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I was lucky enough to be one of the pattern testers for the\u00a0Sweet Briar Sisters<\/a>\u00a0Spooky Spiders pattern, and thought it was about time I shared my spider creations with you.<\/p>\n

I started with the Baby Spider, which is about 4 inches tall. Not only because I was short on stuffing, but I wasn’t too sure how much polycotton I had left in this colour, and didn’t want to run out before I finished sewing all those legs!<\/p>\n

\"Dragons<\/p>\n

Meet Nigel the spider – Mum decided that he looked like he was wearing a suit, with the business-wear-colour polycotton I’d used, and thought he needed a traditional sounding name.<\/p>\n

Apart from getting two legs facing the wrong way (he\u00a0has a slightly knock-kneed look on one side), he came out really well.\u00a0I deviated from the pattern and used a stiff cotton instead of felt for his eyes, adding some interfacing to the back of the polycotton so the\u00a0zigzag stitch didn’t catch up too much.<\/p>\n

\"Dragons<\/p>\n

Rummaging in my “I started making this but abandoned it” bag, I found a dress I’d started making from this orange leaf patterned polycotton. Realising that the dress wouldn’t suit or fit me, I decided to unpick it and turn it into a Mama Spider!<\/p>\n

\"Dragons<\/p>\n

Turning the legs on Norma the Spider was so much easier than with\u00a0Nigel! This time I had some white wool felt, so the eyes are stitched properly – I added\u00a0another layer of fabric behind the eyes and mouth again to assist with the zigzag stitches.<\/p>\n

Nigel’s mouth was hand sewn, but Norma’s was just zigzagged on the machine, which leads to a clearer line. I do need to\u00a0hand sew some detail on her eyes, but so far the outer line is machine stitched, with a little pencil mark in the centre so I know where to sew!<\/p>\n

\"Dragons<\/p>\n

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