A super quickie 'tutorial' with an example of the sort of pattern I create for plush heads and how I needlesculpt the features.

I can't stress enough that needlesculpting can be done lots of different ways. Even using this diagram you can achieve different looks by changing the spacing of the stitches and how snugly you pull.

As an example... The prototype plush is stuffed pretty firmly and the fabric gave a little under the stress of the sculpting stitches. So I had to ease the stitches a bit to find a balance. Other fabrics I've been able to pull hard and the fabric can handle it (good quality fleece, for instance, doesn't require such hard stuffing and can handle taut stitches).

Hope this helps someone!