on an owl-
The piece on top made from a bit of the softest cashmere sweater ever. It is perfect for petting.
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scrappy owl
Remember the scrappy fish? I still want to play with the scrappy idea and I have tons of fox color wool scraps so we visit it again.
The front is scrappy pieced, the back is one solid piece.
snowy owl
This is the last of the back up- A snowy owl which was another sample for the owl class.
I finished a fox but the weather has kept me from photographing him. Hopefully tomorrow. But here is a sneak peak-
grey owl
I took this picture a few days ago, before the blizzard which we are in the midst of right now. I started this owl in my owl class as a sample and finished him up last week. He is stuffed with “slippery” stuffing and is very squeezable (huggable?). We used this type of stuffing for all the classes and I learned some useful things about it. Firstly, it is much easier to stuff a large open space- like the owl or the baby- with this type of stuffing. It seems to expand to fill the space. And, when making the dogs and foxes, they come out fatter. Here is a photo-
The left fox is stuffed with “dry” stuffing, the right with “slippery”.
Anyway, back to the owl.
That’s the view from the top showing the fuzzy edged hood.
Owl Class
My first day of Artist-in-Residence at Gather Here was fantastic. We had loads of fun in the owl class.
Mid-afternoon was quiet and I organized supplies and went over the owl pattern on my own.
The evening brought the students- everyone worked really hard.
And look who was hatched by the end of the evening- A Parliament of Owls!
Tonight we’ll be making swaddled babies.
August snowy owl
I used a lot of different whites- the eye piece is alpaca, the wings are a cabled angora/wool blend, the body is a plain angora/wool blend. Lots of softness on this owl!
He is sitting in my pot of oxalis.
owl 3
This fellow is made of lots of greys. The piece on the top of his head is some more wonderfully soft cashmere- perfect for petting.
I posted a photo of all the dogs over here on flickr.
August owl 2
This one has a piece of cashmere sweater on the top of his head that is so, so soft.
And the wings are made from an angora/wool blend sweater that I dyed a long while ago. Also very, very soft.
owl time
Owl time! I love working on partially started projects. I have bins with bags of cut out dolls and animals. All the decisions are made. I just have to sew them up. When I finally get to it, I feel like I am getting so much accomplished!
His ears are made from sweater ribbing.
He’s got a lot of different brown wool fabrics in him.
Wow and an Owl!
Look, look, Look! I won this gorgeous moth when Mister Finch celebrated his 2nd blog birthday- Lucky me! I am so thrilled!!!
His work is amazing and I’ve been stalking his Etsy shop for a while, looking for the perfect piece (usually what I want has just sold). This is the best though! I am going to find the right spot in my studio to hang it up. Then I can get back to his shop and start to shop again- I think my moth might need a friend.
And, I finished up this owl.
I was in the mood for a quick project and this owl body was already sewn and stuffed.
Of course I can make any project more complicated by spending hours picking through my fabrics!
