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  2. Littlest Pet Shop - Wikipedia

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    There is an octopus that squirts water, a snail that moves with the magnet wand, a seahorse that sticks to the coral, a magnet wand and a box of fish food. Jump 'n Splash Frogs – Three frogs on lily pads, a tank with a catapult, a jar of frog food, and a frog jumping contest mat.

  3. Spinning (textiles) - Wikipedia

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    Spinning is a twisting technique to form yarn from fibers.The fiber intended is drawn out, twisted, and wound onto a bobbin.A few popular fibers that are spun into yarn other than cotton, which is the most popular, are viscose (the most common form of rayon), animal fibers such as wool, and synthetic polyester. [1]

  4. Textile manufacturing by pre-industrial methods - Wikipedia

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    A skein is a coil of yarn twisted into a loose knot. Yarn is skeined using a niddy noddy or other type of skein -winder. Yarn is rarely balled directly after spinning, it will be stored in skein form, and transferred to a ball only if needed. Knitting from a skein, is difficult as the yarn forms knots, in this case it is best to ball.

  5. Woman DIYs Elaborate Enclosure for Lizard Out of Styrofoam ...

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    This woman wants to make a more natural-looking habitat for her uromastyx lizard—out of styrofoam! View the original article to see embedded media. By the time she’s done carving, sealing, and ...

  6. Cephalopods in popular culture - Wikipedia

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    The NROL-39 mission patch, depicting the National Reconnaissance Office as an octopus with a long reach. Cephalopods, usually specifically octopuses, squids, nautiluses and cuttlefishes, are most commonly represented in popular culture in the Western world as creatures that spray ink and use their tentacles to persistently grasp at and hold onto objects or living creatures.

  7. Chiengora - Wikipedia

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    Handspun chiengora yarn. Chiengora, also called "dog wool," is yarn or wool spun from dog hair. The word is a portmanteau of chien (the French word for dog) and angora and was coined by an American spinner, Annette Klick. [1] Dog hair is up to 80% warmer than wool [2] and is not elastic.

  8. Käthe Kruse - Wikipedia

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    Käthe Kruse, born Katharina Simon (17 September 1883, in Dambrau – 19 July 1968, in Murnau am Staffelsee) was a notable pioneer of German doll-making and went on to establish manufacturing principles which persist to this day. [1] Her original dolls remain very collectible due to their realism and durability, and fetch high prices from ...

  9. Uglydoll - Wikipedia

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    Uglydoll is a brand and series of plush toys created by Sun-Min Kim, based on an idea by Kim and her husband David Horvath.The Uglydoll line was launched on February 14, 2001, and was awarded the Specialty Toy of the Year award by the Toy Industry Association in 2006.