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ShadowedPorcelain In reply to ieafy [2013-05-26 23:11:07 +0000 UTC]

I love pastels, but I dunno how many guys would put a pastel narwhal on their manly keys. I just like things in sets though

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ShadowedPorcelain In reply to Kimmymanga [2013-05-16 19:30:28 +0000 UTC]

Yea since I can't make these two sided because of the thickness of the eyes, I figure it would look cute. I was thinking of two pieces of a heart but that might've been a little too cheesy.

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ShadowedPorcelain In reply to Little-Miss-RiikoRed [2013-05-15 12:51:35 +0000 UTC]

I'm glad you like the Riiko. I'm hoping to come up with a large variety of patterns for Otakon

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ShadowedPorcelain In reply to LittleRueKitty [2013-05-14 19:18:01 +0000 UTC]

thanks hun! I usually use corriedale wool for needle felting though the green I have is merino. The sweaters I made for two of my mohair dolls were Japanese merino. (And yes merino is the good stuff.)

This felt is so much softer than the stuff you would get in the crafts store (like at Michaels) I like the feel of it when I'm sewing too. Craft felt tends to scratch my skin

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LittleRueKitty In reply to ShadowedPorcelain [2013-05-17 17:25:54 +0000 UTC]

So do you tend to get most of your material from Michaels then? I think it's awesome that you use the good stuff for your stuff animals. To me it means you really care about them and you put a lot of effort in them.

And mohair is so soft and wonderful! Does it dye well? I'm pretty sure I remember reading that you dye your own stuff, yeah? Or did I just make that up? xD

And I can definitely understand the craft felt scratching your skin. Cheaper stuff tends to do that, unfortunately.

Do you get your merino online? There's a fiber/textiles fair where I live on Saturday and they'll have angora rabbit, alpaca, and angora goat there. And I think we'll even get to watch them comb or shear a few. I think I'm going to get some alpaca yarn for a scarf.

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ShadowedPorcelain In reply to LittleRueKitty [2013-05-17 18:36:35 +0000 UTC]

I don't usually get things from Michaels other than thread and little things. General craft stores don't tend to carry the higher quality stuff, but I feel that it's worth it to use better material. Mohair and other natural fibers tend to dye beautifully (depending on the dye you use. Sometimes dye will come apart over time)

I get my Japanese merino from PurlSoho. It's a store in NYC, but it's about 16-17 USD for 500g. I only go when I visit home. I would love to buy some alpaca yarn. The farm near where I went to school had black alpacas so I couldn't dye it, but the thing that I love about alpaca is it gets softer as you wash it. (I use a gentle detergent for natural fibers)

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LittleRueKitty In reply to ShadowedPorcelain [2013-06-07 14:15:43 +0000 UTC]

I actually never got the alpaca yarn. But I wish I had because now I'm trying to learn to knit and all the yarn I have is the kind with little wisps in it or it's really bulky and fluffy. xD

I bet there's all kind of cool fiber/fabric stores in NYC! That would be awesome to see!

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ShadowedPorcelain In reply to LittleRueKitty [2013-06-07 17:06:47 +0000 UTC]

You can get really thin "spider web" yarn online for knitting miniature things.

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