Happy National Teddy Bear Day! Have you ever wondered when the first teddy bear was made? I mean, how did a big animal that can weigh from 125 to 1,500 pounds become such a popular and cute plushie? This all started with a woman named Margarete Steiff. Margarete was born on July 24th, 1847, in
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Do you guys remember the Weeble’s? These fun toys from our childhood that wobble but do not fall down? Sure, most of them do not look like these and they look more like a tiny bean. Their mechanism put weight at the bottom of the toy. (I believe that this is a metal, something like
Have you seen the recent Hobbii post on their use of AI? Hobbii has come out and admitted that they use AI all the time and that they are very pro Ai. This post received an immense amount of backlash, and rightfully so. The fiber arts community is vastly against the use of artificial intelligence
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Rounds 1) SC 6 in Magic Ring (6) 2) INC in each stitch (12) 3-7) SC in each ST (12) (MAKE SURE NOT TOSTUFF THESE ROUNDS) 8) SC 1, INC (*6) (18) 9) INC, 2 SC (*6) (24) 10) SC 3, INC (*6) (30) 11) INC, SC 4 (*6) (36) 12) SC 5, INC (*6)
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MATERIALES: Estambre #4 en color verde oscuro Estambre #4 en color blanco para bordar Ojos de seguridad de 12 mm y marcador de puntos Gancho de 2.50 mm Aguja lanera Relleno y tijeras A BREVIACIÓNES: MP- medio punto DIS- disminución AUM- aumento PD- punto deslizado SLD- solamente lazo delantero SLT- solamente lazo trasero B R
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Abbreviations SC – single crochet DEC – decrease INC – increase SL ST- slip stitch FLO- front loop only BLO-back loop only ST- stitch A R MS (*2) 1) SC 6 in Magic Ring (6) 2) INC in each stitch (12) 3-6) SC in each stitch (12) 7) 2 DEC, SC 4, 2 DEC (8)
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My husband bought me this yarn that I had been wanting to try. The red heart all in one series came out with the sweethearts’ heart motif a little while ago. It is a very soft yarn, and I think it is a little thicker than the original all in one granny square yarn. The
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Mi marido me compró este estambre que había estado queriendo probar. La serie de corazón rojo todo en uno salió con el motivo del corazón de los novios (sweethearts) hace un poco. Es un hilo muy suave, y creo que es un poco más grueso que el original todo en un hilo cuadrado de abuelita.
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Al tejer un amigurumi, normalmente se utiliza el medio punto o punto baja. En la imagen que ven aquí arriba, hay unas pequeñas bolitas, cada una sobre un soporte que los hace parecer árboles. Cada una de ellas se hizo usando el mismo patrón, pero se ven un poco diferentes. Cada una es una forma
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When crocheting an amigurumi, you normally use a single crochet. In the picture above, there is a few little balls, each on a ball stand that look a bit like trees. Each one of these was made using the same pattern but they do look a bit different. They are each a cute way to
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