Rattributes

I finally got around to snapping some photos of my third completed collection.  Here it is in its entirety.  Close-ups of each item can, of course, be located in the gallery.  This fabric isn’t something that I would normally choose as I prefer a more elegant and muted feel, but Anya wanted to pick something [...]

Time for a nice tricky one!  Well, it looks tricky, at least.  Once you get to sewing you’ll see how easy it is to make hammocks with multiple fabrics!  
Take a gander at the tube tutorial to learn how to sew up one of these snugglies for your little rat babies.  I have to [...]

Want to learn how to make this gorgeous tunnel hammock?  Then you’re in luck, the tutorial is up!
Once again, if you have any questions / find something unclear then please don’t hesitate to let me know!
Also, grommeting pictures have been added to the Basic Sewing Tutorial.

The basic sewing tutorial is now “complete” with pictures and a short guide. I am sure that, over time, more will be added to the tutorial but it is fully functional as of.. right now. If you can think of anything that needs to be added to it (or have questions, find something [...]

Well, tutorials have hit the website. Currently I’ve only uploaded a basic sewing and terminology tutorial (and I need to take some pictures tomorrow to support it) but I hope to have new tutorials regularly being posted from now on. Tomorrow should see some photos detailing how to perform a slip-stitch (an invisible, [...]

My darling adorable husband and daughter finished modifying the cage today for the little boys!  It took a little longer than I had expected, as the zipties we purchased weren’t large enough to do the sides of the cage where the bar is double-thick and an emergency Ace Hardware trip was needed.  I’m so happy [...]

To start, my liners are made of fleece. I also use a cotton backing to help the fabric keep it’s shape, as fleece can be extremely stretchy.
Here you can see a picture of the bottom of an FN shelf (you’ll need to click the picture to open the gallery and see a full shot, [...]

Thank you to Nicole of Black Wolf Rattery for permission to use the picture you see here! This is one of the babies in Lydia’s litter (the mother of the two boys we will be adopting). The rat in this picture will not necessarily be adopted by me — I haven’t yet [...]

Work on the gallery (there is a link above for anyone interested) is proceeding apace! Not only have I posted pictures of all of my fabrics (including stock numbers for them at Joann’s), but I’ve also started taking photographs of the hammocks that I’ve created. Currently only two of the collections are posted (including [...]

While I currently have a rather good-sized pile of beautiful hammocks, I’ve decided that the first one to grace this blog should be the one sewn by Anya. Obviously, she didn’t do this by herself but I am extremely impressed with the amount of time she spent learning to use the sewing machine last [...]