I just finished my little mousey last night, and made a few changes to the pattern. I couldn't figure out what the squiggles were on the side, perhaps whiskers, but I left them off. I didn't use the little beads on top of his head, as they were very tiny and I used silver thread instead. I didn't have a tail, so will just add a little snip of leather later. I do have a wire hanger I could use, but will think more about it. I think I used smaller count fabric, and I can't tell you how many mistakes I made...ha ha ha...I just figured they would all work out in the end, and now that it is made, it looks perfect to me. I just love his little nose, or is it a her?? I can't wait to make the garden one. I just used a piece of metal for the bottom, and covered it with linen and sewed it to make it stand. The whiskers are made with a tatting thread that is coated. It is super thin! Tell me what you think, I even ended up buying more floss as I lost all the bobbins that I had pulled. Somewhere they are hiding along with my orange stork scissors...:'( I thought as soon as I finished it, I would find them...no luck yet!
He is really wonderful! If you were going to make more in the future you could put a magnet inside the fabric on the bottom and they could be refridgerator magnets!
I think she is perfectly cute and appreciate the details you shared in making her. The silver thread looks great too. Hope you found those scissors in the end!
Wow! Wonderful work, especially with all the teeny, tiny details. This is on my 'to do' list and now that I see how cute it is close-up, I will definitely be sittching it. I can only hope it will turn out as nicely as yours. :)
Oh it is easy to do, I just mis-counted, and thought I would make it work. Because you don't see it flat, you never notice. I am glad you liked my closeups. It does make it easier to see how adorable they are!!! I could even see the dog hair!!! Thanks for your comment!:D