Thursday, January 29, 2015

Angellis Revisited

I have posted about this doll before, but after quite a lot of labor on her I decided to take some more pictures, possibly to put her on ebay. The pictures show up everything beautiful,






 and everything you did wrong too. This little dress has been a pill,  it shouldn't have been, but I don't seem to be able to stop making stupid mistakes and then having to spend tons of time to fix them. I would have loved to make her a dress out of antique fabric, because I do have some, but because I might not get enough money for her, I was afraid to use the scarce material up. I wonder sometimes about my reasoning, whether or not it is sound and makes good sense, about the dolls. This outfit is very pretty though and does have very old rick rack on the collar, arms,  around the skirt, and on the bonnet too. I also made another small doll, and her dress is made out of antique fabric. I notice I need to do some more eye work. Pictures tell me the truth that I can't see myself. The smaller dolls are harder to paint and you don't see flaws as much until you blow them up bigger. While making doll clothes I have learned something else, which is the older you try to go, the more hand sewing it seems to take. Antique fabric in itself is fascinating. and it is truly pretty. Well, off to work on another doll, hopefully to make her some great mistake free clothes.
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7 comments:

  1. UnknownJanuary 29, 2015 at 10:39 PM

    I love both , but little one my favorite ))

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  2. Sherri FarleyJanuary 30, 2015 at 12:50 PM

    The yellow dress may not be antique, but the colors are very authentic. Chromium yellow and deep red. The print is a good one too. It looks like reproduction fabrics I've seen & probably have in my stash. The little doll is very sweet, I don't paint, but she looks good to me. The paisley fabric is beautiful. You are right about the sewing. I love to do cartridge pleating & it's all by hand. But, I don't think you have to hand sew to get an authentic look. Your dolls look antique to me!!

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  3. Hill Top PostJanuary 30, 2015 at 8:13 PM

    I love seeing these pretty girls finished. You have done lots of work and quickly, I think. You are a bit hard on yourself, for I really doubt if even Izannah Walker, herself, ever made a perfect doll with no mistakes. I have about given up on that point and console myself by thinking that I really don't want to make a perfect doll...will leave those for Mattel! The yellow dress does, in fact, have an old look and Angellis looks beautiful in it. You do little dolls so well....darling little face!

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  4. Jan ConwellFebruary 3, 2015 at 7:52 AM

    Good luck with the selling, and don't worry--you are NOT alone in the sewing flubs department. If I had back all the time I've spent un-picking seams, I could sew myself a wardrobe by hand!

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  5. fabricholic dollmakerFebruary 8, 2015 at 10:30 AM

    I want to encourage you to keep making dolls as they are a reflection of your heart.....BEAUTIFUL! The dolls are so sweet with such charm!

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