Category Archives: doll & dolls & dollmaking & doll making
Weave a Mermaid with the stick weaving loom
I love mermaids, and I never get tired of finding new ways to create more of them. And, now, my newest mermaid is woven – on only 6 sticks! Weaving sticks are probably the easiest loom ever – but that … Continue reading
Minoan Goddess of the Bees Knitted pattern is now a pdf
Poor little Minoan Goddess of the Bees! She wasn’t being at all well served! This morning, I received an email, and a pm, from someone who was right ticked off with a terrible photo that was up on my website. … Continue reading
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Woven Whimsical Cats
One of the joys of self publishing patterns is that I get to talk about them as soon as I finish them. (Not allowed to do that with commissioned projects! It’s up to the editors to decide when the word … Continue reading
One of a kind woven art doll-Green Empress and a mini studio tour
Over the last couple of years, I have been weaving a series of tapestries and one of a kind art dolls. I am calling this series, ‘Woven Women’. I made a little video mini tour of one corner of my … Continue reading
Woven Gnomes and their house
I am doing a major happy dance. For the last year, I have been working on a whole lot of things, and it’s been frustrating to not get them out into the world. Well… I am finishing them up and … Continue reading
The love of Kokeshi Dolls
I have been in love with wooden dolls since I was a little girl. For many years, I collected Matroushka dolls, but a few years ago, in one of my favorite thrift shops, I found the Kokeshki doll that’s on … Continue reading
Monster dear and snuggly bunny on the Lily Speed-O-Weave loom
I am a dyed in the wool doll maker. No matter what loom or fiber arts tool I am working with, it doesn’t take long for me to wonder how I could use it to make a doll. So, it’s … Continue reading
Knitted Matroushka Doll Backpack, bag and keychain pattern
The Knitting Today magazine blog has just posted my pattern for darling Matroushka Doll bags for you to knit up for yourself or someone you love. Here’s the link to the pattern: Matroushkas Happy knitting!
My mother’s pincushion
My mother has unwillingly had to let go of her lifelong passion for needlework. Because of health challenges, she is not able to handle independent living anymore. Reluctantly, she has moved out of her condo and into a different living … Continue reading
Nostepinne Doll Tselah the tree spirit
My latest Nostepinne doll (I turn the Nostepinne dolls on the lathe and then paint them, and each one is one of a kind), is , “Tselah, the tree spirit”. Tselah, like all the other Nostepinne dolls that I have … Continue reading
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