Hey again...this is what I did today..now that I've got the book I'm just a maniac..I made the witch from the hansel and gretel set..I'll be doing the hansel and gretel too..but I had to show her off.. I didn't have the right kind of seed beads to make her buttons but I'll go get those soon..and for some reason her arms turned out way longer than they should be..doh..however, she's gorgeous..and took much longer to make than the tiny ones..this is a 4" one!
Oh..and I finally got wool felt..which is much thicker and nicer
Thanks for looking..
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Wow, you've really improved your technique from your first bendy oh so long ago (wink). I really like her! Lots of nice detail work on the skirt too
I can't do nice roving bendy hair to save my life. I try, but it always ends up looking like an afro when what I am going for is "whispy child hair." I should just stick to using floss and call it a day
She is wonderful, how could we get sick of looking at those bendies?
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awww..thanks guys..I can't wait to do hansel and gretel tomorrow..I want to make them a gingerbread house at Xmas and display it somewhere the kids can't get it..then they'll graduate to dollhouse toys
She's great!!! And, wow, you've been practicing with the embroidery!
For buttons (especially when you don't have the right color beads lol) try a colonial knot (waaaaay easier than a french knot)
Step 1
Using a small crewel needle, bring the thread up through the fabric as the point when you want the knot to be on your design.
Step 2
Wind the thread round the needle in an approximate 'figure of eight' movement. It may be worth practising this beforehand on a spare piece of fabric.
Step 3
Finally, push the needle back down through the fabric, close to where the thread first emerged. Keep the thread taut as you do so and draw the thread through carefully to the reverse side of the fabric, leaving the knot neatly in place
oh, and if you wet the felt and run it through the dryer it gets even lovlier. At least I like it better that way. You might want to experiment on a little scrap...see if you like it.
OH...and another lil' tip (not that I'm all that to be handing out tips or anything lol) but on the bigger bendies I double wrap their limbs. It makes them sturdier, keeps them from looking too thin, and hides any peeking pipe cleaner fuzzies. I just loosely (as in quickly...skipping lots of space) wind back to the end of the limb, and neatly wrap a second time back to center.
Not a requirement or anything lol...but while you're having fun playing with new techniques thought I'd offer up more
ahh..cool I appreciate the tips..I was wondering how they made the felt look fluffy in the pictures in the book..mine is a wool/rayon blend which apparantly is very common..but I'm going to try that and see if it makes it like the ones in the book. Good idea on the double wrap..witchy looks skinny even with a little fluff under her shirt!
I didn't have the right kind of seed beads to make her buttons but I'll go get those soon..and for some reason her arms turned out way longer than they should be..doh..however, she's gorgeous..and took much longer to make than the tiny ones..this is a 4" one!
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