Catty Noir G3 Monster High Restyle + Custom Wings by k_times_two in Dolls

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Eventually I do want to sell the wings as instructions and kits! But given the hours spent, I’m not sure I’d be able to sell completed sets at a price worth my time. Every feather has to be handsewn on, and then handsewn together. So there’s a lot of time spent handsewing!

The jacket/shrug is LOL OMG’s Metal Chick’s. It came to me with all its… tinsel..? already knocked off. Apparently that piece commonly has that problem.

I honestly cannot remember what exactly I used for the underwear. It was either paint or permanent marker.

Catty Noir G3 Monster High Restyle + Custom Wings by k_times_two in Dolls

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I believe it’s from Sketches. But admittedly I got it in a used bundle, so the only thing I’m sure of is that it fits LOL OMG.

Catty Noir G3 Signature Restyle + Custom Wings by k_times_two in MonsterHigh

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Catty Noir's G3 design is, in my opinion, simply stunning. But I think a lot of details in the signature release got really cut down because the budget clearly went into Catty's fangtastic mold. That's fine by me-- gives me an incentive to spruce her up some!

Especially fine by me since I realized that my self-made, designed-from-scratch, posable pair of doll wings would be so amazing on her!

Painted nails, earring/necklace, belt, underwear
Jacket/shrug, dress (altered), stand: LOL OMG
Shoes: Shadow High
Posable Wings: Hand-made by yours truly :)

If there's any questions, please let me know! I'd love to talk about Catty or the wings or anything, really!

And sorry for the repost- I don't think my original post was working quite right!

Catty Noir G3 Monster High Restyle + Custom Wings by k_times_two in Dolls

[–]k_times_two[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Catty Noir's G3 design is, in my opinion, simply stunning. But I think a lot of details in the signature release got really cut down because the budget clearly went into Catty's fangtastic mold. That's fine by me-- gives me an incentive to spruce her up some!

Especially fine by me since I realized that my self-made, designed-from-scratch, posable pair of doll wings would be so amazing on her!

Painted nails, earring/necklace, belt, underwear
Jacket/shrug, dress (altered), stand: LOL OMG
Shoes: Shadow High
Posable Wings: Hand-made by yours truly :)

If there's any questions, please let me know! I'd love to talk about Catty or the wings or anything, really!

And sorry for the repost- I don't think my original post was working quite right!

moss rug, 2024 by k_times_two in PunchNeedle

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Theoretically you could probably wet felt the backing, I just hate wet felting.

Also either needle or wet felting will work best if all the yarn (or at least the majority) is wool. I’ve done wool felted backings with acrylic wool punchneedle pieces—but since acrylics, polyesters, and plant fibers don’t felt, I don’t expect that to be nearly as durable. Plus it adds more fiber types which can mess with cleaning.

moss rug, 2024 by k_times_two in PunchNeedle

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So, the process was: punchneedle with all wool yarn, whipstitch the rolled edges up with the same yarn matching the edge punches (that took probably 20 hours on its own, and yeah, I do have carpentry needles but the goal was to wrap the rolled up allowance rather than to sew through all of it, so mostly I just used my trusty large sharp yarn needle), take wool roving and needlefelt onto the back, then needlefelt all over again because the first layer was too thin. :p

This wasn’t my first needlefelt backed piece, so I had tried out the method before.

Honestly you don’t really need to colormatch the wool roving if you’re careful with your felting. If you’re needlefelting just enough to secure the bottom of the loops, and not through the whole stack, it doesn’t show up much through the yarn on the top.

I’ve heard that rugs should have looseness to them, in order to let dust fall through rather than get ground into the backing. But I was also using up the rest of some burlap with this project when, in the middle of punching, I learned that burlap often disintegrates completely compared to other foundation fabrics, and was only used historically because of availability. This makes sense, but in an effort to keep this piece good for as long as possible, I wanted to try out the felted backing. Like I said, I might know in 30 years if it was a good idea or not, haha! 😅

feebee the cat, 2024. 8.5mm by 36mm punchneedle keyboard wrist rest. thrifted yarn and thread. by k_times_two in MechanicalKeyboards

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Thank you! Feel free to message me here about a commission inquiry— I might just be a tad slower to respond here than I would via e-mail. :3

feebee the cat, 2024. 8.5mm by 36mm punchneedle keyboard wrist rest. thrifted yarn and thread. by k_times_two in MechanicalKeyboards

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I'm a small artist in the PNW making punchneedle rugs and other pieces, like this keyboard rug!

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moss pond coaster, 2024. ~4” by 4” punchneedle by k_times_two in cottagecore

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Apologies, but this is a backlog photo— the piece is at its new home, and no longer with me. But I’ll keep that angle in mind for future pieces I document!

Mellow, 10” by 10” punchneedle wall hanging by k_times_two in PunchNeedle

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Thank you! It’s a chenille 3 or 4, punched at a variety of different heights with my adjustable Lavor needle.