{"id":6141,"date":"2025-09-29T21:04:12","date_gmt":"2025-09-29T18:04:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.naama-ym.com\/theblog\/?p=6141"},"modified":"2025-11-24T19:12:56","modified_gmt":"2025-11-24T17:12:56","slug":"embroidery-project-dodo-kindle-cover","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.naama-ym.com\/theblog\/en\/embroidery-project-dodo-kindle-cover\/","title":{"rendered":"Embroidery Project \u2014 Dodo Kindle Cover"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Why a dodo? Not just any dodo, but a specific one named Pickwick<\/strong>, from the Thursday Next<\/em> book series by Jasper Fforde<\/a>.
I found a drawing that seemed to best express how I imagine Pickwick, and used it for inspiration.<\/p>\n\n\n

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I started by preparing a piece of fabric large enough to wrap around the Kindle cover.. I was worried that because the fabric was a bit coarse it might interfere with the embroidery, but that turned out not to be a problem.<\/p>\n\n\n

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After stretching the fabric in an embroidery hoop, I gathered the excess fabric at the sides and stitched temporary seams so it wouldn\u2019t get in the way of the embroidery.
I transferred the design with a special fabric pen that disappears with heat. Most lines will be covered by stitching, but some remain and will vanish with ironing in the end.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You might have noticed this dodo has no wings. That\u2019s not because I forgot to draw them \u2014 Pickwick has no wings; that\u2019s how she was created.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I began with shading using a thread of 3 strands.<\/p>\n\n\n

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I didn\u2019t have many purples, so the transitions aren\u2019t spectacular, but that\u2019s what I had.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Next I added the beak and facial details.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Then I added the tail, legs, and small features. I used thinner threads for transitions between darker areas and to give more texture, so the body wouldn\u2019t look flat or boring.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Here\u2019s a close-up of the face and the tail.<\/p>\n\n\n

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To remove the pen marks, I heated the fabric \u2014 no more ink lines. I used a hair dryer\u2019s heat to erase what remained of the marks.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Once the embroidery was done, I moved to the next step.<\/p>\n\n\n

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First I ironed the fabric to remove hoop marks. Sometimes I wet it slightly first to eliminate those wrinkles.
I cut the fabric to the proper size, with a few extra centimeters around all sides. Apologies for the lighting and photo quality in some of these images.<\/p>\n\n\n

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I cut a rectangle from a cereal box as a stiffener, and wrapped it with the fabric, securing it with stitching at the corners and joints.<\/p>\n\n\n

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To give it a finishing touch, I glued a piece of fabric on the back, just for aesthetics.<\/p>\n\n\n

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And that\u2019s it \u2014 I attached it to my Kindle cover with glue, and now I have a new pretty cover.<\/p>\n\n\n\n