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[phosfate]

Finished Gema, who was much improved by the addition of her face and hanger. Also finished hilariously inept Hello Kitty out of the mascot pattern book Sanrio released in April. I would like to blame its ill-fitting limbs on the instructions' being in Japanese, but anyone who's ever seen inside a Japanese instruction book would instantly spot this as total bullshit. Let's just call it primitive art and move on.

cageyklio gave me a spiffy 70s pattern book at MediaWest, and I am going to attempt the Alice in Wonderland. With some adaptations. Like the bitchin' bear-sized white tennis shoes I found at Hobby Lobby.

The management would like to apologize for the lack of anything interesting in Ann's life.

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Sewing Tips

[danakate.livejournal.com]

Is there a particular kind of thread you find works best with felt? I suppose I could get a few different kinds and see how it all turns out. But I didn't know if there was anything that struck you as, "Man, I wish I'd known about this when I first started" types of things. :)

Re: Sewing Tips

[annlarimer.livejournal.com]

DO NOT USE INVISIBLE THREAD! I know it seems like a good idea, but it's basically fishing line, and it will slice its way through the fabric in time.

Just yer regular cotton sewing thread will work fine. On most of these guys, you'll only want to use one thread, which is kind of a pain in the ass if you're used to doubling and prone to needle-dropping. And teeny stitches are your friend, but if you use the good felt it'll hold just fine.

Re: Sewing Tips

[danakate.livejournal.com]

Mmmmm teeny stitches. I'm a fan of stitches of variable size. ;) And I'm also a fan of doubling, which you mentioned, so I'm sure that will drive me nuts.

Alas, the mascot book has not arrived, yet, so it will have to wait until I get back from my as-of-now-still-on business trip. Hopefully it'll be here by then or I will be angry at eBay Seller Type Person.

Re: Sewing Tips

[annlarimer.livejournal.com]

Hm. Maybe take a single strand of embroidery thread and double it?

Mascot took for-friggin'-ever to arrive when I bought mine. My new Aranzi book turned up yesterday, and was worth the price just for the diagram of the monkey saying, "OH MY GOD!" as its head is being stuffed. Poor monkey. This book also contains a fish, two tadpoles (one with legs, one without), and a burglar.

To quote gkkstitch, "Fuckin' Japanese."

Re: Sewing Tips

[danakate.livejournal.com]

eBay seller says I should have gotten it (Hello Kitty Mascot Book) by now. >_< Claims to be resending it this morning. >_< Hopefully I'll get it this week. >_