It took a bit of time to figure out what I wanted to do for Miho's wings and wig. I wanted her to have 'dragon' wings, and went through several boxes of fabrics looking for just the right thing. All the purples were just too 'purple' and would give her a cartoony or 'dollish' vibe.
I eventually decided on some dull turquoise & purple, salt dye, batik cotton. I bought it years ago right after I made Winston. He was supposed to be the 'practice dragon' on which I'd work out whatever problems arose so I could make the next one better. But he turned out so well that his big brother never materialized. So I guess it's just meant to be that some of that fabric would end up as dragon wings after all. And since I know everyone likes to see projects under construction, I took a photo of the two wings, one which only has the upper wing seams sewn, and then the wing turned right side out. The wing on the right has the upper wire pocket sewn, as well as the veins...
I eventually decided on some dull turquoise & purple, salt dye, batik cotton. I bought it years ago right after I made Winston. He was supposed to be the 'practice dragon' on which I'd work out whatever problems arose so I could make the next one better. But he turned out so well that his big brother never materialized. So I guess it's just meant to be that some of that fabric would end up as dragon wings after all. And since I know everyone likes to see projects under construction, I took a photo of the two wings, one which only has the upper wing seams sewn, and then the wing turned right side out. The wing on the right has the upper wire pocket sewn, as well as the veins...
I can already hear people say "But they aren't purple, and won't go with her gown!". Nope, they aren't purple, but I like the colour combination. Anyways, this is just the very first step, and they will change a lot, and I'll take photos as I go.
The next thing I need to make is a wig. I had a bag of purple mohair in my stash, the exact same colour as her gown. It was purchased years ago at a Doll Convention, and was intended for either fun doll hair, or needle felting. I have a hard cap already, and was trying to decide if I wanted to use the purple mohair. Not for the whole wig, but just for some streaks. But was it colourfast? I didn't want the dye staining the resin. So I took some locks and soaked them to see if any dye would come off. So far so good......nothing yet.....so should be safe....
The next thing I need to make is a wig. I had a bag of purple mohair in my stash, the exact same colour as her gown. It was purchased years ago at a Doll Convention, and was intended for either fun doll hair, or needle felting. I have a hard cap already, and was trying to decide if I wanted to use the purple mohair. Not for the whole wig, but just for some streaks. But was it colourfast? I didn't want the dye staining the resin. So I took some locks and soaked them to see if any dye would come off. So far so good......nothing yet.....so should be safe....
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