by mops 11 Apr 2012

Maze with small marble in it.


The design fitted a 200x240 mm hoop. It is made from the back of a leg of a pair of discarded jeans. I did not particularly like the bee, so I digitised a small butterfly for the next one, for which I'll use the other trouser-leg.

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by drro 11 Apr 2012

How clever you are! This is a fantastic idea!!

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mops by mops 12 Apr 2012

Thank you. The idea was not mine, but the shapes and the digitising is.

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by keelylynn 11 Apr 2012

Very cute !

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mops by mops 12 Apr 2012

Thank you.

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by hightechgrammy 11 Apr 2012

Wouldn't it be great to send some of these to Uganda too!!!

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mops by mops 12 Apr 2012

I'll have my grands play with them at a family gathering next Saturday and see what they think of them. It might keep them entertained between cakes, fingerfood and adult conversation. The jeans have been washed so often in their former life that they won't mind getting soiled and laundered.

mops by mops 12 Apr 2012

won't mind getting soiled and laundered again.

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by capoodle 11 Apr 2012

The bee is sure working as it tries to get through the maze to the flower (nectar).

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mops by mops 11 Apr 2012

Thank you.

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by momhome 11 Apr 2012

Such a great idea. Very nice.

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mops by mops 11 Apr 2012

Thanks.

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by moonwillow 11 Apr 2012

I love it! love your work..this would be great for the car trips..

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mops by mops 11 Apr 2012

Thank you, that was my idea as well - made one for my GD who is coming over for a few days, by plane.

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by gerryvb 11 Apr 2012

wow, this is great ! love it!

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mops by mops 11 Apr 2012

Thank you.

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by michemb 11 Apr 2012

love it, I work with handicaped children and they would love these.

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mops by mops 11 Apr 2012

Thank you.

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by quail 11 Apr 2012

Oh, this looks great, Martine. Does the marble travel well in the denim? The colors are so bright and cheerful. I have to learn how to use my giga hoop for these larger designs. It would make a nice marble maze for smaller children's fingers...

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mops by mops 11 Apr 2012

Thanks. The (small) marble travels well. I had only one of that size, so for the second one I sewed to shirt buttons together and the flat shapes is even easier to push through the channels.

quail by quail 11 Apr 2012

Oh my! Now that is a great idea...I would have never thought of that.
Thank you for the thought. I'm going to have to try that!

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by noah 11 Apr 2012

Well the question is:DO YOU LIKE THEM NOW LOL hugs great job to:):)

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mops by mops 11 Apr 2012

Thanks.

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by laffma1 11 Apr 2012

Very nice. Great way to recycle denim from jeans.

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mops by mops 11 Apr 2012

Thank you.

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by pldc 11 Apr 2012

have either of you thought about putting a little magnet inside & then using a pen stick to guide it through the the maze? Just a thought.Hugs Loralye, PS this is great!

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mops by mops 11 Apr 2012

Thanks. No, I did not think of a magnet and I don't know if it's a slick method to use in a car or something like that (nothing that can be dropped in case of the marble).

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by spendlove Moderator 11 Apr 2012

Nice one, Martine. I rather like the bee but I think he might need some legs.

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mops by mops 11 Apr 2012

Yes, I thought so to, and added some. But the shape of the body still needs some adjusting.

mops by mops 11 Apr 2012

Oops, I thought so too.

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by teun 11 Apr 2012

Jammer heb niet zo'n grote hoop anders zou ik zoiets ook graag namaken
Lgr.Lammy

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mops by mops 11 Apr 2012

Dank je. Een grote ring is inderdaad een plezierig bezit, hoewel ik meestal kleinere borduurseld gebruik.

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by lidiad 11 Apr 2012

It's lovely, Martine! Hugs, Lidia

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mops by mops 11 Apr 2012

Thanks!

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by shirlener88 11 Apr 2012

Martine, what a nice job.

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mops by mops 11 Apr 2012

Thank you.

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