Textile dolls are becoming increasingly popular and this is not surprising: they are very cute, each has its own character. This article will describe the process of making a Snowball doll. Her full-size pattern should be composed in such a way that the entire product turns out to be about 50 centimeters.
Snowball Prototype
About five to seven years ago, the Tilda doll was very popular. This gentle doll literally brings a fairy tale to life, enlivens the room, fascinates with its simplicity and charm.
The author of Tilda is Tone Finger. I must say that thanks to her, a real epidemic of “tildomania” began in the world: dolls were made for themselves, sewn for sale, and collections of fabrics and accessories specially made for her.
How did the image of Tilda
Gradually this textile doll changed, sometimes becoming like Barbie. The craftswomen came up with increasingly sophisticated outfits, began to use natural hair, and the doll was surrounded by many of the most unthinkable accessories. In short, the creative ideas of needlewomen were amazing.
Dolls of Tatyana Konne
Of course, Snezhka, authored by Tatyana Konne, is a bit like Tilda: her face is also sketchy, her nose is missing, her bead eyes look at us cheerfully and playfully, her cheeks are flooded with a light blush, for applying which makeup is used.
Unlike Tilda, this is a baby doll. Such a conclusion can be made by its proportions. The doll is not very large, about 45 centimeters, has stable large feet, chic hair and a elaborate outfit decorated with brooches, silk flowers, buttons. Such is the Snowball doll. A full-size pattern and how to sew this toy will be described immediately after the list of everything necessary for the creative process .
Fabrics and materials
To make a beautiful doll, you need to prepare material suitable for such a charming girl, like a Snowball doll. A life-size pattern can begin to be drawn up after the run-out of the necessary fabrics and tools. So, we list the items that we need to work.
- Flesh-colored fabric for the torso. Preference should be given to natural textures. It can be linen, calico, knitwear.
- Pins, pencil, scissors, needles.
- Sewing machine. If it is not, then, of course, you can sew the doll manually, however, it will take more time.
- Sintepon or other filler. It’s better to use high-quality and new material, it is more evenly packed. Unevenly packed synthetic winterizer spoils the appearance of the doll.
- Non-woven felt.
- Beautiful fabric for clothes. Here you can connect your imagination by studying the contents of the "bins" and, of course, be guided by temporary supplies. Someone will be limited to a light summer dress, and someone will make a coat, a hat, a scarf for Snowball.
- Wool, needle for felting.
Doll Snowball: a full-size pattern. Phased Description
The first thing to do is to build the pattern of the doll itself on paper. You can just slightly enlarge the pictures and print them.
Next, you need to transfer the pattern to a piece of fabric skin color. Note that it is better to fold the fabric in half, and then attach the patterns with pins to the material. This is done so as not to do double work.
After that, you need to sew the details on the machine, which then turn into what we call the Snowball doll. A full-size pattern , as you see, will not be anything complicated.
The learned products need to be densely and evenly filled with a synthetic winterizer, it is better to do this with a pencil or pointer. Next, you should fasten the parts of the body together.
Now we proceed to the soles, which are an integral part of the "image" of Snowball. Cut them out of the fabric and glue them with non-woven fabric.
After gluing, carefully attach the resulting product with pins to the legs. Sewing the sole to the doll's legs is possible only by hand, this work is done with a blind seam.
The next important stage, without which the Snowball doll cannot turn out , is a full-size pattern of shoes. The cut is performed in the same way as the legs were made.
Mandatory attribute of our dolls is panties, try to make them beautiful, because they usually like to look at such dolls. This toilet item is often sewn to the calf, but you can make it so that they dress and act in film.
The most creative stage of work
A beautiful hairstyle is what the Snowball doll cannot do without . A full-size pattern, the description of which we have already given, is, of course, important, but you have to conjure with hair. They are made of wool of any natural color, for this you need to master the technique of felting. Little secret: to make the hair look livelier and more voluminous, you can use the wool of two shades close to each other.
The last stage of work is no less exciting than everyone else. This, of course, is about the outfit. You can build a dress or costume pattern, or you can just simulate it on a finished doll.
Once again, it is worth saying that the more interesting the outfit, the richer the texture of the fabrics, the more valuable the doll becomes. After all, everything complex and beautiful I want to consider for a long time. If you wish, you can even make a handbag for Snezhka, embroider the dress with beads, put a silk flower in the handles, and possibly decorate her hair with luxurious vintage hairpins. However, in order not to spend a lot of time, it is better to limit yourself to a simple dress, made simply and with taste.
Now in your collection there is a doll Snowball. A full-size pattern with a photo is likely to help make it without much difficulty.
Usually the process of such creativity is addictive, and if you previously suffered from tildomania, you are unlikely to be able to stop by making one doll in the technique of Tatyana Konne.