{"id":741,"date":"2007-10-20T10:40:44","date_gmt":"2007-10-20T15:40:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mimikirchner.com\/blog\/archives\/2007\/10\/craftypod\/"},"modified":"2007-10-20T10:40:44","modified_gmt":"2007-10-20T15:40:44","slug":"craftypod","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mimikirchner.com\/blog\/archives\/2007\/10\/craftypod\/","title":{"rendered":"CraftyPod!"},"content":{"rendered":"

WooHoo! Finally, I can let you know about the coolest thing- Sister Diane from CraftyPod<\/a> called me a few weeks ago for an interview<\/a>. We talked and laughed for over an hour. It was so much fun! And well, afterwards, a bit nerve-racking. I spent the next few days rethinking everything I said and sometimes wishing I could add (or subtract!) to the conversation. I have been having low grade anxiety ever since, worrying I’d sounding like a complete idiot, but I have to hand it to the magic of Diane- she took all my babbling, run-on ramblings, ums and pauses and put them together in a way that I am ecstatic about! I think audio editing for podcasting must be a lot like quilting- Diane has all these little bits and snippets and goodies and she puts them together into an interesting and better-than-the-original, finished product. Amazing.<\/p>\n

Some afterthoughts- On the doll vs softie thing- I think in the end it comes down to this- what I am doing grows out of a tradition of dolls, what softie makers are doing grows out of a tradition of stuffed animals. It took me all day of mulling to come up with that!<\/p>\n

On the topic of getting into dollmaking- here are some links for dollmaking kits, patterns and supplies.<\/p>\n

My favorite book\/author on the subject- Susanna Oroyan’s Anatomy of a Doll<\/a> All her books are excellent.<\/p>\n

Gail Wilson<\/a>– her dolls are based on antique dolls. You get everything you need and extensive directions. Her website has so much more then dolls though- there is furniture, fabric, dollhouses… a whole wonderful Gail Wilson world. Be careful ‘cuz you might get permanently sucked in!<\/p>\n

Susan Fosnot<\/a>– she has patterns, kits, and teaches workshops.
\nThere are lots of places that sell kits for Waldorf\/ Steiner type dolls. One place that I’ve bought from is Magic Cabin.<\/a><\/p>\n

Judi Ward<\/a>– I am a big fan of her patterns. They are easy to follow, easy to make your own and she has a most extensive variety of designs. I have learned a lot from making her patterns.<\/p>\n

Here is a list of some Dollmaking suppliers that I have ordered from and been happy with. They have all the things you’ll need- tools, patterns, materials, on-line classes, stash enhancers! Doll Artist’s Workshop<\/a>, Joggles<\/a>, Dollmaker’s Journey<\/a>.<\/p>\n

I did some antique and vintage doll patterns when I first started. There are loads available on Ebay.<\/p>\n

Now, if you still haven’t had enough of listening to me talk, I did another interview a year ago with Carley<\/a>. Here are links to that- part 1<\/a>, 2<\/a>, 3<\/a>, 4<\/a>, 5<\/a>.<\/p>\n

And since we always need a picture, my desk today-<\/p>\n

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