On Saturday morning, while Charlie took Roxy to music class, I drove a few towns away to meet Mimi Kirchner in person! Over the last several months she has been cleaning out the attic of her mother’s house and attempting to find new homes for her mother’s abundant fabric and sewing supplies. Because much of it what her mother had was wool Mimi kindly thought I might like some it for softies and invited me over to her studio to come take a look.
Mimi is an incredible doll maker and artist. Not only did she let me sort through boxes and boxes of fabrics to take what I wanted,
but she also gave me this ATC
which I just love. Sometimes I feel just like this girl looks.
I brought my latest doll over because I wanted some advice on a better way to attach the arms. Mimi looked her over and gave me some awesome tips. I realized while I was there that I’ve never actually spoken in person to someone who also sews and makes dolls and softies and has a blog about it. How neat to talk shop with someone!
Mimi showed me how to attach a button on the inside of the doll to act as a hinge for the arms. I also wanted some advice on yarn hair and she showed me some wig-making and rug-making techniques to try.
It was so much fun. Thanks for inviting me over, Mimi. How cool is it when you get to meet your friends from blogland in person!
that’s awesome! and that trading card reminds me of a Kafka-novel world.
Oh, lucky you! I can hardly wait to see what you make with all the new wool and the new techniques.
I was just looking at a teddy bear book that showed the button in the arm technique.
I can’t wait to see what you make from all the new wool!