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Toy Safety Tips for home made toys.

Posted under Tips & Tricks on Wednesday, July 28, 2010 0 comments

Toy safety isn’t something that jumps into your head when you are sewing a cute little home made baby toy… BUT I think one can never be too careful when it comes to making sure the toys we make for babies are 100% safe ...

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Recycling, Upcycling, Repurposing - it's all good for toy-making!

Posted under Tips & Tricks on Thursday, June 24, 2010 - Comments: 1

I have noticed a fantastic trend, more and more Funky Friends Factory feedback photos are of toys made from recycled fabrics, clothing and household furnishings, like curtaining and towels and left over scraps of fabrics. I have to share some of the gorgeous pics with ...
Tips to hide those starting and finishing threads

Posted under Tips & Tricks on Tuesday, May 11, 2010 - Comments: 2

I got an urgent "PLEASE HELP!" email from Jodie in Victoria wanting to know how to sew on her toy's faces without starting or ending knots that stick out . There are lots of tricks to hide those stitches and make your toys look amazing!...
Tips for sewing with Fleece

Posted under Tips & Tricks on Saturday, November 21, 2009 - Comments: 0

Samantha emailed me as her sewing machine was "eating her fleece" which was making her a little frustrated. I understand the feeling as I have an expensive embroidery machine that seems to jam every time I use it and I'm now I am scared to use ...
How young can you start needle felting?

Posted under Tips & Tricks on Tuesday, November 17, 2009 - Comments: 0

I often get asked "How easy is needle felting?" and "How young can you start needle felting?", so I asked the opinion of two experts in the field - Marie Spalding (US based Felting Artist) and Barbara Allen (New Zealand based needle felting author who designed ...