Etsy again

It has taken me all day to photograph some dolls I want to put onto my Etsy site.

I have to say I am so pleased that a very kind buyer has put photos of my doll on her Instagram site and made a cosy bed for the doll and gifted it to her 4 year old.  My heart swelled when I saw the post.  I would love to just spend my days sewing dolls, their clothing and knitting cardigans and shoes for these little beings.

I like my shop name Minikins, because literally it could be a description of a little family member. 

I love this cat design, it was inspired by my long limbed doll making style, inspiration from other dollmakers and the squinty eyes my own cat does.

The halter neck dress is from a pattern I purchased on Etsy.  It is so cute.

So I am once again trying to put some of my creations online.  I am sure it will all come to fruition.  The timing has to be right and the product has to be right so here it goes again.................

Others waldorfs

WALDORF DOLL
classic
by Taisiya Stepina

Just recently I purchased a master class pattern from Taisiya Stepina, a waldorf doll artist from the Ukraine.

Her dolls are so sweet.    The soft little face, the simple body and the wonderful layers of clothing that I know every child would love to take off and put on...

As I have said previously, I have learnt so much from being on line and exploring the methods and  techniques of dollmakers who want to share their knowledge.








I have followed Fig & Me  for a while now, and receive her newsletter. 
She is very poetic and her dolls are wistful.....

I also follow Little Doll House on facebook and I must say her You Tube videos are so helpful and an excellent learning platform.

The first pattern I purchased was from LaliDoll Nursery

As you can see, these dolls all have a distinctive look even though they are primarily made the same way.  Some have needle sculpting for the face to bring out the features.  But they are still a very simple face, embroidered eyes, a bump for the nose and threaded lips with beeswax crayon cheeks.

Pure Wool stuffing and good quality cotton jersey skin fabric.

The wool gives the doll a natural weight and warmth that is so huggable.

The hair is often a crocheted cap threaded with wool hair.  It can be mohair or synthetic, but the basic doll has wool hair.

I have  a few dolls in the works that I am going to put oup for adoption on Etsy.

So stay tuned, I am really keen to make these lovely dolls to share.