Pig-Mailing On 2023 Part 2

 Pig-Mailing On 2023 Part 2

This is more fun. Creating the Tails.

Pin Tail on Slippers

 

I have Sewn the I-Cords into a Loop. They are big enough for me to put my Finger through. I Have Sewn them in Opposite Directions as they are going to Curve different ways. I then Pin them on to the Slippers at the Back using the Rear Seam as a Guide. 

Tail Curl

 

I Sewed the first Curl on the Seam. I didn’t Sew it all the way up as I wanted slight movability at the Top. I then Sewed about a Fingers Length of the Cord to the Right.

I then began to Curl the I-Cord into another Loop. I Pinned in Place then Sewed all the way around. Once Again I left some Cord Unsewn at the Top.

Three Little Curls

 

I Repeated this process until I had Three Little Curls in my Piggy Tail. I then Sewed along for another Finger Length before starting to Curve the Cord Upwards.

All Curled Round

 

Now apart from making the Tail to increase Piggyness I had an alternative motive for this Tail. The Size of the Slippers are actually a couple of Sizes too large for my boyfriend.

I am going to put some insoles into them but still thought they would be a bit too big. Therefore I am going to use the Tails as Straps. I Curve the Strap over the Ankle area in a Circle. Then I Weave the Cord through the Loops.

Pair of Curly Tails.

 

I now have a couple of Pigtail Slippers.

Autumn Cape Bag 2022 Part 27

 Autumn Cape Bag 2022 Part 27

I cannot believe that it is Part 27 of this blog. I thought that this must have been getting near how many I had done for the Cape. However, after a quick count up I found that I had done at least 57 blogs on that project. Feeling a little better now.

Brown Odds

 

Time to find out all those Odd bits of Brown Wool. Going to use them for Stitching the Strap together.

Needle Pinned

 

Had a super idea. Rather than get more Pins out I have used the Knitting Needle still attached to the bag to hold the Strap together.

 Sew to Curve

 

I am going to Sew to the Curve using my favourite Blanket Stitch to pull the Edges together.it

Attach at Curve

I have reached the Curve now to Attach.

Cat-astrophe

Damn it! Knew things were going to well. I had taken the Bag outside to Sew. I was doing fine until one of our local cats decided to come and have a nose.

While shooing it gently away I had not realised that Strap had become Twisted. I only realised after I had pressed it. Now I have two choices. Either Unpick or Cover up.

Time to throw in the T-owl 2022 Part 3

 Time to throw in the T-owl 2022 Part 3

Time to move on to the real thing. I apologise for the pure quality of the photographs.  I may have changed the order to make it easier to follow

Draw Circle

 

I had a hard time choosing what colour Card to use as my Friend dislikes certain colours. Naturally those were the colours I had in stock. Finally I found some Green Card. I Drew a Circle using the Outside of the roll of Tape.

Draw Inner Circle

 

I used the Inside of the Tape to Draw the Inner Circle.

Rub Out Excess

 

I Rubbed out the Excess lines before I moved on. I am going to use the Eraser a great deal I think.

Adjust Face

 

Some photos didn’t come out at all so I have had to mess around with the order. I had drawn the Face but now I needed to Adjust it.

Tape Curve

 

To make the Wings I used the Tape as to make sure that I had the same kind of Curve. This is was easier said than done trying to place it in the right position.

Adjust Talons

 

I need to make better Talons. I decided the best way was to Draw seed like ones on the ends of the legs. Then I could add the Sharp parts.

 

Pencil Outline Complete

I have finally got the Pencil Outline that I want. I haven’t added all the Feathers for a reason. I will discuss this in the next blog.

Chaise Longue Chat 2021 Refurbishment Part 3

 Chaise Longue Chat 2021 Refurbishment Part 3

With two parts done I am moving on to the Front and Curve. I have to admit that the Front part was fine. However the Curve both Sides was a complete pig of a job. This is how I did it minus the cursing.

Glue Front

 

The Front Flat part was quite simple. I first applied plenty of Glue. This was not only to the Flat part but over the Curved Edges as well.

Cover Front

 

I Cut a large piece of material roughly shaped and fitted it on to the Flat part. I then smoothed it onto the Edged areas. The rest of the Edge will be Covered whilst doing the Curved area.

Piece for Curve

 

I was not happy with the first Piece I cut. Not only did it have a Mark right where you can see it but also it didn’t fit as far across as I wanted.

Rather than waste the material I put it aside to use at a later date. If you look at the photograph above you will see that this is before I had Covered the Backboard

Hem Curve

 

After Cutting another Piece which was not only Wider but also more than twice as Long I put it in position. This is so I could see what parts need to be Hemmed. Before I Glued it into position I Covered the Plastic Part with material knowing that this Piece would cover the rough parts.

Glue Curve

I could now Glue the Curved Piece into Place. Once done I Tucked the Bottom Part in with the Base.

Side Section Covered

Originally I was going to Cover this in 2 Parts. I was going to have the material go over the Curve and Finish after it Flattened. Then I was going to add a Second Piece down the Side.

Since I had to Recut the material I decided to make it Full Length. I Glued the material on the Curved part and left to dry. I then Glued the lower part. To give extra security I part Sewed it to the Edge.

I must admit I was very pleased how this section turned out.

Chaise Longue Chat 2021 Refurbishment Part 2

Chaise Longue Chat 2021 Refurbishment Part 2

Apologies having problems with the text this week for some reason.

I was happy with the Base so now it was time to move on to the next part which is the Backboard.

Piece for Backboard

 

The Backboard is a little awkward to do as it is all curves. I have decided to make it easier to go over the Plastic part.

Hem Back Piece

I cut out the Material that I needed for the main section and Hemmed the Edges. Unfortunately the Backboard is a funny shape when it meets the Curve so I will have to patch that part.

Glue Back

 

I spread the Glue all over the Backboard including the parts where the Buttons were.

Glue Top

 

To make sure that it would stick correctly I put plenty of Glue on the Top Plastic

Back Material

 

I also Glued the Material over the Back so it wouldn’t flap around.

Trim Excess

I then Trimmed off any excess. As you can see in the above photograph there is still Plastic visible where it meets the Curvature.

Chaise Longue Chat 2021 Refurbishment Part 1

 Chaise Longue Chat 2021 Refurbishment Part 1

This is a big job and I am really going to be working it out as I go along. Therefore in the interest of making this comprehensible I shall be tweaking this rather long blog.

Unpick Tabs

 

Before I could do anything I needed the Material. I had some left from the Boxes. This if you might remember was a pair of Curtains. To maximise the amount of Material that I had to use I first Unpicked the Tabs from the Top.

Size Chaise Base

 

Next I had to Size the amount of Material required. I wasn’t sure whether to use the Width or the Length of the Material. If I remember correctly I managed to use the Material Width-wise.

Cut to Size

 

I Sized up the Material. I was using where possible the Original Hems to save time and energy. I had to remember to leave enough Material to go over the Lip of the Base

Cut Base Back

 

In order to make the Material go around the Base Back I had to Snip it just after the Edge.

Sew Back Base Edge

 

I didn’t want the Material to Fray so I Sewed the Edge with a Blanket Stitch.

Hem Base Back

 

Now I had the Edge secure I could continue. The Material at the Back had been from the Top of the Curtains where I had taken out the Tabs. Therefore I had to Rehem that Section before I could continue around the Back Curve and Base End.

Glue Base End

 

With all the Back of the Material done I could now Glue the Base End and Stick the Material to it and leave it to dry.

Fit Opposite End

 

In addition to the Base End I had also Glued the Material around the Base Back so the Material could be gently Pulled and Stretched.

I Smoothed out the Material and Tucked the Back Section in between the Base and the Backboard nearly to the End. I could then gauge exactly how much Material was needed to be Hemmed.

Scrub out Glue

 

Now I had all my measurements and finished Hemming I could do the main Gluing of the Base Top. I pulled back all the Material and bit by bit Glued, Smoothed and Tucked it into place including the Front Edge.

Unfortunately I put too much Glue in one Section so I had to give it a Scrub.

All Steam Ahead 2021 – Mad Hatter Preparations Part 4

 All Steam Ahead 2021 – Mad Hatter Preparations Part 4

An easy blog this week if a bit wordy.

Add Glue

 

If you remember I said previously that when putting on the base layer a lot of Glue residue had come through. I have managed to cover most of it with the Cogs.

However there was still a considerable amount on the Brim. Therefore I am going to cover it with Ribbon. So I added Glue to the Brim bit by bit.

Cut and Curve

 

Adding the Ribbon was not as simple as it seems. Straight Lines have a tendency not to like going around Curves. The part of the Ribbon on top of the Brim was Fine but I have to Cut and Curve the Underneath bit by bit.

Add Badge

 

Now I do have to confess that I did not make the Badge. I’m not that clever! It was something that I got off my friend Laura.

I wanted to change the Shape of the Hat which isn’t an easy thing to do without making a mess of it. I wanted it to look more like a Ladies Riding Hat of Yesteryear. I had the idea of Sewing the Brim to one Side (after Laura had talked me out of both sides saying Steampunk is not symmetrical).

I bent up the Brim, held it and put through a few tacking stitches to hold it in place. I then positioned the Badge and Sewed that in Place. A little bit of Trimming on the Ribbon and it was all done.