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Need help with snake eyelashes! ;-)
I am making a *quilted* (ON topic! LOL) stuffed snake for my darling
granddaughter for her birthday. It will be about 6 ft. long and in the purples and pinks she loves. I had another stuffed snake in more realistic colors (browns) that I made and gave to her little brother- and Ana announced she wanted one in 'her' colors. The original snake had googly eyes and I put some long false eyelashes on it just to be silly and to make sure it didn't look threatening for the little ones. Now the problem- I want outrageous, thick, flirty eyelashes on this purple and pink snake. I am thinking to use the Heat and Bond Ultra with solid black fabric on both sides and cut spike-y lashes into a strip of the fused fabric, but I need them to curl upwards- not lay there flat. And the curl needs to be permanent. I do NOT want to buy eyelashes- I am determined to make them from fabric. Also, I think maybe the eyes will be fabric- rather than the plastic googly eyes- with a swath of bright blue 'eyeshadow' on the lids and appliquéd into place and the eyelashes glued on top of the blue shadowed lids. (Do snakes *have* eyelids???) So, how do I make the eyelashes to keep the curl in the fabric on Ana's *quilted* snake? ;-) Leslie & The Furbabies in MO. |
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Need help with snake eyelashes! ;-)
Oh yes you can make lovely curled eyelashes with Heat and Bond Ultra! And
they should be permanent. This is how Joan Shay makes her 3-D flowers. The gist of it is that after you have your fabric fused on both sides, heat up the snipped eyelashes and then wrap around a pencil (or whatever you want the size of the curl to be) and hold until cooled. Just be careful not to burn your fingers!!! -- Kathyl (KJ) remove "nospam" before mchsi http://community.webshots.com/user/kathylquiltz "Leslie & The Furbabies in MO." wrote in message ... I am making a *quilted* (ON topic! LOL) stuffed snake for my darling granddaughter for her birthday. It will be about 6 ft. long and in the purples and pinks she loves. I had another stuffed snake in more realistic colors (browns) that I made and gave to her little brother- and Ana announced she wanted one in 'her' colors. The original snake had googly eyes and I put some long false eyelashes on it just to be silly and to make sure it didn't look threatening for the little ones. Now the problem- I want outrageous, thick, flirty eyelashes on this purple and pink snake. I am thinking to use the Heat and Bond Ultra with solid black fabric on both sides and cut spike-y lashes into a strip of the fused fabric, but I need them to curl upwards- not lay there flat. And the curl needs to be permanent. I do NOT want to buy eyelashes- I am determined to make them from fabric. Also, I think maybe the eyes will be fabric- rather than the plastic googly eyes- with a swath of bright blue 'eyeshadow' on the lids and appliquéd into place and the eyelashes glued on top of the blue shadowed lids. (Do snakes *have* eyelids???) So, how do I make the eyelashes to keep the curl in the fabric on Ana's *quilted* snake? ;-) Leslie & The Furbabies in MO. |
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Need help with snake eyelashes! ;-)
The one problem with this method is then sewing the applibond (eyelashes) to
the snake. Joan sells a VERY sharp hand sewing needle for applying the appliques. I dont' know if even a heavy duty leather sewing machine needle would work....there is a lot of glue between those layers. You need a needle that cuts rather then pierces. (I stubbornly broke several machine needles before relenting). But I DO know you can make great curled eyelashes with this method!! Good luck! -- Kathyl (KJ) remove "nospam" before mchsi http://community.webshots.com/user/kathylquiltz "KJ" wrote in message news:3i7Dk.305447$TT4.68308@attbi_s22... Oh yes you can make lovely curled eyelashes with Heat and Bond Ultra! And they should be permanent. This is how Joan Shay makes her 3-D flowers. The gist of it is that after you have your fabric fused on both sides, heat up the snipped eyelashes and then wrap around a pencil (or whatever you want the size of the curl to be) and hold until cooled. Just be careful not to burn your fingers!!! -- Kathyl (KJ) remove "nospam" before mchsi http://community.webshots.com/user/kathylquiltz "Leslie & The Furbabies in MO." wrote in message ... I am making a *quilted* (ON topic! LOL) stuffed snake for my darling granddaughter for her birthday. It will be about 6 ft. long and in the purples and pinks she loves. I had another stuffed snake in more realistic colors (browns) that I made and gave to her little brother- and Ana announced she wanted one in 'her' colors. The original snake had googly eyes and I put some long false eyelashes on it just to be silly and to make sure it didn't look threatening for the little ones. Now the problem- I want outrageous, thick, flirty eyelashes on this purple and pink snake. I am thinking to use the Heat and Bond Ultra with solid black fabric on both sides and cut spike-y lashes into a strip of the fused fabric, but I need them to curl upwards- not lay there flat. And the curl needs to be permanent. I do NOT want to buy eyelashes- I am determined to make them from fabric. Also, I think maybe the eyes will be fabric- rather than the plastic googly eyes- with a swath of bright blue 'eyeshadow' on the lids and appliquéd into place and the eyelashes glued on top of the blue shadowed lids. (Do snakes *have* eyelids???) So, how do I make the eyelashes to keep the curl in the fabric on Ana's *quilted* snake? ;-) Leslie & The Furbabies in MO. |
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Need help with snake eyelashes! ;-)
"Leslie & The Furbabies in MO." wrote in message
... I am making a *quilted* (ON topic! LOL) stuffed snake for my darling granddaughter for her birthday. It will be about 6 ft. long and in the purples and pinks she loves. I had another stuffed snake in more realistic colors (browns) that I made and gave to her little brother- and Ana announced she wanted one in 'her' colors. The original snake had googly eyes and I put some long false eyelashes on it just to be silly and to make sure it didn't look threatening for the little ones. Now the problem- I want outrageous, thick, flirty eyelashes on this purple and pink snake. I am thinking to use the Heat and Bond Ultra with solid black fabric on both sides and cut spike-y lashes into a strip of the fused fabric, but I need them to curl upwards- not lay there flat. And the curl needs to be permanent. I do NOT want to buy eyelashes- I am determined to make them from fabric. Also, I think maybe the eyes will be fabric- rather than the plastic googly eyes- with a swath of bright blue 'eyeshadow' on the lids and appliquéd into place and the eyelashes glued on top of the blue shadowed lids. (Do snakes *have* eyelids???) So, how do I make the eyelashes to keep the curl in the fabric on Ana's *quilted* snake? ;-) I don't know how to permanently curl fabric, but I *do* know it can be done with yarn. I grabbed these directions quick using Google, http://www.essortment.com/hobbies/cu...lhair_sfxw.htm but there are probably other 'recipes' out there. You can try using what they call 'eyelash' yarn, which can be pretty out there. "You can also use yarn to make curly hair for a doll. In order to do this, the first step is to wrap the yarn you want to use around a round metal shish kabob skewer, a metal spoon or fork. If you don't have a metal utensil handy, you can fashion a crude one out of balled - up aluminum foil. Again, to make small curls, you will need to use a thin metal object. To make larger, softer curls, you will need a large metal object. The second step is to spray the yarn with a mixture of two parts of hair spray and one part of tap water. Then, place the wrapped yarn on a small cookie sheet in an oven at two hundred and fifty degrees Fahrenheit. Heat the yarn for ten minutes, and then remove the cookie sheet. The third step is to carefully slide the yarn off of the metal utensil. Then, insert the yarn hair onto the doll's head by using a hot glue gun. Use a pair of sharp scissors to trim the curly doll hair, and arrange it however you choose. " |
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Need help with snake eyelashes! ;-)
Ah, Kathyl, that's exactly the advice I needed. I was pretty sure I could
curl them, but not how long it would last. I'll use permanent fabric glue to fix them in place, so needles won't be a problem Thanks a bunch! Leslie- Snake Maker & The Furbabies in MO. "KJ" wrote in message news:Om7Dk.305454$TT4.22711@attbi_s22... The one problem with this method is then sewing the applibond (eyelashes) to the snake. Joan sells a VERY sharp hand sewing needle for applying the appliques. I dont' know if even a heavy duty leather sewing machine needle would work....there is a lot of glue between those layers. You need a needle that cuts rather then pierces. (I stubbornly broke several machine needles before relenting). But I DO know you can make great curled eyelashes with this method!! Good luck! -- Kathyl (KJ) remove "nospam" before mchsi http://community.webshots.com/user/kathylquiltz "KJ" wrote in message news:3i7Dk.305447$TT4.68308@attbi_s22... Oh yes you can make lovely curled eyelashes with Heat and Bond Ultra! And they should be permanent. This is how Joan Shay makes her 3-D flowers. The gist of it is that after you have your fabric fused on both sides, heat up the snipped eyelashes and then wrap around a pencil (or whatever you want the size of the curl to be) and hold until cooled. Just be careful not to burn your fingers!!! -- Kathyl (KJ) remove "nospam" before mchsi http://community.webshots.com/user/kathylquiltz "Leslie & The Furbabies in MO." wrote in message ... I am making a *quilted* (ON topic! LOL) stuffed snake for my darling granddaughter for her birthday. It will be about 6 ft. long and in the purples and pinks she loves. I had another stuffed snake in more realistic colors (browns) that I made and gave to her little brother- and Ana announced she wanted one in 'her' colors. The original snake had googly eyes and I put some long false eyelashes on it just to be silly and to make sure it didn't look threatening for the little ones. Now the problem- I want outrageous, thick, flirty eyelashes on this purple and pink snake. I am thinking to use the Heat and Bond Ultra with solid black fabric on both sides and cut spike-y lashes into a strip of the fused fabric, but I need them to curl upwards- not lay there flat. And the curl needs to be permanent. I do NOT want to buy eyelashes- I am determined to make them from fabric. Also, I think maybe the eyes will be fabric- rather than the plastic googly eyes- with a swath of bright blue 'eyeshadow' on the lids and appliquéd into place and the eyelashes glued on top of the blue shadowed lids. (Do snakes *have* eyelids???) So, how do I make the eyelashes to keep the curl in the fabric on Ana's *quilted* snake? ;-) Leslie & The Furbabies in MO. |
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Need help with snake eyelashes! ;-)
Thanks, Lisa, for looking up this info. I think I'll take Kathyl's advice
with the H&B Ultra and then use this hairspray formula and method to re-enforce the curl. It should work! Yay! Leslie & The Furbabies in MO. "L" wrote in message ... "Leslie & The Furbabies in MO." wrote in message ... I am making a *quilted* (ON topic! LOL) stuffed snake for my darling granddaughter for her birthday. It will be about 6 ft. long and in the purples and pinks she loves. I had another stuffed snake in more realistic colors (browns) that I made and gave to her little brother- and Ana announced she wanted one in 'her' colors. The original snake had googly eyes and I put some long false eyelashes on it just to be silly and to make sure it didn't look threatening for the little ones. Now the problem- I want outrageous, thick, flirty eyelashes on this purple and pink snake. I am thinking to use the Heat and Bond Ultra with solid black fabric on both sides and cut spike-y lashes into a strip of the fused fabric, but I need them to curl upwards- not lay there flat. And the curl needs to be permanent. I do NOT want to buy eyelashes- I am determined to make them from fabric. Also, I think maybe the eyes will be fabric- rather than the plastic googly eyes- with a swath of bright blue 'eyeshadow' on the lids and appliquéd into place and the eyelashes glued on top of the blue shadowed lids. (Do snakes *have* eyelids???) So, how do I make the eyelashes to keep the curl in the fabric on Ana's *quilted* snake? ;-) I don't know how to permanently curl fabric, but I *do* know it can be done with yarn. I grabbed these directions quick using Google, http://www.essortment.com/hobbies/cu...lhair_sfxw.htm but there are probably other 'recipes' out there. You can try using what they call 'eyelash' yarn, which can be pretty out there. "You can also use yarn to make curly hair for a doll. In order to do this, the first step is to wrap the yarn you want to use around a round metal shish kabob skewer, a metal spoon or fork. If you don't have a metal utensil handy, you can fashion a crude one out of balled - up aluminum foil. Again, to make small curls, you will need to use a thin metal object. To make larger, softer curls, you will need a large metal object. The second step is to spray the yarn with a mixture of two parts of hair spray and one part of tap water. Then, place the wrapped yarn on a small cookie sheet in an oven at two hundred and fifty degrees Fahrenheit. Heat the yarn for ten minutes, and then remove the cookie sheet. The third step is to carefully slide the yarn off of the metal utensil. Then, insert the yarn hair onto the doll's head by using a hot glue gun. Use a pair of sharp scissors to trim the curly doll hair, and arrange it however you choose. " |
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Need help with snake eyelashes! ;-)
The needles that Joan recommends for this are leather needles. They
actually cut the fused fabric. Leather needles come in various sizes and she uses a fairly small one for this. G You can get leather needles in both machine and hand sewing versions. Have fun, Pati, in Phx KJ wrote: The one problem with this method is then sewing the applibond (eyelashes) to the snake. Joan sells a VERY sharp hand sewing needle for applying the appliques. I dont' know if even a heavy duty leather sewing machine needle would work....there is a lot of glue between those layers. You need a needle that cuts rather then pierces. (I stubbornly broke several machine needles before relenting). But I DO know you can make great curled eyelashes with this method!! Good luck! |
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Need help with snake eyelashes! ;-)
Heck. I was cooking and cleaning the kitchen and missed all the fun. All I
can add is the long metal tube that's great for curling yard is aluminum knitting needles. You don't put them on a cookie sheet but figure out a way to place them on the oven's racks. There's grand spaghetti and garlic bread all ready. Anyone hungry? Polly "L" wrote in message ... "Leslie & The Furbabies in MO." wrote in message ... I am making a *quilted* (ON topic! LOL) stuffed snake for my darling granddaughter for her birthday. It will be about 6 ft. long and in the purples and pinks she loves. I had another stuffed snake in more realistic colors (browns) that I made and gave to her little brother- and Ana announced she wanted one in 'her' colors. The original snake had googly eyes and I put some long false eyelashes on it just to be silly and to make sure it didn't look threatening for the little ones. Now the problem- I want outrageous, thick, flirty eyelashes on this purple and pink snake. I am thinking to use the Heat and Bond Ultra with solid black fabric on both sides and cut spike-y lashes into a strip of the fused fabric, but I need them to curl upwards- not lay there flat. And the curl needs to be permanent. I do NOT want to buy eyelashes- I am determined to make them from fabric. Also, I think maybe the eyes will be fabric- rather than the plastic googly eyes- with a swath of bright blue 'eyeshadow' on the lids and appliquéd into place and the eyelashes glued on top of the blue shadowed lids. (Do snakes *have* eyelids???) So, how do I make the eyelashes to keep the curl in the fabric on Ana's *quilted* snake? ;-) I don't know how to permanently curl fabric, but I *do* know it can be done with yarn. I grabbed these directions quick using Google, http://www.essortment.com/hobbies/cu...lhair_sfxw.htm but there are probably other 'recipes' out there. You can try using what they call 'eyelash' yarn, which can be pretty out there. "You can also use yarn to make curly hair for a doll. In order to do this, the first step is to wrap the yarn you want to use around a round metal shish kabob skewer, a metal spoon or fork. If you don't have a metal utensil handy, you can fashion a crude one out of balled - up aluminum foil. Again, to make small curls, you will need to use a thin metal object. To make larger, softer curls, you will need a large metal object. The second step is to spray the yarn with a mixture of two parts of hair spray and one part of tap water. Then, place the wrapped yarn on a small cookie sheet in an oven at two hundred and fifty degrees Fahrenheit. Heat the yarn for ten minutes, and then remove the cookie sheet. The third step is to carefully slide the yarn off of the metal utensil. Then, insert the yarn hair onto the doll's head by using a hot glue gun. Use a pair of sharp scissors to trim the curly doll hair, and arrange it however you choose. " |
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Need help with snake eyelashes! ;-)
You probably don't need the hairspray with the HB method. Joan professes
that she washes her floral quilts that have the curled leaves and they come out fine. She doesn't take any real caution when she packs her class and lecture samples either. Just shakes them out. You just have to have a REALLY good bond...lots of heat....and hold the curl till cool. -- Kathyl (KJ) remove "nospam" before mchsi http://community.webshots.com/user/kathylquiltz "Leslie & The Furbabies in MO." wrote in message ... Thanks, Lisa, for looking up this info. I think I'll take Kathyl's advice with the H&B Ultra and then use this hairspray formula and method to re-enforce the curl. It should work! Yay! Leslie & The Furbabies in MO. "L" wrote in message ... "Leslie & The Furbabies in MO." wrote in message ... I am making a *quilted* (ON topic! LOL) stuffed snake for my darling granddaughter for her birthday. It will be about 6 ft. long and in the purples and pinks she loves. I had another stuffed snake in more realistic colors (browns) that I made and gave to her little brother- and Ana announced she wanted one in 'her' colors. The original snake had googly eyes and I put some long false eyelashes on it just to be silly and to make sure it didn't look threatening for the little ones. Now the problem- I want outrageous, thick, flirty eyelashes on this purple and pink snake. I am thinking to use the Heat and Bond Ultra with solid black fabric on both sides and cut spike-y lashes into a strip of the fused fabric, but I need them to curl upwards- not lay there flat. And the curl needs to be permanent. I do NOT want to buy eyelashes- I am determined to make them from fabric. Also, I think maybe the eyes will be fabric- rather than the plastic googly eyes- with a swath of bright blue 'eyeshadow' on the lids and appliquéd into place and the eyelashes glued on top of the blue shadowed lids. (Do snakes *have* eyelids???) So, how do I make the eyelashes to keep the curl in the fabric on Ana's *quilted* snake? ;-) I don't know how to permanently curl fabric, but I *do* know it can be done with yarn. I grabbed these directions quick using Google, http://www.essortment.com/hobbies/cu...lhair_sfxw.htm but there are probably other 'recipes' out there. You can try using what they call 'eyelash' yarn, which can be pretty out there. "You can also use yarn to make curly hair for a doll. In order to do this, the first step is to wrap the yarn you want to use around a round metal shish kabob skewer, a metal spoon or fork. If you don't have a metal utensil handy, you can fashion a crude one out of balled - up aluminum foil. Again, to make small curls, you will need to use a thin metal object. To make larger, softer curls, you will need a large metal object. The second step is to spray the yarn with a mixture of two parts of hair spray and one part of tap water. Then, place the wrapped yarn on a small cookie sheet in an oven at two hundred and fifty degrees Fahrenheit. Heat the yarn for ten minutes, and then remove the cookie sheet. The third step is to carefully slide the yarn off of the metal utensil. Then, insert the yarn hair onto the doll's head by using a hot glue gun. Use a pair of sharp scissors to trim the curly doll hair, and arrange it however you choose. " |
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Need help with snake eyelashes! ;-)
Pati is right on. These needles cut through the fabric. IIRC they are
almost a triangular shaft. Using them on the UHB certainly tests out a thimble! -- Kathyl (KJ) remove "nospam" before mchsi http://community.webshots.com/user/kathylquiltz "Pati C." wrote in message ... The needles that Joan recommends for this are leather needles. They actually cut the fused fabric. Leather needles come in various sizes and she uses a fairly small one for this. G You can get leather needles in both machine and hand sewing versions. Have fun, Pati, in Phx KJ wrote: The one problem with this method is then sewing the applibond (eyelashes) to the snake. Joan sells a VERY sharp hand sewing needle for applying the appliques. I dont' know if even a heavy duty leather sewing machine needle would work....there is a lot of glue between those layers. You need a needle that cuts rather then pierces. (I stubbornly broke several machine needles before relenting). But I DO know you can make great curled eyelashes with this method!! Good luck! |
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