Red hair and pears

Posted on February 3, 2018 by mimik

Here she is, the last of the bunch.

She has amazing mohair hair. I’m not sure when I acquired the mohair but it was a long time ago. It was in a bag full of possible doll hair fibers, up in the attic. As I sorted through the choices, it was obvious that I’d already used it for hair once before- now I was curious! I went back through all my photos. And back, and back, and back. Right to the very beginning of when I had a digital camera. Here! That is 2001 and some of my first dolls. (And my daughter.) That was before I was blogging, before Flickr, before Facebook and all the rest.

Anyway, I used the mohair again and then went back to the fabric hair that I used for the rest of this group of dolls. I haven’t figured out a way to use the yarn fibers in a way that I am 100% satisfied with. I like her hair but I’m not sure who is in control here!

I made her a kitty in a bag.

Here she is in her underwear,with all her things.

russet and olive girl

Posted on February 2, 2018 by mimik

I love these colors. They make me think of forest and Autumn.

It was sooooo cold when I went out to take her photos- my hands were numb by the time I finished! She definitely needed her hat and scarf.

I gave her shoes a little extra fancy-

dot and stripes girl

Posted on February 1, 2018 by mimik

I had so much fun putting these fabrics together!

The hair on her head is wool ribbing, the braids are wool roving.

Here she is, keeping me company in my studio.

red-and-white-sweater girl

Posted on January 31, 2018 by mimik

I am having so much fun dressing these girls. This awesome girl has a side-buttoning skirt made from scraps from a shirt I made a few years ago. Her shirt is a Liberty lawn and her cardigan is made from a repurposed thrifted sweater.

Her hair made from a wool knit (another repurposed thrifted sweater).

And silk ribbons for a little fancy.

So many bows Girl

Posted on January 26, 2018 by mimik

I saw this pale pink fabric with castles and birds and I knew I needed to make this girl to wear it.

Here is a close-up of her hair in back.

I’m off on a walk Girl

Posted on January 25, 2018 by mimik

This girl has got it all together and she is off to do her thing. Which happens to maybe? involve a sketch book and pencil that is in her backpack.

A little bit closer-

Here she is with her things- I took her shirt off so you can see the top part of her “underwear”.

The shirt buttons up the front but it can be hard to see.

little girl with a unicorn dress

Posted on January 24, 2018 by mimik

These little girls are my most labor-intensive dolls. January is a good time to get back to them, when all the Holiday madness is finished and the cold weather keeps me in the house. This first little one has a lovely double-gauze dress with Heather Ross illustration- Unicorns! ♥