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fribblesltd Mar 13, 2006

I don't know if this belongs in the tips 'n tricks section...am trying to make a panda with actual fur patches instead of coloring the fur after everything's all sewn together...when the eye patches are maybe 1/4" x 1/4", it gets to be a real pain sewing 'em---they've got a tendency to go off in different directions.

I'm making them so that there's one patch piece for the eye patch...it gets sewn firstly into the side of the head, then has a little bump left over to be put into the head gusset.  However, since the eyes go right on top, plus the needlesculpting, I'm thinking I could just sew the bottom part of the patch into the side of the head and not leave the little bump to be sewn into the head gusset.

I know Amanda does little pandas, and I saw Melissa's adorable little Eithne..and Anne's delightful Pan Pei Min...here's a photo of mine---help!  = )

Amelia

starlite Mar 13, 2006

Hi Amelia,
I think you are so brave trying patches like this - my pandas all have had hand coloured  patches using the equivalent of Karisma artist pencils - I get a darker colour by using the pencils with water so it is a bit like a water colour.
So I am sorry but I cannot help with insert panda patches - however I am sure that if you try a search on TT using the words panda patches - there has been a posting about them before - Paula (All Bears) had great suggestions I think and of course there were others I jsut cant remember who.
Hope you find what you are looking for
:hug:

Amanda Mar 14, 2006

Hello Amelia. On the pink Panda I did I sort of ladder stitched them in, turning as I went. Then I did tiny little stitches that disapeared in the fur. On the Albie one (black and off white) I needlefelted them and on Ralphy I shaded with pens. See what you think. I prefer to shade now, but thats just the mood I'm in.

kbonsall Mar 14, 2006

I also just shade my pandas instead of inseting patches...

fribblesltd Mar 14, 2006

Thank you, Anne, Amanda and Kim!  That helps out alot to see your eyes, Amanda, and Anne, I never even thought of searching "panda patches"  I just looked up "panda".  Am off to do that right now!!  And Kim, as soon as I sell some more more and not SPEND it all, I'm definitely going to be buying some Copic markers to shade.

Thank you all for such helpful advice!  = )

Amelia

WildThyme Mar 14, 2006

Hi Amelia!  I've only done just a couple of pandas ever... so I'm afraid that I'm not of much use on this topic... but I wanted to say that your panda you have pictured above really does seem to be turning out quite well!    That "long pile" fur can be so hard to work with the smaller you go.... So.. is this panda going to have a sweet little dolly friend!?

Kim Basta
Wild Thyme Originals

fribblesltd Mar 15, 2006

Actually, this little guy is for a swap---are any of you familar with artist holly-noelle on eBay?  Holly bought one of my bears awhile back, and she contacted me afterwards and wanted to know if I would like to swap one of my creations for one of her creations..

..so, once I get all the kinks ironed out with this pattern, am going to make the real swap bear.  Holly's crazy about my little unicorns, so the panda will have two unicorn companions, one white with gold horn and one black with silver horn---she's naming 'em Ying and Yang.  =)

I can't wait to finish this swap up to get my poseable unicorn she's making for me! 

Amelia

kbonsall Mar 15, 2006

Is that your unicorn? She is beautiful!

fribblesltd Mar 15, 2006

Actually, no, that's just one of Holly's poseables.  She's making me one with a snowflake theme as I live in Montana, land of snow and ice.

Here're what my little fribble unicorns look like:

Holly does magnificent, MARVELOUS work.  She's amazing.

Amelia

kbonsall Mar 15, 2006

HE HE HE your unicorns are cute! I can see why she likes them!

Amanda Mar 15, 2006

I 'spoke' to Holly not long ago, a real nice friendly lady. That reminds me to get some photos done, I promised to show her my black and white panda. Right I'm off to do that, see you all soon.

psichick78 Mar 15, 2006

Wow, both of your unicorns are awsome! WHat a cool way to get a trade.
Thanks for sharing

melissa Mar 15, 2006

Hi Amelia

Sorry joining this conversation a bit late but since you mentioned Eithne, I thought I'd let you knw what I do.  Firstly, let me say wow, I think you are very clever for using eye patches - I don't even try.

Personally, I like to use hand drawn patches on my bears and even then I tend to use teeny tiny spots of colour rather than full on eye patches.  If I'm doing a black and white panda I'll usually use pencils as I like the subtle black more than a hard black.

Oh, and on minis Prismacolor pens are much easier to use than copic markers.  I think they bleed  a little less and they have a nice fine point.  Eithne had just a touch of dark brown under her eye.