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Lady in the Snow

1/12/2016

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For the past week or so, I've been working on a hooded cloak for my larger ladies. I have several gorgeous larger dolls, but they rarely get photographed. So I thought I should make a nice cloak so I can take the dolls out for winter photo shoots. It took some time to finish, as velour is both stretchy and has a nap, so every seam had to be hand-basted first. And the cloak is huge! It took an entire metre. And the bottom edge was at least three metres wide, so it took several days to hem by hand.

Asa has been modelling for me, and this morning with all the fresh snow, I thought it would be the perfect time to take her outside for some photos. However, I thought she really could use a nice fur muff to keep her hands warm, so I looked through my boxes of fur to find just the right colour and length. I have all kinds of fur scraps, bits of fur collars from old coats, and the most interesting fur purchased at Trading Posts up north over the years long ago. There's seal fur, ermine, lots of rabbit, and even polar bear. I ended up choosing mink from an old coat collar.
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It's supposed to snow all week, so I'm hoping we can go out for some
​magical photos in the woods on the weekend.
7 Comments
Jane
1/12/2016 02:56:23 pm

What a brilliant idea!
I love this cloak, and I love how you have trimmed it too. This is going to be such a treat to see your beautiful SD girls again.

These are beautiful photos of Asa in the snow.

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Martha
1/13/2016 09:34:40 am

Thanks! At first I wasn't planning on trimming the edges, but I figured the cloak details should match the doll's clothing, especially in close-ups like these.

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Melinda
1/12/2016 07:52:19 pm

This is a stunning doll and I absolutely love her cloak.

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Martha
1/13/2016 09:36:13 am

Thanks! yes, she is very beautiful, and deserves to be photographed more often. Which is why I made a cloak. I can't have these ladies prancing around out in the snow wearing just their dresses.

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Inma
1/13/2016 08:20:53 am

How pretty ! The cloak is just perfect !

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Martha
1/13/2016 09:37:33 am

Thanks! I wasn't sure about using the velour - it's always so hard to decide what fabrics to use when I'm making something for myself. Do I use it, or do I save it? The cloak is HUGE. It's almost a metre long at the back.

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Brigitte
1/15/2016 11:03:13 am

The cloak is perfect and Asa is a very lovely model.

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