Sanity saver
Lockdown was pretty stressful at the beginning, due to the elimination of yoga classes and coffeetime with friends. However, dollmaking kept things on an even keel. Now that we are a little freer, it feels great to be able to choose to do a few things away from home occasionally. Today was a good day for spending in the studio. It has been too hot to stay there for many hours, but the weather has eased up and I was able and willing to devote a whole day to creation. Spending more time online lately, I have been struck by the work of several cloth doll makers. They have inspired me to try some rag dolls, and boy, are they fun! I really can let myself go and make mistakes or try new styles. Here is one inspired by an image I found on Pinterest, a head shot of a doll by Vika Perelman. Here are some based on instructions for a pattern created and shared by Anwen Sutherland, who makes Humbletoys, utterly charming handmade dolls. She lives in Ontario too! I tried a little Goth styling in the...