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Well, it's been a hectic couple of weeks at the Tiki househould, South African division. I thought things would settle down some after the move, but no . . . a family medical emergency and extreme computer problems have taken up a lot of time and prevented me from being online as much as I wanted to, and the distressing lack of good fabric stores near my new home have put the kibosh on a lot of the sewing I intended to do (guess I'll have to bite the bullet and pay for expensive shipping from overseas, oh well).

But there is good news!

Thanks to a bunch of extremely cool and generous people, I have enough points to turn :iconmy-little-plushie: into a super group! The most important thing this lets us do is show up in DA's search engine, but there are also all sorts of fun things like skins that will just make things look nicer (and as Rarity has taught us, being stylish imperative).

Also, I've taken over the group :iconpattern-depot: which collects free sewing patterns, tutorials, tips and techniques. I'm currently working on the group, and among some exciting new changes, it will now be accepting amigurumi, knitting and crochet patterns.

And lastly, I'm about halfway through writing The Complete Pony Plushie Handbook which will be a downloadable .pdf that covers all aspects of making a stuffed pony - and a bunch of general information that applies to any kind of stuffed animal - and is aimed at the beginner crafter. It will probably end up including some exclusive patterns. I'll be looking for beta readers very soon now!
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*Saltshakerz Feb 1, 2013  Hobbyist Artisan Crafter
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*Saltshakerz Feb 1, 2013  Hobbyist Artisan Crafter
Lol tried to reply to this [link] T_T
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~galphath Jan 31, 2013  Student General Artist
Aww what a shame that you can't get good fabrics there :( can you get them at least on online stores on the same country?

Congrats on the super group ! :D *throws conffetti *

That book sounds amazing *___*

May i suggest you something for the book? If isn't too much to ask. Something like general guidelines to sew clothes? I learned a lot from sewing the ones for my contest entry ( will upload it tomorrow ) but i still feel lost regarding them, and there aren't many patterns out there.
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:iconvoodoo-tiki:
There doesn't seem to be a lot of choice, but there are a few stores I haven't gotten to - I don't have a driver's license here yet so it's been a bit hard exploring.

I was actually considering notes on sewing clothes! I am not the best at sewing them, myself, but I'll probably include a simple shirt, skirt and pants for the anthro doll and maybe a simple pattern to fit the 4-legged one. I've made little dog jackets before and it's a very similar pattern. :D Thanks for the suggestion.
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~galphath Feb 1, 2013  Student General Artist
I hope you can get the license/go to those shops and find good fabrics, *crosses fingers* buying online can be really expensive X_x

That would be amazing!
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*Sophillia Jan 31, 2013   General Artist
Yay super group! :D i'd love to see the pdf when you get done, that's a very helpful thing to make for beginners! I'll be sure to spread the word when it is out.
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:iconvoodoo-tiki:
I know, yay!! I'm pretty happy about it.
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:iconlocomore:
*locomore Jan 31, 2013  Hobbyist General Artist
awesome!! and i hope the chaos calms down a little...

the book sounds awesome!! i havent tried making a plushie yet (cause i stick at sewing) but when it comes, ill download it and have a try (i might try before that :P)
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:iconvoodoo-tiki:
Until the book gets done, feel free to ask if you have specific questions, I'll do my best to help answer.
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*locomore Jan 31, 2013  Hobbyist General Artist
okies ^w^
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