tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6544034656423752886.post797370726879824111..comments2024-03-27T11:26:30.992-04:00Comments on The Smart Cat: Santas Are Coming!smartcathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15430370214403895826noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6544034656423752886.post-82312952900427141772017-11-03T12:21:40.722-04:002017-11-03T12:21:40.722-04:00Hi Lori....I always have to make few duds before I...Hi Lori....I always have to make few duds before I remember how to get them to whistle.<br />I learned to make them from a dear friend. I started figuring out how to form my basic forms because I didn't want to imitate her marvellous handbuilt ones.smartcathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15430370214403895826noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6544034656423752886.post-23224640887011226092017-11-03T12:18:35.708-04:002017-11-03T12:18:35.708-04:00Hi Michele...I'm not sure if it's a gift o...Hi Michele...I'm not sure if it's a gift or pure stubborness!smartcathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15430370214403895826noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6544034656423752886.post-12685666266717115012017-11-03T11:32:20.922-04:002017-11-03T11:32:20.922-04:00Hi Anna.....Whistles are tricksy things. It took ...Hi Anna.....Whistles are tricksy things. It took me what seemed like forever to get the hang of the. I still have to make a bunch of duds if I haven't made any for a while.smartcathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15430370214403895826noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6544034656423752886.post-32167085044242171332017-11-02T06:33:40.913-04:002017-11-02T06:33:40.913-04:00Whistles! Once or twice a year I make a batch of w...Whistles! Once or twice a year I make a batch of whistles, usually as demos for my handbuilding class. They are fiddly! The first few are really difficult and frustrating, until my hands remember, and then I can pinch them out quickly. <br />I got a book a few years ago (Musical Clay, I think it was called?) that showed how to pinch whistles. <br />I never thought to try throwing them. Lori Wattshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08636118097692465116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6544034656423752886.post-22024351174847294712017-11-01T10:16:29.786-04:002017-11-01T10:16:29.786-04:00Christmas is right around the corner, yikes! I tri...Christmas is right around the corner, yikes! I tried to make a whistle once and quickly gave up... just couldn't make it work. You seem to have a gift for it.Michèle Hastingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11346907762804197879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6544034656423752886.post-77419989598866595842017-10-31T07:31:20.843-04:002017-10-31T07:31:20.843-04:00thanks for sharing your technique.. I haven't ...thanks for sharing your technique.. I haven't tried whistles yetAnnahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03620588456375419442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6544034656423752886.post-3008812068456379332017-10-26T07:40:30.551-04:002017-10-26T07:40:30.551-04:00Hi Barb.....Thanks. Whistles aren’t hard, but the...Hi Barb.....Thanks. Whistles aren’t hard, but they can be really fussy!smartcathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15430370214403895826noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6544034656423752886.post-41339005714575068152017-10-25T13:43:27.674-04:002017-10-25T13:43:27.674-04:00Is the whistle the little hole I see near the base...Is the whistle the little hole I see near the base? Is there another hole somewhere not showing, where the air makes the sound? I'd love to learn how you make these...hint hint!Barbara Rogershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08351113054045427775noreply@blogger.com