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Posted by Juno on December 11, 2007, 10:21 am
mamahays@cox.net wrote:
> Hey All,
>
> Here's what I'm doing:
> http://www.kodakgallery.com/I.jsp?c=o3492qh.33lf5hqp&x=0&y=gdzc83
>
> I am hoping to have the rest of the stitching done today. We'll see how
> that works out. lol I took some pictures as I went along. I will add
> more as I go. I used a red panne velvet for the main body of the dragon.
> A white smooth poly satin for the belly. A gold crinkle poly satin for the
> fins, etc. I will be satin stitching some of the details like the teeth
> and the claws. He has this wild "mustache" thing that I will satin stitch
> also. I have some black glass beads for the center of his eyes. So far,
> I'm really pleased with it. I used a light weight black twill with just a
> little bit of stretch to it for the backing. I don't like to put things
> like this directly onto sweatshirts. Even with stabilizers (and I am using
> a heavy tear away on the back, and may add some water soluable on the top
> if I need to) the stitching tends to "sink" into the sweatshirt. It can
> also warp easily. So to avoid that I'm putting him on the twill. Then I
> will cut down the twill and finish the edges. I'll put the whole thing on
> the sweatshirt like a large patch. That way too if the dragon outlives
> this hoodie, he can be transplanted someplace else. ;) Still haven't
> decided about decorating the hoodie itself on top of this. I am leaning
> towards making some binding out of the panne and putting that around the
> edge of the hood and maybe the pockets. We'll see. Right now I'm just
> trying to get the dragon done!! lol
>
> Thanks for all your help getting him planned.
>
> Sharon
> ---
> Never try to teach a pig to sing. It's a waste of time and just annoys the
> pig.
Sharon. It's beautiful! Be sure to post your finish design when it's in
place.
Juno
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