easy peasy washi tape cards
Month: March 2013
gloriously vintage wedding fair
at the pittville pump room, cheltenham
making cloth dolls
I’m currently working on new additions to my range of toys and collectables including some cloth dolls. I’ve always loved dolls and still have a few that I had as a child as well as a number of books on the subject.
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I’ve never found dolls spooky, sinister or odd so didn’t want mine to have that feel but neither did I want them to be cute. I decided to use new fabric for the bodies, sewing in ‘knees’ and ‘elbows’ to give the limbs some articulation. I hand embroidered the simple facial features.
For the hair I have used merino wool.
The dolls’ clothes are made from vintage and reclaimed fabrics. I love sorting through my collection of fabrics and selecting which to use. I made the dolls pants and edged them with cotton and lace trim and shoes made from felt with ribbon ties.
animation II
the brothers quay & Jan Svankmajer