We all come from childhood! And if adult boys love cars, albeit life-size, then ladies of all ages freeze at the sight of dolls in beautiful, tastefully selected costumes. A special place here is occupied by textile products. They are soft and pleasant to the touch, they have something dear and cozy. I want to squeeze this fabric girl, a boy or an animal to myself and not let go of my hands. These products are created by Tatyana Konne.
Craftswoman dolls are also called Snowballs or big-legged. If you have a desire to try to make a toy based on the dolls of Tatyana Konne, a pattern and a master class are presented in this article.
About the artist and her products
Each of her offspring worked out to the smallest detail, toys can be considered indefinitely! Pattern doll Tatyana Connee is quite simple. The original from the artist is not freely available, but in this article you will see patterns that you can change during sewing. As soon as you have experience, you can create your own pattern.
Tatyana is a designer by education. She graduated from the International University of Business and Management, Design and Advertising. By profession, the girl worked very little, since she went on maternity leave. Sitting at home, she was fond of creating textile dolls, developed a unique technique for sewing toys according to her own pattern. Tatyana Konne's dolls are popular all over the world today. And then you will get acquainted with the stages of creating products.
How to create dolls by Tatyana Connee: pattern and master class
Prepare the fabric. It can be puppet knitwear, cotton, linen. Take the patterns, pin them to the fabric with pins, circle. Without cutting out the details, sew them on the sewing machine. Remember to leave openings for the filler.
Below is a pattern of Tatyana Konne dolls, in which the head is a separate part.
Now you should cut the details, leaving 0.5 cm at the edges. If you have zigzag scissors in your handicraft arsenal, then treat them with the edges. Then the material will not crumble.
Now every detail needs to be filled with holofiber or another filler to your taste.
The soles of shoes need to be strengthened: stick several layers of non-woven on them. Pin this part with pins to the legs. Stitch the elements leaving a hole for stuffing.
From any dense fabric (for example, felt) to cut shoes. Shoes should be slightly larger than the legs themselves. Connect the parts and put them on the toy.
The process of collecting the doll looks like this:
- The head is sewn first to the body (if the head is cut out separately).
- Sew limbs with a button fastener.
- Fasten the hair.
- We draw eyes on the face.
- Tint the cheeks with pastel or cosmetic blush.
- Dress up the doll.
Now you know the steps of assembling a doll based on Tatyana Konne. You can additionally see patterns below. There are several options for patterns: one-piece head and body, as well as when it is sewn separately.
Patterns of shoes for Tatyana Konne dolls
Tatyana Konnet has one trick: she often acquires ready-made shoes for newborns for her toy children. But most often, shoes or shoes have to be sewn. Below you will see a pattern of shoes for a doll-millipede.
Filling for dolls
Filler plays a huge role in the creation of textile toys. It depends on him how much the doll will serve its owners. The filler is also responsible for the smoothness of the “skin” of a textile person or animal.
In handicraft stores, you will find a large number of fillers, but in fact it comes down to the fact that only one or two is suitable. In this part of the article, we will analyze everything that manufacturers offer, and the choice is yours. So, all fillers are divided into natural and synthetic.
Natural fillers
These include:
- cotton wool
- wool,
- sawdust,
- natural herbs
- cereals.
Vata. Its only advantage is that it can be bought at any pharmacy. The fact that it consists entirely of cotton will never cause an allergy, and even if a child guts a toy and eats a piece, then nothing bad will happen.
There are a lot of disadvantages of cotton wool as a filler:
- The toy cannot be washed.
- Mold may appear in the filler, as it absorbs moisture from the air.
- It is very difficult for her to evenly fill the product.
Verdict: stuffing toys with cotton can only be done if you are ready to change it often. This product can only be filled with a product from a very dense fabric, otherwise ugly tubercles on the surface are inevitable.
Wool (sliver). This is pure combed wool of alpine thoroughbred sheep. It is not painted, has no odors, is pleasant to the touch and even has healing properties.
The huge minus of this filler is the high price. In addition, it is sold in bobbins. Acquiring it to fill one product is expensive. This filler is mainly used in the manufacture of Waldorf pupae. Remember that products with wool inside must not be washed. The filler will have to be changed once a year.
Cereals. For example, it’s definitely not worth it to completely fill the big-leg with rice! But to make Snezhka’s legs heavier for stability with annealed buckwheat - you can. It is necessary to ignite the cereal so that parasites do not start in it.
Sawdust. They fill the teddy bears. The material is specific and is not suitable for filling dolls.
Synthetic fillers
So here we look:
- Hollofiber.
- Synthetic winterizer.
- Sintepuh.
- Glass granulate.
Hollofiber. The most common type of stuffing. It’s easy to work with him. Over time, you will have dexterity, and in the toy the tubercles that resemble cellulite will completely disappear. You can buy it at any needle shop. It is sold packaged in packages of 0.5 kg. A little trick: look for cheap pillows with such a filler in stores. Sometimes it’s more profitable to buy them than to buy holofiber by weight.
Synthetic winterizer. The most common material that is familiar to us since the days of the USSR. It is sold in rolls. Before stuffing it will have to be torn and rolled into tight balls. They can only be filled with thick fabric products. In other cases, cellulite cannot be avoided.
Sintepuh. The filler that behaves best in toys. But it’s difficult to work with him, as he crumbles into small details. Some skill is needed, but the result is worth it — the surface will be perfectly smooth. The filler is not cheap, but if you plan to make high-end products, you should learn how to work with syntepuh.
Glass granulate. They are stuffed with the limbs of Teddy Bears. The granulate is perfect for weighting the legs of Snowball dolls.
After reading this article, you should get an excellent doll Snezhka Tatyana Konne. The pattern of products based on the works of the famous master will become the basis for the pattern, which you will create on your own over time. After all, every needlewoman should have her own handwriting.