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I love your avatar and I will try my best to translate the text in view of my English sewing vocabulary not being the best and trying to handsew a tunnel for nutmeg before the weekend!
 
Cosy

You need two pieces of fabric and – I wanted – a piece of filling of about 5mm thickness (I use washable quilting filler - Wiebke). (picture1)

The size of the fleece (=Kuschelstoff) is 70 x 43 cm. The outer decorative fabric (=Dekorstoff) is 72 x 35 cm; the filling fabric (=Volumenvlies) 72x 34 cm. (picture 2)

Fold the fleece in half so it looks squarer. The back of the fabric faces outwards. (picture 3)

Sew the two short ends of the fleece together. (see dotted line in picture 4)

Now lay out the outer fabric, back side facing up. Place the filling fabric on it in that way that the decorative fabric stands out on one long side for 1 cm while all the other sides are flush. (picture 5)

Now you fold the end that stands out over the outer fabric and sew it on. This prevents the filler from losing shape when washing. (picture 6 )

Now fold this piece over (same as the fleece) with the filling facing outwards. (picture 7)

Sew the short open ends together. (picture 8 )

Now place both fabrics (decorative fabric and fleece) so that the seams are facing upwards in the middle of the fabric. Place the decorative fabric/filler piece with the hemmed end at the top. (picture 9)

Sew together the bottom end of both pieces (i.e. the side of the outer fabric/filler that is still open). (picture 10)

Now you turn the outer fabric inside out. (picture 11)

Place the fleece (as it is with the seam facinf outwards) in the decorative outer bag. Make sure that both seams are lying in the middle on top of each other. (picture 12)

Fold over the fleece, so its edge touches the edge of the outer fabric/filler bag. (picture 13)

Fold over again, so that now the twice folded fleece ends on top of the cuddle bag. (picture 14)

Sew the end of the fleece onto the cosy all the way round. (picture 15)

(Best print out this guide and use together with the pictures. I hope that it is understandable when you see the correlating pictures!)
 
That is brilliant - the clarification will make it so much easier for me to follow the pictures you are a star! Cottonbud, furby and Jive (and tango who is back at the rescue again :( ) all send you lots of love and cuddles! Plans are to make some to sell at the fundraising event for cavy rescue and retreat in bristol!
 
Great idea! I have to get going, as I want to make a tunnel for when I see nutmeg this weekend. As I haven't got a sewing machine, it takes a bit longer!

I thought that a tunnel cosy might come in handy when bonding boars, as she often does.
 
Wiebke said:
Great idea! I have to get going, as I want to make a tunnel for when I see nutmeg this weekend. As I haven't got a sewing machine, it takes a bit longer!

I thought that a tunnel cosy might come in handy when bonding boars, as she often does.
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Oo is that for me to hide in when the fur starts flying? :)) I am size 8 - 10 rolleyes
 
The tunnel should be big enough - if probably a BIT wonky! :)):)):))
 
After living happily as a pair of bonded boars for 2 months they decided to scrap! so he is off for the chop when finances allow and the weather is warm enough!
 
Here it is - big enough to fit the chunkiest boar! Or two snuggling piggies...

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Very impressive- love the colours. I'm making snuggle cups today but may be brave enough to try a tunnel.
 
flips said:
Very impressive- love the colours. I'm making snuggle cups today but may be brave enough to try a tunnel.
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Actually, a tunnel is pretty much made like a cuddle cup but with less seams, as both ends are open.
 
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