No, not for birthing the baby. Geez. Ever since I visited Mimi and she told me the she uses tiny forceps and several other pieces of her father’s surgical equipment for turning and stuffing dolls I have been wanting to get my hands on a set of forceps. I saw this site described on Sewing…
Archives for March 2006
For my little postmaster
She’s turning two! Here is Roxanne in her typical garb – wearing daddy’s necktie (which I altered, mind you, by slicing the back and attaching a velcro closure so she wouldn’t accidentally hang herself!), holding daddy’s lunch bag, and clutching “real daddy” (a vintage 1970’s action figure of a grey-haired daddy in a necktie). The…
Nesting
Now I’m really nesting. Yesterday afternoon Roxanne’s babysitter took her to the playground and the library for an hour and half and I finally finished the two short sides of the bumper! Oh my. I’m so proud. Charlie has now given me official permission to make one soft toy before I am to tackle the…
A less cowardly lion
I have been thinking a lot about making primitive dolls. Dolls/animals that use natural materials and that are assembled in an obvious way. I love the look of exposed seams, of visible hand-stitching, of parts of the toy being tied together, even, instead of sewn. After I made Mayweed I knew I wanted to try…
Orange Kangaroo
I finished this kangaroo up last night. She’s pretty big – about 16″ tall – and made from that sherpa fleece I love. Her inner ears and her joey are both linen and her garland is made from little felted beads I made and some wool felt and braided embroidery floss. Lots of fun. And,…
Thread
A picture today of a portion of the mass of thread in my sewing box. The two wooden spools came from my grandmother’s sewing box (my father’s mother). After she died and my father went through her things he gave me her scrap bag and some of her sewing supplies. I was six then –…