How to Reinforce a Microbead Plush

Look for seams in the microbead plush that you can tear to remove its contents.

Using a seam ripper, make a hole the size of your thumb.

Dump out the contents of the plush into a large container using that hole you made.

Flip the plush inside out using the hole you made.

Fold the inside-out casing in half.

Place it on a piece of fabric folded into fourths. The loose ends of the fabric should be facing you.

Trace the outline of the casing with a marker.

Use scissors to cut out the outline of the plush.

Measure about 20 times the length of the plush in thread.

Push the thread through the eye of the needle until both sides of the needle have an equal amount of thread.

Create a small loop using the loose ends, leaving about 2 centimeters to wrap around the base of the loop. Push the excess through the loop to create a knot.

Unfold the material keeping both outline sheets together.

After unfolding, use a different color marker to note where the hole made in step one is on your plush.

Start stitching along the edge of the outlines, weaving the needle every centimeter to close any gaps.

Stuff the bag into the plush, leaving the openings together.

Sew the edges of the openings onto the plush to prevent the bag from slipping when refilling.

Insert the funnel in the opening and begin refiling the plush.

After refilling the plush, sew the opening closed.

After closing the opening press down on the plush to spread around the microbeads.