Posted Wednesday 20 May 2009 and filed under: Designing, Embellishing, Sewing, Tips-n-Tricks
Tags: ,doll, process, softie making
Following on from the previous post on process, Holly from Two Cheese Please (a talented softie-maker from Melbourne, Australia too!) recently challenged herself to start and finish a doll (from sketch to finished product) in 24 hours.
Due to other priorities, she didn’t quite meet her deadline but this is the final doll (how CUTE is she?!):
{image credit: Two Cheese Please}
Holly shares the process/behind-the-scenes (decisions, obstacles, frustration, rework - who said softie-making was a walk in the park? 
) here (listed in order):
>> 1. Now Taking All Bets - A Craft Challenge
>> 2. Extreme Craft Challenge! 3, 2, 1, Go!
>> 3. A Prototype is Born
>> 4. An End in Sight
>> 5. A New Week and Time for a New Do
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Posted Wednesday 20 May 2009 and filed under: Designing, Tips-n-Tricks
Tags: ,doll, elephant, process, softie, softie making
I think the process of making something can be just as important as the final result - many lessons are learnt for the next challenge. I find it fascinating to see how others approach the process of making, especially how they turn a sketch on a piece of paper into a 3D object. So I hope you will find the next two posts helpful.
Jodie (of Ric-Rac) is from Melbourne, Australia, and makes beautiful softies (amongst other crafty things). More importantly though, she is kind, generous and has an infectious positive spirit. It is no surprise then that she took the time to share over a number of posts the process for making this little guy, Milton:
{image credit: Ric-Rac}
Who soon had this little lady friend (though Jodie admits that she is not completely happy with her and is still working on her):
{image credit: Ric-Rac}
Here are posts so you can follow along:
>> Step 1: But Where Does It Come From?
>> Step 2: Fantasy vs Reality or Will It Really Work?
>> Step 3: The Actual Sewing
>> Step 4: Dissection!
More recently, she also posted some progress photos for making these elephants:
{image credit: Ric-Rac}
You can view them here: Pachyderm Evolution
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Posted Tuesday 14 October 2008 and filed under: Fabric, Sewing, Stuffing, Tips-n-Tricks
Tags: ,doll making, glossary, softie making, techniques
Seriously, this must be the biggest collection of doll-making techniques by one person on the internet: Mimi’s Doll Making Techniques
The author, Mimi, is clearly a very experienced doll-maker and it is very generous of her to collate and share all of these fantastic tips on making dolls. You can easily spend an hour or so reading through the content. Topics are arranged alphabetically. Though the focus in on doll making, I believe the following are just a few of the topics that you can apply to softie-making in general:
> Stuffing Technique: Excerpt - “Think of it this way: if you put a bunch of tennis balls into a sock, you’d have a lumpy sock. But if you cut the tennis balls in half and then stacked them inside one another, the surface would be smooth and strong.”
> Fabric: Includes finding the right side of knit fabrics, determining the stretch, avoiding distortion and precision sewing
> Glossary: Comprehensive list of relevant terms you may come across when making dolls/softies
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