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Tiny Teddy Bears that hug the hand that holds them
The past few weeks have been a flurry of knitting tiny bears . copyright Noreen Crone-Findlay http://www.tottietalkscrafts.com I designed these Comfort Bears (also known as ‘Kindness Bears’ ,...
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Whee- 40 teeny Comfort Bears- I did it!!!
Originally, I designed these little bears for Syrian refugee children, but I wanted to address the critical comments that some people had made. They said that we should be taking care of people who are...
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Memory Bears
Last summer, Marie, a member of our extended family (through marriage and love) died. I asked her daughter for one of Marie’s sweaters so I could upcycle it to make little bears for Marie’s close kin...
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A Butterfly to make on the Lucet
Butterflies are the symbol of transformation, and since everyone I know seems to be experiencing some kind of transformative experience or another, it seems to me to be a good time to make some little...
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Rolly Polly Flat Teddy Bear
After I designed the tiny knitted comfort bears, LINK , people asked for crocheted comfort bears. LINK. Then, people asked me for woven comfort bears, and I started sketching and drawing . The drawings...
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Dancing Flat Sheep Woven on Weaving Sticks
I’ve been designing some very whimsical things for Weaving Sticks and peg looms lately…. For instance: Dancing Flat Sheep :) Dancing Flat Sheep by Noreen Crone-Findlay (c)...
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Needle book woven on the Thumbelina loom
Many of our friends are in the process of selling and buying houses, and moving to new homes. We’re holding them in our hearts and wishing them the most joyful time in their new ‘Home Sweet Home’. So,...
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How to weave a tiny toy bunny rabbit
Yesterday, I showed a sketch of a tiny toy bunny rabbit that I designed. Here are a couple of them: I have just uploaded the video for how to weave the toy bunny on the Dewberry Ridge Thumbelina Loom:...
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Woven Star Baby – 1
Many years ago, I had a wonderful dream about the Northern Lights. I dreamt that thousands of shooting stars were streaming down the Northern Lights (aka Aurora Borealis), but when I looked closer, I...
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Wooden and Woven Dolls for Christmas
Recently, I had a lovely conversation with my darlin’ grandson. He said to me: ‘Nanma, I LOVE your dolls. Will you make me one for Christmas?’ I was thrilled that he is pleased with my work and that...
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Octopus to weave on the Mollie Whuppie, Vasilisa & Thumbelina looms
Octopi are amazingly clever and rather charming creatures. I’ve had so much fun designing a woven Octopus family to weave on the Three Sisters Looms that I designed and Gary and Donna McFarland of...
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Yarn Tassel Dolls to make with Weaving Sticks
We have a tradition in our family of making Christmas/Holiday ornaments for our family and friends. I have been thinking about what I should make for this year. I always start working on them in the...
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Mermaids woven on peg looms and weaving sticks
I have always loved mermaids, and I am totally addicted to weaving mermaids these days. I’ve made a video showing how I used my Mermaid pattern on etsy to weave Mermaids of different sizes on peg...
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Cutting garments into fabric strips to weave and knit
The flu knocked me for a loop, and as I have been slowly pulling myself out of it, I haven’t had much energy, so my blog has slipped off the rails. I did want to mention, however, that I made a video...
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How to make a Heart Ornament with the Incredible Rope Machine from Schacht
One of our Christmas traditions is to make ornaments to give to our family and close friends. This year, my husband and I are making hearts using the Incredible Rope Machine from Schacht. It’s the...
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Easy to knit comfort or pocket teddy bears
I love knitting and crocheting comfort/compassion/pocket bears. Here’s Tottie Tomato with a batch of bears that I just knitted. By the way, in the video, I explained a little about where ‘Tottie...
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Teneriffe Lace Weave Along Fairy Hair
In my last post, I showed how to make a Teneriffe Lace Fairy. The video got so long that I decided to make the ‘Hair making’ video separately. And, so, here’s the video showing how to make the hair for...
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Teneriffe Lace Bunny -Teneriffe Lace Weave Along
My wonderful son-in-law suggested that I design and make a Bunny for the Teneriffe Lace Weave Along to celebrate Springtime and Easter. He’s a genius! Here’s the video showing how to make the...
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Oops! I have been so busy that I totally forgot to make a post here on my blog about the Teneriffe Lace Bookmark. Yup…. it’s been crazy busy here…. whew….. I’m working on one book, while doing...
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Crocheted Panda Blessing Bear
For the last almost 20 years or so, I have been crocheting, knitting and weaving little bears and giving them away as my way of spreading kindness, comfort, solace and delight. I have made thousands of...
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