Tag: sewing

  • I made up this adorable small flag to specifically display my Foxfeather kickstarter pins. Don’t they look amazing!

  • Finished handpaw commission for a twitter client. Made using my 5 finger pattern and is my first item to feature my new care labels!

  • Look at this cute little face! Gonna shade this once it’s attached to the rest of the bear.

  • I bought some inktense blocks to try out for shading. They are great for under shading colours on fabric pads but I ended up using my intense pencils using the water dip method to get the fine edging details though.

  • Spooky blackstitch completed! Only took a few evenings as it’s quite small. Done using white DMC on black 16ct aida in two thread thicknesses (single and double threads).

  • I’ve now installed the pads and readied everything for final assembly. I’m now sewing in palm pads unstuffed then stuffing through a horizontal cut near the bottom seam; this gives all the benefits of an easy install & reduced annoying lump from the stuffing seam. The finger pads I will continue to sew in stuffed…

  • Working on a new & spoopy blackwork pattern.

  • Some more progress on the commission paws. All the fur pieces have been assembled and the pads/claws are now prepped for installation.

  • A natural coloured bear in progress. Here’s a look at all 52 pieces, which took about 5 hours total to cut and prepare for sewing.

  • Personal paint of a #WindstoneEditions pyo to resemble my companion parrot. Painted using atelier acrylics & folkart metallics, with antiquing & wash shadowing in 7 different colours, drybrushed highlights/blending, and sealed with an archival satin varnish.