Hi, this is monkey and today he got a new cover for his bed, made out of many pompoms. I'll show you how it is made. I got this idea from a book, probably from the seventies.
Here are the pompoms from up close.
It is done on a frame (made out of a painters canvas. The linen is being taken off). Lots of nails 2cm apart, sock wool leftovers from one nail to the other, up and down until the frame is full.
At the crossings the threads are being tied up. Not with wool, I tried, but it is better to use strong thin unbreakable sewing thread.
After that I cut the threads in between every square like above BUT SAVE THE TWO BOTTOM THREADS!! This way the pompoms stay tied together forming a little blanket.
Cut loose from the frame.
After the cutting is finished, rub the pompoms with your hands to make them fluffy and spray with a little water so all the pompoms get even more fluffy.
Monkey is off to bed with his new pompom cover.
He doesn't need help....
See...
Nice and warm....
Goofie (our dachshund or teckel of 14) needed to inspect the new blanket.
By the way, this monkey is probably English, more then a 100 years old, he has real 'shoe button' eyes
and is filled with excelsior. I'm being told that he is a very rare stuffed
monkey.
Monkey couldn't sleep, had lots of things to think about so.....
Lizzy (our dachshund or teckel of 6) gave him a goodnight hug :)
Have a good weekend!!!!!!
Groetjes
Annemieke