<p><strong>Compartmentalization</strong></p>

<p>One way to prevent displacement is by making sure the stuffing cannot move anywhere. If all basic shapes (limbs, head, torso, &amp;c.) are separated from the others by an internal wall or membrane, you will prevent the filling from moving outside their limited volume.</p>

<p><strong>Use pre-shaped filling</strong></p>

<p>You can alternatively adapt the stuffing to the final shape of the volume it will occupy.<br>
You will probably have to adjust your technique a little, since this requires adapting the shell fabric around the stuffing, and sewing it in place.<br>
This will have consequences for the tactile qualities of the stuffed toy.</p>

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Joachim
<p>I have a concern with designing a stuffed toy which is that over time, if stuffing gets displaced from a particular region like an arm or a torso, it will be permanently deformed since the only way to move the stuffing back precisely would be to physically cut it and resew it which I wouldn't be around to do. 
How do I make sure stuffing always stays in place? Or otherwise what other material options are there besides fabric and stuffing?</p>

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What stuffing do you currently use?
Joachim
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What do you incorporate into a stuffed animal so that it doesn't permanently deform?
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# What do you incorporate into a stuffed animal so that it doesn't permanently deform?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2019-06-16)

I have a concern with designing a stuffed toy which is that over time, if stuffing gets displaced from a particular region like an arm or a torso, it will be permanently deformed since the only way to move the stuffing back precisely would be to physically cut it and resew it which I wouldn't be around to do.
How do I make sure stuffing always stays in place? Or otherwise what other material options are there besides fabric and stuffing?

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> **username_1**: What stuffing do you currently use?  

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### Answer by username_1 on 2019-06-16. Score: 4 | Accepted answer

**Compartmentalization**

One way to prevent displacement is by making sure the stuffing cannot move anywhere. If all basic shapes (limbs, head, torso, &c.) are separated from the others by an internal wall or membrane, you will prevent the filling from moving outside their limited volume.

**Use pre-shaped filling**

You can alternatively adapt the stuffing to the final shape of the volume it will occupy.  
You will probably have to adjust your technique a little, since this requires adapting the shell fabric around the stuffing, and sewing it in place.  
This will have consequences for the tactile qualities of the stuffed toy.


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