#weighted plush

[dailydragonplush]

Weighted Pastel Rainbow Dragon, Weighted Wildlife

[littlealienproducts]

Weighted&floppy Realistic Ferret plush by Vikirealisticdog

[signaturesnstitches]

I made a little weighted alien cat plush! His name is Grackle 💚🖤

Base patterns by Daftpatience and Cholyknight

[softgritspoonie]

Plushies aren’t childish. They’re nervous system care.

A lot of chronically ill and disabled people live in bodies that are constantly stuck in fight-or-flight. Chronic pain, fatigue, medical trauma, insomnia — all of it keeps the nervous system on high alert.

Hugging a plushie isn’t about being “immature.”

It can literally help regulate the nervous system.

Touch and deep pressure can:

release oxytocin (the bonding / calming hormone)

activate the vagus nerve

lower stress hormones

reduce anxiety and physiological arousal

make rest and sleep more possible

Weighted plushies especially can help when your body won’t calm down no matter how exhausted you are.

And yes — emotional attachment to comfort objects can continue into adulthood. That’s normal. That’s human. That’s how brains learn safety.

If something helps a disabled person feel calmer, safer, or sleep better, it doesn’t need to be aesthetic, adult, or palatable to strangers.

Comfort isn’t a moral failing.

Coping isn’t childish.

Survival tools don’t need permission.

Let people self-regulate in peace.

[bornofthread]

Mudpie is done!

sold!

[fancytrasharcade]

Oh yeah! My slug!

I was enamored by an image of like, a dozen arion ater (aka european black slug, black arion) in a yogurt container so I decided to make one (also joann's had NO grey or brown in this fabric at the time). I'd also felt that being able to put a big gastropod on my face might make me feel better during my migraines, so that's another motivation.

It's big and weighted, made of stretch/mochi minky and silky poly fil. I had to add the pneumostome 'cause I'm extra like that and have to make every project more difficult.

Its currently in need of repairs, as its eyestalk is coming off D:

[cinnamonsquidcrochet]

Baby Blue the Lambie! This cuddly girl is available now on my kofi page. She's crocheted with fluffy nylon yarn and features handsewn felt details, plus the loveliest lace collar! Baby Blue is also lightly weighted with glass microbeads in her belly.

Baby Blue the Lambie, Crochet Amigurumi Plush - Cinnamon Squid Crochet's Ko-fi Shop

Baby Blue the Lambie is a crochet plushie made from super soft nylon yarn and featuring handsewn felt and lace details! Her belly shows a sl

[bumbl-buzz]

More worms!!!! Now on our Etsy!! Link in bio!!!