This is Clover, a bunny in Liberty Tana Lawn. The print is called Wild Flower, the cream colourway.I have been making and adding detachable brooches you can wear. Larger ones on the bigger dolls but tiny ones on the smaller dolls. The tiny ones are a tonal embroidered rose on a gingham fabric finished with tiny buttons and organza ribbon. I like the addition and enjoy making them.Liberty Tana Lawn in the Wild Flowers print—designed by artist Su Blackwell—is a celebration of native British flora. Inspired by an early 19th-century Field Guide to Wild Flowers in Britain, the pattern channels nostalgic memories of childhood journeys across the countryside. It comes now in many different colourways which is a delight.
This is Lettice, not lettuce! I was thinking of Lettice Knollys Queen Elizabeth's cousin rather than an iceberg.It has been delightful to revisit this hand painted and embroidered bunny pattern. Dressed in Liberty tana lawn called Fairy Tale, she has a gingham cotton petticoat with tulle lace underskirts and broderie anglais drawers. She has rosemary to her stuffing with rose quartz at her heart and is carrying a sampler pillow. She also has a tiny gingham rose hoop brooch that is complete and can be removed and worn yourself. Finished with tiny buttons, leather shoes and organzie ribbon she is a gentle bunny with a warm heart. She has two sisters already on the shop with two more to photograph and then onto foxes or squirrels or both!
I have been having the best time revisiting rabbits. Enjoying an older pattern that is both fiddly and complex in construction. I do love to fiddle!This is Aggie, who sold early on last year, dressed in rich tweedy yarn dye fabrics and linen. With stout boots, a leather foraging bag and a silk cravat to keep her warm in the early mornings. Her eyes are hand painted and then her facial details embroidered. I love her big nose, detailed with French knots. Three late spring girls are finished and waiting to be photographed with a walking bunny in tweedy yarn dyes is on the work table and a midnight bunny in mind.
This is Laura Ingalls from Little House on the Prairie written by Laura Ingalls Wilder in the 1930's and set in 1870's America.I wanted to learn how to make a traditional Poke Bonnet with the ribbon and the draw string back for adjustment. It was really interesting to construct and far more complex than I first thought but so enjoyable.I went looking for fabrics and colours redolent of the place and time so she is dressed in warm beiges and denim blues with rich cinnamon linen.With her bonnet and stout boots she is ready for a day in the prairie grasslands.She carries a counted threadwork sampler sachet and has a little embroidery hoop brooch that is complete and can be removed and worn. She has deep blue eyes with brunette pigtails and a gentle smile. All hand embroidered and hand styled. She was a joy to make xx
This little girl is Heidi, from the Swiss Alps. She is a character from a book by Johanna Spyri written in German in 1880. There are two books usually published in one volume and the tell the story of Heidi who is orphaned very young and goes to live with Aunt Dete before settling in the mountains with her Grandpa and the two goats Barli and Swanli. Life changes dramatically when Aunt Dete takes Heidi to be a companion to Clara in the Frankfurt. Pining for the mountains and her old life Heidi looses her joyful spirit and is so diminished the family return her to the mountains where Clara comes to visit. My Heidi is dressed in her best outfit for a visit from Clara. A full dirndl skirt with an embroidered felt and laced waistcoat with a pretty floral blouse. Wearing her trusty bobble hat and her stout felt boots she is still ready for a walk in the meadows. Carrying a tiny brooch in a hoop of the meadow which comes off and can be worn separately. In the story Heidi is described as having black hair and black eyes with a rosy complexion and always a smile. My Heidi has brown eyes because that is how I see her and curly wool tops in black for her hair. She was a joy to make and one of my favourite stories as a little girl.Heidis Lehr- und Wanderjahre und Heidi kann brauchen, was es gelernt hat xx
