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I made a neat shape yesterday called a humybug. I'd never done one before. Followed the tutorial here: https://plushcat.blogspot.com/p/humbug-tutorial.html. You start with a rectangle and sew it into a little tetra shape. It's cute. I think it would make a good cat toy. :)

first you make a rectangle

and then you sew it into a little pyramid ahape

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[โ€“] MrJameGumb@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

That looks like a fun project! I think I'll make one once I finish the pattern I'm working on now!

Cool! Post a picture if you make one. It's a little fiddly at the end, but fun and quick to make.

I used a random scrap of some terrible thick stuff from joann's. My advice would be to use a thinner piece of Aida or evenweave, or make a bigger rectangle. The corners were really difficult to squish shut.

[โ€“] scrion@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

I like it, the specific pattern you picked reminds me of a Sierpinsky triangle. I was wondering why it's called a humbug since that is a commonly used word where I'm currently located, but given that the article displays it as a Christmas ornament, I'd speculate it's based on Ebenezer Scrooge's use of the word in A Christmas Carol even though that's not the origin of the word.

Nice little project!

[โ€“] catsdoingcatstuff@lemmy.nz 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Interesting to know about the origin of the word. I read somewhere that it is based on the shape of a candy, but I've never seen ones like that.

The shape reminds me of the little cardboard orange juice containers I had in elementary school. :)

[โ€“] scrion@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

I was thinking closest food item would be Onigiri, but you're right! I was only able to find a Swedish product picture, but these definitely existed. Now I feel old ;)