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Years ago I made a book weight - a simple tube of fabric filled with heavy metal pellets. It was designed to hold a book open, but my daughter immediately saw it as a toy. She played with it all the time so I finally made one just for her - bright and colorful, with button eyes and a forked tongue, and filled with plastic pellets instead of expensive metal shot. She still has that original snake. And she still plays with him all the time. Her response when I asked her about him was, "Well, you never know when you're going to need a snake." How true.
She helped me make some modifications to the original design. The seams are on the inside now "to make him more smooth and snakelike." The tongue is made of ribbon so it's less likely to tear away. I asked her about rounding the head and tail to make him (somewhat) more realistic and got a resounding thumbs down. Okay then. Square-headed snake it is.
And so I bring you the new and improved - and FREE - Snake Charmers. These are quick and easy to stitch up, small enough to fit in a pocket, and have a pleasing drapability (if you don't fill them too full). They're a good size to interact with action figures and all kinds of dolls. They're surprisingly versatile little guys who make their way into all kinds of situations. I hope you enjoy them!
Do make more than one. When I told Jo she could have all the samples I made her response was, "Cool! Now I can have an invading horde attack my American Girl dolls."
Cool indeed.
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Happy stitching!Best,
Wendi
Edit - Over on Flickr, Curlysue7795 commented on the fabrics I chose, and that reminded me that I meant to mention that in the post. For these snakes I chose fabrics that had wiggly stripes on them, and I centered the stripe so it ran down the backs of the snakes. You certainly don't have to do this, but I think it's a nice effect.
So cute! I will have to make one and fill it with stuffing and a squeaker for my doggy :)
ReplyDeleteFun! If you do that you might want to make it a little bigger. I also recommend using a really string fabric (like denim) and double sew all the seams.
ReplyDeleteYou should share the finished project! I bet people would love to see it.