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Friday, 16 December 2011
No, really.
They are for the dogs!
Last year, I made a stocking for Archie.
And since Murray joined our family this year, he needed one too.
A fact Rowan has not let me forget.
So yesterday I finally carved out some time to do Murray's stocking.
This is Murray~ all 4.5 pounds of buggy eyed, squirrelish Papillon.
And now Murray's stocking can join Archie's on the mantle as we all wait Santa Claus to fill them!
They are for the dogs!
Last year, I made a stocking for Archie.
And since Murray joined our family this year, he needed one too.
A fact Rowan has not let me forget.
So yesterday I finally carved out some time to do Murray's stocking.
This is Murray~ all 4.5 pounds of buggy eyed, squirrelish Papillon.
I dug into my stash of wool felt to find the colours I needed, and began to snip and turn it to create the basic shapes and layers needed.
And then began to sew them down, from the back/bottom up, using embroidery floss and blanket stitching.Murray's eyes were a particular challenge, being dark, upon dark fur, but using black felt and dark brown floss seemed to do the trick, with a French Knot for a pupil adding the needed dimension.
Once the front was completed, with his name and some holly, I machine stitched the front and back together and added some rick-rack for hanging.And now Murray's stocking can join Archie's on the mantle as we all wait Santa Claus to fill them!
♥♥
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