Housework v. Mousework

 Housework has been a little neglected this week. I have a Big Project on hand. When I visited

When I visited the Town Museum back in May, to look at my Sew Peaceful piece, I met Katie, a leading light in the Heritage Society. I showed her a picture of the Egyptian Puppets.

It was Katie who emailed me a fortnight ago to ask if I could make felt mice. I went in to see her and took my two little prototypes. She has this idea for a "Mouse trail" round the Museum. Properly called Bishop Bonner's Cottage Museum [or BBCM for short] she thought a little felt mouse - which she thought could be called Bonnie [clever wordplay] could be placed in the different rooms for smaller children to spot.

We walked round BBCM together, and in the end, concluded it would be better to have Bonnie and her five friends. So I'm making 6 mice before the end of term. Each will have an appropriaye historical costume for its surroundings. Making mice first, then clothing [in case we change our ideas] I've used some felt I had already, and the two squares I purchased in Leicester. Already I can see why a higher wool content makes for a better finished product.

Here's my little basket of mouse bodies and limbs waiting to be sewn together. I'm house-sitting for someone this morning, and will be sewing them together. But they will be headless for a few days - I am not finishing the heads till the beady, black sew-in eyes arrive.

The fishing line works well for whiskers. I used black beads for the first two prototypes, but now I am getting the proper eyes as recommended by Sue Quinn.

Bob said he wasn't too sure about the disembodied limbs on the coffee table [but he as was watching CSI at the time which can be very gory, I don't think he was too serious]

And as I don't like sport, and I am fed up with the election, I can sit and sew peacefully and listen to the radio. Mousework beats housework any day!