dolls
“The Master” Four fingers manipulate this hand puppet
BathTowne Dolls
Three of the Old Dolls
- The Woodsman, Rosebud and Pamela
Pamela and the Woodsman
Cotton Rag Dolls
BlackJack and Annie
Cotton Rag Dolls
The Witches
Mermaid Rag Dolls
This doll had a crazy start. My great niece liked to play with old Barbies from the time she was a baby and she loved the Little Mermaid so I made a tail that would fit over the Barbie Legs. I came across this tail the other day and needing a refresher course in doll making, I thought I will start with this. You see my great niece is 7 now and she wants to make a Mermaid Doll. I made a pattern for the upper body and the arms, assembled and stuffed, embellished and used embroidery to make the face. I will make the hair next. Orange it will be.
- Full View
Detail with Hair
view from behind
Before
- Close up of embroidery on the face
Older Mermaid Dolls
These Dolls are made like Raggedy Ann Dolls
These two are the first I made.
Cotton Rag Dolls
I had an idea for some serpentine arms after this.
Here is a pattern for the Sepentine style arms
3 Part Paper Pattern
Mermaid Doll
A work in progress.
The 3 separate parts were machine sewn to make the forms and then stuffed with the fiber fill
Assembled by hand sewing
Mermaid Doll with Serpentine Arms
Mermaid with Serpentine Arms
Older version
