Showing posts with label Doll Making. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Doll Making. Show all posts

Friday, June 13, 2025

Folk Art Textile Doll 2025

Thank God it's FRIDAY! 💖

Here are a couple progress photos of the Angel Doll project. She's finished and the itch has been scratched! The Mallard Duck doll will have to wait.

I originally saw this doll shape on Pinterest. I sketched up the line art and went at it. I don't consider myself a doll maker, but this is the eighth or ninth one I've made. I would do a couple things differently, if I made this doll again. I would stuff her quite a bit more, for starters. I'd probably give her clay hands, also. I was uncertain how I would like the warm Pine Green floss on the cool green broadcloth, but I ended up appreciating it. I went with the hand spun Cotswold wool for her hair. All in all, she's a cute new folk art doll that hangs around in the art studio. 😊


💖 Have a Blessed Weekend! 






Wednesday, June 11, 2025

Angel Art Doll 2025

Happy Wednesday! 

Today I share the progress I've made on the Mallard Duck, which is nothing. 😂 After 2 attempts, I've declared semi-failure and tucked the pattern away to play with later. I really liked how the wings turned out though, so I moved to plan B - the Angel Art Doll. 

Angel dolls seem to be a popular classic. The only female angels I can think of are described in Zecharaih 5:9. I sketched up the floral rose and baby's breath embroidery pattern for her dress and now I'm moving onto the hair. My choices here are: 1) Tunis 2) Cotswold 3) Finn Lamb 4) Lincoln Longwool. At this point, I lean toward 2, Cotswold. I've decided that I want to use spun yarn rather than raw washed wool, so that's my next step, spinning enough for Angel hair. 😁 
 
...Until the next update!