MOW Sessions: A Chat with Cinthia Vallet author of Mouche and Friends

Our Website: https://www.jarbon.com Cinthia's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/fromcinthia/ This talk was filmed at our virtual Mill Open Weekend, July 2023. Thanks so much to Cinthia for joining us and imparting so much spinning wisdom! BOOKS MENTIONED Mouche and Friends: https://www.jarbon.com/product/mouche-and-friends/ KEEP IN TOUCH Sign Up for our Newsletter: http://eepurl.com/gJS6V1 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jarbontexti... Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jarbontextiles/ Ravelry: https://www.ravelry.com/groups/john-a... Hope you enjoyed this talk! We would love to know what you’ve been up to recently – and what is on your hooks and needles and bobbins, of course! Do visit our Eventbrite page if you would like to join us for a future zoom chat. They're always great fun: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/john-arbon-textiles-33304793967 TIME SIGNATURES 00:00 - intro 02:01 - When did you create your first knitted toy? 04:57 - Have they always had outfits? 06:10 - Winston Lion 09:38 - Agi the Sheep 12:58 - Making the face 18:00 - Which animal would your recommend starting with? 21:24 - How do you decide which animals? 26:20 - How they evolve 27:40 - What kind of needles do you use? 31:27 - New tiny bunny pattern 37:12 - Tips for stuffing your animals 41:28 - Washing your toys 45:40 - Do you plan to make a dog? 47:24 - Hazel Squirrel 53:30 - Could you put wire inside the animals 56:03 - Outro