Attempting a Button Joint : 17 April 2024
I have continued the stuffing and sewing process of my little friend-in-the-making here.
The photo above shows you the profile of its head, which reminds me a bit of ET. Having completed all that I realised that the arms were going to be ‘fixed’ like that, ie without any movement. It was too late to change that step which actually follows the instructions in the knitting kit. It was too late because after sewing the arms I decided to join the neck to the head using the same yarn so if I cut it off to redo the arms I would have to sew the whole thing again; it’s taken me a long time to get here as it is. I decided to look into ways of attaching toy legs so there's movement. The kit is quite simplistic and it does not offer any options.
After a lot of thinking and checking You Tube for inspiration, it seems that the best way to go about it is to attempt a Button Joint. I do not own anything that uses this method so I cannot clarify further here other than just show you what I’m aiming to achieve. See the photo below :
The idea is that you join a button on the outside of the leg of the toy through the leg and body. You need to do this without cutting the thread. This in theory is not complicated but it requires some fiddly sewing.
It was great to find that couple of small transparent buttons suitable for the size of the toy. I also managed to find a long needle to go through them.
This clear tutorial shows how to do this process. I haven't attempted it yet as I've been collecting matching thread, that long needle and the buttons. In the video the person uses an extremely long needle . I don’t own one like that but as this is such a small toy it may not be necessary anyway. I've linked the video below in case you are interested:
Thank you for reading !
I admire what you do with needlework! I am a lefty and come from a generation where my needlework teacher spent more time being peeved at me for being left handed than she did actually teaching me anything. I do realise now, that this was likely born from the fact that she did not have the ability to teach things in "reverse" lol - but as a little girl, all it showed me was that I was a problem and honestly, I did not know why. How sad.
The only form of needlework I ever really managed successfully, and was no thanks to her, but rather my mom - was cross stitch - which I fell in love with as a tween!
Many thanks for your comment, @jaynie.
I haven't done a lot of cross-stitching so it would be great to see some of your work.
I think it's always good to have a hobby or a pastime that will help you learn skills and make you feel a sense of achievement when you complete a project.
Pity about that teacher who put you off knitting. A very quick search on You Tube gave me this tutorial on knitting for left handers. There are other tutorials too; You Tube has been a good source to get help for techniques and stitches.
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Cada vez estás más cerca de terminar de armar las partes.
Estoy ansioso por saber como termina.
Saludos y éxitos.
Thanks for the comment @casv ! I'm adding the final touches 😄