I have stuffed all the heads and started doing faces. I can only do these in natural light because I have a problem with artificial light and color. I think I am so used to the natural light that floods my studio because of my skylights, I am spoiled. I have finished three faces, Lavendar, Apricot, and Sky. (yes. I named them based on the colors requested. I also talk to them but please don't tell anyone!) Off to the last three. Once the heads are done it is on to providing them with coifs. Then comes the hardest part - dressing them! The hard part is not the making of the clothes it's picking out the fabrics and embellishments!
I recently was contacted by the Brisbane City Youth Ballet to make dolls for their September performance of the NutCracker. Take a look at their website, their productions are stunning. I am truly honored I was asked to create dolls for this performance as their costuming and staging is impecable. Six of the dolls are Rag Dolls and considering the time line and the distance they have to travel, I started immediately. I am using my Ragalia pattern and have made no changes in the basic doll. I started with the arms to get the hands done first. Then I moved on to the lets. I had to dye some of the fabrics to blend with the color scheme because I just couldn't find the exact ones I wanted to fit the colorways they chose. Next of course was the shoes.
First a coat of paint. Next the embellishments which are all sewed on - no glue here. I want to make sure they survive many performances.
hat the arms and legs are done, they need to be attached to the body. So here they are, this is 4 days work so far. Today I am going to work on the heads and faces. 
