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When sitting down
Candy Fair is 44cm (17") tall.
The skirt of the dress have pink panels inserted with
hand made roses to adorn each panel.
All the fabric used is hand dyed
cotton. The pink thread is Pearl 8 cotton. The yellow beads are small glass
seed beads |
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The roses I hand
made and added strings of beads coming from them. The dress waistline has
grouped strings of beads hanging. |
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All the fishnet on
her legs, chest and arms is stitched by hand. It is a type of needlelace.
Candy's shoes have a felt base
with bead straps.
I love the shape in the legs...
so delicate and danty. |
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The back of the
bodice is laced together. |
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The sleeves are
gathered at each end. Her hand is only 4cm (1 1/2") long. |
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The blossoms are
4cm (1 1/2") wide. |
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The "Cloth Doll
Making" book by Patti Medaris Culea which I used the pattern for the body
from. |
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Ladybug Nymph
I made the body
from the pattern in the book by Patti Medaris Culea ; but the accessories I
have designed and made myself. I have named her Ladybug Nymph as she hovers
around the garden giving refuge to Ladybugs.
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When sitting down
she is 44cm (17") tall. her body is made
of green hand dyed cotton fabric. |
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Each red flower has appliqued inner
yellow shading that has
been buttonhole stitched around each edge. Hand dyed fabric was used. |
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The 4 wings are doubled sided with beads sewn
around the edge and clustered in groups.
The wings are only small which allow her to hover around the garden.
The yellow shapes are hand appliqued with buttonhole stitch edges. |
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The joints of the knee's and arms have
large beads inserted to allow bend. |
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Varies sizes and shapes of green beads
where sewn in groups around the body.
Two sizes of wooden ladybugs were glued to the body. |
