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.
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