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These are cloth dolls with handpainted faces and knitted wigs. The head and arms are polyester suede. The fabric for the bodies is machine quilted onto a synthetic washing up cloth with a layer of sweet wrappers or shiny fabrics beneath, to give a soft sheen rather than a sparkle. The bodies are hand embroidered and embellished with beads, sequins and resin shells. I'm currently experimenting with methods for hand felting the hair to the head, because I hate sewing it on!
I really enjoyed making these...
3 comments:
Too cute, hand felting can be a chore. Visit me for a free doll pattern, see some of my work.
http://candgdesign.blogspot.com/ or click on my profile and under blog.
Hi Kay Susan,
Thanks for cheering me up, I don't remember how I found you,but I've loved looking at your dolls. What do you do with them when they're completed & do you eat all the sweets to get the shiny paper to use
Kim, Hereford UK
They are so cute. Yes you can hand felt hair onto the heads. I hate sewing too so I felt them onto the head.
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