Polyester filling for soft toys, cushions and pillows - 1kg

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Super-clean, machine-washable and hygienic, this high-quality polyester filler is the perfect way to finish off your design. Perfect for your toy-making stash, this bouncy and light filling is also great for cushions and decorations. Sheep have been around for thousands of years so it would make sense that early soft toys were stuffed with wool too.

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A 1kg bag of stuffing will have a different volume or size depending on what it is made from and how much air there is inside.

Carding a filling product makes it more light and fluffy as it goes through a carding machine and introduces air. The finished items still need to be safety checked by you before you can add the CE mark to your toys as the law applies to the finished article and not component parts.

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It is possible to purchase toy stuffing that has been tested to the appropriate standard for CE Marking. This means that the fibres of the filling are produced in such a way that they will minimise an allergic reaction (hypoallergenic).

This is a really tricky question to answer as different types of toy filling have different densities and you may prefer to stuff your toy a little firmer or lighter as you desire. This is why none of the Knitting by Post knitting patterns specify a stuffing quantity as it would be impossible to accurately measure as the weight has no bearing on the volume needed to stuff a toy completely.

Washable Filling - The Range

Made from 100% hi-loft polyester, this filling is safe and washable making it a hygienic and clean choice for your craft, art and DIY projects. So if you make a toy that is mainly knitted in white then you may see the filling through the finished work and it will not look as ‘clean’ as you would like. This makes a huge difference for those of us trying to run a small business as we use huge amounts of this stuffing in our hand knitted toys.If like me however, you use it to make toys, then knowing all about the toy filling that you use can give you better finished results. To enjoy all that Hobbycraft has to offer, please enable cookies or check whether another programme is blocking them. Having completed the project I then washed the bunny on a wool wash in the washing machine, air dried it and the bunny retained its shape perfectly! It can be good if you have large toys to fill as it is less dense than other kinds of filling and goes further by weight. Your choice of filling matters because it can significantly change the finished toy look and feel of your toy.

The Ulitmate Guide to Toy Filling – Toy Knitting Patterns The Ulitmate Guide to Toy Filling – Toy Knitting Patterns

If the man-made element doesn’t bother you too much, it is good for toy stuffing as it has a consistent feel throughout and will give your finished toy the same feeling. It holds beautifully; and I use it ALL the time to create my one of a kind mohair bears at The Artful Bear! You don’t have to use just one material, I make little bags to weigh down my toys with uncooked rice and add cotton stuffing round the edges. It's best to take out in small amounts and tease it right out, then use your choice of stuffing tool to get into small places (I use a chopstick).From handmade toys to quilting, this polyester stuffing is a hygienic and washable haberdashery essential.