Kelly Dean & Company

my old workhorse of a Husqvarna Lily 555 suddenly stopped working after 25 years of chugging away - first the zig-zag st...
08/04/2026

my old workhorse of a Husqvarna Lily 555 suddenly stopped working after 25 years of chugging away - first the zig-zag stitch stopped, then it started ghosting - running away when I wasn't there. I was going to call my mom and ask her if she'd ever heard of such a thing, then I thought to google it. Google A.I. asked for the specific model number, and when I told it a lily 555, she said it was a problem specific to the 555 model and that it needed a new foot pedal. I found one on eBay (Husqvarna no longer makes this model), and it fixed everything! it fixed the zig-zag stitch, the ghosting, everything. it runs like new. so if you have a problem with your machine, google it! Normally I hate A.I., but it sure knows sewing machines :-)

on my workbench this week: cutting out an 18" polar bear, from a very short, dense off-white fur
07/25/2026

on my workbench this week: cutting out an 18" polar bear, from a very short, dense off-white fur

on my workbench this week: the 18" pink bear is sitting pretty
07/13/2026

on my workbench this week: the 18" pink bear is sitting pretty

on my workbench this week: pink body parts are everywhere - with way more pink fluff than I remembered
06/24/2026

on my workbench this week: pink body parts are everywhere - with way more pink fluff than I remembered

meet Elara finished. her tutu is a very unusual raw silk, outlined with a black pleated, gold-edged sheer trim, and has ...
06/09/2026

meet Elara finished. her tutu is a very unusual raw silk, outlined with a black pleated, gold-edged sheer trim, and has black silk roses at the neck. She has vintage Czech buttons holding the net skirt in place, and it's topped with a mohair bolero fastened with another vintage Czech button

on my workbench this week: while digging through my stacks of fur, I found this bit of pink. there is enough for an 18" ...
06/09/2026

on my workbench this week: while digging through my stacks of fur, I found this bit of pink. there is enough for an 18" six-way jointed bear, so I'm cutting one out :-)

on my workbench this week: the 18", 6-way jointed Ballerina teddy is nearing completion. cut from a vintage string mohai...
06/03/2026

on my workbench this week: the 18", 6-way jointed Ballerina teddy is nearing completion. cut from a vintage string mohair with a twist, she is waiting for her tutu. (turquoise raw silk tweed with a black skirt) she is waiting for her new mom to name her.

on my workbench this week: starting an 18", 6-way jointed ballerina bear, she'll be cut from vintage rust-colored string...
04/17/2026

on my workbench this week: starting an 18", 6-way jointed ballerina bear, she'll be cut from vintage rust-colored string mohair :-)

on my workbench this week: the panda cub is almost finished!! it needs a bit more trimming, but the eyes are set and I f...
04/14/2026

on my workbench this week: the panda cub is almost finished!! it needs a bit more trimming, but the eyes are set and I finally figured out how to put a Kelly Dean nose on a panda bear!!

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