Sock monkeys!

susiecm3

cuddles123 wrote: »

I have used that, but found that it unravelled it self if the monkey was played with.

Think the problem is the ends. If you cut them short they come undone. If you leave them longer, they can be quite sharp.

My mum used to use this for clothes and always popped a bit superglue on the end to stop it coming undone!!

I made my first monkey last night, all hand sewed which i seriously need to practice but i love him will try and learn how to upload a photo :eek:

susiecm3

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susiecm3

oops sorry its so big!!!

Hellsbells82

susiecm3 wrote: »

I made my first monkey last night, all hand sewed which i seriously need to practice but i love him will try and learn how to upload a photo :eek:

aww he's lovely, I finished my first last night too, but can't get him off my daughter, here he is being cuddled

susiecm3

Hellsbells82 wrote: »

aww he's lovely, I finished my first last night too, but can't get him off my daughter, here he is being cuddled

my son took mine to bed last night too, i am going to make them for all my minded children, plan on making them all a hamper with all the ideas from here, need to look for a nice basket and get them pjs and a book fpr them all.....i am so excited love seeing their faces, its getting scarey as my son gets older as i know i dont have many years left to still see him get excited for xmas, think thats why i cant make myself give up childminding :-)

Hellsbells82

Ahh Susie that's a lovely idea, my plan was to make one each for my kids for xmas, with this one as a trial, but my daughter has adopted this one now, I think I'm going to have to triple sew all the limbs etc though as they're pretty rough with toys etc, I need to have a look at safety eyes as well as my 1 year old puts everything in his mouth.

babyfreckles

cuddles123 wrote: »

I have used that, but found that it unravelled it self if the monkey was played with.

Think the problem is the ends. If you cut them short they come undone. If you leave them longer, they can be quite sharp.

When I have finished sewing the limbs on or whatever, I double french know it so that I know it will stay in place, and then thread the needle through the monkey and out the other side so theres plenty of thread on the inside of the monkey if that makes sense!

sb44

Watching this made me smile.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=blBcAfLcj-E&feature=related

Right then, where is my thread and needle.

I have to bite the bullet and have a go, I hate sewing but want to create a little sock monkey!

susiecm3

sb44 wrote: »

Watching this made me smile.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=blBcAfLcj-E&feature=related

Right then, where is my thread and needle.

I have to bite the bullet and have a go, I hate sewing but want to create a little sock monkey!

i hope i make it look so easy once i have done a few :-)

sb44 give it a go they are actuallt not as hard as they look, just sewing the things in place takes a bit patience but so worth it :j

Gemzie121

Need to go to B&M for ankle socks I think!

Monkey no.2 is finished, barring hat and scarf

Spidey has a hat and his scarf is nearly knitted!

Onwards & upwards, monkey no.3 will be underway soon I think!

Great monkeys everyone!!!