Phil the Amoeba
Oct. 12th, 2004 04:31 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
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The colors are actually pretty accurate in this picture. He's made of horrible blue fur, with details of wool felt. His pseudopods (is that the word?) have little jingle bells inside. Less than a foot across, if memory serves. Surprisingly snuggly.
Back view:
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Date: 2004-10-12 04:04 pm (UTC)"The A-MEE-bah!" he would intone, then advance one slide. "The PAR-a-MEEE-Ce-Um!"
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Date: 2004-10-12 07:47 pm (UTC)For some reason the back view of your amoeba makes me think of a wingless bird with an umbilical cord, and I *know* that's not right. >.>a
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Date: 2004-10-13 11:36 am (UTC)*cries*
D'oh!
Date: 2004-10-13 07:38 am (UTC)Is wool or wool blend felt the way to go when making stuffed things? Is polyester felt hopeless or just not ideal?
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Date: 2004-10-13 11:35 am (UTC)You can make stuffies out of nearly anything, from cotton to...um...something totally unlike cotton. I like robe velour when I can get it, but it's hard to find. A lot of times I go into the scary clearance section and just feel around until I find something I like - Phil's blue fur was a buck or two a yard.
Wool felt is much better than craft (polyester) felt for sewing. It's denser, and will hold even a tiny, tiny whipstitch around the edges. Craft felt quality is all over the highway - some is great, others can pull apart. But if you can tell solid felt by feel, and you're comfortable with it, you can certainly try it.
Wool felt is much easier to find than it used to be. Drawbacks are the smaller range of color choice, and the higher cost per yard. On the other hand, you only have to have what you need cut, so it's not so bad.
If you're going to try stuffies, the most important thing is that you not use invisible thread. It seems like a good idea ("I only need one color!"), but it's basically thin fishing line, and will eventually go through your work like a saw. Use cotton, cotton-wrapped polyester, or similar.