Hitty doll carving pattern

Choosing the perfect mascara is a complex thing when one does not know exactly what certain types of mascaras are for. Ive found that one projectidea often leads to another project. Legend has it that hitty was about 100 years old at the time the story is written. Oh what fun we are having with the fairy doll story book. Hittys quilted travel bag hitty shoulderhead body pattern. She has some very pretty dresses here and even a nightgown with her mop cap. Hitty doll by robert raikes american kit company is 6. What they created was the makebelieve life of hitty, a small wooden doll of unknown origins, before she came to the antique shop window where she won their hearts in real life. By hitty gale, a gale lyons hitty doll as you may know from a previous post, hitty moves to a condominium, my adopted humans, david and shirley, retired to a senior community called seven lakes golf and tennis community. Make offer wonderful hitty greta doll handcarved wood, artist produced handcarved wood, artist produced royal blue dickens jacket skirt hat muff outfit for 6. She has adapted multiple sizing options for a variety of translated doll patterns that.

African american dolls and patterns by sue sizemore are highly sought after by doll. My doll s arms and legs attached with pegs move in tandem. There are also several doll artists who offer a cloth hitty pattern. The dolls real name in the book is mehitabel, but thats too complicated for the little girl who first owns the doll and she shortens the name to hitty. So i decided to make my own queen anne pattern based on photos i have found in books and online. Hint of history girls collection sewing pattern number 201 19 dropwaist dress pattern includes sizes 123468 pattern condition. Link the quimper hitty blog should come with a warning that it is utterly and completely addictive.

Original hitty hitty short for mehitabel is a tiny wooden doll found by author rachel field in a new york city antique shop in the winter of 1927. How to hand sew a dress for hitty or small doll youtube. Her first hundred years frozen hitty handcarved by mary lee sundstrom costumed by sandy reinke hitty is a handcarved wooden dol. Free simple wood carving patterns check more at gl wood carving designs ideas of walking sticks with dremel pattern carved in wood crafty minx i wood if i could, i might so ill try vacumaid professional wall mounted utility vacuum with 50 ft hose and tools carving wizard staff wood carving patterns wood carving patterns and. Sara coles wooden hitty doll blanks, i plan to carve a hitty soon. Judy has made hundreds of hitty dolls since 1983 when she was first asked by her friend to carve the little doll in the story. Hitty, her first hundred years, was written by rachel field and beautifully illustrated by dorothy lathrop. Jan 3, 20 sara coles wooden hitty doll blanks, i plan to carve a hitty soon. Judy says, at the time i began carving hitty, i supposed the doll was a product of rachel fields imagination. Sue has a natural talent for making and painting both vintage and contemporary style cloth dolls which she shares with you in her patterns. Since that time, hitty has been a popular childrens book enjoyed by generations of children. Last august, i posted a brief introduction to my first homage to hitty dolls. I couldnt find anything online about carving queen anne style wooden dolls.

Included they are great for the beginner and experienced carver alike. I just join a hitty group and brought a hitty doll kit to crave. This past weekend i had the pleasure of carving with janet cordell. Included as a bonus in the pattern is a paper hitty doll and her little dress drawn by sue sizemore.

I love carving small wooden dolls and i love weaving dresses for them to wear. Books have a way of calling to you when you havent read for a while. Hitty a paper doll marges8s blog paper handicrafts. Knowing the features of each type is a must if one is desiring to locate the best long lash mascara to suit their individual needs. Please be sure to email me to be on my mailing list. Sue sizemore, nationally known artist, has had her dolls featured in the book american contemporary doll artists and their dolls by kathryn witt. Hitty doll carved from wood by hanna kahlhyland dollhouse dolls, miniature dolls. I have been carving professionally for fifty two years, and have been teaching woodcarving and sculpture since 1986. The book details the memoirs of a small wooden doll named hitty, who was residing in an antique shop. Its a lot of fun to weave dresses for the 6 inch dolls that are inspired by. Home gallery sequoia wooden dolls hittys seminars hat roy bluebonnet blanks and roughouts new and updates contact blog hitty atelier sequoia. How to carve hitty doll tutorials instructions melianta kevlar gloves, dremel bits.

Item for sale is a sewing pattern, not a finished garment vintageinspired patterns for today designed by amanda kastner. Hitty is a small wooden doll, about 612, who presently lives in the. My rough cut hitty blanks are made out of soft basswood and are 5 12 high. We just finished the first story about the doll house and wow. Nell and sassy carved by tc vollum inspect the footprints of the.

I carved a few hitty dolls as gifts for family and friends. At first, carving dolls seemed a little surprising for me. I actually have the pattern from the hitty web site, but unless i missed it they didnt give instructions. Ive posted a few of my carved hittys for sale in my etsy store. Her first hundred years that some day i would carve a doll like hitty for my own. Carving wooden dolls my first homage to hitty tottie. How to weave doll dress on pin looms by noreen crone findlay c. Learned a lot, had fun and now i just need to paint and put together my first hitty doll. Hitty image courtesy of joyce for everyone who has ever wanted a hitty doll of their own, but could not wrap their mind around carving one, my friend joyce has created a crochet version of this beloved travel doll.

Im not really into hitty dolls, but the opportunity to learn from ms cordel was too good to pass up. Inspired by the pen and ink drawings contained within the stories, many doll collectors and little girls make a hitty doll or collect objects for their hitty doll they might have received as a handcarved gift. One thing they like to do is get on the golf cart and go to the community center where david likes to play a game of pool. Photo of the original hitty doll purchased by rachel field and dorothy lathrop in 1927. The story was rewritten and updated in 1999 by susan jeffers and rosemary wells. Sequoia is one of my own hittys, whose attitude i liked so well that i kept her for myself. She is based on a book published in 1929 titled hitty, her first hundred years by rachel field. Sue sizemore designs, ethnic doll patterns, cd patterns. Hitty, a wooden doll based on rachel fields bookhitty. Please practice handwashing and social distancing, and check out our resources for adapting to these times. Carving queen anne doll forked wooden hands tutorial.

Wooden doll, wood carving patterns, raku pottery, art dolls, dolls dolls. Hitty doll by robert raikes american kit company 6. Resin miniature boy doll 2 12 tall, cast from a carving by sara cole, hitty artist, dollhouse julieoldcrow 4. Based on the book, i carved my first hitty doll from branches of a horse. Hitty dolls ready to carve original pattern dont be misled by hitty blanks that are not from original pattern. The story of hitty, who is carved by an itinerant peddler for phoebe preble, a. Because the doll was very old at the time of their purchase, they wondered about the life she may have led. Hitty measures approximately 6 12 in height and is jointed at her neck, shoulders and thighs by elastic cord. The crows present hitty paper doll for th anniversary knitting for hitty book. Tackygoods terri baker will show you step by step instructions for hand sewing a simple, yet pretty, little doll dress for hitty dolls, even if you have never sewn a seam in your life. Their book, hitty, her first hundred years won a newberry award in 1929 and is. I have been carving and making wooden dolls since i was a very young girl, and its one of my passions, but hadnt carved any homages to hitty until i was utterly enchanted by the quimper hitty blog. Click here for the hitty print mini pages the hittygirls travel dolls our celebrities with hitty page.

I am making this tutorial so if any other artist wants to make a doll at least they might find this technique helpful. Armed with new carving knives, gloves and a set of hitty blanks she is all set to go. I dont recall seeing what size to cut the arms, legs, torso, and head. Hitty dolls original pattern ready for final carving. This is a paper doll of a very famous little wooden doll. Mini hitty resin girl doll cast from a carving by sara cole, doll artist, 2 38 tall, dollhouse sized julieoldcrow 4. The article led me to search for the book, and i knew from the first reading of hitty. Courtesy of joyce, a crochet hitty pattern for you.