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I made the fish, going by the ideas presented here. I thought it was
pretty cool. My sister-n-laws cats,(who were the recepient of the project) actually fight over it on occasion. Of course, if it is any of the other items, never made them. Judy in AZ http://www.elnausa.com/projects/0206...06fishtail.pdf "ferret_lover" wrote in message ... Hi everyone. I'm not really new here, but I dont post a lot. I'm more of a lurker. I'm learning to sew and trying to get some insight on some of the things about this sewing stuff. I recently purchased a Simplicity Pattern # 9004. It is pet crafts-making a "tent" bed, a "fish" bed, and a little "house" bed. Has anyone made this project by chance? Just thought maybe i'd get some helpful advise if they found that something worked better for them etc. etc. TIA, Krystal and the fuzzies |
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I forgot to mention, I didn't have a fancy machine when I made this.
Straight stitch and couple of zig-zag capabilities. Did my own thing with one of the zig-zag stitches for the scales, it still came out really cute. I hand embroidered the eyes. I think those were the two things that varied the most from the directions given on the Elna site. http://www.elnausa.com/projects/0206...06fishtail.pdf Judy in AZ "Judy" wrote in message ... I made the fish, going by the ideas presented here. I thought it was pretty cool. My sister-n-laws cats,(who were the recepient of the project) actually fight over it on occasion. Of |
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ferret_lover wrote:
Hi everyone. I'm not really new here, but I dont post a lot. I'm more of a lurker. I'm learning to sew and trying to get some insight on some of the things about this sewing stuff. I recently purchased a Simplicity Pattern # 9004. It is pet crafts-making a "tent" bed, a "fish" bed, and a little "house" bed. Has anyone made this project by chance? Just thought maybe i'd get some helpful advise if they found that something worked better for them etc. etc. TIA, Krystal and the fuzzies I "knew" I had seen this somewhere, and it only took 10 pages of Google to find it - where I should have looked first. Birch Street, of course. Look at http://www.birchstreetclothing.com/p...age14.html#Pet They sell just the wires, or the whole thing. -- Joanne @ stitches @ singerlady.reno.nv.us http://members.tripod.com/~bernardschopen/ Life is about the journey, not about the destination. |
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Go to a kite shop. Every kind of fiberglass and carbon rod and tube you
could want. "the other one" wrote in message om... I have made the tent, and wish I could find the fiberglass poles like they use in camping tents. It works up pretty easy and fast, though. "Atom1" wrote in message ... Have not made it myself but if you go to www.patternreview.com you can see if someone else has. It's an easy site to navigate. HTH, Michelle "ferret_lover" wrote in message ... Hi everyone. I'm not really new here, but I dont post a lot. I'm more of a lurker. I'm learning to sew and trying to get some insight on some of the things about this sewing stuff. I recently purchased a Simplicity Pattern # 9004. It is pet crafts-making a "tent" bed, a "fish" bed, and a little "house" bed. Has anyone made this project by chance? Just thought maybe i'd get some helpful advise if they found that something worked better for them etc. etc. TIA, Krystal and the fuzzies |
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the other one wrote:
"Joy Stafford-Evans" wrote in message news:UwOIb.709861$Tr4.1793223@attbi_s03... Try using heavy weight string trimmer line as the poles for the tent. Have it curve the opposite of the way it was wound on the spool. Joy S-E Simplicity Pattern # 9004. It is pet crafts-making a "tent" bed, a "fish" bed, and a little "house" bed. That doesn't work, neither does boning. I found an atenna to a remote control vehicle that worked reasonably well, but my son broke it. What I really want is spring steel like they use in those collapsable windshield sun shades. Regular tent poles are too heavy and don't bend easily enough. I saw some in something that were narrower and with more give. I just can't find anywhere to buy them. Try an outdoors gear/mountaineering shop; they often sell replacement steel and fibreglass tent poles. -- Kate XXXXXX Lady Catherine, Wardrobe Mistress of the Chocolate Buttons http://www.diceyhome.free-online.co.uk Click on Kate's Pages and explore! |
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Hi the
I used the pvc tubing that you can find in plumber's shops to hold up 'beds' such as those. They have enough body to keep the shape up and don't rust, etc.. I thought of it because a lot of hiking tents use a similar idea. Cynthia "forgottenmuse" wrote in message ... ferret_lover wrote: Hi everyone. I'm not really new here, but I dont post a lot. I'm more of a lurker. I'm learning to sew and trying to get some insight on some of the things about this sewing stuff. I recently purchased a Simplicity Pattern # 9004. It is pet crafts-making a "tent" bed, a "fish" bed, and a little "house" bed. Has anyone made this project by chance? Just thought maybe i'd get some helpful advise if they found that something worked better for them etc. etc. TIA, Krystal and the fuzzies I recently bought this same pattern and plan on eventually making the "fish" bed for my cats. I also would love to hear of anyone's experience with this pattern. I'm not even sure yet of what fabric and color combinations I want to use. I got a big stack of Simplicity patterns when JoAnns had them on sale for 99 cents a few weeks ago. I wonder if I will ever get around to using them all? Well, at that price I figured they are good to have on hand! Bonnie |
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"CW" wrote in message ...
Go to a kite shop. Every kind of fiberglass and carbon rod and tube you could want. "the other one" wrote in message om... I have made the tent, and wish I could find the fiberglass poles like they use in camping tents. It works up pretty easy and fast, though. Thanks for that suggestion CW. There's no such thing as a kite shop anywhere near here, but I did look on the internet and found Goodwinds Kites. Found the fiberglass tubes, and solid fiberglass. Got the solid in 2 different sizes (the smallest 1/16", and 1/8"). Both were sturdy, very flexible and come in 48" lengths, the exact size for this pet tent pattern. They also cut easily to any size needed, and inexpensive. I put the 1/8" in my tent, but a slightly smaller size will work. Thanks again! Gail |
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