Showing posts with label felted wool. Show all posts
Showing posts with label felted wool. Show all posts

Sunday, January 11, 2009

Hamish and Katie



Hamish and his little sister Katie appeared out of a thrift store sweater I got at least 2 years ago.... the recent publication of Somerset Studios "Stuffed" really kicked me into high gear on making soft toys. I think they are pretty cute! I have a few more sweaters and some woolen fabric I have fulled in the washer... I am thinking of birds and maybe rabbits too. The felt I used is wool too, I like it better than the acrylic. I stuffed them with polyfil, but I picked up a new filling that is in really small bits, so the stuffies should stuff mor evenly... but then I like them to be a bit off anyway! What do you think?

Almost Summer, Winter is A-coming.

The day began early with a ride north for a little minor surgery.  The sun was up before we left, but not before we rose.  The sky was a won...