Sewing dolls draws you in to the max. You are learning something new all the time, learning other techniques. You do what seemed unattainable. I started with the usual Tilda, then the pattern was modified and the first faces were painted. I was always enviously looking at the posts of girls who showed off their dolls with modeled faces.
The Internet is an amazing mine of knowledge. I watched dozens of videos and tutorials about sewing dolls and modeling the face. After hours of watching, I thought I could start sewing now. It’s like painting a doll’s face with a needle. I like to watch the doll’s head take shape. This is my favorite moment in sewing a doll. There are two more moments that I like very much. Painting, during which the doll takes on character and hairstyle, completes the whole
The doll that I am going to show you today was made over a week. It is a very laborious activity. I’m learning all the time, so I spend a lot of time trying, sewing and unraveling. For an experienced person, it might take less time. I don’t know if I’ll ever get to that point. I still like doing something new and I’m learning it. It seems to me that it will be like that forever.