Followers

Friday 18 September 2015

Tilly the Hefalump!! :0)

I've been itching to make a mohair 'bear' elephant and here she is - Tilly


Can you call an elephant Tilly!!?? Anyway, that's her name. She's made from a dusty blue mohair, with cotton fabric for her inner ears and is fully jointed, with steel shot in her little fat tummy to weight her. She's also carrying a basket of roses on her trunk

I love her to bits, although I hope to improve on the design next time.

Any well-dressed hefalump must of course have a ribbon on her tail, and I didn't forget LOL - see?


And look at these - get the false eyelashes - they were tricky I can tell you!



I'm certainly learning as I go along. I think I need to plan ahead better and be a bit more patient instead of being so eager to get another bear finished. That's what happens when full-time working gets in the flippin' way all the time. I've made two bears in the last 2 weeks only because I've been on leave from work; and to be honest I had hoped to make more, but I have been out and about a bit too, including my first ever 'Bear Fair' at Kensington Town Hall in London ........ gosh, so many gorgeous bears, so much inspiration!!


3 comments:

Mrs. Sew and Sew - Karen said...

Tilly is really awesome! Adorable!

Elizabeth said...

Tilly is wonderful, she has so much character. Thanks for the email, I will reply very soon. Have a sunny Sunday. Hugs, Elizabeth

Simone said...

Tilly is beautiful but oh so sad!!! Maybe she is just coy? Your 'bear' making skills are going from strength to strength Julia! x