Thursday, January 22, 2015

Stitched Safari #1



I got this book a long time ago (over a year ago) but never did anything with it because it was a copy of the Japanese version. I got it out before Christmas and made 4 as ornaments and 1 as a gift. I hated the Japanese version because it was a copy, it was not a very good one and the patterns sheet was MANY pages you had to tape together not one big one like the one that comes in the English version. So I got the English version. I made some from the new book (to be shown later) and so has Emily. She is really really enjoying hand sewing and surprisingly so am I! They are all a bit Frankenstein looking with the wonky stitches but I still love them. I just wish I had taken better photos of them and now they are in storage with all my Christmas stuff.
I used Holland Wool Felt from achildsdream.com. This is hands down my most favorite felt. I have bought bamboo felt and "wool" felt from etsy sellers and they all are crap. They pill easy and are thinner and just not as nice. I'm afraid to try other sellers since I wasted a lot of money on the bamboo and then some supposedly wool felt on etsy. 

Below is the ornament I made Jenny B. She has a puppy Pug named Luna.
I found the Japanese version to be easy to follow (looking at the pictures) and the English version even better. Emily who is 9 can do these on her own with only me helping when she really needed help. She just misunderstood the pattern a couple of times and I had to show her how to sew the seams together but that's all.
Next up will be the cow, penguin and dolphin

5 comments:

kms handmade said...

Really cute! I want to see a rhino! :) Haven likes hand sewing little creatures too, but hers are usually made up creatures. It's so cool to see your kids interested in your crafts!

Corinnea said...

those are do cute!! How fun that Emily is joining in.

kristin said...

Arg these are adorable! I like them a little bit wonky too, they seem like they're supposed to be that way. Gives them personality. :)

Lightning McStitch said...

I laughed out loud at that goat! Superb. the gorilla looks incredibly life like too! What a great thing to do together.

Jessica said...

Those are soooo cool! how long do they take? How many different dogs are in the book? I love them and the stitching!

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