I finally have the spring goddess dress finished, so took a photo of Carina in my "winter forest" made up of the cut-off tops of all the neighbour's discarded real Christmas trees and inserted in our upper garden. It's interesting that the photo makes all the different colours of the costume stand out in high contrast to each other. In real all the colours blend together in a much more unified way. I'm hoping studio photos will show the true colours.
I had some issues with the back closure. The bodice was too thick to insert eyelets for lacing, so I tried hooks and eyes. Unfortunately the hooks proved way too difficult to do up, so I removed them all. In the end I decided to sew a row of small rings up both sides so the back could be laced up with ribbon.
The next step is to make the wreath for her hair. I used to make hair wreaths as a solid circle, but if the customer's doll is wearing a less bulky wig than my model, the wreath could be too big. So now wreaths are broken circles, a little smaller than the wig circumference, which get tied at the back with a ribbon. That way the wreath is a bit adjustable size-wise.
The next step is to make the wreath for her hair. I used to make hair wreaths as a solid circle, but if the customer's doll is wearing a less bulky wig than my model, the wreath could be too big. So now wreaths are broken circles, a little smaller than the wig circumference, which get tied at the back with a ribbon. That way the wreath is a bit adjustable size-wise.
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