Sock monkeys!

LJM

they are lovely my lo's would love your monster one

pinktreefairy

Hi, another question.I've seen some fairy monkeys on here (on phone so can't search at the mo) was wondering do you buy the tiny wings or do you make them? I've been asked to do a zombie fairy lol I am getting so addicted now I don't want to anything but sew! My house is a pig sty lol xxx

nuttybabe

cool monster!

i have made fairy's. i made a baby sock into a fairy and i did make the wings for that out of a flower making set which was a nightmare! but the adult sock fairys i bought the wings in £shops as its kids dressing up wings.

pinktreefairy

Thankyou! when i first looked at this forum i thought id never be able to make something like that. its thanks to all the lovely people on here! even when i havent posted its the support everyone gives to each other! i love it here! so THANKYOU everyone!!!

thanks Nuttybabe thats brilliant i will go and have a look in poundland today.

LV_Sue

I'm hoping I can upload the photo of the sock monkeys I made at Christmas for my grandchildren.


Yes it worked :T
They were made with fluffy socks which were quite difficult to sew as the fluff kept getting caught under the presser foot!

My two nieces now want one each;) They are 25 & 22 and want them to show off to their friends! :rotfl:I think I'll make them holding a chocolate egg for Easter :rotfl:

LV_Sue

This is the first fluffy one I made. It was for my grandaughter's 13th birthday last November. The little gold purse I found in a CS and it was just the right size for 'Star' to hold. She had a label with her name on - OK when I was just making the one, but there were too many others at Christmas to make each one a label

gemsmember

This is a question to those of you who sell your monkeys. I was told today that there are strict rules and regulations about the change of use of a sock into a toy etc. by Trading standards. I know about the fire safety regs. and about the eyes and not being for children under 3 etc. but this is the first time I have been told there are restrictions about the change of use from a sock into something else. I am going to see if I can find more about it, but just wondered if anyone else had heard this.

pennib

Not heard of that gemsmember, seems an odd rule. Unless they mean copyright Disney etc. No sock I have bought has got a copyright label on it. It would be like saying you cant re-cycle clothing; dress into an apron!

Nuttybabe what cute babies!
LV Sue Your monkeys looks so soft and cuddly. They are harder to sew as the fabric get caught under the sewing foot with me as well!

Here is Bananarama

chatty123

That sounds so silly to me. so if i buy a duvet cover, but decide i dont want to use it for the bed and i make a kiddies dress from it... I'm breaking the law.

And wouldnt that also apply to anything we tend to recycle. because we aren't going to do what the intended item was for.

Mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm


would mean i have been breaking the law in trading standards terms for the last 4 years

gemsmember

I hadn't heard of it before either, but am going to check it out as the Sock monkey sales form a large part of my business so I have to be careful. I will report back with any findings.