I've been following Hillary Lang's blog Wee Wonderfuls for a few years now and was so excited when I came across her book at the library. I must admit I have renewed it the maximum times allowed and now it is overdue. I will probably just end up buying it. The projects in it are too cute.
Two of my little nieces have birthdays coming soon. The one who is turning four requested a handmade doll "with yarn hair". I thought I would sew some wee wonderful dolls for them. I love Hillary's patchwork and folkster dolls. So I took bits and pieces of dolls from her book to create something similar. The body and a little dress are finished but now I'm stuck on the face and hair. Embroidering the face is very intimidating. I almost want to leave it blank. And still not sure what to do with the hair. I want it long and loose so the girls can play with it. Not sure whether to just sew yarn along the hairline and part or all over the head. I remember growing up with dolls with yarn hair that end up looking kinda bald. Any suggestions?
I was trying to do the same thing because I like the look of the patchwork dolls. I own the book and I love how your dolls came together. Did you use the bear template for the head and body? Did you need to do any resizing of the templates?
ReplyDeleteI used the head and body of the Melvin and Marian Bears blown up to 160% and the arms, legs and dress of Little Miss Storybook at their normal size. If I remember correctly the bottom of the body didn't fit right so I had to cut the oval down a little. Hope this helps, and I'd love to see your finished doll.
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