Interest in textile interior dolls made by handmade craftsmen is gaining momentum in the West and in Russia. One of the most famous handmade craftswomen in Russia is Tatyana Konne. Her dolls are always different, stylish, amaze with charm, character and a carefully crafted image and details. Any Connet doll is a unique, exclusive, thought-out to the smallest detail toy.
Amazing Connet Puppet Style
Many imitate the talented master and try to sew one of Konnet's dolls. Among the works of this talented craftswoman, everyone will find what is most remembered and liked. Girls and boys in stylish outfits, lambs, mice, butterflies, as if effortlessly born in the creative process. Tatyana has not a single repeating toy.
The author does not post any master class in open access. Anyone who wants to learn the secrets of sewing Konnet dolls can buy a master class from the author on the page of their personal blog or online store. The author claims that for each toy he first draws a sketch, and then makes individual patterns. Of course, there are common patterns for the body of the doll itself, but in the creative process of making the next masterpiece, they are constantly changing and correcting. Maybe that's why each of the babies has its own character and energy.
On the Internet you can find many patterns of toys that resemble Tatyana Konnet dolls in style, master classes (paid and free), tips from craftsmen who manufacture interior textile toys. Among them there are unusually talented masters who make interesting notes in the doll style set by Tatyana.
The process of making handmade dolls is so individual that even with the use of the same patterns, techniques and materials, different dolls are obtained as a result. They differ in character, energy and appearance. It all depends on the mood of the wizard.
Tips for making textile dolls
In the process of manufacturing a textile toy, any trifle matters, starting with the pattern and development of the image and ending with the choice of materials.
The first step in working on a new toy is developing an image. It is the careful design and sketching of the sketch that distinguishes the process of making Konnet dolls. A master class with a detailed description can be bought only from the master, but some secrets are revealed on her page on the Web.
After the image is invented (it can be a mischievous girl, a bunny, a mouse - yes anyone!), You need to draw a pattern or use one of the suggested by experienced craftsmen and transfer it to the fabric. Then follow some technical, absolutely not creative stages of the birth of a masterpiece:
- The traced pattern on the fabric must be sewn along the contour without cutting (leaving unplaced places for turning parts).
- Carefully cut out already stitched details (you can use scissors with a raised edge for this, or you can make notches around the edge after cutting so that the parts turn out well).
- Fill all parts with filler (sintepuh or holofayberom). To do this, you can use a special wand, or you can purchase a Billroth straight clamp surgical instrument, which is very convenient for stuffing doll parts.
- All parts must be sewn together with a special long needle and a strong thread.
Doll image
After the doll's body is ready, it needs to be dressed. If the clothes are not removable, then the sleeves and trousers can be put on the arms and legs before being sewn, and all other parts of the clothes are sewn to the body of the doll with an invisible seam. If the clothes can be removed, then they are sewn according to special patterns, and only then they are put on a doll.
Sometimes, at the stage of developing a sketch for a doll, its final image is already ready, but it also happens that it turns out to be completely different from what it was meant to be, and in the process of sewing clothes some details are added or removed.
What materials to use
The needlewomen making toys in the style of Tatyana Konnet dolls give advice on selecting materials in the master classes. For the doll’s body there is a special double-sided knit that stretches well. It is dense and soft. You can choose a shade to your taste. You can buy this fabric in any online stores for needlewomen.
Clothes for beauties can be sewn from any fabrics available and suitable for the idea. Tatyana Connee herself repeatedly used fabric from a blouse or an already unnecessary coat.
Filling for dolls
For stuffing, there are special fillers: holofiber, synthetic winterizer, synthetic winterizer. The craftswomen, who sew dolls based on Konne, say that you need to tightly stuff the details of the doll, especially the legs, to ensure that the “cellulite effect” does not appear. The head of the pupae can also be filled with filler, or a foam ball can be used .
A weighting agent (small stones or frozen plaster molds) is added to the feet. So the baby will stand more stable.
Some craftsmen sew the doll’s body from dense material, and only then they sew the same parts from knitwear and pull them over finished parts, like leather.
Conclusion
Although you can’t get a real workshop on sewing Connet dolls on the Web for free, there are a lot of tips for sewing such beauties on the Internet. You can use them in your work, or you can come up with something of your own, then the doll will turn out to be exclusive and unlike any other. The main thing is to approach the process creatively, to enjoy it, then the result will exceed all the wildest expectations and a unique creation will be born.