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bctf 2013

Well I’ve been back from the BCTF for a week and have just about recovered! This year I took a new display unit made by the very talented Matt of Infamous Community Arts and I was so pleased with how it looked (and how easy it was to put together!) I also had some new vinyl signage and decals and updated my promotional material.

It was lovely to catch up with some of the exhibitors I met last year, I was so pleased to have a stand next to Sue Bulmer (thanks for all the support and creative chats!) and make new friends. I didn’t get the chance to fully explore the whole fair, my one regret, but from what I did see I thought there was a great standard and diversity of work, a few photos here, here and here.

making cloth dolls

I’m currently working on new additions to my range of toys and collectables including some cloth dolls. I’ve always loved dolls and still have a few that I had as a child as well as a number of books on the subject.

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I’ve never found dolls spooky, sinister or odd so didn’t want mine to have that feel but neither did I want them to be cute. I decided to use new fabric for the bodies, sewing in ‘knees’ and ‘elbows’ to give the limbs some articulation. I hand embroidered the simple facial features.

For the hair I have used merino wool.

The dolls’ clothes are made from vintage and reclaimed fabrics. I love sorting through my collection of fabrics and selecting which to use. I made the dolls pants and edged them with cotton and lace trim and shoes made from felt with ribbon ties.