{"id":9707,"date":"2011-04-04T07:01:59","date_gmt":"2011-04-04T11:01:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.shadowmanor.com\/blog\/?page_id=9707"},"modified":"2011-03-27T11:17:33","modified_gmt":"2011-03-27T15:17:33","slug":"tutorial-cthulhu-hair-clip","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/www.shadowmanor.com\/blog\/?page_id=9707","title":{"rendered":"Tutorial: Cthulhu Hair Clip"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<p>\n<br \/>\n<b>Materials:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Scrap of green felt or fabric<\/li>\n<li>Oval red plastic gems for eyes (buttons, beads, or something similar would also work fine)<\/li>\n<li>Barrette back<\/li>\n<li>12&#8243; piece of narrow black elastic<\/li>\n<li>Small amount of polyester batting<\/li>\n<li>White glue or hot glue<\/li>\n<li>Thread<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<table summary=\"this table is for layout\" cellpadding=\"10\">\n<tbody>\n<tr valign=\"top\">\n<td colspan=\"2\">Click the thumbnails for larger images.<\/p>\n<div style=\"margin-bottom:15px\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"top\">\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/www.shadowmanor.com\/attic\/howto\/hairclip\/hairclip1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.shadowmanor.com\/attic\/howto\/hairclip\/hairclip1_thm.jpg\" width=\"150\" height=\"142\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Cut felt\"><\/a><\/p>\n<div style=\"margin-bottom:15px\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>Cut two pieces of felt in desired shape.  (The pattern is <a href=\"http:\/\/www.shadowmanor.com\/attic\/howto\/hairclip\/cthulhupattern.jpg\">here<\/a>.  Enlarge or reduce it to your preferred size; the example is about 3-1\/2&#8243; tall.)<\/p>\n<div style=\"margin-bottom:15px\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"top\">\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/www.shadowmanor.com\/attic\/howto\/hairclip\/hairclip2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.shadowmanor.com\/attic\/howto\/hairclip\/hairclip2_thm.jpg\" width=\"124\" height=\"150\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Add elastic\"><\/a><\/p>\n<div style=\"margin-bottom:15px\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\nCut six 2&#8243; pieces of elastic, fold them in half, and baste them along the bottom of one piece of felt.  This is to help separate the &#8220;tentacles,&#8221; but it&#8217;s actually a little bit fiddly to feed each ponytail through the loop.  You could also simply baste the ends of one larger piece of elastic to the corners of the bottom (which will help keep the ponytails contained inside the margins of the &#8220;mouth&#8221;), or just omit this step altogether.<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n<br \/>\nAt this point, if desired, use fabric paint or embroidery to add detail to Cthulhu&#8217;s &#8220;face:&#8221; Draw scales, make scowly eyebrows, or whatever else tickles your fancy (make sure to leave room around the edges for the seam).  I was just knocking this together quickly to illustrate the technique, so I didn&#8217;t bother.<\/p>\n<div style=\"margin-bottom:15px\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"top\">\n<td>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.shadowmanor.com\/attic\/howto\/hairclip\/hairclip3.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.shadowmanor.com\/attic\/howto\/hairclip\/hairclip3_thm.jpg\" width=\"126\" height=\"150\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Stitch back to front\"><\/a><\/p>\n<div style=\"margin-bottom:15px\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\nPlace the two pieces of felt with wrong sides together, sandwiching the loops in between the layers, and stitch in a 1\/2&#8243; seam, leaving an opening for stuffing (if desired).  Note: Since I was using felt I didn&#8217;t have to worry about the edges fraying, and I liked the primitive look of the visible seam.  If you&#8217;re using fabric or if you don&#8217;t like the way this looks, stitch the two pieces with right sides together, leaving an opening to turn right-side-out.  (If you do this, you&#8217;ll also need to cut the pattern a little larger to accommodate the seam allowance, and will also need to baste the loops upside-down so they&#8217;ll point the right way when you turn the fabric out.)<\/p>\n<div style=\"margin-bottom:15px\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"top\">\n<td>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.shadowmanor.com\/attic\/howto\/hairclip\/hairclip4.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.shadowmanor.com\/attic\/howto\/hairclip\/hairclip4_thm.jpg\" width=\"127\" height=\"150\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Outline bottom\"><\/a><\/p>\n<div style=\"margin-bottom:15px\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\nIf desired, make some straight stitches along the bottom to add a little detail.<\/p>\n<div style=\"margin-bottom:15px\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"top\">\n<td>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.shadowmanor.com\/attic\/howto\/hairclip\/hairclip5.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.shadowmanor.com\/attic\/howto\/hairclip\/hairclip5_thm.jpg\" width=\"124\" height=\"150\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Stuff\"><\/a><\/p>\n<div style=\"margin-bottom:15px\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>Stuff lightly to add a little body.  (Alternatively, you could sandwich a stiff piece of interfacing between the layers before stitching them together.)<\/p>\n<div style=\"margin-bottom:15px\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"top\">\n<td>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.shadowmanor.com\/attic\/howto\/hairclip\/hairclip6.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.shadowmanor.com\/attic\/howto\/hairclip\/hairclip6_thm.jpg\" width=\"125\" height=\"150\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Add barrette\"><\/a><\/p>\n<div style=\"margin-bottom:15px\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\nStitch or hot-glue a barrette to the back.<\/p>\n<div style=\"margin-bottom:15px\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"top\">\n<td>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.shadowmanor.com\/attic\/howto\/hairclip\/hairclip7.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.shadowmanor.com\/attic\/howto\/hairclip\/hairclip7_thm.jpg\" width=\"80\" height=\"150\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Add eyes\"><\/a><\/p>\n<div style=\"margin-bottom:15px\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\nGlue gems on the front for eyes.<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n<br \/>\nAnd done!  Separate your hair into six small ponytails, clip Cthulhu in your hair, and thread his &#8220;tentacles&#8221; through the loops.  You&#8217;re ready to go terrorize Innsmouth.<\/p>\n<div style=\"margin-bottom:15px\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Materials: Scrap of green felt or fabric Oval red plastic gems for eyes (buttons, beads, or something similar would also work fine) Barrette back 12&#8243; piece of narrow black elastic Small amount of polyester batting White glue or hot glue Thread Click the thumbnails for larger images. &nbsp; &nbsp; Cut two pieces of felt in [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":3042,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-9707","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.shadowmanor.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/9707","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.shadowmanor.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.shadowmanor.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.shadowmanor.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.shadowmanor.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=9707"}],"version-history":[{"count":20,"href":"http:\/\/www.shadowmanor.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/9707\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10384,"href":"http:\/\/www.shadowmanor.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/9707\/revisions\/10384"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.shadowmanor.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3042"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.shadowmanor.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=9707"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}