I've been working on making Asa an outfit from parts of the Indian dress and sari. It's the very first time I've ever cut into one, and it's surprising how poor some of the workmanship is when you look at the original clothes up close - it's probably more about making a colourful, sparkly statement from a distance! It's a challenge working with the larger beaded, applique pieces, and I line everything that will touch the doll with cotton since I don't know how colourfast the Indian dyes are. Now to make a slip to go underneath and the outfit will be done.
It's finally snowing out, and I think my next project should be something snow-related. I've also started knitting new chain-mail sleeves for one of the two Celtic Maiden outfits that I started last fall. I've decided to make one of the outfits for a standard SD size doll, and the second for a taller Super Gem. So I took the shorter of the two pleated skirts and cut off the waistband in order to add an extension so it will hang the correct length.
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