Hello to all...Its day one of soft sculptured dolls and Im very excited to show you what Ive come up with!
First I will give you the list of materials needed:
1. Pattern for face (its provided below)
2. Scissors
3. Pins
4. Material (I've used a flesh toned knit with a
bit of stretch,you can use any color that suits you just make sure its
stretchy :)
5. Thread to match your material
6. Gesso (you can buy this at any craft/art store) for priming the face
once its sewn
7. Water color pencils ( I prefer Faber-Castell Aquarelle )
8. A small artists brush -line or detailer style
9. Flesh toned acrylic paint or color of your choosing and a small brush
to apply it with. You can also use this same brush to apply the gesso.
I beleive that should do it for the beginning of our project. I will post the pattern and the items that im using and we can begin our doll !
To print your pattern you can highlight the pattern piece and right click on it and then click on print target. You can make it as small or large as you want with a copy machine. My doll head will be approx. 5" from top of the head to beg. of neck.
Sew seams at back of head with right sides together (leave a small opening at the very back to stuff, it will make it easier- you could stuff from the neck if you like just depends on how much effort
you want to put into it :) Sew the front of the head to the back of the head matching seams at top of head.
I will be back tomorrow with the head sewn together and walk you through applying the gesso. I will also post pics of gesso, brushes and watercolor pencils...See you then,
Dulce.....the doll dreamweaver ! If you have any questions while working on your project dont hesitate to post, I check them often.:)
