If my crochet bag turns out well, I want to try and make one of these. Ben came home yesterday with shopping in very pretty red color plastic bags… he was wondering why I wouldn’t let him throw them away!
Category Archives: General
getting back
surfing
I’ve been sick… no energy to work and since we have no TV, I’ve been spending way too much time on the computer. I’ve been reading all sorts of blogs- clicking through on all those links on everyone elses’ pages. Also, browsing on ebay. Some good stuff-
a great mini-sock pattern– at At My Wit’s End.
Cool books at-Kittys Oriental Craft Shop. I saw this ebay seller’s books before linked from another blog, but stumbled across it again today. Lots of great photos on every listing.
Okay that’s enough for now… hope I’m back to work soon- either that or I need a lot more links…
mirror, mirror
I just finished listening to Mirror, Mirror by Gregory Maguire. It is his take on the Snow White story. So entertaining, especially after being so involved with the play.
magic wands- free
wig making
I am working on getting this poor thing some hair. I have described wig-making before but I will have to experiment with this project. I have an odd shaped piece of tibetan lambs wool left over from doing another doll. I am going to try to make it work. I never throw anything away!
pattern work
I am working on a design change in my doll pattern- most of the dolls I’ve done so far have had what I think of as a shoulder plate- I was originally inspired by china head dolls. I hand-stitched the head and shoulders onto the body (after stuffing and needle-sculpting the head), adjusting the angle of the head which gave the doll some of it’s attitude.
I am now trying to machine stitch the head to the body at the point that the body and the neck meet.
Lots of other doll patterns do this. I tried it with Agnes. After the neck is sewed onto the body, I stuff everything- it seems harder so far. I guess I am trying it to see if I think it gives me more control and predictability. I am trying to make a baby right now- so pretty much no neck!
volunteering
Today I went to the Wenham Museum where I will be volunteering with the doll collection, twice a month or so. After last winter, I decided that I really needed to get out of the house more and connect with real live people. Today we examined and made a list of a collection of dolls that was donated to the Museum. Nothing really special, but it was fun anyway.
something
I am having a hard time getting back to my doll work- always a problem for me when I get side-tracked on other things like the costuming job. I made a dress for my Susan Fosnot Columbia doll so at least she is not sitting around naked. The dress is made from the bottom of a vintage petticoat (from an ebay lot of old clothes). It has pretty pin tucks and lace on the bottom.
I have to get back to my own work though- I feel totally uninspired working on a doll that is so much in someone elses style- I just don’t feel any connection, there is no life in it for me. Maybe sometime I will get my Topsie doll dressed, but not now.
workroom pictures
I spent some more time on the cleaning/organizing job and am making some progress. I thought I’d post some pictures of my workspace. It looks cleaner in small sections!
