Fancy fox boy

Posted on June 10, 2015 by mimik

He is pretty fancy in all the bright colors-

Another face close-up, straight on (mug shot), where you can see his handkerchief in his pocket.

fox girl in green

Posted on May 27, 2015 by mimik

I got one of the fox girls finished!

She has a knitted lace collar- I bought the lace when I went to the Vintage Textile Show at the beginning of the month. Hurray for buying and then actually using versus hoarding, which is very easy for me to do. She has some flowers in her paw.

And, the stuff in her purse-

I am sorry that the photo doesn’t show the little button which is an antique black glass butterfly button.

fall fox fellow 3- the wanderer

Posted on November 16, 2014 by mimik

This fox is a traveler.

He has all he needs for his wandering ways. A warm jacket and vest, a kerchief in one pocket and his map in the other. He has a backpack to hold his other necessities. His vest is soft flannel and I love the pine trees- perfect!

Here is a close-up of his supplies- his notebook, money, utensils, snack.

I will try to get the 6 available foxes into my etsy shop by the end of today.

fall fox boy 1- mushroom hunter

Posted on November 14, 2014 by mimik

Mushroom hunting is a great excuse for a walk in the woods. No eating of foraged fungi is necessary. I am sure this fox is an expert though and knows the good stuff and will be making dinner later. You can see that he found a really big mushroom for his collecting bag.

The boy foxes I just finished are also made from hand-dyed by me wool fabric. I think you can see the color variations in these pics.

Corduroy jacket, tartan vest, mustard yellow tie.

In his bag is his notebook and 2 mushrooms- a regular size one and a BIG one.

fall fox girl 3- fancy!

Posted on November 11, 2014 by mimik

She is all dressed up, fancy fox style!

It pleases me no end to use little antique pearl buttons like those on her jacket.

Her dress is Liberty lawn and I used some antique (20’s?), never-used, still in original packaging, cotton trim at the bottom hem. As I was measuring it out, I noticed that it felt like it had a stiffener in it. That reminded me that being so old, I should be worrying about shrinking. A slight delay ensued while I washed and dried it. Any yes, it shrunk :)

Autumn Fox girl 1

Posted on November 9, 2014 by mimik

Perfect fall clothes- corduroy jacket, lawn dress, cashmere shawl.

This batch of foxes is mostly made from hand-dyed (by me) wool fabric. The color has texture, if that makes sense- it’s a nice way to say it isn’t entirely even!