From b1e17fb9ce31f7dc86e9c1dab3608433e97e0636 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: bobgeorgethe3rd Date: Wed, 29 Jun 2022 03:46:35 +0100 Subject: [PATCH 1/4] add eyes and gills --- markdown/org/docs/patterns/hi/needs/en.md | 2 ++ 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+) diff --git a/markdown/org/docs/patterns/hi/needs/en.md b/markdown/org/docs/patterns/hi/needs/en.md index 981aef8989c..8506bf11a89 100644 --- a/markdown/org/docs/patterns/hi/needs/en.md +++ b/markdown/org/docs/patterns/hi/needs/en.md @@ -8,8 +8,10 @@ To make Hi, you will need the following: - About 1 meter (1.1 yards) of a suitable fabric (Upper body) ([see Hi Fabric options](/docs/patterns/hi/fabric/)) - About 0.5 meters (0.6 yards) of a suitable fabric (Belly) ([see Hi Fabric options](/docs/patterns/hi/fabric/)) - Small piece for the mouth +- Small piece of fabric for eyes - Suitable, unraveling, fabric for the teeth - Stuffing +- Topstiching (thick) thread for gills From 12bc34bb2fc08deabac36b1c98ca6e8942ac15d3 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: bobgeorgethe3rd Date: Wed, 29 Jun 2022 03:47:14 +0100 Subject: [PATCH 2/4] ux change --- markdown/org/docs/patterns/hi/needs/en.md | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/markdown/org/docs/patterns/hi/needs/en.md b/markdown/org/docs/patterns/hi/needs/en.md index 8506bf11a89..f58f8d9a8d8 100644 --- a/markdown/org/docs/patterns/hi/needs/en.md +++ b/markdown/org/docs/patterns/hi/needs/en.md @@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ To make Hi, you will need the following: - Small piece of fabric for eyes - Suitable, unraveling, fabric for the teeth - Stuffing -- Topstiching (thick) thread for gills +- Topstiching thread (thick thread) for gills From 0031c2c226ce58e3c9c190a3f52b19643162ed09 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: bobgeorgethe3rd Date: Wed, 29 Jun 2022 04:17:02 +0100 Subject: [PATCH 3/4] Added eye and gill info Additions - Added new Step 1 - Added gill info Changes - Changed subsequent title numbers --- .../org/docs/patterns/hi/instructions/en.md | 35 ++++++++++++++++--- 1 file changed, 30 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-) diff --git a/markdown/org/docs/patterns/hi/instructions/en.md b/markdown/org/docs/patterns/hi/instructions/en.md index 70158f2191b..05145d5b17f 100644 --- a/markdown/org/docs/patterns/hi/instructions/en.md +++ b/markdown/org/docs/patterns/hi/instructions/en.md @@ -8,14 +8,39 @@ When you're using fabric with some stretch in it, it is a good idea to stabilize -## Step 1: The Upper body +## Step 1: The eyes +- Cut pieces of black fabric the size of the eye on the body pieces. +- Stabilise the fabric with a bit of interfacing. +- With white thread, either by hand or machine *bar tack* the pupils onto the eyes like eyelets. + + + +If stitching the pupil by machine you may find it easier to use either the eyelet function or a buttonholer that does eyelets if one of those are available to you. If not you may find it best to hand stitch the pupil for better control and neatness. + + + +- With orange thread, *bar tack* around the edge of the eyes. +- If the fabric you are using frays, fray check the edges. + + + +The colour choice are up to you but these are the recommended colours. + +If you wish to make an embroidered eye we recommended to make it an embroidery patch rather than embroidering directly on the fabric itself as screwing up will not result in a larger quantity of fabric being wasted. + + + +## Step 2: The Upper body + +- Using topstiching thread (thick thread), go back and forth several times along the gill lines of the body pieces. +- *Edgestitch* the eyes to the bodys, matching the thread colour of the outer bar tacks. - Sew the darts on the front of the bodys closed. Trim away any excess fabric. - With *good sides together* sew the tail pieces to the bodys, matching notches. - With *good sides together* sew the topFin pieces to the bodys. - With *good sides together* sew the bodys together along the front, top, around the tail and below the tail, leaving a gap open below the tail for turning and stuffing the shark later. -## Step 2: The Belly +## Step 3: The Belly - With *good sides together* sew the two aboveMouth pieces together along the larger straight edge. - Sew the teeth pieces to the mouth, matching notches and making sure the teeth face towards the centre of the mouth. These will now be treated as one. @@ -24,16 +49,16 @@ When you're using fabric with some stretch in it, it is a good idea to stabilize - With *good sides together* sew the joined mouth and aboveMouth to the belly piece, matching notches. - With *good sides together* sew the bottomFin pieces to the belly, matching notches. -## Step 3: Final Assembly +## Step 4: Final Assembly - With *good sides together* sew the belly to the body, matching the front, back, and fins. - Turn though the gap left below the tail. -## Step 4: Stuffing +## Step 5: Stuffing - Fill the plush toy with stuffing through the opening you left below the tail, making sure to fill the tail and fins well before adding too much stuffing in the body itself. - *Slipsticth* or *whipstitch* the opening closed. -## Step 5: Enjoy! +## Step 6: Enjoy! That's it you are all done now go adventure the oceans with your new Hi! From b51af45f361d11169159cee81cd9680947436d33 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: bobgeorgethe3rd Date: Wed, 29 Jun 2022 04:17:53 +0100 Subject: [PATCH 4/4] plural not singular --- markdown/org/docs/patterns/hi/instructions/en.md | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/markdown/org/docs/patterns/hi/instructions/en.md b/markdown/org/docs/patterns/hi/instructions/en.md index 05145d5b17f..2b733e77a4a 100644 --- a/markdown/org/docs/patterns/hi/instructions/en.md +++ b/markdown/org/docs/patterns/hi/instructions/en.md @@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ When you're using fabric with some stretch in it, it is a good idea to stabilize ## Step 1: The eyes -- Cut pieces of black fabric the size of the eye on the body pieces. +- Cut pieces of black fabric the size of the eyes on the body pieces. - Stabilise the fabric with a bit of interfacing. - With white thread, either by hand or machine *bar tack* the pupils onto the eyes like eyelets.