Plush toys (plush toys) are toys made of plush fabrics, pp cotton and other textile materials as the main fabrics and stuffed with various fillers. They can also be called soft toys and stuffed toys. (stuffed toy), my country's Guangdong and Hong Kong and Macao regions are called "plush dolls". At present, we habitually call the plush toy industry plush toys.
Plush toys have the characteristics of realistic and lovely shape, soft touch, not afraid of extrusion, easy to clean, strong decoration, high safety, and suitable for a wide range of people. Therefore, plush toys are good choices for children's toys, house decoration and as gifts.
Classification
Plush toys are classified into the following four categories according to the characteristics of the product:
1. According to the production characteristics of plush toys, the products basically have fillers, so it can be generally said that plush toys and plush toys are referred to as stuffed toys.
2. According to whether it is filled, it can be divided into stuffed toys and non-stuffed toys;
3. Stuffed toys are divided into plush stuffed toys, velvet stuffed toys, and plush stuffed toys according to their appearance;
4. According to the appearance of the toy, it can be divided into stuffed animal toys, equipped with high-intelligence electronics, movement, audio animal toys or dolls, and various holiday gift toys;
Popular categories
According to consumer preferences, plush toys have the following popular categories:
1. According to the shape source of plush toys, it is divided into animal plush toys and cartoon plush toys;
2. According to the plush length of plush toys, it is divided into plush toys and super soft short plush toys;
3. According to the name of people's favorite animals, it is divided into plush teddy bears, plush toy teddy bears, etc.;
4. According to the different stuffing of plush toys, it is divided into PP cotton plush toys and foam particle toys.
material
(1) Velboa: There are many styles. It is very clear from the color card of Fuguang Company. It is very popular to make bean bags. Most of the TY beanies popular in the United States and Europe are made of this material. Bears also fall into this category.
Quality characteristics: the wool surface is soft, and the quality of the hair falling down is generally poor, but the printed shearling cloth will fall a little, and a slight slope is acceptable.
(2) Plush cloth:
A, A yarn (also called ordinary yarn, BOA material), divided into:
Shiny yarn: Generally, it is shiny, and the yin and yang sides can be divided into different hair directions under the light. Matte yarn: that is, matte color, basically no yin and yang.
B. V yarn (also known as special yarn, T-590, Vonnel) has Even Cut and Uneven cut. The hair length is in the range of 4-20mm, which is a mid-grade material.
C. Hipile (Shanghai style, plush): the hair length is in the range of 20-120mm, and any hair length can be made within the range of 20-45mm, and only 65mm and 120 (110) mm above 45mm. Not easy to curl.
D. Other:
1. Curly plush (rolling bundle hair):
①Tumbling boa, A yarn curl: Most of it is granular wool, lamb wool, or the hair root is bundled, and the top is rolled up. Usually used to make more classical toys, the hair length can be up to 15mm; the price is much cheaper than the Shanghai style curly hair.
②Tumbling H.P. Shanghai style curly hair: Usually the hair is longer and the curling effect is looser. There are many styles to choose from.
E. Plush printing material: 1. Printing; 2. Jacquard; 3. Tip-dyed: (like an open book with mixed hair glasses); 4. Motley; 5. Two tone, etc.
Matters needing attention: 1. The density of plush is gram weight, and whether the hand feel is smooth (that is, the exposed bottom yarn is not serious, and the wool surface is upright or lodging); 2. The quality of the yarn and the quality of the weaving affects the smoothness effect; 3. The dyeing accuracy; 5. Look at the effect of a larger area of the hair surface: whether the hair surface effect is dense, erect, supple, whether there are abnormal indentations, wavy lines, disordered hair direction and other abnormal phenomena. The above aspects can basically be used to judge the quality.
(3) velour: similar to shearing cloth, but the hair length is about 1.5-2mm, and the elasticity is larger than that of shearing cloth; no hair direction.
(4) T/C cloth: (the composition is 65% Polyster, 35% Cotton) There are three types:
1) 110*76: thicker, used on printed cloth, or products with higher requirements, the density is higher, and it is not easy to loose).
2) 96*72: second; the density is thinner.
3) 88*64: Again. Due to the loose organization, usually ordering materials are required to be made into a light pulp, so as to prevent the sewing from being easy to loosen and cause bursting.
2) and 3) are usually used for interlining. When using, it should be selected according to the grade and purpose of the product.
(5) Edge fabric (Nylex, Tricot): It is divided into ordinary edge fabric (100%Polyster) and nylon edge fabric (Nylon), which are usually used. Production, screen printing and embroidery are relatively easy. In the case of screen printing, it is necessary to control the length of the grasping hair (usually no more than 1mm), otherwise the screen printing will be difficult, the color will not penetrate easily, and it is easy to fade.
Nylon edge fabric is less used, and it is only used when special products require strong adhesion
(6) Cotton cloth (100% Cotton): It is used to make higher-grade printed cloth, which is thicker than T/C cloth. (7) Felt: Pay attention to thickness and hardness. It is divided into ordinary polyester and acrylic. Usually, ordinary polyester is used, which is hard and has a thickness of about 1.5mm. , commonly used in gifts, less used in toys.
(8) PU leather: It is a kind of Polyester, not leather leather. Note that the thickness of the fabric will vary depending on the base fabric.
Note: PVC materials cannot be used for all toys, because PVC contains excessive toxic and deadly elements, so it should be noted that the material cannot be of PVC nature, so be very careful.
(9) Twill (Heavier T/C): It is divided into cotton or T/C, which is thicker and the texture is clearly visible.
(10) Zhe Shibu: Measure the texture according to the count; it should be selected according to the grade and use of the product.
(11) Knitted fabrics: According to the number of grams, the quality is divided into cotton or T/C, and the elasticity of the fabric is relatively large.
(12) Electronic fleece: thin and bright, but the wool surface is not soft enough.
(13) Polar fleece: It is divided into single-sided fleece and double-sided fleece, which is soft to the touch but has greater elasticity.
(14) Velvet: There are several grades. The difference from electronic velvet is that it is softer and has a relatively high price.
(15) Flocking Material: Single-sided, double-sided, single-sided flocking If the base fabric is different, the thickness and hardness are different, and the price is also different.
(16) Satin: Usually sewing is not easy to do, too soft and easy to run.
(17) Washable cloth, wrinkled cloth (Nylon Taffeta): the cloth surface has wrinkles, because it can be washed with water, some products will be used, but the sewing is not easy).
(18) Nylon cloth: lining cloth: 170T, a kind of nylon cloth, very thin and cheap, can be considered as inner bag lining; ordinary nylon cloth: 190T; thick nylon cloth: 210T; Oxford cloth: more than 420T .
(19) Towel cloth: Cotton: The terry is relatively high and looks rough. When used on toys, a thick and dense base should be used, so that the cotton is not easy to run out.
T/C type: The terry is fine and smooth, and it is mostly used in baby products, bath products, etc. Note that the base cloth should be thick and not penetrate the cotton.
(20) Others: denim, flashing cloth