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www.ebay.com/itm/-/20103422506…Frozen Whispers.... Yeah yeah, I've been listening to an unnamed soundtrack way way too much, but anyone who knows me knows I'm obsessed with snowflakes.... maybe even more than I am with Carousel Horses
This one I am going to put up on EBay tomorrow evening on a 3 day sale. We'll see what happens. Tempted to keep her.
Wool Felt, Satin/Holographic Ribbons, pearl cotton floss, lots and lots of curled (yeah!) blue and white softened acrylic yarn, my own pattern, design... etc... Yeah I'm proud of her *Blushes*... My first snowflake! *Bounces!*
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Lovely. How do you get that embroidery on? Is it done while the plush is still in cut-but-not-sewn stage? And is it done by hand or machine? If I had to do something that detailed by hand I think I'd go nuts with how detailed and pretty it is.
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I'm so glad you like her!
I actually do the embroidery by hand after stuffing but before I put in the hair. It's about the only way to make it work since the tendrils cross so many panels. The roses are also created on the pony rather than made and stitched on, so whole new set of headaches but its fun too. Tis why I really prefer working on wool blend felts rather than woven fabrics or fleece, I can stuff it pretty firm and when I have to work with a really large needle for those leaves, I can steam the fabric and it heals around the stitches.
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I've never used the wool felt, I've only used regular craft felt so it's good to know that it holds shape like the regular felt. Fleece does stretch and other fabrics need special handling - knit is picky about the needle, cotton (especially 100%) rips seams easily, and satin needs pinking sheers. My favorites are poplin and suede if I need to use other fabrics than felt, both are so easy to work with and forgiving of any stretching/pulling needed.
You've got more patience than I have, doing all that by hand would have me jumping up every 5 minutes to take a break. And I don't think I'd be able to make it as beautiful as yours. Though I can go 10 minutes straight working time that's only when I'm running my Singer.
Wait, there's no wire to hold the shape? That wool felt must be a little stronger than I thought. I know firm stuffing and felt would hold a shape but didn't realize it would hold that strongly. Usually I understuff parts (like joints) so I can move them around enough to get the clothes on so I don't normally rely on that to hold a pose. Do you use quilt batting or the foam-ish stuffing?
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Just simple poly fil for the body, wool felt can really take the stuffing without going out of shape and can make it nice and sturdy. You can also stick your thumbs in there and smooth and stretch problem places just a tad to get nicer curves for the cheeks and buttocks and the stretches stay. Also Wool blend felts don't pill nearly so bad as acrylic (which pills if you look at it cross eyed or breathe in its general direction
Ah, embroidery is one of those things... mind numbing... like knitting lace... you just kinda put your brain out of gear and coast for a while to do the tendrils and since they're organic they don't need to be symmetric. The Ribbon Roses are the things that I really have to concentrate on... still trying to wrap my brain around other flowers. Haven't managed to pull any off yet but I'll get there eventually
I'm trying to learn Minky but haven't quite gotten the knack of it's stretchy... got some micro suede and some micro fleece to see if I can wrangle that any better... will see...
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I'll have to mark that down, I started with craft felt because the store didn't have anything else when I started back in 2007 but I've never thought to try the wool type. I do like how the felt itself stretches too, comes in handy for those finer details. I never knew it could be soft, I might have to try it.
I haven't worked with Minky yet but suede is really nice and micro suede is just a little thinner and softer. My favorite suedes are Butter Suede (Hancock Fabrics) and Alova (Joann's), they come in enough colors to get a good start and are very easy to work with - no very visible grainline to work around and the nap isn't easy to see if you accidently put it upside down.
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Look in the 'Utility' fabrics at your Joann, you may find the wool felt there, ours has a good assortment, you might find you really like it 
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The last time I was in there I did see some but didn't test it out. Problem is the nearest store is about an hour away and the 10 minute away fabric carrying store won't carry a big selection of much 
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Nice thing on the wool blend felt. Wool/rayon you can dye with koolaide (Found that out the hard way
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And it stays on without the color rubbing off? I was never really liked kool-aid growing up, it would certainly give me a good reason to like it (or consider it useful) if it does the trick for dyeing. Some of the worst mistakes give you the best results - I had one plushie who had black fingernails that I painted on the wrong side, it was a good thing because when I started over with a new body it turned out even better than the first one and I was happier with it. And the things you learn the hard way are the ones you remember the most. I've found that white anything is sometimes more useful than a closer color match, it's a lot easier to make it the color you want than to run all over creation trying to find the one you want. Now I seriously need to see if the local low selection store has some of the wool to try it out.
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Surprisingly yes... here let me find the evil website for ya.
This one lists some of the colors.
www.knitty.com/ISSUEfall02/FEA…
jillilystudio.blogspot.com/201…
There are several out there... just be cautious and be aware you'll have to press the felt back out once you're done because it's going to shrink and morph a bit. But once you get it set, you rinse it till it doesn't leak any color, then roll it and press out the water, and then flatten it, press it and it's permanent.
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I'm seriously going to have to try that. I should be going to that store sometime this weekend so I'll see what they have that I can play with.
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