💖 Wishing everyone Happy Holidays and just letting you know I'm still here 💝 This is the new logo that my daughter drew for me. I've been working on how to incorporate it somehow into my blog. I also hope to have more time next year to post a little more often 🤗
My new doll Kiti has piercing brown eyes, a bob haircut and a little dimple in her chin - attempting a likeness of my mother when she was small 😍 Her tulip sleeved dress is made from my husbands' favourite old shirt. She has knickers made from an old camisole and her petticoat is edged… Continue reading Winter doll, talvinukke
This doll, the second Waldorf style doll I´ve made, was given to my granddaughter on her 1st birthday. Like her little "mum" she has big blue eyes, a slightly pointy chin and a red tint in her hair. Here are the pattern pieces I made for the doll - based on my first doll, big… Continue reading Waldorf doll/nukke
My first try at making a natural fibre Waldorf style doll. A few years ago I saw one for the first time and my immediate reaction was that I'd love to be able to make something like this. Since then I've bought a beautiful little doll for myself (whom I'll introduce later) from a dollmaker… Continue reading Dollmaking, nuken rakentelua
This summery post has been in the making for a long time. I finished Barbie's dress a couple of years ago after purchasing a set of 50's patterns but I couldn't portray her without shoes, a sun hat, a shawl... and since I'm into making underwear - Barbie needed some too. The classic 50's style… Continue reading Summer for Barbie, Barbin kesä
I'm taking part in a citizen science project trying to reconstruct a silk stocking from the 17th century. It's part of a larger project called Refashioning the Renaissance, studying clothing of that period in Western and Northern Europe. Our knitting team started practicing and making swatches with wool and 0,7mm needles. This is what I… Continue reading Teeny-tiny knitting, Pikkuruisia neuleita
My interest in sewing started with making Barbie doll clothes. I made literally hundreds of them, for myself , my sister, cousins, later for my daughter and all our goddaughters. Long dresses were my passion, and I took inspiration from old films with historic costumes. * Innostukseni ompelemiseen alkoi Barbin vaatteista. Malleja ja inspiraatioita hain… Continue reading Barbie clothes, Barbin vaatteita
Reclothed in selected pieces from my infinite supply of scraps, these rag dolls are ready for a whole lot of new adventures!
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