Being the educated dog that I am - I am always reading about new things and today we thought we would start a new Sunday series called "Sunday Snippets" - where I will share some of the unique and wonderful pet or animal related things I find as I sniff around the internet. Today's find was
Amigurumi which Wikipedia best describes as :
Amigurumi crocheted or knitted stuffed toy) is the Japanese art of knitting or crocheting small stuffed animals and anthropomorphic creatures. The word is derived from a combination of the Japanese words ami, meaning crocheted or knitted, and nuigurumi, meaning stuffed doll.[1] Amigurumi are typically animals, but can include artistic renderings or inanimate objects endowed with anthropomorphic features,[2] as is typical in Japanese culture. Amigurumi first started appealing to the masses in 2003.[3] By 2006, amigurumi were reported to be the most popular items on Etsy, an online craft marketplace, where they typically sold for $10 to $100.[3] Since then popularity has continued to increase.[4]
Now the ones we fell in love are teeny tiny miniature amigurumi that are crocheted using embroidery thread. I think you will agree they are amazing
Su Ami - the creator of these has a store on Etsy where you can see more examples.
Those are amazing! I never knew people crocheted with embroidery thread, I can't imagine!
ReplyDeleteTHOSE are REALLY tiny Minis... We like the Sock Monkey the bestest.
ReplyDeleteOH my Dog those are so itty-bitty...absolutely amazing!
ReplyDeletelove, love, love them! Amazing work, and they are so cute!
ReplyDeleteImpressive
ReplyDeleteWow those are teeny tiny and so cute.
ReplyDeleteOMD! Do they use darning needles and thread to knit those? Can't imagine. They are are fabulous!
ReplyDeleteXXXOOO Daisy, Bella & Roxy
OMD those are small guys, Hey how about some Mini-Mini-Mini Olympics. Thanks for the information, that was very interesting, will look forward to Sunday evening Sippets!
ReplyDeleteThe Mad Scots
OMD, those are soooo tiny!!!
ReplyDeleteThose must be some SMALL knittin' needles!!! bol
Kisses,
Ruby ♥
OMD those are amazing. We are so impressed. Have a marvellous Monday.
ReplyDeleteBest wishes Molly
OMD those are amazing. We had intruders, so we are behind. Wish I could have some snow instead of all this rain xxoxxx
ReplyDeleteMollie and Alfie
How tiny they are and how beautiful!
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Mitch and Molly
Oh my dawg! I love them
ReplyDeleteLily
I can't imagine that this micro-mini-mes are possible. Great! I think the sheeps are super cool!
ReplyDeleteThat is so interesting, why I had never heard the word before. It seems similar to what we would call tatting. Lee does tatting on items. You don't see tatting that much anymore.
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Sweet William The Scot
WOW. Those are so TINY!!!
ReplyDeleteWow, those are amazing! I bet it takes a lot of patience and creativity to make those. I remember years ago when there used to be little kiosks in the mall where they would write or paint a person's name on a grain of rice...they had big magnifying glasses/lights and I'm not really sure how they actually got the name on the rice, but these teeny tiny animals reminded me of that!
ReplyDeleteHow is that even possible?! I think those are too cute, but I would be afraid I'd loose it in my toy bin.
ReplyDeleteoxox
Daisy
Bowsers, those are small. They could probably get lost in some of the tumbling collieweeds in my house.
ReplyDeleteWhoah...those are like "mini" mini me's...very cool find!!
ReplyDeleteSmileys!
Dory, Jakey, Arty and Bilbo
Wow amazing even tinier than you mini-me's! Love Dolly
ReplyDeleteOMD! Those are adorable. I have seen them before but I never knew what they were really called. Thank you for the lesson!
ReplyDelete*high paws*
Oz
the person that made those must have INCREDIBLE vision and super steady hands! Those are adorable!
ReplyDeleteOh my gosh - those are amazing. I'll have to take a look. I love tiny things!
ReplyDeleteMonty and Harlow
Wow - quite the price tag for something so small! Those are really neat though.
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