The whole face is embroidered. Order: the eyes (black satin), then the white glints over them, then the nose and mouth, blush last. Mark the centres with pins first and compare with the picture. Bring thread ends out where a sewn-on piece will cover them, or bury them in the stuffing.
- Satin stitch (on the dumpling) (2, symmetric: the toy's left side is described, the right is its mirror image): in black thread, a oval about 5 mm wide and 5.5 mm tall, horizontal stitches; centred in round 14, 3.5 st from the centre front line, toward the toy's left .
- Embroidery in brown thread (on the dumpling), straight stitches through: (in round 15, 1 st from the centre front line, toward the toy's right ) → (between rounds 15 and 16, 0.5 st from the centre front line, toward the toy's right ) → (in round 15, on the centre front line ) → (between rounds 15 and 16, 0.5 st from the centre front line, toward the toy's left ) → (in round 15, 1 st from the centre front line, toward the toy's left ).
- Satin stitch (on the dumpling): in tongue thread, a oval about 4 mm wide and 4.5 mm tall, horizontal stitches; centred in round 16, on the centre front line .
- Embroidery in pleat thread (on the dumpling), straight stitches through: (between rounds 1 and 2, on the centre front line ) → (between rounds 3 and 4, 0.5 st from the centre front line, toward the toy's left ) → (between rounds 6 and 7, 2.5 st from the centre front line, toward the toy's left ).
- Embroidery in pleat thread (on the dumpling), straight stitches through: (between rounds 1 and 2, 1 st from the centre front line, toward the toy's left ) → (between rounds 3 and 4, 3 st from the centre front line, toward the toy's left ) → (between rounds 6 and 7, 7 st from the centre front line, toward the toy's left ).
- Embroidery in pleat thread (on the dumpling), straight stitches through: (between rounds 1 and 2, 1.5 st from the centre front line, toward the toy's left ) → (between rounds 3 and 4, 5 st from the centre front line, toward the toy's left ) → (between rounds 6 and 7, 11.5 st from the centre front line, toward the toy's left ).
- Embroidery in pleat thread (on the dumpling), straight stitches through: (between rounds 1 and 2, 1 st from the centre back line, toward the toy's left ) → (between rounds 3 and 4, 1.5 st from the centre back line, toward the toy's left ) → (between rounds 6 and 7, 2 st from the centre back line, toward the toy's left ).
- Embroidery in pleat thread (on the dumpling), straight stitches through: (between rounds 1 and 2, on the centre back line ) → (between rounds 3 and 4, 0.5 st from the centre back line, toward the toy's right ) → (between rounds 6 and 7, 2.5 st from the centre back line, toward the toy's right ).
- Embroidery in pleat thread (on the dumpling), straight stitches through: (between rounds 1 and 2, 1 st from the centre back line, toward the toy's right ) → (between rounds 3 and 4, 3 st from the centre back line, toward the toy's right ) → (between rounds 6 and 7, 11 st from the centre front line, toward the toy's right ).
- Embroidery in pleat thread (on the dumpling), straight stitches through: (between rounds 1 and 2, 1.5 st from the centre front line, toward the toy's right ) → (between rounds 3 and 4, 4 st from the centre front line, toward the toy's right ) → (between rounds 6 and 7, 6.5 st from the centre front line, toward the toy's right ).
- Embroidery in pleat thread (on the dumpling), straight stitches through: (between rounds 1 and 2, 1 st from the centre front line, toward the toy's right ) → (between rounds 3 and 4, 1.5 st from the centre front line, toward the toy's right ) → (between rounds 6 and 7, 2 st from the centre front line, toward the toy's right ).