Learn how to make a range of dressed and international clothespin dolls for decorations or as figures for dollhouses or dioramas.
Until I started working on my book Making Peg Dolls, I didn't give much thought to the fact that the little wooden doll bases I had been using were directly descended from clothes pegs. If one saws the legs from a vintage clothespeg (pardon the suggestion of such brutality) one is left with a small, free-standing doll base -- closely akin to the ones I use to create my dolls. And so, of course, when writing a book on peg dolls, I did not want to neglect mentioning their origins, nor miss the opportunity to include an attractive photo of charming examples. To create a few charming examples of proper clothespeg dolls, I enlisted the help of Shannon (of the blog Rhythm and Rhyme.) Not only did Shannon create some sweet little clothespeg ladies, she also composed a number of beautiful photographs. While Shannon's dolls appear in the book, sadly, we were not able to use the delightful photos she had taken. These photos, however, are too lovely to keep hidden, and so today, for your viewing pleasure, I have posted them here for you! P.S. In the photo with the tea setting, did you notice the little brown cat sewn from wool felt? Can you believe Shannon stitched that tiny cat? I was quite sure it had been sewn by the tiny, nimble digits of a ladybug...
Until the celebrations begin tonight, here are few Autumn holiday photos taken years ago. Enjoy!
Until I started working on my book Making Peg Dolls, I didn't give much thought to the fact that the little wooden doll bases I had been using were directly descended from clothes pegs. If one saws the legs from a vintage clothespeg (pardon the suggestion of such brutality) one is left with a small, free-standing doll base -- closely akin to the ones I use to create my dolls. And so, of course, when writing a book on peg dolls, I did not want to neglect mentioning their origins, nor miss the opportunity to include an attractive photo of charming examples. To create a few charming examples of proper clothespeg dolls, I enlisted the help of Shannon (of the blog Rhythm and Rhyme.) Not only did Shannon create some sweet little clothespeg ladies, she also composed a number of beautiful photographs. While Shannon's dolls appear in the book, sadly, we were not able to use the delightful photos she had taken. These photos, however, are too lovely to keep hidden, and so today, for your viewing pleasure, I have posted them here for you! P.S. In the photo with the tea setting, did you notice the little brown cat sewn from wool felt? Can you believe Shannon stitched that tiny cat? I was quite sure it had been sewn by the tiny, nimble digits of a ladybug...
Learn how to make a range of dressed and international clothespin dolls for decorations or as figures for dollhouses or dioramas.
Looking for DIY wedding ideas that are inexpensive and easy? Learn how to make this adorable flower girl fairy.
Until I started working on my book Making Peg Dolls, I didn't give much thought to the fact that the little wooden doll bases I had been using were directly descended from clothes pegs. If one saws the legs from a vintage clothespeg (pardon the suggestion of such brutality) one is left with a small, free-standing doll base -- closely akin to the ones I use to create my dolls. And so, of course, when writing a book on peg dolls, I did not want to neglect mentioning their origins, nor miss the opportunity to include an attractive photo of charming examples. To create a few charming examples of proper clothespeg dolls, I enlisted the help of Shannon (of the blog Rhythm and Rhyme.) Not only did Shannon create some sweet little clothespeg ladies, she also composed a number of beautiful photographs. While Shannon's dolls appear in the book, sadly, we were not able to use the delightful photos she had taken. These photos, however, are too lovely to keep hidden, and so today, for your viewing pleasure, I have posted them here for you! P.S. In the photo with the tea setting, did you notice the little brown cat sewn from wool felt? Can you believe Shannon stitched that tiny cat? I was quite sure it had been sewn by the tiny, nimble digits of a ladybug...
I am still in the throws of this delightful little cloth rag doll. These two are my fourth and fifth dolls from Ann Wood's Tiny Rag Doll pattern. She is also now offering the pattern as a written booklet, in addition to the PDF format. There are some tricks I've learned over the years (largely from Gail Wilson) for making cloth dolls, that apply to any size. 1. Wool roving is a marvelous stuffing material! It comes in long 'ropes' of long staple fiber wool. You cut a length of it, then peel off what you want to use. It stuffs into the doll smoothly, and has the added advantage of giving your doll a warmth that polyester fiberfill just doesn't do. Hold the doll in your hand, and she will warm to you :-) It is more expensive than polyfill, but for these small dolls, a little goes a long way. 2. The right stuffing tool can make all the difference, especially if you are using wool roving: Along with the wool roving, I purchased this stuffing tool from Gail Wilson's website: Gail's stuffing tool On this page you can also find the wool roving, and a lot of other tools to help in your cloth doll making. 3. Dampen your unstuffed doll before you start to stuff her. This is particularly helpful when stuffing the body of the doll with a single head/torso configuration. A lot of times, a doll like this will end up with neck creases as you go from stuffing the head to stuffing the neck and shoulders. Spray your doll with water, not to saturate but to dampen, then begin filling up the head with your wool roving. By dampening the cloth, it stretches slightly, and also 'grabs' the filling a bit. You can pack the doll tighter, and you will notice no neck creases with this method. This is my doll, dampened and ready to stuff Miriam and Jean Marie are the latest additions to my growing Tiny Rag Doll family! Happy Stitching!
Hi everyone! I was a little late starting the shop update this morning...there was the smell of smoke in the hallways and our staff was trying to figure out where it was coming from. Turns out someone actually built a fire in their fireplace! LOL! That doesn't normally happen here! With real wood, even. Go figure. Anyhoo...between trips to the post office, a parent-teacher conference, and a playdate, I was able to get several new things listed today! I have more that are just not finished and am going to take my time and list them as they are done....
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For Sophie's party, I decided to make each girl an Indian princess. I searched high and low for ideas online, and didn't find what I had in mind, although there are some cute ones out there. This is what I came up with. Do you remember my kokeshi tutorial from the Japanese birthday party last year? You can see it HERE. I was wanting the girls to be able to dress their own dolls or something for the party, but couldn't figure out a fast and easy way to do it, so I decided to just make them. Here are the doll heads all painted. You will need: HEAD - Dowel Caps 1 1/4"; (not ball knobs - dowel have a bigger opening, and the clothespin will fit inside) $2.99 for 12 at Hobby Lobby BUNS - Wooden Ball Knobs 3/4" with a 3/16" hole - Hobby Lobby, $1.47 for 6 I cut a skin tone pipe cleaner in half, and wrapped it around the body. I know you can wrap these with embroidery floss, to make the arms look better, and not so fuzzy, but I wasn't about to take the time to do that ;) next, I cut circles out of fabric that I already had. I got a bunch of it from DI. I LOVE it, and can't find it on stores anymore ;( I folded each piece in 4ths, and snipped the corner off for the head hole. Then snipped one side, which cut two sides at the same time for the arm holes. You will want to dress the little ladies before you attach the heads, or the dress won't go on ;) I cut out strips of fabric for the belt. Then, tied them in a knot in back. After that, I put the sari on each doll. I just used ribbon from Hobby Lobby. I had to play with it to get it to work. I just stapled it in the back. I tried to glue the heads on with craft glue, and this was not a good idea!!! It didn't dry fast enough, and the heads were really heavy, so they ended up looking like they were nodding, or the glue started to drip. So, I just ended up using hot glue. It worked great, and I stood them in cups to get the proper posture. Here's a pile of them all finished. I did this weeks before the party, and it was so nice to just have them finished and out of the way. They were so cute, that I just had to keep one for myself! Here is a little peak of how they were displayed at the party. More about that later ;) You might also want to look at: Indian / Bollywood Party - Part 1 {Invitation} Indian / Bollywood Party - Part 2 { Indian Princess Doll Favor} Indian / Bollywood Party - Part 3 {Princess Beds and Taj Mahal} Indian / Bollywood Party - Part 4 {Indian photo shoot} Indian / Bollywood Party - Part 5 { Decor and Dress} Indian / Bollywood Party, Part 6 {Diwali Lanterns and Rama Sita} Indian / Bollywood Party - Part 7 {Footless (barefoot) Sandals} Indian Bollywood Party - Part 8 {Mehndi (henna tattoo)} Indian / Bollywood Party - Part 9 {Bollywood Dancing} Have a Happy and Creative Day! Risa
Learn how to make a range of dressed and international clothespin dolls for decorations or as figures for dollhouses or dioramas.
Miss Annabelle Peggle all dressed up for a night out, wonder where she is going?
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I got sidetracked by an invitation to join an online Hitty group. I had made a couple of Gail Wilson's Hitty's several years ago, but wanted one in wood. I am no carver! But Joyce had sent me a delightful tutorial on making dolls from clothespegs, so I decided to try to make a Hitty from clothespegs. She has similar jointing in the arms and legs (Hitty's arms moved together on a single post, mine can swing independently). Since wigging is my favorite part of dollmaking, my clothespeg Hitty had to have a wig instead of carved hair :-) The little leaflet shown in the center picture is one I have had in my collection just about forever. It has the neatest clothespin chairs, which is why I bought it, but I had forgotten that it too has a sweet clothespeg doll pattern.
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Belated Christmas greetings to one and all! I’ve been a busy elf, crafting these cute little clothespin doll ornaments and I didn’t want to share them before the holiday because they w…
Until I started working on my book Making Peg Dolls, I didn't give much thought to the fact that the little wooden doll bases I had been using were directly descended from clothes pegs. If one saws the legs from a vintage clothespeg (pardon the suggestion of such brutality) one is left with a small, free-standing doll base -- closely akin to the ones I use to create my dolls. And so, of course, when writing a book on peg dolls, I did not want to neglect mentioning their origins, nor miss the opportunity to include an attractive photo of charming examples. To create a few charming examples of proper clothespeg dolls, I enlisted the help of Shannon (of the blog Rhythm and Rhyme.) Not only did Shannon create some sweet little clothespeg ladies, she also composed a number of beautiful photographs. While Shannon's dolls appear in the book, sadly, we were not able to use the delightful photos she had taken. These photos, however, are too lovely to keep hidden, and so today, for your viewing pleasure, I have posted them here for you! P.S. In the photo with the tea setting, did you notice the little brown cat sewn from wool felt? Can you believe Shannon stitched that tiny cat? I was quite sure it had been sewn by the tiny, nimble digits of a ladybug...
I can't believe it's nearly a month since I last posted on here! Where have those weeks gone to?! I hope you are all keeping well...we've had some fabulous weather over the last 6 weeks...apparently it's been the longest spell of hot weather in England for SIX years!! I managed to keep my plants watered throughout all the sunshine! I bottle-watered them in the morning, then again at lunch time, then misted them with the hose in the evening...it was worth all the effort, as it looks lovely! I follow quite a few Blogs, but can't seem to get them on my side bar... If anybody knows how to do it, can you tell me please?! Thanks! I've had some goodies delivered from the USA...I'm a self-confessed Prim-aholic!! My house is Prim To The Brim!!! Here are some pictures of what I've got... These are all from Elaine, The Prim Queen of the USA!! Three Wooden Barrels with Tiny Pegs in... Early Pantry Tin... Three Clothespin Dollies... Salem Peg Dolly... Wooden Teapot Breadboard...I just LOVE this!!! Toy Tin Wheelbarrow...this is SO cute!! Toy Tin Tub and Washboard, with Antique Cloth... Clothes Pegs...hand carved from Twigs!! Wooden Pantry Box with Label... These are in my Stash Pile at Elaine's... Pumpkin Stack... Antique Pigeon Decoy...Dressed for Christmas... Pumpkin Tin on the Right... Pumpkin Tin with Card Seed Label... Calliopsis Seed Tin... These are from the USA, but not from Elaine... Handmade and Signed Shaker Buttocks Basket... Beautiful Buttocks Basket...LOVE it!!! Jim Shore 'Peace in the Valley' Sheep...Love it!! Rowe Pottery Pitcher...I love Rowe and Salt Glazed Pottery! My collection is growing!! Paper Mache Chicken...this is lovely! Four Bears from Australia... Made by the very talented Katy Nissen of Raggy Bears... The first one was a Charity Sale...to help look after an abandoned Guinea Pig called Willow... Well, that's it for now folks! I hope you enjoyed the picture show! Take care and have a great weekend! Love Karen xx
lotsa new lollies for my shop update - Friday, June 6th!
i carry your heart with me(i carry it in my heart)i am never without it(anywhere i go you go,my dear;and whatever is done by only me is your doing,my darling) -- ee cummings For the past two years, I've had several knitting projects in mind which I've hoped to document and share with you -- but I haven't had the time. For me, knitting projects are more time consuming than all others; however, last week, it suddenly felt urgent to share this project with you in time for Valentine's Day. The materials you need for these mitts are basic: worsted yarn plus some lace weight (or 2-3 plies separated from a length of 6-ply DMC embroidery floss). Please note: for me, knitting is a calming meditation, but I don't find it relaxing to hold the tension between DPN's as I switch from needle to needle. Hence these instructions are written for the mitts to be knit flat and then seamed up the side, however, this project may easily be converted to be knit in the round with DPN's. Please feel free to convert it if that's your preference! i carry your heart mitts MATERIALS REQUIRED For this project you will need worsted weight and lace weight yarn. I knit two pairs of these mitts using Berrocco Ultra Alpaca and a third pair using Knit Picks Wool of the Andes (combined with a strand of Knit Picks Aloft for extra color and dimension). For the embroidery, I combined one strand of Knit Picks Alpaca Cloud with a strand of Knit Picks Aloft. If you don’t have lace weight yarn on hand, you might substitute 2-3 plies separated from a 6-ply strand of DMC embroidery floss. NEEDLE SIZE US size 7 (4.5mm) STITCHES USED Stockinette Stitch: knit (RS), purl (WS) Ribbed Stitch 1: k3, p1 (RS)/ p3, k1 (WS) Ribbed Stitch 2: k1, p1 (RS)/p1, k1 (WS) GUAGE 9 st/14 rows = 2 in stockinette FINISHED SIZE 3.25 (8 cm) wide (after seaming) 6.25 inches(16 cm) long NOTES This pattern is designed to knit flat and seam up the side, however the pattern can easily be converted to knit with DPN’s in the round. To knit in the round, CO 32 (to complete ribbing pattern) and proceed. DIRECTIONS CO 31 st (leave long tail for seaming) Odd # rows 1-15: (k3, p1)* repeat until last 3 st, k3 Even # rows 2-16: (p3, k1)* repeat until last 3 st, p3 Odd # rows 17-35: k across row Even # rows 18-36: p across row Row 37: (k1, p1) repeat across row (ending on k st) Row 38: (p1, k1) repeat across row (ending on p st) Cast off in 1x1 ribbing pattern. Leave long tail for seaming. placing markers to indicate the bottom tip of the heart EMBROIDERY DIRECTIONS First mitt: From left edge, count 8st. From bottom edge, count up 20 rows (or count up 4 rows from 1st row of stockinet section). Place a marker. This marker indicates the bottom point of the heart. You will find instructions for doing cross-stitch on hand knit fabric and a diagram for embroidering cross-stitch heart below. Second mitt: From right edge, count 8st. From bottom edge, count up 20 rows (or count up 4 rows from 1st row of stockinet section). Place a marker. This marker indicates the bottom point of the heart. Use diagram for embroidering cross-stitch heart. You will find instructions for doing cross-stitch on hand knit fabric and a diagram for embroidering cross-stitch heart below. Note: if you are not sure regarding placement of markers to indicate bottom points of the hearts, please refer to above photo showing the markers. cross-stitch CROSS STITCH Thread a tapestry needle with 2 strands of lace-weight yarn; you can use a strand of two different types of lace weight for various effects and texture, or two strands of the same type of yarn – you may also substitute 2-3 plies DMC embroidery floss. Please refer to diagram for stitching the heart, plus instructions below and/or photo indicating method for cross-stitch on hand knit fabric. The following instructions are from Knitted Embellishments by Nicky Epstein (Interweave Press, 1999): For the best appearance, the top strand of all cross-stitches should be worked in the same direction. Bring threaded needle out from back to front at lower left edge of the knitted stitch you want to cover. Working from left to right, *insert the needle at the upper right edge of the same stitch and bring it back out at the lower edge of the adjacent stitch, directly below and in line with the insertion point. Repeat from * to form one half of the X. Then work from right to left in the same manner to work the other half of the cross-stitch. SEAMING Fold mitt in half so that 1x1 ribbing is across the top. Thread tapestry needle with tail of yarn left over from binding off. Sew edges together 1.5 inches (4 cm) using mattress stitch. Make a discreet knot and weave in end. Instructions for mattress stitch can be found here and here. Thread tapestry needle with tail from casting on. Sew up side of mitt from the bottom, until the opening for thumb is 1.75 inches (4.5 cm). Make a discreet knot and weave in end. * If you enjoyed this project, I hope you will post a photo of your own work on the Ravelry page here.
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Have you seen the darling clothespin dolls on etsy? I LOVE THEM! I have a whole pinterest board dedicated to them. You can see it HERE. They are so darling, and so expensive. I have made all sorts of other wooden dolls in the past, and have full tutorials for them. Including: Kokeshi Doll Tutorial Gnome Family Tutorial Gumdrop People Tutorial Indian Princess Tutorial Toothpick Doll Tutorial Click on them, and check them out! I made these dolls to look like the kind you find on etsy. As far as I am concerned, with wooden dolls and faces, less is more. All I ever add is eyes, and do that by dipping a toothpick in paint. I like them to look simple and not messy, and after all, it is easy to mess up when you have more steps! Here is a little 4th of July doll! I love this one, and she'll be going in my daughter's room. I made this for a friend's front door. This is what you need: HEAD - Dowel Caps 1 1/4"; (not ball knobs - dowel have a bigger opening, and the clothespin will fit inside) BUNS - 1/4" dowel caps, and 3/8" round balls. Whatever else you see that you think will work. BODY - Clothespins with flat feet BASE - Clothespin base - round, and hanging near the clothespins ARMS - Skin color pipe cleaner - (optional - skin color embroidery floss if you choose to wrap the arms. I like #739) Paint hair, dress top, eyes, legs, and base Fabric for the dress. You can use this method, or the one I am showing in this tutorial. Hot Glue and Tacky glue Triple Thick (varnish - near the craft paint at Hobby Lobby) Paint the bodice if you want, and don't plan to wrap it in ribbon or fabric. NOTE - my husband drilled holes for the arms in each one. You don't have to do this, and can glue the arms on, but I like the look of the arm better with a drilled hole. Paint the head, using instructions in the tutorial above for the Kokeshi doll, or the Indian Princess. Fray check the edges of the skirt and top. After it dries, glue it to the clothespin with the tacky glue. This is Fray Check. Stick the arms through the hole. If you don't have a hole, make two arm pieces, and glue them to either side with hot glue. Glue the head on with hot glue. I have tried other types of glue for the head, and always go back to the hot glue, because it dries quickly, and doesn't drip like others can. The last step is to varnish them if you want. I like them varnished, but I also appreciate the look of the natural wood. If you choose to varnish, I recommend, "triple thick." I bought mine at Hobby Lobby. It goes on super thick, and all you need is one coat. It dries to the touch in 10 minutes, and completely in 24 hrs. Don't even bother with the spray varnishes. It is a waste of money. Here is a little lady with no varnish. You can give your little lady a sign or something to hold if you want. Here she is with varnish. It just depends on the look you want. These are so fun, and sure to please anyone you give them to! I have given a few to girlfriends that are my age, and they love them! Have a Happy and Creative Day! Risa
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