About Stuffed toys:

• Stuffed toys also referred to as plush toys and soft toys are made up of soft knitted fabrics stuffed with filling material.
• Stuffed toys are popular for a variety of reasons –
  • As toys for kids,
  •  as gifts among youngsters for valentine's day,
  • Birthdays,
  •  Other kind of special days or just as an expression of thought.

Product characteristics

• Stuffed toys are entirely textile material.
• The outer fabric or skin of stuffed toys is made of fur, fleece, polyester felt, acrylic plush fabrics, etc.
• The skin is stuffed with a variety of materials such as polyester staple Fiberfil, foam, cloth scrap, paper foam or cotton.
• The toys are manufactured in different shapes, sizes and colors, the height varying from 6 cm to 200 cm.

Raw materials

• The outer skin of the stuffed toys is made from knitted pile fabrics/artificial fur as they have the desired soft feel.
• These fabrics are mostly made of polyester or polyester cotton blends.
• The knitted fabrics have different pile lengths ranging from 1 mm to 16 mm.
• The filling can be done with cotton, cotton waste, paper or Fiberfil.
• The high value products use Fiberfil for stuffing.
• Siliconised Fiberfil is used when higher bounce is desired.
• Production of stuffed toys is carried out manually in the unorganized home based units in developing countries like India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh etc. 
• The organized players are equipped with modern tools and machines to facilitate mass production.

Machineries:

• The machineries used for the manufacturing stuffed toys are:
  • Cutting machine such as fire cutting machine, press die cutting machine, bend knife cutting machine
  • Eyes and nose punching and sealing machine
  • Sewing machine
  • Carding and Fiberfil stuffing machine
  • Metal detectors
  • Vacuum press machines for final packaging