More Face Masks 2020 Part 2 – Its Jaw dropping.

More Face Masks 2020 Part 2 – Its Jaw dropping.

In the last blog I had made a peculiar Shaped Face Mask. So what was I going to do with it?

Rough Drawing

First I drew a Rough Drawing on the Mask

Grey Felt

Next I selected some Grey Felt and Pinned it in Half.

Cut and Curve

I carefully cut a Curve at the Top and Bottom of the Felt. I then snipped a small Triangle out of the Centre then opened it up. I Trimmed the Centre and Edges until I had the shape outlined in the Rough Drawing.

Circular Red

 

I haven’t Sewn the Grey Felt as yet as I want to slip material underneath it. I started adding Red Felt to the Centre. I Sewed it on in a Circular Pattern. This was to give the impression of a Tube or in this case a Throat .

Add Teeth

I took three strips of White Felt and cut a zig-zag Pattern into them forming irregular shaped Triangular Teeth. I slipped these strips under the Grey Felt and Sewed in place.

Fins and Eyes

Once the Triangles were Sewn I then Sewed around all the Grey. I then added a slightly Curved Triangle to the Top forming a Fin. I added a Fin either side of what you probably now recognise as a Shark. I also Embroidered the Sharks Eyes.

Gills and White

After Embroidering the Black Eyes I added a touch of White as when Sharks attack their Eyes roll back. In addition to this I Sewed on some Gills either side.

Next I Sewed White Felt underneath the Grey Felt. This gave the characteristic colouring of the Great White Shark.

Press Stud

I hadn’t quite finished with my Shark. I Sewed a Press Stud In the Sharks Mouth.

Oxygen Tank

 

This was definitely the fiddliest and time consuming part of the Mask. I had to do some research to find the Iconic Oxygen Tank.

I cut out the Shape of the Tank and it took quite a few hours of Embroidery to give the semblance of the Logo. Due to the small size I had to omit the writing.

Be Afraid

Here I am wearing the Jaw (or should I say Jaws) dropping Mask. I felt it was well worth the effort I put into it.

More Face Masks 2020

More Face Masks 2020

Now that Lock Down is easing and we are able to go about more I realised that two Face Masks were not enough. Having failed dismally the first time as shown in my blog Dis-Mask-Trophy I was ready to try again.

Fold & Pin Mask

Starting with my default Mask Shape and Ties I did the usual thing of finding the Centre by Folding and Pinning.

Fold Tie Under

This time in order to change the Shape of the Mask I decided to try Folding the Tie Under itself.

Pin Tie Under

By Folding the Tie Under on both Sides it created this Shape.

Stitch Edge

Once I was satisfied that the Sections were equal I Blanket Stitched them. Note that I am only doing the Edges and not the other Side of the Ties.

Sewn Edges

 

By not Sewing the other Side of the Ties it gives the material more movement. Thus you are not losing Depth at the Centre only at the Edges.

Pin Diagonals

As shown in the previous photograph this has created a Pyramid Shape formed by two Diagonals. I have smoothed and Pinned these ready for Sewing.

Sew Diagonals

I have Sewn the Diagonals but I have not gone right up to the Centre. This allows room for my Nose.

Mask so Far

As you can see in the above photography that it has completely altered the Shape of the Mask

More Blooming Flowers 2019 Part 5

More Blooming Flowers 2019 Part 5

This week’s blog is short and sweet as I am reaching the Finale.

Tiny Yellow Stitches

I am now beginning to start the Stamens. These Stitches have to be very Tiny. I am Backstitching in a Circular Pattern

Finished Yellow Middle

Once I have completed the Circle I have simply added a few extra Stitches over the Middle.

Yellow Ring

Now I have got the hang of the process I continue filling the Middle of all the Outer Blooms.

Fully Completed Yellow Interior 

I have now Fully Completed the Yellow Interior of the Bloom. Needless to say it was both fiddly and laborious.

More Blooming Flowers 2019 Part 4

More Blooming Flowers 2019 Part 4

It has been awhile since I blogged about this project so here is an update.

Wonky Petal

If I remember correctly I was discussing problems that occur. This problem is one of my own making. Somehow I haven’t correctly followed the outline of the Petal.

Embroidery Mess

This meant that I had to go over the Petal until I readjusted the shape. Consequently as you can see it has made a Mess of the back.

Different Pair of Blooms

Finally I am on to the Large Circular Bloom. If you look at the above photograph you will find Two Pairs of different coloured Blooms.

This is not a mistake. There are two reasons for this. One is I am trying to break up the colour scheme. I do not want the Single Blooms and the Large Blooms the same where they together.

The other reason is I am trying to max out my thread supply. I don’t want to be half way through Bloom and find that I have run out.

Untidy Bloom

A word about Tidiness. Although I have mentioned it before I think in the photograph above you can see properly how bad thread and mistakes make the reverse of the Blooms very knobbly and Untidy.

Tidy Bloom

In this photograph you can see the difference. I was lucky to have much better thread which in turn led to less mistakes and being far Tidier.

Finished Red Petals

I have now finally finished the Red Petals in all the Blooms.

More Blooming Flowers 2019 Part 3

More Blooming Flowers 2019 Part 3

Another week and another set of problems.

Missing Cotton

This is something that many crafters encounter. There is only a little bit left to do and you run out of Thread.

Testing Colour

Normally I would just cut some more and carry on but unfortunately I have two very similar Coloured Threads. This means I need very good light to check which one I need to use. Unfortunately being stuck in bed I have had to leave it.

Double Check

Whilst not fully recovered I have managed to sit outside for half an hour where the light is better. A quick Double Check before I finally finish the Petal.

Final Two

If you remember from last week I had trouble with a Transfer. I have now started the Bloom. I went around filling in all but those last two tricky Petals

Adjusting Petal

I very carefully Adjusted the Petal on the Right Hand Side. I curved it ever so slightly. If you look at the above photograph carefully you might just see the outline of the original Pencil Line.

Easy Does It

In order to correctly Adjust the final Petal I sewed it slightly different. I made the Petal far narrower than usual. That meant I had room to make it bigger on either side depending on how it looked in comparison to the others.

Adjusting Complete

I am glad that is over. I hope I don’t find too many more that need Adjusting like that.