These dolls started as a combination of fabrics rather than a clear idea of what they would end up looking like. I always wanted them to be a pair, one dyed with indigo, the other with onion and both using the pale grey Liberty print fabric and the dark grey antique kimono scraps.
I’ve got a massive hoard of Liberty scraps, I just can’t throw any of it away. The prints are so beautiful that I think it’s such a shame to not use even the tiniest wee bits of it. The same goes for kimono scraps. I’ve collected old kimonos since I was a teenager and once they inevitably fall apart after years of wear and tear, I salvage what bits I can and save them up for quilting or doll making.
I wanted these dolls to have long, skinny, floppy arms and legs and a sort of laziness about them. The fabrics are so soft and fine that the dolls flopped over naturally but I added elongated feet and ears just to exaggerate it a bit. I love the way the feet have turned out on both of them.
I’ll be adding Constace and Fifi to my new Etsy store in the next few weeks, along with other creatures and dolls. If you’d like to keep up to date you can find me on Facebook
I’m going to an indigo workshop this weekend, can’t wait! I have been dying with plants for a good while now but indigo somehow intimidated me. So while I threw everything else quite happily in the pot (with mixed results and loads of scraps), my indigo life is only starting now. Perhaps I was subconsciously worried I’d get addicted 😉
That said, Constance and Fifi are adorable bunnies. I love their sweetness, their floppy elegance and that tinge of sadness there seems to be in all your work. You have the most beautiful aesthetic x
Thank you. I am completely addicted to vegetable dye! My kitchen smells all kinds of weird 😉 I’m following your blog so I can keep up with your adventures x
Hi, i like that.
I want to knos if you have some patters or idea how make pullip doll and monster high.
Thks
Hi Becca, I only make cloth patterns for my own dolls, and I have no idea how to make pullip dolls or Monster High dolls, but I’m glad you like the rabbit dolls. 🙂
Hi, thk so much