DSC02234 Cut by P 258pc Bubbles c1992
Nov 2019: I took this jigsaw to do at the BCD meeting of Nov19, with theme Children at Play. The meeting was very busy with photography, the Dave Cooper auction and the show & tell session,and it was as difficult as I remembered it to be, so only limited progress was made. David took pity on the visitors who joined me in the session whilst I was away from the table and gave them this photo - I hope it hasn't put them off line-cut jigsaws for good!
David Shearer said he thought that there was a good chance that the jigsaw was cut by Ian Pedley as I suspected, on stylistic grounds. The spiral feature appears in a friend's jigsaw Yoga, and his Pedley Owl puzzle seen at the last meeting has a complete 'mushroom edge'. Even figurals have appeared in some of the Pedley jigsaws he's encounted. Of course we'll never know for sure and I'll keep a look out for examples of similar cuts in case another unknown cutter appears!
Jan 2014: First Time Assembled
Bought Sept 2013, ebay £21+pp. A splendid second-hand puzzle, extensively line-cut, with lots of tricky features and a few whimsies. The edges have a couple of divided corners, and quite a lot of 'u-shaped' pieces that are effectively divided knobs. The spiral that covers the hair is a very distinctive feature. Line cutting around the soap bubbles and almost all areas of the striped jumper, bow etc make it very difficult for its piece count. The girl's features have been carefully preserved. 14x19.5in
Presumably made as a Christmas present in 1992 by 'P' for some lucky person.
I am hoping an enthusiast might recognise the writing or the style of cutting as I would dearly love to know who cut the puzzle. I will submit it to the BCD / Jigasaurus to see if anyone there has any idea.
DSC02234 Cut by P 258pc Bubbles c1992
Nov 2019: I took this jigsaw to do at the BCD meeting of Nov19, with theme Children at Play. The meeting was very busy with photography, the Dave Cooper auction and the show & tell session,and it was as difficult as I remembered it to be, so only limited progress was made. David took pity on the visitors who joined me in the session whilst I was away from the table and gave them this photo - I hope it hasn't put them off line-cut jigsaws for good!
David Shearer said he thought that there was a good chance that the jigsaw was cut by Ian Pedley as I suspected, on stylistic grounds. The spiral feature appears in a friend's jigsaw Yoga, and his Pedley Owl puzzle seen at the last meeting has a complete 'mushroom edge'. Even figurals have appeared in some of the Pedley jigsaws he's encounted. Of course we'll never know for sure and I'll keep a look out for examples of similar cuts in case another unknown cutter appears!
Jan 2014: First Time Assembled
Bought Sept 2013, ebay £21+pp. A splendid second-hand puzzle, extensively line-cut, with lots of tricky features and a few whimsies. The edges have a couple of divided corners, and quite a lot of 'u-shaped' pieces that are effectively divided knobs. The spiral that covers the hair is a very distinctive feature. Line cutting around the soap bubbles and almost all areas of the striped jumper, bow etc make it very difficult for its piece count. The girl's features have been carefully preserved. 14x19.5in
Presumably made as a Christmas present in 1992 by 'P' for some lucky person.
I am hoping an enthusiast might recognise the writing or the style of cutting as I would dearly love to know who cut the puzzle. I will submit it to the BCD / Jigasaurus to see if anyone there has any idea.