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SOCK MONKEY

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I bought a skinny vintage, beat-up sock monkey from ebay. It was given a bubblebath to clean it and then I undid all the seams, redid them and put fresh stuffing in. His hair is foxfur and I made him a new mouth from an old sock. I discovered a good way to make teeth: sculpt them in fimo/cernit clay (don't forget to put a hole in it so that it will be easy to attach to the fabric), bake it in the oven, and once it has cooled down, varnish with an oilbased glossy varnish, which will make them shiny and slightly yellow. He has a homemade pyjamas and socks, as I thought it would be funny for a sockmonkey to wear socks! He's sitting on a donkeychair that I made ages ago, by fitting out a vey low, squat chair with ears, mane and knitted english school uniform vests as the furry part. It also sports 4 hairy legs.

Here's a little history of the sock monkey:
Children and adults have enjoyed Sock Monkeys for over 100 years. The original crafter who created this lasting icon is unknown, But the creativity behind this wonderful doll has brought joy to millions.
The Red Heel® socks where first manufactured in 1890 by The Nelson Knitting Mills in Rockford Illinois. John Nelson came to this country from Sweden in 1852 with the Swedish immigrants stepping off the train in Rockford. The first sock knitting machines were patented by him in 1869. Incorporated in 1880, The Nelson Knitting Co. was the first company world wide to manufacture socks. These sturdy and comfortable work-socks were worn mainly by farmers and factory workers.
In the 1900's mothers started crafting these socks into sock monkeys and other animals for their children. These quality sock were intended and used as work socks, but they became so much more when the Sock Monkey was born. In 1920 Nelson Knitting Mills started to include the directions for the Sock Monkeys with every pair of red Heel® Socks.
Nelson Knitting Mills was purchased by Fox River Mills in 1992 and now Fox River Mills continues the tradition and includes the original directions with every pair of Red Heel® Socks they manufacture.
It seems to me that most sock monkey's were made 1950-60's in America although people still make them...
You need two socks to make one monkey and traditionally the red heel is used on the lip and bottom part as to make them red.
I've also seem sock rabbits and elephants.
Image size
500x667px 386.42 KB
Make
NIKON
Model
E775
Shutter Speed
10/39 second
Aperture
F/2.8
Focal Length
6 mm
ISO Speed
176
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This thing is hideous and beautiful and I just want to hug him and stomp on his face with a burning boot :)