A Comfy Candy Cane Christmas 2019 Part 1

A Comfy Candy Cane Christmas 2019 Part 1

If you remember in my blog ‘A Comfy Candy Christmas 2019 Part 1’ I had cut out two Foam pieces. This blog is about continuing with the Candy Cane.

Candy Cane Canvas

I found a piece of Canvas that is large enough to cover both sides of the Cane.

Candy Cane Corner

I start by putting the Foam as far over on the Canvas as possible then Pin the Corner.

Candy Cane Trimmed

I Trimmed off the excess material to make it easier to work with. I also Trimmed off a few extraneous pieces of Foam.

Glue Foam

 

I flip the Foam and Glue along the Back and Side prior to Covering.

Pin Edge

I make sure that after I have Covered the Edge I Pin it tightly so it doesn’t slip

Pin Folded Material

I then Fold the material and put it smooth. I then Pin and leave to dry.

A Comfy Candy Christmas 2019 Part 3

A Comfy Candy Christmas 2019 Part 3

The Glue has dried and I can now continue

Warning

I Unpin the material now the Glue has set. Warning! Don’t be an idiot like I was. When I lifted the Foam I found because I had laid it on the board to dry Glue down it had gone through. I was very fortunate that I didn’t stick it to the board itself.

Check your Pins

Continuing with doing things wrong check your Pins. Black Pins don’t tend to show up very well on Black material. Incidentally I don’t think I mentioned it but I spread the Glue using an old hair remover spreader.

Ensure Pin Edge

For the next part I pulled the Edges as tight as I could prior to Pinning.

Snip and Glue

As I am working around a Curve I had to Snip the material in order to pull it tight. Once it had dried I simply trimmed off the excess.

Overlap Pin and Glue

The final task is to Fold, Glue and Pin the Overlap.

A Comfy Candy Christmas 2019 Part 2

A Comfy Candy Christmas 2019 Part 2

The next part of the process after Trimming and Shaping the Foam is the Covering.

Found Black Material

I have found some Black Material which I think is long and wide enough to cover the Lolly Pop

Pinned Wrong Side

That is a good start. I was getting to my last Pin and I realised I had the Material upside down. I have had to take all the Pins out again and restart with the Material the right way around.

Pin Material

I Pinned the Material loosely around the Foam on one Side and around the Edges. I want to check if I do have enough Material.

I find that I do but not quite the right shape. This means that I have to adjust the Material when I come to Glue it.

Glue and Pin

I am using simple PVC Glue spread all over one side of the Foam. As you can see in the above photograph the Material has been pulled taut before Pinning.

Glue Drying

Now the Material needs to Dry before I can move on to the next stage.

A Comfy Candy Christmas 2019 Part 1

A Comfy Candy Christmas 2019 Part 1

This blog deals with another of my bright ideas with a ridiculous time scale. In other words I got an idea for a Yule Present in November whilst I already had projects to finish.

Handy Outlines

First of all let me apologise for the quality of the above photograph. I have tried adjusting with filters and such like and this is the best I can get. Secondly I would like to thank the Major at the Sally Army for being such a good sport and literally lent me a pair of Hands to Draw around.

The reason I didn’t Draw around my own Hand is because it would have been too small and the Arm Length too short as the Present is for a Man.

Rough Cut Foam

I cut out the two pieces of Foam roughly with a Bread Knife. These will form the basis of my project. You might notice a difference between the pieces. This is not a reflection of my male model but a deliberate action on my cutting out.

Lolly Pop

This piece is vaguely Tree Shaped but after some more trimming it will be a Forearm Length Lolly Pop.

Candy Cane

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This upside down Christmas Stocking is in fact going to be a Candy Cane. However I cannot Curve the Top completely as it will make it too small.

These two Large Christmas Foam items are going to be a pair of Arm Rests

Owl say that’s an unusual Yule Gift 2018/19 – Part 2

Owl say that’s an unusual Yule Gift 2018/19 – Part 2

If you haven’t guessed what I am making yet maybe the next few pictures will give you a clue.

Foam Circle Cut Out

  

I take some Foam approximately a thumb joint thick. I draw two Circles and cut them out.

Stick Foam Pad

 

If you look carefully at the above photograph you should be able to see one of the Inner Circles that I drew.

This is because before sticking the Pad down I have shaped it slightly. I do not want the Foam to be flat. I want it to be slightly Dome Shaped

I made the Dome Shape a little piece at a time as I didn’t want the curve to be too sharp.

Tie Dry

Once I had finally got the shape I wanted then stuck a Foam Pad to each piece of Owl material. I have tied the Strips around it whilst it dries.

Purple Material

I have cut out two circles of Purple Material which I place over the Dome I then stick them to the Foam. Since the item is Circular the material needs to be folded over slightly.

Underside of Pads Part Sewn

In the photo above you can see that the material is folded over at an angle following the curvature of the Foam. The Pad on the right is not quite dry yet.

Tools of the Trade

One thing you have to be sure of is to use the right tools when crafting. I am trying to sew through both Foam and PVC material and in consequence have broken two of my needles.

Fortunately I possess quite a few. I have changed to my leather work needles to work with.

Owl Material Drawn

I sew around the material with my leather-work thread and then I pull it tighter. It now reminds me a little bit of a shower cap.

Velcro

 

When I had finished with the Pads I turned my attention to the Strips around it. I trimmed and hemmed the ends of the Strips then proceeded to add Velcro to them.

I stuck the Velcro on with glue then I waited for it to dry. Next I sewed around the edges of the Velcro to make sure they were secure.

Velcro Wrapped

Since these Strips are going to be Straps I had to make sure that I put the Velcro on the right way. Therefore I did one strap at a time.

I found that one part of the Velcro had to be on Top of the Strip and the other half had to be on the Bottom.

The above photograph shows this better than describing it. The left one is just stuck together. The right one is wrapped up to be tidy.

There you have it a pair of customised Owl Knee Pads.