Thursday, November 4, 2010

Brinjal


Brinjal is another word/name for eggplant according to wikipedia. Seemed like a good name to give this latest bear of mine...

... meet Brinjal the Bear. He is made out of a stunning, and very OOAK piece of hand-dyed mohair from Debs Bears. I've matched the purple mohair with a piece I hand-dyed myself back in May during some experiments with using foodstuffs as dye. (this bit was dyed with tea - so not terribly exotic!)

I made Brinjal in the opposite order to my normal bears as well - finishing his head before I'd even sewn his body and limbs (the was simply due to chelsea sleep time restrictions, not by choice). And so because of this I think I got a little excited trying some new things for his face. I wanted to give the embroidered effect of a highlight on his nose. Then decided the nose needed to be edged - but not fully. Then decided that this same thread needed to be continued onto his pulled toes... anyway the end result is a very unique big bear. But quite a stunning one too. His serious look and big size make him quite imposing in person!

8 comments:

  1. Yes I agree! He is unique and very stunning. I love the way you have done his nose. I also love the tea dyed mohair with the eggplant. It is a beautiful combination.

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  2. Wow, I really like the colours of this bear! Gorgeous!

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  3. Sweetness, Love purple, he so handsome in this colour.

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  4. He's fab, and love the nose embroidery

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  5. thanks guys! I love getting comments from you all! :D

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  6. Que fantastico, tiene cara de malo, pero seguro que es "un trocito de pan" jejeje
    Feliz fin de semana
    besitos ascension

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  7. What a fantastic bear! He's beautiful!

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