Hairless fairy

Several people have commented about the lack of face and hair on the fairy, firstly I am worried about spoiling things with a face and as yet have not found a suitable fibre for hair so for the time being she will be a very anonymous bald lady!!

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So here she is, the final version and a big thank you to everyone who commented about the skirt.

This has been a very interesting challenge especially for someone like myself who doesn't often work in 3d

For anyone who is interested, body is painted cotton, wings are free machine embroidery with angelina and beads and the legs are fabric wrapped pipe cleaners. All items are from my stash ( no, I didn't buy the beads at the NEC:))

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I'm thinking that maybe this looks better without the lace skirt, sort of relates more to the original sketch. Any comments? The suggestion of using beads has been put forward by laplandyellow on the flicker site-many thanks

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Not sure about the skirt........

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legless!!!

Take it further challenge (March)

Unfortunately I missed stitched up tonight due to working late and also having to get up earlier tomorrow to get the train to Birmingham, still I'm sure the girls won't be too upset and I'll be there next week, needles sharpened.

Anyway here is the latest progress on TIF March, just starting to make the wings on soluble paper. This project seems to evolve with every step so I'm not really sure where it will end up.

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First attempt at fairy body, painted cotton, sort of better than I first expected, will have to think on it before going further at the moment.

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Here is the fairy cut directly from the photo

and this is a slightly diferent interpretation

Now to think about technique, no idea how to make it 3d as yet as I have only ever made simply dolls from felt. I've thought about wrapping a clothes peg or simply cutting out two doll shapes and stitching together. The wings can be machine embroidery with fabric snips and possibly wire to give some support.

Anyway, off to stitched up tonight with a bag of washers from Anna to play with.

Take it further challenge (March)

Do you ever notice the little things, the small moments, the details in life? This months challenge is to do just that, pay attention to the tiny details.................

So I looked at some photos of Butterflies, thinking details of patterns on wings, heads, eyes

When I spotted this one, I hope I'm not the only one who can see the fairy in the detail of the wings. Click to enlarge and look closer.
This is what I saw.

Maybe I've found my design inspiration for the March Challenge.

Take it further challenge (March)

OK, here we go with the March Take it Further Challenge:


Do you ever notice the little things, the small moments, the details in life? This months challenge is to do just that, pay attention to the tiny details. Sometimes the small things become emblematic for something larger. That is it! I am going to keep it brief.

As usual we can play with the concept, the colour suggestions or both.

I think I am going to have a hunt through my photos first as I enjoy taking close ups, well as close as my camera will allow.