried making one with a real Furby before
@@theoddbody1856 I meant with a furby buddy or a furby like plush
Hi! I know I’m late to this video, but how much of the body fabric did you use? I’m buying fabric for my long furb online and I don’t know how many yards to get.
No worries! (These measurements are for a 3ft Furby using the pattern from bootswiththefurb)
Most faux fur I’ve seen online is 60in wide, so in that case for the main body 1/2 yard and for the tummy 1/4 yard.
If the fabric is only 45in wide, better get 3/4 yard for the body and 1/3 yard for the tummy
@@theoddbody1856 okay! Thank you so much! 💛
Hey! Quick question I know you are probably not going to see this since this was a year ago but where do you exactly get the sewing pattern for it? I saw it on the website but I don't know if I have to buy it off somewhere else or just download it off there then print it and if you do what should the printing size be? It probably has my answers somewhere and I'm blind and didn't see it, I apologize!
You can download it off instructables and print it off free! There is a 1x1” square on the pattern to help you size it.
Good luck, I’m sure your little monster will be effervescent ✨
@@theoddbody1856 omg thank you so much! I cant thank you enough, I really am blind I aplogize
am i the only one watching this while shopping for long furbies?
I have a question, if I were not doing a different pattern belly, could I just make one tube with one seam?
Yes, absolutely! When you are cutting the two front pieces, don’t cut the center L-shape (where the belly color would go)
@@theoddbody1856 wow, thank you for the response! I'm also using a Mr. D's face plate!
He’s an excellent seller. When you finish your oddbody please tag me on Instagram, I’d love to see!! 😁😁
@@theoddbody1856 Hi again! I've been busy with work, but with the ears, did you sew them on when it was inside out? (Right face in). Because I'm confused on if sewing the head together if I should leave a pocket to use to attach the ears to it. Sorry!
@@kaig5481 yes, I turned the ears inward (towards the center of the body) and sewed the front to the back with the right sides together. Sort of like a fuzzy sandwich
I used the link but I couldnt find the pattern? Is it just the image they've got on the Instrucables? Should I just print that out?
Yep! Save the photos of the pattern and print them out
@@theoddbody1856 awesome! I'll just have to make sure the little square is to scale!
where did you get ur fur from?
Joann Fabrics!
Heard some sewing machines had issues with stitching together the longer fur.
For your sewing machine, did you just treat it as sewing any other type of fabric, or did you have to tweak some of the settings?
Also; How much stuffing did you end up using for your long furby? No one seems to really cover how much stuffing is needed for them, so figured I'd ask.
I luckily didn’t have an issue on my sewing machine. And I believe I used about 2lbs of Poly Fill on this Furby (adding my extra seam allowance made them chonky), however most of my Furbys now only need about 1lb
@@theoddbody1856 Ahh, thanks for getting back to me on this.
I plan to make myself a couple of long boi's myself in the near future, so was a lil worried on such things.
Thanks!
Hi! Just a question- how long did it take you to make your long Furby?
Just a day or two. It depends how long you want to work on it at a time
Its cursed 😂😂😂 ❤❤❤
does anyone know what size paper i should print the pattern out in?
thanks :]
Standard letter size (printer paper)
@@theoddbody1856 thank you!