Wednesday, December 22, 2010
Saturday, November 13, 2010
yarn
I've always wanted to take a knitting class, and I finally did. I saw this scarf at the local yarn shop and took a one hour class in how to make it. It is very simple, but I learned a lot, and I think it is very pretty. It takes one hank of Malbrigo merino worsted wool or Malbrigo Aquarella.
Next week I'm going to take a middle school elective and learn how to make socks.
Monday, November 1, 2010
Wednesday, October 20, 2010
Saturday, October 16, 2010
Sunday, October 3, 2010
new patterns
I've decided to take off in some subtlety new directions with the dolls, and I began by officially drawing some new patterns. This sweet girl is a bit taller and slimmer with more defined hands and neck. I've been poking around the internet looking at all kinds of beautiful dolls for inspiration. I keep coming back to how much I love making hair. I've been looking for a wigmaking tool, but I haven't been successful. I've made a cardboard tool before, but I wound this curly boucle from Magic Cabin around a book and freehanded the sewing on the machine. I then twisted the strands and stitched them to the head. This is one skein of boucle, and it covered the head perfectly.
Saturday, September 25, 2010
Sunday, May 23, 2010
garden
Garden is Ruby's special girl these days, and on our trip to Amherst she got some new luxurious hair. Her original mohair was not as full as I liked so a added an entire skein of Cascade Eco wool and some thick and thin violet handspun, Malabrigo Aquarella. Her hair is now a little girl's dream to braid and put in ponytails.
