Isaac

Isaac is a cute little boy doll with big green eyes. His outfit was also made from the patterns in Classic Cloth Dolls. I used felt for the trousers which was really too thick and especially bulky around the waistband. His shirt is made from the same fabric as Isabella's dress. I had to remove the fleece backing from the collar. Nice little brown buttons were from a kit for making Christmas cards.

Isabella's outfit 2

For Isabella's dress I also followed the pattern in Linda Carr's book, Classic Cloth Dolls. The dress is made with some lovely red tartan fabric which is very warm as it has a fleece lining. The tucks on the bodice and skirt are trimmed with silver cord. The dress has navy blue lace at the neck, cuffs and around the skirt. It also has cream flower buttons down the back and on the neckband.

Isabella's outfit 1

 
 Although I adapted the pattern for making the doll's body, I decided to dress her in the outfits which are given in Linda Carr's book. So these photos show Isabella in the set of underwear for which patterns are provided. These consist of a petticoat, camisole and bloomers. I had some very lightweight polycotton fabric with a tiny flower design which I used for these garments. I was lucky to pick up a selection of lace and ribbons at a charity sale which provided all the trimmings.

More Isabella and Isaac

In the 18 months since I started making dolls I have been refining the pattern for the dolls body. I began by using the pattern from Linda Carr's book, Classic Cloth Dolls. However the pattern I have created for Isabella and Isaac, while building on the original differs in several ways. These dolls are taller because I have lengthened the legs and their bodies are a little slimmer with the girl doll having a definite waist. This makes them look a little older, more like 10 year olds than 7 year olds. A bigger change was that I now make the arms seperately so that they can be jointed and forward facing.

Isabella and Isaac

The first picture of Isabella and Isaac. More details to follow, soon.

Gone to a New Home

These are two of my latest dolls which I made for my cousin Irene. They have very attractive faces, although a little sad. I especially like them because they are taller than the other dolls and have jointed arms.

The girl doll's outfit is based on Dorothy from the Wizard of Oz. It is also the first time I have successfully made plaits for the doll's hair style.

Of course there is no boy in the Wizard of Oz story but I made this boy doll to match Dorothy. He is very loveable!

Group Picture

This weekend I managed to get most of the dolls together for a group picture.