{"id":2035,"date":"2009-03-31T07:41:45","date_gmt":"2009-03-31T11:41:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/other-worlds-cafe.com\/news\/blog\/?p=2035"},"modified":"2009-03-30T19:22:29","modified_gmt":"2009-03-30T23:22:29","slug":"tribble-craft","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/other-worlds-cafe.com\/news\/blog\/?p=2035","title":{"rendered":"Tribble Craft"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>io9 recently mentioned a <A HREF=\"http:\/\/io9.com\/5170060\/deciding-on-the-ideal-gift-no-longer-any-tribble\">tribble sale<\/A>, wherein props from the <I>Deep Space Nine<\/I> episode &#8220;Trials and Tribble-ations&#8221; were being auctioned off.<\/p>\n<p>If you don&#8217;t have the wherewithal to purchase a real one, furry objects rather similar to tribbles (but only coincidentally, as I don&#8217;t need a visit from a ravening pack of Paramount lawyers) are easy to make.<\/p>\n<p><B>Materials:<\/B><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>A scrap of faux fur approximately twice the size of the desired finished size<\/li>\n<li>Matching thread<\/li>\n<li>Polyester batting or bits of foam rubber for stuffing<\/li>\n<li>Plastic pellets (optional)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><B>Instructions:<\/B><br \/>\n(Click thumbnails for larger images)<\/p>\n<table summary=\"This table is for layout\">\n<tbody>\n<tr valign=\"top\">\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/other-worlds-cafe.com\/news\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/03\/tribble1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/other-worlds-cafe.com\/news\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/03\/tribble1-150x112.jpg\" alt=\"Fur circles\" title=\"Fur circles\" width=\"150\" height=\"112\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-2117\" border=\"0\" srcset=\"http:\/\/other-worlds-cafe.com\/news\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/03\/tribble1-150x112.jpg 150w, http:\/\/other-worlds-cafe.com\/news\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/03\/tribble1-300x224.jpg 300w, http:\/\/other-worlds-cafe.com\/news\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/03\/tribble1.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<td>Cut two circles of faux fur, one about 1.5&#8243; smaller in diameter than the other.  The ones used here were 8.5&#8243; and 7&#8243;.  (Making the circles uneven sizes means the seam will be hidden on the underside of the furball.)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"top\">\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/other-worlds-cafe.com\/news\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/03\/tribble2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/other-worlds-cafe.com\/news\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/03\/tribble2-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Pinned Circles\" title=\"Pinned Circles\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-2119\" border=\"0\" srcset=\"http:\/\/other-worlds-cafe.com\/news\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/03\/tribble2-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/other-worlds-cafe.com\/news\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/03\/tribble2-300x300.jpg 300w, http:\/\/other-worlds-cafe.com\/news\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/03\/tribble2.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<td>Mark each circle at four equidistant points around the edge (the easiest way to do this is to fold them into quarters and mark the folds).  Run a long basting stitch 1\/4&#8243; inside the larger circle, and a second basting stitch 1\/2&#8243; inside.  With right sides together, pin the circles together, matching markings.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"top\">\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/other-worlds-cafe.com\/news\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/03\/tribble3.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/other-worlds-cafe.com\/news\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/03\/tribble3-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Gathered Circles\" title=\"Gathered Circles\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-2121\" border=\"0\" srcset=\"http:\/\/other-worlds-cafe.com\/news\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/03\/tribble3-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/other-worlds-cafe.com\/news\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/03\/tribble3-300x300.jpg 300w, http:\/\/other-worlds-cafe.com\/news\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/03\/tribble3.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<td>Gather the top circle by pulling on the basting stitches, easing the fabric around to distribute the fullness evenly.  Pin edges to bottom circle.  Stitch with a 1\/4&#8243; seam around the edge, leaving a small opening for turning.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"top\">\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/other-worlds-cafe.com\/news\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/03\/tribble4.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/other-worlds-cafe.com\/news\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/03\/tribble4-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Turned Furball\" title=\"Turned Furball\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-2123\" border=\"0\" srcset=\"http:\/\/other-worlds-cafe.com\/news\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/03\/tribble4-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/other-worlds-cafe.com\/news\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/03\/tribble4-300x300.jpg 300w, http:\/\/other-worlds-cafe.com\/news\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/03\/tribble4.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<td>Clip the edges at intervals to the seam, then turn right-side out.  Add a small amount of plastic pellets (the sort used for stuffing beanbags) to give the furball a little weight, then stuff the rest of the way with polyester batting.  Stuff tightly for a tribble-like effect.  Stuff loosely for a Martian Flat Cat-like effect.  Versatile!<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"top\">\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/other-worlds-cafe.com\/news\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/03\/tribble5.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/other-worlds-cafe.com\/news\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/03\/tribble5-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Stitch Seam\" title=\"Stitch Seam\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-2125\" border=\"0\" srcset=\"http:\/\/other-worlds-cafe.com\/news\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/03\/tribble5-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/other-worlds-cafe.com\/news\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/03\/tribble5-300x300.jpg 300w, http:\/\/other-worlds-cafe.com\/news\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/03\/tribble5.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<td>Turn under the raw edges and hand-stitch to close.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"top\">\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/other-worlds-cafe.com\/news\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/03\/tribble6.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/other-worlds-cafe.com\/news\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/03\/tribble6-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Finished Furball\" title=\"Finished Furball\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-2126\" border=\"0\" srcset=\"http:\/\/other-worlds-cafe.com\/news\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/03\/tribble6-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/other-worlds-cafe.com\/news\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/03\/tribble6-300x300.jpg 300w, http:\/\/other-worlds-cafe.com\/news\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/03\/tribble6.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<td>All done!  Display your furball with pride.  (You may wish to make several; Shadowboy absconded with the one shown here seconds after I was finished with it, and he&#8217;s Not Giving It Back.)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>io9 recently mentioned a tribble sale, wherein props from the Deep Space Nine episode &#8220;Trials and Tribble-ations&#8221; were being auctioned off. If you don&#8217;t have the wherewithal to purchase a real one, furry objects rather similar to tribbles (but only coincidentally, as I don&#8217;t need a visit from a ravening pack of Paramount lawyers) are [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/other-worlds-cafe.com\/news\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2035"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/other-worlds-cafe.com\/news\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/other-worlds-cafe.com\/news\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/other-worlds-cafe.com\/news\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/other-worlds-cafe.com\/news\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2035"}],"version-history":[{"count":16,"href":"http:\/\/other-worlds-cafe.com\/news\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2035\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2132,"href":"http:\/\/other-worlds-cafe.com\/news\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2035\/revisions\/2132"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/other-worlds-cafe.com\/news\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2035"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/other-worlds-cafe.com\/news\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2035"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/other-worlds-cafe.com\/news\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2035"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}