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Anyone working with Plush? - 1/22/2008 12:28:34 PM

verukasalt

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Any other dollmakers working with plush or other fabrics out there?

I like them fleece and felt because they're inexpensive, easy to work with (won't unravel) readily available, and come in wide range of colours.

I like vintage and salvaged fabrics 'cause its fun to turn something into something else -- I think there's too much stuff in the world, so I started re-using some of it that was maybe gonna be chucked out anyways. I guess I've spent too many years in New England ;-) You can't throw THAT out, there's some perfectly good bits left on That!

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RE: Anyone working with Plush? - 1/22/2008 12:59:38 PM

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I'm working on some recycled fleece stuff for my daughter and nephew (both have bdays coming up). Maybe i'll be able to get pics of them before they're done.

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RE: Anyone working with Plush? - 1/22/2008 1:09:46 PM

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Awesome! (that's like two in one ;-)) I'd love to see them.

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RE: Anyone working with Plush? - 1/22/2008 2:06:08 PM

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I haven't done anything yet, but I've been saving some stuff up for projects with scraps and felts I keep. All in waiting for the day I finally get my sewing machine!!!

(P.S.- I love your works!)

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RE: Anyone working with Plush? - 1/24/2008 5:26:39 PM

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Thank you! That's very sweet of you to say, you're very kind.

I don't have a sewing machine - I used to, but I'm really Dumb (I mean, like Really Dumb) and I kept breaking them. I sew everything by hand - I still break needles, but they're considerably cheaper to replace and come in packs of ten ;-)

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RE: Anyone working with Plush? - 1/24/2008 10:53:15 PM

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I've done a couple of "soft sculpter" dolls, but they aren't plush becuase they are gessoed and painted.
I also did a series of "Strange Bed fellows" last year? or some time ago, they were kind of in the UGLY dolls mode.They were fun.Alos a couple of Sock monkeys, becuase who cna resist a sock monkey.

Years ago I made some psyco bunnie for friends from some vinatge material.I think My hubsters is still down staris, I should photograph that...

I just downloaded a pattern for a rag doll so that I can do some more.I like weird stuff.

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RE: Anyone working with Plush? - 1/25/2008 4:27:04 AM

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Gwen, your work is wonderful....makes you smile...glad you started posting!

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RE: Anyone working with Plush? - 1/29/2008 10:21:45 PM

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Awww, thank you, that's nice of you to say. I didn't know they had a doll forum until the other day, d'oh.

Those sound really cool - I'm gonna have to check them out!

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